The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
1rotting Gossip
BY w. III. GOCHEK.

John Goldsmith was but thirty-six
years old when he died at Washington
Vile, N. Y. in the house In which he
was born and from which as a mere lad
he went forth to make a reputation as
ell fortune on the trotting turf.
In his brief span of life he made a
reputation for few volunteer trotters,
swept through the grand circuit with
Director. started the Sidneys on the
high road of success. and established
the fame of the Guy Wilkes family.
The returns show that he reduced the
ysarling record with Freedom. made
neaw three-year-old mark with Sable
wilkes. won the nrst $4,000 Charter
Oak purse and the first Kentucky flu
turity as we'll as hundreds of other
races Also while he was busy starting
( the big round dollars rolling toward
his father, Alden Goldsmith, and his
fret employer. Monroe Salisbury, as
well as Count Nslensfn and William
Coreett, he did not overlook hts own
welfare as when his estate was pro-
| bated 1t showed that he was worth over
slo0, 900 in hard cash. all OF which was
made with trotting horses. Be never
owned a share of stock or bond but
/ did train and race horses that could
win and he was also clever enough to
know when they were At to go to the
I, front and get a decision In his favor
John Goldsmith wsS the drst .einsman
to adopt the extreme high arm style
of driving and he made a success with
IL At times hs seemed to carr tired
fhorse along at top speed on his finger
tips while the gloved hand of steel
was ready at ali times TO take back
one that faltered or showed q DISPOSE
ton to make a mistake. BY ttiS method
he appeared to be able to give the
most sensitive touch to the bit of a
trotter that was all out at the end
of the mile. Thomas W. Murphy. the
modern wizard of the suIky. uses the
same style of driving In his finishes
and that the results are satisfactory
Is shown by the fact that during the
past seven years horses trained and
driven by him have wen over half q
million dollars.
The death Of operstta, 22eE. by Ely.
ria recalls the rashy little chestnut
mare with a rather light name aud tail
which was raced through 'Iorthern
Ohio in the early nineties. She was
bred by J. w. opter. of Eiyria, Ohio.
developed By George Ely, the cwner
of her sire. and driven by Fred Keyss
before he went to Russia As race
mare operetta was only fair. hut In
the stud to the cover of Bellini she
produced fliy named Soprano that
look the word. John Dickerson started
her ON the primrose path of success
by winning a thrse-year -old race With
her at Boston, but failed in the Ken
lucky futurity. She Was then pur-
chased by John e. Madden and after
putting her through his winter school
he turned her over to w. J. Andrews.
An almost unbroken chain of victories
followed and when she was exported
to Austria D mark of 2:o3 S-4 followed
her name on the export certificate.
After a run of seventy-fve years. w.
II. Manvilie passed away In December.
He was product of the oil country
and for time fortune smiied on him,
but when few bad Investments scat
tered his worlds goods he selected
the cap ana whip and took to the
sulky for a living, Being short and
slim he had no trouble in making the
required weight. but his full beard gave
him a DR.. Day look when out behind
a good horse Attention was hrst
called to him in 1891. when he dropped
off at Cleveland for the grand circuit
meeting after making little trip
through the oil country and getting a
good trimming in the NJ. g. NJ. by Tenn
pie Bar. His nrize pupil that year
was a little reached back stallion
that was bred by W s. Ritchie, of
1&nnOuSpuTEs Fa. ana IcEtslS4GA
der the name of Yes Eye See. When
vandarsrift and oDell purchased the
colt they decided he was badly in need
of q change OF name as they called
him Lakewood Prince and told Man
Vile to get him ready for the races.
He won with him in 2.25 "a the first
time out at Warren. Pa but lost to
JET Davis at Jamestown; J. r. Rich
ardson. at Bradford. and Charley c.,
at pittsburg. before he made dive
for the $4,000 purse at Detroit. On
bis showing there the little chap
looked like a fair gao trotter when the
bell tapped at Cleveland and the bet
ting was on the same scale Notwith-
standing that fact he carried lot of
oil country money as In those dsvs coin
was plentiful In that section and II
looked like a crime for any Of their
horses to be allowed 10 start without
a bunch of tickets on him. In the
Cleveland race Manville was stacked
up against Hsmlin's Nightingale, Alb
bic ". New York Central and three or
four others any one OF which was con-
sidered q 2:17 trotter to high wheels.
On the first trip. New York Central
came through in front with Abbte v.
in the place in 2:2o Ia, while the book
tickets on Trim were cashed In the
next heat BY that time Manvi1le had
us pony ready and whisked out IN
front with him fo~ three miles, the
18th and deciding one being trotted in
2:ls IA. This was also Lakewood
rr'nce's last day in the llmeiight as
ester a defeat by Little Albert at Buff
falo the following week. he disappeared
from the turf,
Self-Sacrifice.
A man win er IA his sleep