Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-08
BILLY BuRK FASTEST
 TRoTTING STALLION o@1s11.
His Mile in POS 3-4 the Best of the
 Year by His Sex.

Billy Burk. 2.o3 3-4. the fastest trot- ting stallion of the year. was bred in Kentucky. but the foundation of his greatness was laid at Stony Ford farm in Orange county. where all of his an Cestors were bred, so that he may be termed indirectly a product Of the historic old farln.
 Billy Burk is by Silent Brook 2.16 1-2; he by Dark Night, son of Alley one, 2.27; by George Wilkes, 2,22 by Hamblet0nian, 2.10, the last two named being bred in Orange county His d,rm of Silent Brook is Jenny Clay, by Henry Clay, 220. who was bred in ] Vantage, N. J., just over the line from Orange county. The dam of Billy | Burk is Crystals Last, 2.27 1-2 by | Ondaie. 2.23 I-2, by Onward, 2.2j l-5, i by George Wilkes, another line to Or ange county. ss- TrOtter and P2cer His second dam $ Crystal, by Critten- Gen. d son oi Ca ssius M. Clay, IT., 2--2 l and his third dam is a daughter of ! George Wilkes himself, giving him 1 three crosses to Lhe great fountain of l speed whose origin was in Orange | county.
 His campaign the past season was ! characterized both b- misfortune and ! ty supremely Brilliant acc0nglishua eut and it's close again marked Eim with ] the distinction of being the fastest stal- ! lion Of the year.
 The campaign opened disasreusly ] al Detroit July 51 when he was dis 1 iauced, not from lack of performing 2 ability. but from lack of depcrtmeDt, which rendered his speed an Unavail- l able asset. This was abUndantly proy- 1 CD by his next race, which took place | ct Columbus Aug. 1S, where he startled the racegoers au6 track followers by ! winning the first heat in POS 34, the fastest mile trOtte1 by any horse of his sex in a race all summer.
 The first quarter. was covered in 5i | seconds. the second in % I-4 seconds the third in 3I Ii seconds. and the final quarter in the same time. It vas q notable accomplishment for so early in the reason and, as the result proved too much for q stallion recently out ot service for Billy BuTb was unable tC come back, losing the race to Brace Girdis, although ee contested gamcly ia all the other four heats and finished | second in the second round in 2.05 1-4 The heats were 2.G3 3-4 2.e5 1-4 2 2G5 l-4. 2.b8 1-2, and 2.G7 3-4 and the af fair weut into the records as the fast est five heat race ever Cotted. made SC by Billy Burk's first mile in 20.3 3-4. Ills next start was at Hartford 1T
 9 handicap event where he was se- l verely Penalized by the Fandicappers
 being compelled to take the last posi-
 ton, with Joan, 2.04, POO feet behin, the scratch horse, even the fast ana consistent Dudie Arct6ale being E1va1 1 40 feet the advantage Of him He fin. ished third in the preliminary ant | IcokEs ike winner until he made Z
 break at the last eighth pole. The las
 c5arter in the dash of one and one
 eighth meh swas trotted in 29 seconds
 IF the final of the race he won fourth
 finishing ahead Of Joan. who had wol
 the frat preliminary
 His last race e the season was a Columbus Sept. 22. and it proved com paratively easy for him to beat Hal
 V ortEry and Brace Csir51e-both o
 whom had defeated him earlier in tn
 scason-in straigbt heats with the rim
 ranging from 2.07 1-4 to 209 Bill
 Burk now stands third by the recor,
 among all the trotting sta11ions in tn
 world being outranlzed only bv Tn
 Harvester. 2,01. and Chesceus, POP 1-2