The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18

Around the winding bend that
enters on tho many bride paths in
Central Park, New York, he dashes
every morning in early spring and
q 1all His coat is shining ebony; his
proud head is held high; and his
y gait is that of the Thorough Inbred with
MS paws coming up and down with
machine like precision
Is you are an inhabitant OF the
American metropolis you have prob
bly, seen him, carrying his master.
And you have undoubtedly mary-
led at his graceful form and &c
tons and questioned who the stocky
man astride him might be.
And well you might. for this ,eb-
ony-black marvel is Uhlan, :5s, by
Bingen, 2:O614, out OF Blonde by
I Sir Walter, Jr., the greatest trotters
that ever lived his master
the man who rides him is g. X. G.
Billings, New York. multi-mi11ion
ARE. one of the most famous lovers
of fast horses in the world who has
driven more than La worlds rec
{OTds. IA #s
But Uhlan's days on The track are
over. The 11-year-old black geld
ing who has trotted more fast miles
insrecord time than any other horse.
ever did, is retired and Mr.. BIZ
lings now uses him only as sad
Sdle-horse while in New York dur
Ing the remainder Of the year, the
son of Bingen lives the life Of peace
on his masters vast country estate,
Curtis Neck farm on the celebrated
James river, among the hills and val
sleysa Of old Virginia. Here he lives
over and dreams. Gle horses do
dreamy of his many conauests on
the turf and enjoys life as few hui
man beings do.
Though this story deals with.
Uhlan, In the main. a word or two
about Mr.. Billings would not be
amiss. Born in Chicago, his father
was himself a famous horseman,
Who Owned tho one-hme worlds
Champion mare. Princess. dam Of
Happy Medium. So the love OF
horses. especial IL the ord7break-
Ing kind was born into G. Is.
8 Then he was IA young man. work
Ing in the gas works of which his
\ father was presid ent. til e first yearn-
sings for a citing horse came to
4 him and he looked around the Windy
City for the best he could obtain.
He was lucky enough to stumble
upon an special II PROMISING mare,
tile price for whom was Sc 500.
slightly above the young Billings
bank balance, so he went to his
mother who mad up the difference.
When the der Billings first saw
tile horse he said to 70. x. sG.:
ss5 Son, what did you pay for he1.?,.,
- Just $500. father came the an
sssWer. ys1 q 's 3ss5
That is too much money for you
sstosinrest in q horse and I Will take
I her off your hands at that price
which the elder Billings proceeded
to Dc, much to the discontinue OF
his son.
Thatswa Mr.. Billings. initial ven
tllre in the racing game, but since
Y that time. he has Invested hundreds
ESofs thousands or dollars in equine
flesh. He owns such horses as Ih-
Ian: ii: SIS !; Lou Dillon, 1:5S1a. the.
StTotting queen The Harvester, 2: 01,
Charley Mac, with whom he estab-
slished the amateur saddle record OF
N III and formerly owned Major
Delmar, SO " sS II.
But back to Uhlan. the black geld
\ Ing. the greatest trotter Of history.
The son OF Bingen Is now eleven
years old He was bred by Arthur
Parker. vel l-knoWn horseman or
Bedford, Mass. who sold him when
quite young to Charles Sanders OF
Salem. After the black beauEs had
reduced his mark TO 2:021ss. Mr.
Billings purchased him from San
ders at the 1906 Columbus meeting
Ssofs the Grand Circuit. The price was
1876. 900 one Of the largest sums
ever expende for d trotter.
The gclding was then placed I'M
der the care Of Charles CDocl Tan
ner. Mr.. Billings trainer. for there
nlind er4 OF the I 900 campaign. On
July 9. 80. Mr.. Billings drove sIh-
Ian to his first record oVerfthe North
Randall mile track near Cleveland.
This was the son or Bingen,s first
real attempt. after being purchased
by Mt: Billings, and he was hitched
5it9 wagon, neEo tiatinE the distance
IN 2::02 v n sIIe vas unpaced.
On August s. Of the same year.
tho ebony beauty reduced this mark;
by q minute and three-qnarter over
the game track with Nj. Billings ,lp.
This also WAS made to yyagon. the
quarters being reeled of IN 301z
z95gsss.S 80 1lss so " seconds respsctively.
that time iis mark was the
sEorld record Tor y trotting geld