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TIPPECANOES RACING IN ENGLAND AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE OCEAN The Ooldtinch colt Tippecniioc made quite a stir in Canadian racing hist year He was one of a band of yearlings scut to England in l Ui by J P Ilaggiu for sale at auction and was purchased there by the hile Charles Kohlcr at the Newmarket July sales for 1 00 He was turned over to Joseph Putters for training together with some other youngsters bought by Mr Kohler at the same sale As a twoyearold he made but one start In England running third to Pictorial and Silles both good twoyearolds in the I villain Stakes at the Manchester spring meeting seven others finishing behind The colt was well en ¬ gaged in English stake races but the sudden death of Mr Kohler rendered them void ami put Tippecanoe in the sale list At this juncture his present owners appeared hi England in search of racing material and among other young horses had the good luck to buy Tippecanoe Hendel was another thai Messrs Dvment louglit from the Kohler estate but this Fncle colt has not proved such a bargain as did Tippeoiinoe and is passed ownershipTippocanoe into another ownership Tippocanoe ran his first race on tilis side of the big pond at Woodbine Park Toronto Saturday May in the Minto Selling Slakes at a mile and n sixteenth He did not win but attracted attention by making the pace af a fast rate until well Into the homestretch but tired and at the finish was fourth to Tattles Edda and Itarncgat Prince Ahmed Harry Lander Just Ued Indolence Spring Maid Pardner Mid Fountain Fay finished behind him so his performance was at least respectable The race was run in iiir good time for the Toronto track His next start was in the Connanght Cup at the same track and distance May J8 For this Calgary with 110 pounds up was an oddsou favorite The oilier starters were Hearts of Oak 10 ixiuiids Sherlock Holmes I0t Privet Petal 101 Plate Class IM Tippccauoe and Martian If Calgary was an easy winner in 147 with Hearts of Oak second and Sherlock Holmes third Tippecanoe was second to the last turn then dropped back and finished next to last The two races gave the impression that he was speedy but not a stayer an estimate that he dispelled later on On the last day of the meeting May he emerged from the maiden division when he won a purse race at three quarters of a mile in 11 with Yadopcep second IMchwood third and live more unplaced Yadopeep led nearly all the way but Tippecanoe overhauled him in the homestretch and won bv a lengrli He wa not started again for nearly a month coming out again in a sprint of threequarters of a mile at Hamilton imie Ii7 ill which he met some of the star shortdistance racers of the Canadian circuit He was not placed lint did not rim a bad race Pan Xarela carrying 111 pounds was the favorite at 11 to i0 but Hack Kay wHh HL was on good terms with himself that day and defeated her by throe lengths in IMli1 Dorothy Dean 11 i was a good third Tlppocanoo carried 102 an was fourth with Prave Cumirder aiid Striker behind him Juno Ifl he won at the same distance him f but had less formidable opposition The track was heavy and running the threequarters in 114 he w by three lengths with Calaxv second favorite Martian third and five more unplaced of which the fast filly Sout rn Maid was one as well as being the It was on July 1 that Tippecanoe demonstrated that he could stay as well as sprint although his ¬ oppo sition was not of the best This was in a purse race at a mile and a sixteenth which he won in 147 with Polly H in second place and Kay olight third Ask Ma Kccoil and PIack ISrooni running unplaced He only deefatod Polly H by a half length but the race served to show that he was ripening slowly and held out a promise of better things a promise that he redeemed In fine style His rext start was in the Cana dan Derby at Fort Erie July S The starters and weights were Dr Samuel and Tippecanoe 107 pounds each David Craig ILI Hlnck Toiiey Watcrbass and Sandbar T21 each and Martian 104 Hlack Tonev wis the favorite at to 1 with Wateibass second choice at to 1 and David Crai was at 4 to 1 David Craig was the only one of the heavyweights that had anything to do with the finish Kniiiiln capital race Dr Samuel moved into thy lead when Hearing the lasr turn and drawing awiv in the home a stretch won by two lengths In 204 with Tippecanix second a length and a half in front of David Crai ¬ Dr Samuel went lo the post at 7 to 1 and Tippecanoe at 12 to 1 Tills was a race not to be overlooked so when on July Tippecaiioo went to the post at Windsor in the Frontier Handicap at a mile and aii eighth he was the favorite It was a heavy track and he carried 10 pounds Mis opponents Kle bnrne 1it ixiumls Nightstick 11J5 Tattles IOC David Craig 1J4 and Decathlon Kleburne and wore Nixht stick alternated in pacemakiug to the homestretch where Tlpneoanoe challenged and in a punishiii tiiii h won by a head with Klebinne second n liick iiotter thairTngiiTsHck file racewas run In liSU 7ind the closely coiitestud finish was a tribute to the nntlinching courage of the three so close together as ther pasted over the winning line At the second Hamilton meeting July 27 fhe fouryearold Uarnegat earnin 1O4 pounds to his 107 I oar him by threequarters nf a length In a race for a purse at a mile and an eighth Rudolfo IIS third with David Craig 112 and Doncrall 114 unplaced Time 1 r 4 In another was purse lace at trosime meeting July he was handicapped at 110 pounds and ran third to Clubs 10r pounds and Pollvli 4 Manasseh Paintbrush Kudnlfo Lochlel and Flora Fina ran unplaced It was a fastrun its ind rice mile a sixteenth being covered in 1 4r Tii eoanoos next race was his last one and his greatest The ieu Handicap at Fort Eric Is of thp value of fOdO and ranking among the leading events of the Domin Ciin dian turf ils winning is naturally keenly coveted It was rim Wednesday Auxiist r Tippcoinoo given 104 iMuinds but carried a pound and a half overweight The other starters and weights wis Pritain 11 pounds Klohuruo 112 Parnegat 107 Clubs lOo Sandbar 104 Dr Samuel 11 were Dunerail fipit 114 quite a select baud In this case Tippecaiioo was sent out into the lend at once and and Yd sfuv sisting all attempts to wrest It from him made the pace hot all the way and finally succo Hi i tain by a half length ill 2047 with Moburno thud a length and a half behind Great won Britain from Orat this excellent achievement to his credit his owners deemed that ho had earned With rost a so he was retired fir he year His record and pedigree are Donoasler j Rloekwell R10 n J 1 Marigold f Ormonde fp Kongo Hose j Thormanl I Ellen Hoi v Lily Agnes Macaroni fn fnI1O I1O Polly Agnes j The Cure Miss Agn Agnrv Lord of the Isles Toiichstoi f rv Toiichstoif Scottish I i Chief Fair Hob Helen Thislie J HobJ Miss 1111 The Lit Little tl Known j Pay PnyMiss PnyMissf Missy Ol yrol J f LThe Fbnver Safety Ellen Middlplon MiddlplonSweetmeat Xellle J fweotmeI Sweetmeat I SweetmeatWasp Wasp f Vandalf Hlnilon Virgil 1 Vandal Ilymenln j Florence j Lexington I Wenthon Wenthorwitch WenthorwitchJ Honuie Scotland J jingo Llgo jingoI I Hoiirbon Hollo J 1 j Llgoj Queen M MElla Mary Ella D j Vandal irIongfellow Leamington I JU17 Hunters Lexington J Lexinxton I Sally Lew Lewf f Flowtfoot J I Mahomet MahometI I Mare bv Epsilon
