288 The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston 



$50,000 AMERICAN TROTTING HAD ANIMAL HOSPITAL 2,000 



DERBY AT READVILLE YEARS AGO 



IN 1908 One must go to the Orient and look back 



For reference is given the summary of more than 2 '°°° - years t0 find the first animal 

 the $50,000 American Trotting Derby, which hospital known. The famous Buddhist Em- 

 was decided at the Readville track' on Au- P eror of India > Asoka, whose long reign 

 gust 25, 1908. It was by far the largest lrom 2 °4 to 227 B. C. abounded in many 

 amount of money ever raced for in the his- good works, was probably the earliest to 

 tory of the turf. One futurity of the running establish a hospital for the treatment of 

 turf was supposed to have a bigger sum animals. Asoka was a true humanitarian as 

 pending, but, when the forfeits were sub- well as a most powerful sovereign, and 

 tracted from the gross sum, it left the net although ruling a vast domain, "'became 

 cash value of the event considerable less deepk impressed by the horrors of warfare. 

 then the $50,000 involved in the American He his desire for co est and 



1 rotting Derbv. . ° . \ . ... .', 



the rock inscriptions, which are still extant. 



Readville, Mass., Aug. 25, 1908. — The American record such beneficent edicts of his as the 

 Trotting Derby, purse $50,000. A handicap dash, counseling of planting shade-trees, the dig- 

 open to all trotters; one mile and one-quarter (6,600 • c 11 r 1. £ „■ ■ 

 feet) to about one mile and one-third (7,100 feet); & ln £ ° f wells ' sending out of missionaries, 

 two trial heats; eight horses to qualify in each appointment of special officers to supervise 

 for final I heat; $30,000 to the winner, $10,000 to charities, the establishing of hospitals for 

 second, $5,000 to third, $2,500 to fourth, $1,500 to , 1 • 1 1 • 1 

 fifth, $1,000 to sixth. humankind and animals. 



It is of interest to know that the last re- 



First Trial Heat maining of Asoka's hospitals was devoted to 



Bervaldo, b. g., by The Tramp (Rhodes), 6,850 ft. 1 animals. It covered twentv-five acres, and 



Jav Kav, br. g. (Brusie), 6.600 ft 2 j- -j 1 ■ » '11 *. c 



Teasel, ch. m° (Geers), 6,800 ft 3 was divided into proper wards and courts for 



Composer, b. g. (Lasell), 6,650 ft 4 the accommodation of the patients. When 



Dewitt, b. g. (McDowell), 6,900 ft 5 an animal was sick or injured, its master had 



Locust Jack, g. g. (McHenry). 6,qoo ft 6 1 1 • . ., , ■ , , , •, 



Ralph Wick, b. g. (Dore), 6,650 ft 7 onl - v to brln S rt to the hospital, where it was 



Daniel, b. g. (Ernest), 6,850 ft 8 cared for without regard to the caste of its 



Time— 2 :46 3-4. owner, and where, if necessarv, it found an 



Bononia, Suzette, Baron, Kinstress, Invader, Budd, asy ] um j„ l d age . 



Uhlan, Genteel H.. and Margaret O. also started. ■ fe 



Second Trial Heat 



Prince C. b. h., by Martyr (McHenry), 6,750 ft. 1 ot-AD lV/f A -TTTVTff CTADIF 



The Huntsman, b. h. (Hussey), 6,800 ft 2 ALL-STAR MATINEE STABLE 



Allen Winter, b. h. (McDonald), 6,850 ft 3 , , 



Peter Balta, br. g. (Snow), 6,750 ft 4 C. K. G. Billings unquestionably holds 



San Francisco, b. h. (Hodges), 6,800 ft 5 first place in that respect for his list of fast 



De'co'rorfad^K: (&&; 6.^i"ft.: V. ! ! .' ! ! 7 P^ormers that he has raced in the matinees, 



Sweet Marie, b. m. (Andrews), 7,100 ft b which includes such trotters as Uhlan, 



Time— 2:52. I: gg. Lou Dillon, 1:581-2; Major Delmar, 



Rebecca G.. Baron Alcyone, Betty Brook Van- x ..g ,.. The Monk, 2:05 3-4; Prince of 



detta, Beatrice Bellini, Gold Burr. Fred C, and ^ J ° ^ T ■„- _ rn,„..i«>,, 



Wilkes Heart also started. Orange, 2:06 1-2 ; Lucille, 2:07; Charley 



Alack, 2:07 1-4; Fleming Boy, 2:07 1-4; 



Final Heat Tempos Fugit, 2:071-2; Equity, 2:121-4; 



Allen Winter, b. h., by Ed Winter (McDonald), Clarita W., 2:09 3-4; Berta Mac, 2:08; Lou 



Prince £ '££\ti&w\ti£&\\\\\\\V::. 2 Billings, 2:08 3-4; Delight. 2:09 1-4; Alex- 



San Francisco, b. h. (Hodges), 6,800 ft 3 ander, 2:09 1-2, and Louise Jefferson, 



Ralph Wick, b g. (Dore), 6,650 ft 4 2 . oq ,_ 4 While for pacers there comes to 



The Huntsman, b. h. (Hussev). 6,800 ft 5 . j T •.,, T , ^ „ T T _. p. n j,i„i. 



Peter Balta, br. g. (Snow). 6,750 ft 6 nllnd Llttle Ln . v ' 2 :DI I " 2 '• Blacklock, 



Time— 2:46. 2 :02 3-4; Albert S., 2:03 3-4: Morning 



Teasel, Kim, Composer, Bervaldo, Jay Kay, De- Star, 2:04 1-4; Mazette, 2:04 1-4; Angus 



witt. Locust. Jack Daniel,' Del Coronado, and Sweet p i nter 2 - 0I ■,.,■ Fred S. Wedgewood, 



Marie also started. ' _ . d ^' _. TT 



2:05 1-4; Prince Direct, 2:07; Hontas 



Note.— Purse divided: Allen Winter $30,000, Prince Cr J oke _ 2:0 - I . 2; Home Circle, 2:07 1-2, 



C. $10,000, San rrancisco $5,000, Ralph Wick $2,500, ,„',.' 



The Huntsman $1,500, Peter Balta $1,000. and Greenlme, 2 X>7 3-4. 



