. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 30, 1915] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN George N. Patterson, Homer Rutherford's three- rear-old, was a dead horse on his arrival at the end ' £ his eastern trip in June, his condition being such hat extreme measures, fortunately successful were adopted for his relief. He came around gradual> and went some excellent races in mldseason only to ât off a bit again later on. Just now Homer de- scribes him as "just fair," but he paid his starting tee in the stakes and will probably rank up among be money winners. He is a good trotter and h
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 30, 1915] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN George N. Patterson, Homer Rutherford's three- rear-old, was a dead horse on his arrival at the end ' £ his eastern trip in June, his condition being such hat extreme measures, fortunately successful were adopted for his relief. He came around gradual> and went some excellent races in mldseason only to ât off a bit again later on. Just now Homer de- scribes him as "just fair," but he paid his starting tee in the stakes and will probably rank up among be money winners. He is a good trotter and his â experience will be of benefit to him when the bell rings. Seneca Boy and The Beaver look pretty fair but it is hard to say just how good they are. The Beaver off for some weeks owing to an injured foot, went some nice miles at Columbus but didn't show nuite so well at Lexington; if he is in trim here he liwill race close up in the first division. Seneca Boy Itrots at a decent rate of speed but he is a snaky bird at times and not a pleasant horse to handle or to Lay money on. Impetuous Palmer, who rounds out Ithe delegation from the east, is credited with having worked verv fast at Denver but got off a little when I Mr Kinney took him down to finish him up on the , mile tracks at Columbus and Lexington. He has a Iraft of speed but not much racing experience, being lot doubtful behavior in company. A lucky score I might enable him to throw a scare into somebody at that in the big pace. The firm of Keefer & Spencer celebrated a reunion here, Charley arriving from the northwest with Bon- nie tosel and Nuristo a few days in advance of Mel and The Proof from the central west. The big mare won some money up north and is in good shape, while The Proof came home with a world's record. He started in over a dozen races during the season, had over half as many different drivers as he had engage- ments, and was never out of the money. Most all the skinners who piloted him this
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