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pacer iifteiwards went tlirough the big races to the hist meeting, which was at Lexington, 

 Kv., witliout losing a lieat exce])t at Columbus, where he lost the first heat of the free- 

 for-all class to (lallagher, another Canadian-bred. The succeeding heats, anil the 

 race, fell to Angus Pointer, as did the big two-minute pace at Lexington later on. 



The campaign made bv the unsexed son of Sidney Pointer was one of the l)est 

 ever made by a harness horse, and stamped the product of Eastern Ontario as a truly 

 great performer. He took a record of "^.Olf in li)()7, and his owner, Seiuitor George 

 Whitney, of Vermont, had every reason to think that he would pace a mile in less than 

 two minutes the following year, but unfortunately the great pacer died during the \yin- 

 tei', and the track lost an e(|iiine hero. 



Gallagher, '•2.()'}^, is another pacer bred in Canada that has attracted attention 

 to this country as a ])roducer of fast horses. This well-known pacer is a product of 

 Western Ontario, and has a well-earned reputation as a great campaigner. Several 

 years ago lie went thnmgli the (Jrand Circuit, racing most successfully and consist- 

 ently again>t the l)est horses the leading horsemen in the Lnited States could pit 

 against him, after which he was sold to go to Europe. He remained abroad but a 

 single season, when he was returned to America and sold by auction at Cleveland, 

 O . when he was knocked down to the bid of Messrs. Brown tS: Wigle, of Windsor. 

 Many of the circuit followers thought the gelding had seen his best days as a racing 

 |)roposition, and that the Canadians had bought a "gold brick" as it were, but the 

 way (jallagher raced in 19(17 tnade them all change their opinions, for he won manv 

 races in fast company, and ])aci"d a mile in Columbus, ()., in "2 (KS^, e(|ualling his former 

 record. During the .season he lowen-d many half-mile track records, and also the 

 record for the Detroit Fair (irounds track, wliicli lu' ])lace(l at '•2.().). (iallagher is 

 now owne(l l)y Mr Brown, of Lexington, ()nt , who bought out the interest of INL-. 

 Wigle. yir. Brown has placed the gelding in the hands of "Dan" McEwen, of L(m- 

 don, who has been most successful with pacers, having campaigned such good ones 

 as Ace, 2.051; Texas Rooker, 2 ().->i; Geary, 2.05f ; Jubilee, 2.0()|; The Eel, record for 

 season near to two minutes, and others 



'I'he fastest pacing mare ever bred in Canada, and one of the fastest that ever 

 wore harness, is Matid Keswick, 2.().'5i,', that was recently sold by Ex-Ald. O. B. Shej)- 

 |)ar<l, of Toronto, to ^L•. Brown, of Lexington This maic started the season of I!)().") a 

 comparatively green |)r()spect, an<l went into winter (juarters that vear with a record 

 of 2.().'5|, a notable achievement 



While the trio specially named arc the only Canadian-bred liaiiies> horses to take 

 records better than ••,V04, tlicic arc many others with slower records that have helped 

 to make turf history. Among these to mind are Free Hond, 2.04^; 'IVxas Hooker, 2.()5|; 

 Geary, 2.()5|; Jubilee, 2.0().J; Darkey Ilal. 2()7-|: Charlie B, 2.()7'J: John McEwen, 

 2,08^; Mattie Chimes, 2.()S{: Berthena Bars, 2(»i).i; Jerry Dillard, 2 ()!) f ; La 

 Point, 2.09f, etc. Several of these have shown imich greater s|)eed tlian their 

 records would indicate. For instance, the marc Darkey Ilal |)accd a trial in 1!)(I7 at 

 Colnmbns, <Iiiiing the progress of tin- (nand Circuit meeting at that place, in 2.()3|; 



