Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-04-30
THE GREAT BrScES.
Mr.. Greedy Talks Of Coithood Days
of wonderful TrottiDg Sire.

of Wonderful lrOtIb& StFc.
TE,ou The bangor commsrcsai.l
Ths great trottlng stallion Bingen,
as,l whose sudden death occurred at
Tsw;ngton. XIV, April IL, was called by
....rv the greatest trotting sire OF all
80 and IL Is with considerable pride
-, Maine horsemen turn TO the history
s,,he great producer, as he was at one
,;,ue owned and trained by tine veteran
ho,.en,an Of Ellsworth and Bangor, =. H.
gr.alv That the early training he re-
..i,,.d at the hands OF MIR. Greedy figured
:. hts later success as a trotter, is not
ao,hted. for Il was a. a yeariing that he
-rss brought to Maine and given his first
work ON a race-track.
In speaking Friday OF Bingen's early
DAYS, Mr.. Greedy said; seven as q colt
Rlngen was wonderfully sensible. Wien
Icarried him TO Boston As a two yesr-oid
ON the steamboat, he showed no fear at
.he CHATTER and noise OF steam and fires and
trucks. | got to Boston in the morning,
and finding no express wagon at the
wharf. was Obliged to take q herdic to
Mystic park, and. sitting by the window,
towed the colt by the rein.
awe passed through the noisiesi part OF
the city, but he made no more trouble
t,ap clty-broken horse. That trait fol-
,ovs down strongly in his progeny.
When his son Colombo broke his leg a
few wears ago, we had to haul him to the
stable on iigger- wagon, and he walked
on to il as IL he understood we were doing
II. az In, al Ter
four weeks or more, and made as little
trouble as a human being.
"Riugen early gave promise of his sue
cess a. stock horse, for during the time
he was in Ellsworth, be sired four cclts,
all OF which went into the list"
incidentally, Friday was Mr.. Greedy
eighty-arst birthday, and In his reminis-
eences OF his ownership OF Bingen, he dis
pisyed a keenness OF intellect and sturdi-
ness Of body that Is remarkable tor one
who has followed the game 30 closely as
has he. II Is doubtful II there is another
horseman In the East who can show a
record parallel with his. Last season
he "a. on the sulky behind Maine Todd,
the prize OF his stable, and drove him to a
RECORD OF @-A0e4s Wtahtdk AANt mtsNg az :
fye-heat race. lie Is in the business for
the love of the sport, and has done more
than his share tn improving the trotting
stock Of Maine.
1t vas with the idea OF giving an Inn
petus TO the raising of frst-class stock
that he purchased Bingen. He had been
looking for just such a horse for some
~. 4 .a..ssy -
who had recently returned from Ken
lucky, recommended Bingen, a ycarline
owned by DIR. Bennett, OF Lexington,
with the result that he and Mr.. Leavit,
bought him.
~ saw my new purchase for the firsi
time in Boston. Dec. 30, 1884," said Mr.
Greedy, "when he was en- route from Ken
lucky 10 my home In Ellsworth. Fearing
the effect Of the change OF climate, | sent
him from Boston by express, which in
sured him . quicker journey in warm
car. At that time he was a strongly made
colt In every point, but plain looking;
however, he improved rapidlyiin looks.
began TO Jog him on the snow Jan. /, 1905
and With the exception OF stormy days, be
hNNNE ANA5sihSS AZ Ahr 1thutr uAl
until he had trotted a mills in 212h as a
tvo-year-old.
"Abou, the middle OF May put him to
work on q slow haif-mile track and
worked him twice q week, giving him
Slow miles with fast brush at the end
and with this treatment he improved in
speed constantly.
"on the Fourth OF July, at The request
OF the managers OF local race meeting,
Ishowed the colt in an exhibition mile
L told them that should have the first
half OF the mile slow and the last halt
faster, with the result that he trotted the
mile in 30, the quarters in -, IS, 81 and
% seconds, and 1t was evident that be
could have shown another quarter In IS
seconds. During July I carried him 10
Soston, and from tina. time Henry liter
drove him.