The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-13
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HE'S PEGGY jim
Best PAGER in Kansas Started
Career Pulling Plows.
Record Breaker at Topeka Fair
Is Going East.

thee who have made the breeding OF
hoses a speciality can sight Few ex-
trbrdinary instances where animals
hke risen from humble beginnings to
pbminent places on the big tracks OF
tie world. In fact, one of the greatest
toducers the world has ever known
julled a dray wagon on the streets of
Rittsburg, Pennsylvania, before break
jority of the great trotting and racing
horses Of the world like Peter Volo. the
present king of the harness world Di-
rectum. Hamburg Belle and hundreds
of others were born and bred in the
purple and were "blue blOods'' from the
very start.
Therefore, with horses, as with men,
when one does rise from an humble
beginning, it deserves and receives more
credit for it's achievements. In recent
years there have been few such horses
on the big circuits, and Stokes ana
Madden of Kentucky and one or two
millionaires in California and Tennessee
have produced most of the big winners
on the American courses.
However, every indication IS that
Kansas is about to break into the Dig
game and bring back the Abe Lincoln
days to the turf with a horse that be-
gan Ills HAIRLESS CdICCA PuiAAAo - 9s~.>o
pillow in Kansas wheat field.
Peggy Jim's Record.
This overwhelmingly the best
PAGER in the whole state OF Kansas at
the present time-is no other than
Peggy Jim, who broke the track record
at the Topeka state fair and covered
mile in 2:9A.
And Peggy Jim is showing such class
and is taking the money with so much
ease wherever he goes that his owner,
NJ. G. Strickland of Chanute, is making
plans to take him east next year and
give him a chance in the Grand Circuit.
Yes, Peggr Jim is a plebeian by birth,
but a plutdcrat in speed. Born on
farm in Crawford county and raised by
a Mr.. Jim Rice who walks with limp
and Is thenfore fond of much riding.
Peggy romTed as colt with other pillow
nags and hard tails until he became
large enough to be of service. Then
he was put h front of a gang pillow and
made to follOv the furrow and the corn
row from sui to sun six days in a week.
However, his was not the only labor
that Peggy vas called upon to do. and
whenever NJ. Rice wanted to make a
quick trip ) Parsons, II miles away,
Peggy was lways elected. So quickly
and easily I'D he carry Mr.. Rice Par
sonsward, hat one day he was timed
and his OVER found that he had made
the trip inone hour and fifteen min
utes. Thi time naturally made Mr..
Rice sit NJ and take notice and he was
more surprised still when Peggy made
the retYrn trip the same day in the
same THE.
His First Race.
TheuPeggy's star began to rise, and
one nd afternoon he was take from his
regula work in the hay field, driven
the 13niles to Parsons and entered in
a mahee event. He showed up SO well
in thu event that two weeks later he
was tken to the Scranton fair, hitched
to bulky for the first time in his life
and farted in a race.
Tire Peggy found himself. He show
ed tat he was born to pace in a sulky
andhit the dust as naturally as baby
Mickey clings to limb. He tore off
thdirst heat in 2:2 flat, and has been
teAng off seconds from this record
evf since until he has gotten it down
to}:03 for half mile.
fr Rice. the original owner of Peggy,
sd him for $125 and the horse passed
though several hands before he be-
One the property of Mr.. Strickland.
y. Strickland. by the way, is an old,
fperienced horseman and knows a
tece of horse flesh when he sees it.
naturally, therefore, he has refused to
pace price on Peggy and is planning
p give MIN cnance to develop his
talent on the big time circuits
| Horsemen who have seen Peggy work
pay he is undoubtedly the best horse in
kansas at the present time and many
have predicted that he will become an
other Joe Patchen or a John X. Gentry.
And here's hoping that he does. For
Peggy is a Kansan, born, bred and
broke. He has climbed to prominence
with heavy odds against him, and these
very odds make his achievements a II tho
more remarkable Come on, Peggy.