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RAN TWELVE AND A HALF MILES FOR 55 An OldTimer Shows a Youngster Something About Stamina Eleven If eats for a 100 Purse One was a sturdy old fellow who luiil successfully weathered the storms of at least three score and ten winters The other was a dapper sprig barely out of his teens There was that about both which at once proclaimed them men of the turf They entered the office of Daily Racing Form the older one with the air of certainty in his position the younger in doubtful anxiety anxietyGot Got a complete set of racing guides here asked the elder one oneWe We have he was told toldCan Can we have a look into Kriks book of racing in the early SOs say 79 SO and 81V 81VYou You can canI I have just been having a horsy confab on rac ¬ ing with this youngster he said as the guides requested were produced You see he continued as he turned the leaves of the guide for 1880 we got to talking about the last meeting at Ben ning and the Peter Paul incident came up This youngster said old man Bradley should have been arrested for starting his boss in two races on the same day I told him that two such short dash races as Peter Paul had run that day wouldnt hurt any boss good or bad or indifferent I told him of the days of fourmile heats of the days when stamina counted for more than speed in bosses and finally it came to my mind that up in Canada one time I saw a race of eleven halfmile heats which was started one day aud finished the next and the winner of which ran last in a race of milu heats on the same day Then Then I called him interposed the younger one I stood for all of his talk until he got to that elevenheat race followed by another threeheat race I know there have been a lot of long drawn out trotting races but I dont believe that in any age the people of the running turf ever stood for eleven heats to get a result and cash lie said it was iu the guides I told him if he would show it to me Id buy him the best fced in Chicago ChicagoJust Just hold your horses and Ill show you said the old man as he turned the pages of the first of the three guides guidesFinally Finally he laid aside the guide for 1879 aud picked up that of 1880 At the end of half an hour he exclaimed exultantly Here it is in black and white Right here on page 335 Look for yourself siuarty and well go get that grub for this search has created an appetite appetiteThe The dinner is on me all right but you had to show me said the youngster as they took their departure departureThis This is what the old man showed the young man manEluiira Eluiira Ontario August 26 and 27 1880 Purse 100 for horses owned in the counties of Waterloo and Wellington of which 20 to second 15 to third 10 to fourth halfmile heats 3 in 5 B Powleys Paladin 531013333tl J Farrells Mischief 2G3534411t3 2G3534411t3W W Stubbs John Logan 02 015214 2 32 32M M Lowes King Harper 4 1 5 3 4 1 2 2 G 4 4 4L L Stoessers Priscilla 3 0 0 2 0 5 dr drJ J Northgravcs Ella Walker 7 4 0 0 2 G dr drJ J Johnstons Oscar 8 0 44 dr drP P McQuillans Lazy Larry 1 520 dr drfDead fDead heat Time not reported reportedSame Same course August 27 Purse 120 for all ages of which 30 to second 15 to third mile heatsJ heats J Dyments Disturbance V 1 1 1J J Millers Queen IScss 2 dis disB B Powleys Paladin 3 dis disTime Time not reported reportedThis This horse Paladin was by Leamington Garland by Uncle Vic and having been foaled in 1871 lie was nine years 61d when lie ran the races sum ¬ marized above aboveIn In these days of sprints and few run offs after dead heats the younger man is really to be par ¬ doned his doubts as to the veterans statements and his declaration that he would have to be shown shownA A striking feature of the summaries displayed above is the fact that Paladin earned just 55 for running twelve andt a half miles for he was dis ¬ tanced in the second heat of the second race and got no yart of that purse Another feature is the dead heat in the teilth On perusing the summary the younger man might have asked why they did not divide first and second money aud not put the horses through the ordeal of another heat The older man could have answered that the rules of racing more than a quarter of a century ago did not permit of a division of money in a nice of heats The eleventh heat was therefore imperative imperativeHut Hut twelve and a half miles for 55 Think of this the next time you read of two owners dividing the purse after a dead heat at say threequarters
