Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05

May "A, 1877, in 1:S9 5-4. In 1890, when Salvador ran in 1:35 1-2 over the straight course at Monmouth Park, it was supposed that the record was made for all time. Roamer, however, reduced it over an oval course and it is not even the top figure as worlds record for a mile is 1:3S 1-5, held by the English horse Caimen It was made over the Lingfeld course, but has never accepted as official
 few days ago, when speaking ab- out Miss Bertha Dillon, Ed Geers said that in his opinion, she is the fastest trotter in training at the present time She came within an eyelash of re- ducing the four year old record to 2:01 3-4, during the Philadelphia meet ing so that she has very good chance, if too much use is not made of her in races, of trotting a mile in two minutes before the close of the season.
 A number of the horses which are now being raced in the Grand Cir cult will be shipped after the close of the Hartford meeting to northern New York to fill their engagements at Plattsburgh and Malone The series of $2,O00 purses offered by the associa- tions at those places induced the | owners of such horses as Un, Edward P, Baronatta, Fuzzy Chatham, Esther R.. Sarah Douglas, The Lincoln and i Silvermine to enter there while they are also very apt to take along other members of their stables for the late | closing events on the program.
 J. H. Dillon and William Flemming have parted company. A portion of the Elm City Stable horses are now being driven by w. Crozier and the balance by Harry Br11sie
 Hartford will give it's thirty eighth Grand Circuit meeting at Charter Oak Park Labor Day WSN in connection with the Connecticut Fair. Many re- ! markable events have been decided 1 over the old course since Smuggler and Goldsmith Maid trotted their memorable race there Centennial year and while the champion stallion rec l ord of 2:15A looked very formidab ble at that time the two-year- odds of to- 1 day are required to go four or five 1 seconds faster to get in the money. l J. L. Dodge, the breeder of Holly rood Bob, 2:O4%, and the present owner of the wonderful two-year- Siliko lilly Periscope with which he won at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. in 2:10A was born in New London, where the Dodge family has been prominent for many years.
 l Early Dreams is running out in a paddock at Indianapolis. He has re- l covered from his injury and will be 1 trained next year when he will be eli
 gible to the 2:06 class.
 1 During the meeting at Poughkeep
 sic Ben Walker pulled out the family
 Bible and announced that he was | fifty eight years old. When the fig
 ures were reported to Ed Geers, he
 stated he was very anxious to see the man who kept the record of the
 Indiana branch of the Walker family
 as Ben was a man full grown wher
 he made his first trip into the northern
 states forty one years ago. Arrange
 ments are being made for a commit
 tee of horse traders to examine Ben!
 teeth when the Grand Circuit cara
 van reaches Lexington and make
 report to the Stewards at their specia
 meeting, providing he haA not mad
 the top liners take to the bushes be
 fore that date by winning all of tn,
 big stakes with The Royal Knight l. Baronatta made his first start on
 mile track at Poughkeepsie and h. was either off on account of a mixu1 in race the preceding week at Mid dletown where another competitor ra, , into him and scared up one of hi
 front legs or he was not legged up fo a trip through the long stretches O. a mile track. At Goshen he won com 2 fortably over the half mile track i 2:O7A while at Poughkeepsie afte
 winning a heat in 2:06 he was beate ! in 2:05A and 2:07A and was all ou
 before he reached the distance.