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H al mcclain. p., 2 09v. aJsistent money winner at Kansas race meetings thia season, la a five-year-old bay gelding by Ha! Conner, p., 2:07 V, a stallion owned several years bv Tom Dennison. Omaha Hal McClain was bred at Trenton, Mo. by Big Timber McClain, a trainer recently mentioned in The Star and well known to Nebraska horsemen. That gelding ta a member of the tsable trained by Roy Owen, having passed to that trainer during the Topeka meetingIn The Star of Sept 22. reference was made to the attendance at Hamline. Mtnn. on Labor Day, 1213, the year Uhlan. 1:58. was the chief attraction. As stated, a record attendance of 120.000 was made that day and whenever we recall that event we naturally think of Dr M T Bernard living at Orand Island In those years, who was at the Minnesota state fair on the daymen turnedDr Bernard told us of hi* experience, especially his re-actions, a* he told the writer of that Immense gathering. He was thrilled a* never before and the memory of Uhlan and the ovation given that fast trotter was still with the doctor a* he spoke to us of Hamitneseveral years later,——■ THLAN, 1 Ml. by Bingen. 2 06'*, U was the most Impressive champion trotter the writer ever saw and he goes back In hts experience to Dexter, 2 11'*, that he watched trot in 1834 at Chicago. Dexter was an attractive horse, but not to be contpared with Uhlan, and the same may be written of other fast trotters,Goldsmith Maid. 2 14; Rams. 3:|3V; It. Jullen 8:11V; Jay-Eye-8ee. 2:10; Maud 8 . 2 08V; Sunol.2 00V; Nancy Hank*. 2:04; Altx3 03%; The Abbott. 1:031; Cres-eeua. 2:02V; Lou Dillon. 1:111; Uhlan. I MS, and Peter Manning.| 3«V, ere the champion trotters following Dexter in the order named.ITHLAN was the first horse to I trot a mile In two minutes over a track situated west of Chicago. something that he did that week of the Minnesota state fair already mentioned Hts mile In 1 59% that afternoon In September 1913 atill remains the record for that mile track.In 1223. the writer was present when Peter Manning attempted lowering that mark, but failed when his mile was trotted tn 2:00V.Peter Manning gave his very best that afternoon and had a master remsman behind him- Fred Egan -a native of Des Moines. Ia,. andthe man making Braden Direct, p.. 2:01V. and Louis Direct, p., 1:58V, the Missouri valley country, as many new records were established, the first by Blue Sign, from Iowa.HORSESize/SEMENwhich paced the first 2:10 mile inthe state of Missouri. That came about in the third heat of the 2:13 pace, when Blue Sign awn tn2 08V.- Lobasco and Jack raced the same afternoon, the Nebraska stallion gaining a record of 2:10V In the third heat, a performance that made him the fastest trotting stallion in a race. Later In the week. Nancy trotted a mile In 2:07V and Martha WUkes one In 2:02V. both driven by Budd Dobie. and they were the first miles In 2 10 by a trotter over a track located weal of the Mississippi river and east of California.The mile in 2.07 V by Nancy Hanks wan the best in the entire west, as Sunol'a mite in 2:00V, at Stockton, Cal, was beaten by three-quarters of a second.IEN SILK, 2:07 V, by Bingen. 2 06V, is the moat successful sire of speed ever owned tn the state of Nebraska and at the close of racing In 1228 had 117 standard performers to his credit, practically all bred in this state and at Midway Farm, Kearney, Neb.iii!IIHe was purchased by the late E. D Gould in his yearling form and placed in charge of J. B Chandler a man that started training In Nebraska early in the spring of 1885• 'IIlt;1lt;1lt;1and was still associated with the light harness interests of Nebraska at time of his death, record of 2 28%, a two-year-oldBingen Silk gained a yearling record of 2 08% and a three-year-old record of 2:07V, a very remarkable series of performances We note with interest that during racing this season, the Bingen Silks are making their usual good showing.RECENTLY published report of racing at Holyoke, Colo.,tella of Goldie King winning the 2:18 trotting class That chestnut mare, now owned at Denver. Colo.,ha* been racing since a two-year-old. at which age she gained theworld's record for pacers of her age over a half-mile track.The following season, while raced through the Grand Circuit, Goldie King gained a three-year-old pacing record of 2.07V. which made her the fastest for age and gait tn 1919, At the same time, she was largest money winning three-year-eld pacer of that season.mf1Ii1tiLater the mare was sold by her breeder. E D. Gould, Kearney, Neb., and has been racing each season since, being changed to the trot shortly afterwards. This 1s theeleventh season of racing for Goldie21V. dammibySBingen.. i'lav1ate1aacctat13atFruCfft«tMnaaFoPIf any. western raceequalled that one ate week, of Sept 13 totime it wasCal1 I 4Pilot Medium was a fast and game race Hotter and that he had in Budd DobV one of the greatest race drivers of hts day and generation. It was also known that Lo-basco was a game race horse and behind him would be Myron McHenry. a wisard with the retna and whip. s IThe race was all that thb mostf enthusiastic fan hoped it might be, going four heats, with Jack winning the first and Lobasco the next three. As many a man present said: •‘That race was the best I ever saw and well worth the trouble and expense incur ml in makingt ne journey to St. Joseph.”S~ EFTEMBER 14, 1892. was a Redi Letter day tn the history of southern Nebraska and the harness-horse fans living in that section of the atate. as every mother s son of that clan made the Journey to St Joseph. Mo., for the express purpose of seeing the race between Lobasco and Jack, the formerowned at Beatrice by James Ladd. It was well known that Jack, bysonTHAT item concerning Goldie King reminds us that of all the stallions owned by the late Ed Gould, only Gold Bingen remains as part of his estate and that stallion still is located at Kearney While never given the opportunity at Midway Farm enjoyed by Bingen Silk. Judge Maxey and Peter McKlyo. Gold Bingen proved himaelf a consistent sire of racing speed He was only bred to such mares as wereenough for thementioned or to mares that had proven difficult to get with foal He was even turned on a range near Arnold. Neb, with a bunch of shy-breeding mares and that course was followed several seasons.But with all those handicaps Ooid Bingen Is represented In the 2:10 list by Gold King. 2 07V; Bingen Todd. 2 08 V: Ivan, Bingen, 2 09 trotters, and Gold McKinnev, 2:07V. and Goldie King, 2:07%. pacers A daughter ts the dam of But McKlyo, p.. 2 09 V, as a three-wmmL__—.orval King. b Gold Bi
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Lincoln Sunday Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1929
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