Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-23
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at the Cayuga to talk horse with the Commodore joined the group that did not stop on the road except at Fleet l wood; the others, including John D. Rockefeller, his brother William, | Josiah M Fisk and A. B. Darling. All of them had splendid outfits; Peerless, Poeahontas and Dexter in the Bonner stable being succeeded by 1 Pickard, Uncle Dave, Maud $. and Alfred s. while John D. Rockefeller usually drove his cross matched pair, f Midnight anG Kate Mccall. His ! brother, William owned Independence and Cleora, that trotted in 14A to | pole cart, while A. B. Darling started I with Daisy and continued with her l descendants until he bred Axworthy, | the sire of Hamburg Belle. ti
 Commodore died in 1876 after having many a brush behind Mountain Boy and Mountain Maid. He would not pay the high dollar for a trotter like his son William H., who was. soon the | leader of the sealskin brigade and who also had the honor of making four Reductions in the trotting time of
 teams. In 1871 his pair Small Hopes
 and Lady Mac placed the mark at 2:23 and when John Sheppard of Bos ton cut it to 2:22 with Mill Boy and Blondine, he brought back the honors
 to Gotham with a mile in 2:20 by
 William H. and Lysander Boy
 local rival appeared in 1882 when
 Frank Works geldings Edward and
 Dick Swiveller trotted in 2:16%.
 Their performance prompted w. H. : Vanderbilt to purchase Aldine and
 when hitched with Early Rose. the
 pair trotted Charter Oak Park in
 2:16A His limit, however, was l reached in 1883 when on June 15 he drove Maud s. and Aldine to road wagonin 2:1512, the first half down
 the hill being trotted in 1:05h.
 Frank Work could not duplicate this . although in 1884 Murphy drove his q geldings in 2:16A, but the rivalry was 0 kept up until W. H. Vanderbilt died 0 in December, 1885.
 O While w. H. Vanderbilt and Frank Q Work were the leaders in the matter 9 of teams there were other fast pairs U that brushed not only with them as I they never declined a challenge, but
 with the single hitches. Sheppard F, ! Knapp was always in the thick of the racing with Charley Hogan and Sam
 Hill until he sold the pair to Charles
 Schwartz of Chicago for $15,000 after
 driving them in 2:21%. John HarbecR l, and his son also had several fast teams
  l. while l. CohnfeId never missed al l opportunity to parade MaXey Cobl 0 Meta Medium that trotted in 2:152 n to pole. David Hammond also had { J. fondness for pairs and was frequent! y. seen behind Frederick and Nellie
 as well as the white faced mare
 Corona and Roberta, Major S. \ . Dickinson was the last leader il I team driving. He began with Alic 9I Tha1r Q succeeded by Flora Huff and Cor l Belle which he sold to the Governo 2 of Minnesota for S1O,000 His nex pair were Aubine and Lady Kellingtor Q the first named costing him $15,00t while at the same time. he offere 3 s50,O00 for Nelson. The Majors las
 pair were the race record maker
 Roseleaf and Sally Simmons, the da1 of Hamburg Belle, 2:01A. Of singl Il Winship, Zenbia, Marie Jensen St
 Walter, Jr., sire of the lam of Uhlal
 1:5S, and Cacoon, the dam of Robel
 J., 2:09A.
 S: Of the single hitches owned b E. members of the sealskin brigade, u O. spectators who lined the curbs c nd Seventh Avenue saw Frederick Var d. derbilt behind Arthur Boy and Captai at Jake Vanderbilt with Boston, 2:2
 w lllIdIu Wll1 AIdHSLGlu, I1l
 2:25A; T. c. Eastman with Richar e 2:21, and at later date Maud ( 2:10A; George AlleS who selecte D Dexter in the rough with the Middl, town Horse; and William Knapp vii 0 Nettie Thorne. 2251s Of the Bonn, ] family, aside from Robert his broth David drove Addie and Cora Belmor Q 2.241a, while Alley used Volme = 2:24A, and King Rene, Jr., 2:1 - 1 M r or
 Emma and David Scott thought A well of Jennie that he refused { - offer of s10.0O0 from a man WI
 wanted to race her Sammy Weel
 drove Major Root 2:27, and ter
 Coster used the Young Jim geldil w Garnet 2:19, while Henry Hugh ms had Tides, 2:23, and Skylight PilC ng 2:19.
 la Colonel Lawrence Kipp, whose TO; all rigs set the fashion for appointmen ito and style not only at the Nation fth Horse Show but all over the countl
 frequently drove a pair but for ia
 work depended on Banita, 2.18H, al . Emoleta, 2:24k The Captain trt 2:21, was the favorite road horse D A. Newbold Morris, who at a lat Q date owned Lena Holly, 21S Charles Kerner owned Philosee, 2:22 z and frequently reminded his frien 7 I ! the dam of Stamboul, 2:O71z on t 9 road.
 For number of years J. B. Houst g 2 kept a splendid stable of trotters,
 list including Suisun. 2:181s. Compe A z. 2:241a, Hades, 2:27%, and Clare, ?: Ai which he sold to Cortland D. Mo
 Rose Medium, 2:261a, was Willie Ia
 lor's favorite. while E. H. Harrim
 drove Rowena, 2:241a, and Henry
 Mali owned Lassie. trial 2;23. Wh
 not being raced Wentworth, 2:1S re- was driven on the road by Hugh lew Grant. Nathan Straus, who is S at with us, enjoyed many crush behi to Joe Ripley, 2:25. and also own the Majolica, 2:15. George Sistair had sed lot of pleasure with Black Ja the 2:22H, and c. W. Griswold dro CTS Palma 2:22%. Albert c. Hall, now re- resident of Stamford, Conn.,, h orn many a brush with Wolford E.. 2: the and John Clarke and c. H Chatfit the sold Ellard for s5.OO0 after he led ckv few fields down the road. Kno2 oon trial 2:23, was favorite with A side Taylor and John Alexander depend f on Peralto. 2:261a. when the clip W ,da fast and the going good