The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-23
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Some Gossip q or socalf Low
ers Of Horses And
Track g 0rtests.

secratary W. 81. Gocher sot the Nat nat:
souai Trotttng assoc citation, has issued
h,s winracs ana Eligibility book for
lie coming seas son. The new book Is
nrepafad mo clear and concise man
ner aud contains the names Of =. $50 3!
i,orses that. at some time
Ia ftle mast four years and have re.
ceiTed S;ffiface Srecords The list Is ar
rsii,eed aipha6e ttcallys and is the stand;
ara rude for owners and track man as y
areff Ia COMP ling their entry list.
0f fiIe 1889 tTotters and PAGERS
f,sled ifi the DO q s8 took records
over q mile dfack, and ,33 2 gained heir
records over both mile and haif;;tn ~
tEaeks! the remain der being from the
haIfInile rings exclu siYeiy. Thus, II 70
a,ser int the maiority OF horses are
raced over The hal f-mile tracks. "a
qfia Wfnrace and Eligibility book Is
offfciai. ana Issued in acct rdance with
4 fst,ie nassed 9at, the last trotttng con-
ROY. fn which Secretary Gocher wa ,
ifIsfFiefed TO Issue each year a book
siraiIar % the one issued IN 1914.
Horses that have not started in any
md during the past, four years are
nat fnejuded IN X the book, but the eli
eIfSfIftyl OF these can be- determined at
any time BY application to Secretary
Goehar Thes price Of the book is set set
I'll 50 cents:
Local lforsemen who have seen the
fa{n6us Eudia Archdale race for MT.
Gsers VIII lbs glads to hear that Dude
recently foale "a splendid bay colt by
Anvil ThesmareS at the Davis Looks OK
Caatietnn farm near Lexington. The
hrst f0ais 0fss the sensational staks
trotter Etawahs are due at Castleton
thts week.
AIthoughs d large number of horses
are shifted in gait during each season,
yetSthe records show tina comp rattve.
il tow et8them prove very succ essful
IL either way ofsraci The eligibility
lit shows that 55} horses gained win;
races ia both gafts during the last
fourSeaTs. while on by ard-gainr
Cd d pacing bar OF 2.121 rs and trotr
ting wtnraeeS Of 2s19A. VI Y
4 very great mai ority OF these re.
ntained eligible to- the 20 ortmuch
slower CLASSES In one gait, while. only a.
i've, ailapacers, occurred records OF 2-l0
or fastef an Of which were pacing.
Tiese were Adam g q RF n ,Coaste ass
Mobei, 2.06t t "a acs f itzsimmons, 2.07-
Don Is, ,os and Alta i coast,
sos 49,
The6Manleysresta has recently
hung some most ttracttye pictures
aiong the wall that Iare calculated! to
make all horsemenG fesl a strong de-
sire to 70 3o1t In the open and hear
tfie stafters8 bell ring again. Nearly
score of famousEt sitting and pacing
champions % former years are among
Tie new ,ffntsf on the wall and are q
feast FOR the eye Of any lover of the
beanti ful conformat Hon. Of a horse. -
lie most attract We picture of the
lot Is d cppYSosB Robert. L. Dtckeys
drawing of the great Actnn. as lie ap.
f,eafad In his two.year.old form when
ne Was the Champion two .year'old colt
Arion vas a nderful horse In
many WAYS. Hes still bears the dis
tfncfion 90 being tho highest priced
troffer eYeT sold IN America, bring
ing the sum OF $125 ,000i In conforma-
tton and gait he was an ideal trottsr.
HIS type has proved to be very near
the iast word In extreme speed and
early speed e. Z
The maturity OF the present day
tfottefH that are futurity winners anc
enduring aged race horses are Of the
hortsb6diad and well; barreled type,
With conparatiYely long legs. Tbs
long, ranEy slabsid ed animal that was
formerly Thought TO be the extreme
speed t9pe dssno5 longer popular
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