THE TROTTING HORSE IN TENNESSEE 



Cumberland Park was built, Nashville might have 

 rivaled Lexington as a breeding center; but, well, 

 why sigh over the misfortunes, or wasted opportu- 

 nities of the past? 



Alice West, a black mare foaled in 1873, by Al- 

 mont, dam Young Kate by McDonald's Mambrino 

 Chief, came northward from Columbia, Tenn., as 

 a four-year-old, and defeated such horses as Ken- 

 tucky Wilkes, Romance, Sir Walter, and Hogarth, 

 and I shall never forget how happy her owner, 

 George T. Allman was. E. F. Geers was the trainer 

 and driver, and she helped to draw attention to his 

 patience and skill. She obtained a record of 2.26. 

 Blackwood Jr., foaled in 1871, by Blackwood, dam 

 Belle Sheridan by Blood's Black Hawk, came to 

 New York in 1875, in the training stable of A. J. 

 McKimmin, and defeated such four-year-olds as 

 Hambletonian Mambrino and Alice Medium, and 

 was quite a star as a five-year-old in Centennial con- 

 tests. At Hartford he defeated Dame Trot and 

 Rosewood, and at Philadelphia he won the stallion 

 cup from Governor Sprague and Sam Purdy, and 

 trotted to a record of 2.23. In the race for five-year- 

 olds at Philadelphia, he was second to Governor 

 Sprague, and behind him were Elsie Good and Lady 

 Mills. The best time was 2.24^. Blackwood Jr. 

 did not trot up to expectations in this race, and 

 McKimmin was blamed for his poor performance. 

 His record of 2.22J was made in the spring of 1876. 

 Blackwood Jr. was somewhat rough gaited, a fault 



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