South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
MISS HARRIS NJ.
5 PACING QUEEN
New Haven HorSeman Gives
History of the Famous
Pacing Mare.
BY W. VI. GOCHER.

the only mares that have beaten Two
minutes. the former trotting in 1888
IL against time while the pacing
queen made q record Of 1853 IA in
a race at Toledo last season. Alonzo
Mcdonald brought Miss Harris NJ
out in 1914 as a w year old. She
was at hat time "a trotter and IN
her first and only race at that gait
finished second to the Kentucky
Todd colt Toddling in 2:26 81 at
Dallas. At that time Mcdonald was
on his way to LOs Angeles, where
ne spent the winter Of 1914-l5. Dur
ing tina period ne converted the
Peter the Great flly to a PAGER. She
made her first start at that gait the
following June at San Francisco
during the exposition. The race in
which she appeared was won by
F1eeta Dillon, Miss Harris VI stand
ing third in the summary while she
also finished second in the deciding
heat in gil IA.
Miss Harris VI Shipped.
After the close of the June meet
ing at San Francisco, Miss Harris
NJ was shipped east with the bal
ance Of the Mcdonald stable to fill
a few three year old engagements,
in three of which Guy Rea defeated
her with General Todd. The pair
met for the first time at Grand Rap
ids, where the Todd colt won in
2:06. At Indianapolis she forced
him out in 2:04 IA, while at Column
bus he won again in 2:04 ga. In
the interval Mcdonald picked up a
class race with Miss Harris NJ at
Syracuse and defeated the Bingen
hlly Sad Thoughts in 2:O7 Ia at
New York. Miss Harris NJ was also
distanced at Montreal, IL being the
only race in her career in which she
finished behind the money.
AS a four year old Miss Harris NJ
served notice on the public that she
had aspirations TO be a champion by
winning the Chamber of Commerce
$4,000 purse at Detroit in 2:01 IA,
2:O1 3-4, go 1-2. In this event she
defeated Sadie DenSmOre. The Sa-
voy. Billy Dale, Ben Earl. Lillian
T., Roam Hal and The Problem. She
also won all of her other engage
ments that season except her first
race at Cleveland which was won by
Goldi g. while Roam Hal defeated
her at Syracuse and Columbus. the
latter getting a mark of 2:01 "a in
his second race.
In Grand Circuit.
Miss Hattie NJ dropped into the
Grand Circuit free for alls in 1917 at
the Columbus summer meeting.
where she finished third to Single c..
Russell Boy being between her and
the winner. Single C also topped
the summary in 900 "a in the race
in which she started at Cleveland
the following week. From hat
point, however. the Peter the Great
mare had everything her own way,
winning at Philadelphia at 2:O2 1-2.
Indianapolis in 2:03 IA, Springfield
in 2:O5. Columbus in 2:1e1 "a. and
Lexington in 900 3-4, with Single
c.. Ben Earl. Hal Boy and Russell
Boy in the field. At Atlanta where
she made her last appearance hat
season she not only won a race but
also reduced her record to two min
utes i'm a special with Hal Boy.
Murphy's Stable.
In 1913 when the Grand Circuit
opened Miss Harris NJ appeared as
a member Of Murphy's stable. she
having been sold in the interval 20
Paul Kuhn OF Terre Haute. Muir
ply won his first start with her at
Cleveland in 2:02 IA and finished
third 10 Single G at Kalamazoo. The
following week the pair appeared at
Toledo with William and Russell
Boy in what proved TO be the fastest
three heat race on record and the
only one in which all Of the heats
were finished below two minutes.
Miss Harris VI. won the first heat in
1853 IA. her record. and Single G
the next two in 1859 - and 1853
81. Single 9 also won from her
on her next appearance at North
Randall in 2:01 IA. From that
point she followed the Grand Circuit
east and won at Philadelphia and
Poughkeepsie. Rain in~terferred
with her engagements at Boston and
!; Hartford. while al syracuse she
paced a mile in two minutes over a
heavy track. She was also fortu-
nate in getting easy races at Atlanta
and Columbus while at Lexington.
Single G defeated her in one event
and she trimmed him and Lillian 7
on her second appearance.
Starts Many Times.
During her four years on the turf
Miss Harris VI has started in 81
races OF which she has won %. was
second in nine. third in four. fourth
in one and unplaced in one. In her
|, races she trotted two and paced 101
heats. OF which she won 56. while
h summaries OF her engagements
show that the race at Toledo in
which made her record is the only
event in which she won a heat and
failed 10 win the race.
As has been stated Miss Harris VI
is by Peter the Great. while on the
side OF her dam Mary Allen stout she
has four standard crosses OF trot-
ting blood. This mare was got by
, Ondale. "A son OF Onward. out OF
Maud Macy by Macy, a son OF
George Wilkes.