The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-11
(F'rom Farm and Fireside for August,
1921

(From Farm and F'ireside for August,
1929
IL you go to Cambridge City, Ind
to learn something about an animal
called by most horsemen the greatest
harness race horse" the world has
ever seen, anybody in Cambridge City
can tell you all about Single G, 1853,
son or Anderson Wilkes and Little
Gyp. Should you stop at Ed Barry's
restaurant for some fried chicken,
which is good idea and ask Ed any
questions about all those pictures Of
horses on the wall by the clock, ne
will tell you that they are all photo
graphs of Single G, the best horse
there ever was" This may be a
strong statement, but every man, .wo.
man and child in Cambridge City, the
home of fine horseflesh for three
quarters of a century, will vouch for
it Stanchly.
Single G is the only harness horse,
trotter or PAGER, that ever covered
three mile heats in a race in an ave-
rage timber than two minutes He
! is the only PAGER that ever, after
setting his mark at two minutes in q
over a half mile track, having paced
| ract, went out to lower that record
| twice in races. He is the only PAGER
that has paced, in two minutes o.
faster, in three different years, He
holds the worlds record for a mile
over half-mile track, having paced
| the DesMoines, Iowa, track in 2:01.
Found Accurate.
| These statements, and many others
like them, may be accepted at their
face value, or they may be traced bach
to the record books, where they will
| be found to be accurate. Readers
who in these days of motor cars think
back to the days of Star Pointer
Joe Patchen, and John R. Gentry
when fast PAGERS are mentioned, may
be inclined to dispute these state
ments, but the facts are against them
| The harness horse world has of late
been stirred to resentment by claims
on the part of the breeders of runner.
| that Man o War is the greatest horss
| the world has produced Publicity &C
corded the feats of that wonderful
thoroughbred have set them talking G
| the performances of Single G. The
Horse Review" dominates Single {
this son of Anderson Wilkes, as tn,
selection of the harness horse worlt
for comparison with Man o. War l
says:
1--WE sincerely believe that were tn,
facts presented to jury of unbiased
lhorsemen, the verdict would be in tn.
PAGERS favor Great as the thorough
bred has proved himself, his racinI
career has covered only two seasons
whereas that of Single G has covered
no less than eight consecutive cam
paigns."
Horsemen Unite.
This declaration is set forth. not t
start or partake in an argument, bu
to show harness horsemen unite j,
proclaiming Single G the best thei
share of the turf has produced. TIL
farmer boy who used to talk of trol
tiers, free-for-alls, and breeding, nov
has a son who discusses cylinders
carburetors, and tires, but the story o
this great horse should hold the in
terest of both of them.
Will Barefoot has been in the pou1
try business in Cambridge City. Ind
some forty years. and knows all TIL
farmers within twenty miles of tn
town. For most of these forty year
he has covered a fraction of eastern
Indiana behind a good trotter o
PAGER. He has bought and sold pou
try on most of the farms in his par
of the state, and snapped horses wit
many Of the farmers.
Years ago, while out on trip mort
of Cambridge City, he bought roa
pacing mare called Little Gyp, b
Shoofly Gyp, paying $3.50 for her. Tha
Was in tha DAVIS UhaO uoauv hucipoc
men, as well as farmers, owned
horse or two that could step, and no
. only owned one but drove him in tn
races at the county fairs. Mr.. Bare
foot raced Little Gyp with some SUE
cess, giving her mark of PISA owe
half-mile track.
There came time when Little Gy
went lame in one hip. She was S
lame that she had to be swung in
! sling from the rafters of her stall.
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