Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-11
EXTREME SPEED VARIES
LEAPS FROM THE 800 MILE
TO T0-DAY'S FAST TROTTlNG
lnst~nt Irottrrs7 In Elastic Term
mat stretched with Each Seasons
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mnkers.

gait within the memory OF men now
living
II meant = mile in 500 until 1915.
Nhen Major William Jones. Of Cold
.prih5 iiarbor. j.. l.. made II wager OF
Si'oep that lie could produce "a horse
capable Of irotting "a mile in that
tiine on the old jamaica Turnpike. and
won II by sending to Boston for the
fastest flyer OF the day.
50 late az lS4o the horse that could
'rot IN 2:3o could beat tho world
io-day there arc something like 10.
200 trottcrs In the $50 list and the
tiine has long since passed when that
rate Of speed could win much money
on the trottinS tracks.
The 2:2o trot;cr. halted as a wonder
or wonders when Flora Temple nrst
stt tho record at FAC 3-i. IN 1888. is
40 longer fast enough to earn his oats
and even the $40 trottcr IS nowadays
frequently discarded ~ being TOO slow
Tor The Grand Circuit
The 2:l0 list, started by Jay-Eye-Sce
III 1884. embraced s54 ,rottcrs at the
close OF last season. and In. ":0o list.
which began "ith Nancy Hanks. a04.
ana tho adrcn: OF tho pneumatic sulky.
t"ent%-!cars ago. no" includes nifty
three performers. E'ga, Of these o:0o
trottors were Newcomers in 1916. There
ere many successful irottcra outside
paigncrs Within tho fold. bu, I; Is
nevertheless true that @:o5 is rapidly
aupplanting $50 - tho mark which
d!stinsuslIc. cAtrcWc speed in the
twentieth century ,rottinv horse.
/, is siHniil,an, Of the carly ma.
turity OF tho modern trottcr ;ha, six
Of the nt,y-thrcc :.o5 performers made
thr,r records before ,hcy were five
Years old Two of thcm-Thc Heal
LADY aud Peter Nolo--bcat 2:05 Al two
Years old. Will. t~o othcra-t-oloraJo
l.. and Nolga --cutnrcd tito select list
as three ,y.ar- Odds, Th. wearing quali-
ties OF the light HARNESS horse arc at
tested by th" fact that Wcn,worth was
twelve years old "hci W. made h.s
record OF o:ci ,.", while Sonoma Girl.
3:ni Is aud Brace Girlc. 2:oi 81. were
eleven. and sweet Marie. zoo. Was ton.
or the nt,"-thrcc rioters having rec
orjs of ";oj or better. All bp, two arc
descendants al Hysdyks iismhlctonian
tu tic direct male line. and the others
are OF; q: mares Of iiambletonian
blood
Wilkes Linz.
Among tho sons Of lamblctonan
;a-o!:u which tho" trace 10 the old
hor.c." George Wilhcs, @:2. easily
!cals all tho rest. lie never 60, = .:oo
lu latcr generations the Wt!kos line is
credited with twtr;y-tlrce of the iif;y
ono iiulnDlctcuianS. The Ei"ctivnee-
branch hhs S'Nen TO mo TURF e." 10
rioters inc iiappE Meal"iu pr"nt'
:h,. an oi' ohc Ing 'o"S "''"
"aAchtcrs 81 leter 'nc SFc"1 roW
ere hcecehh"hts ~ Ni'N"'iu't ~
Ga,lah. IN tho dtrcc, male Inc; four
~ Dictator. through Director. ~:
tao Of Artiiicry. @:"l II. through Eel
MS. ..'9 ~. Ind one through Str.th-
more, sire ~ santa GiaGs 81. ~.
.,.s. ,,, Siiuc, 81. go, sldncy BIZ
"oHs co. "'"',i M ,t,-,n
~ -, mo .ma ,r..iSrs o'Iisrdo tho liam.
p!@'on'ah ian''i%. ain ~ ~, 49, ~
Patronage. s"n 81 Panc"ast. ~ -
- Wcodtcrd Mamhrno, @:2l -. son
Of Memer'no Chie' Ths o,hSr, renisa;
r r3s .',N"''s' >eN'"'s' "
o ,i,ho.rh more -. eighteen s,al.
IONS ~ me - n'at non. - 49,.
-: the Sire OF go" tro,ier. but Ll-
Ian X. 100 - j. the dam OF Peter
Mac 200 -" Both %ctt!e King.
..eo 10. and Neryoio Belle are the
,I,n,s a, Two ":0s ;-o,,crs. In peter
I.a1n so 40 yolss %. -. me
daughter OF Neryo'o has produced one
that beat 20" as tHo-year- and
another entered the list when three
,bbo, 20: -. holdsr OF the worlds
rocori sixteen Years ago. ago. and
r,on a.o4 "a Eypec,ation.
~, r.,,.r .not,,nr
20 - oa!i' ~ .na!o' D..',a 49,,
ho'der OF the worla rssoF.' a'so pro-
duced Fruity worthy go u. dam @!
the champion two-year-old' Ine keal
Lady. ":o4 IL.
There IS food for thought III tho fact
MAT while males usually leave twenty
foals TO ono as compared with females.
only three sircs besides Peter the Great
their credit, These arc san Francisco.
2:o7 -. sire Of st. Fr!Sco.' .:03 A.: and
Mary Putney, o:04 "a: Bcllini. .2:l3 4.
,he sire OF Soprano. a:O3 3-4. and Bon
inSton. ":14 81. and pirectum Spier,
.:lll-a, tho sire OF Lucille Spier.
EOS Ii. and Joan. 2:04l-i
Biugen Fanou. Sire OF UhInn.
Eingen. COSTA, IL conspicuous as
the sire Of Eh.au, l:5S. and Of tiaie,y
Lee 9:ls3-a the dam Of Lee Az
worthy. l:aSi.4 His son, Todd. a:li
81 got Bob Douglas, o:ot g. and al
stanley. ..oS Is a son of Todd. go;
E,owah. a:oS. while Admiral Dewey.
son of Eingen and Nancy Hanks. o:o4.