1894 — MARY BEST — ALAR. 



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Sallie Simmons, After a trip to Providence, where 

 Mountain Maid was beaten by Sirock and Miss Car- 

 roll, Arena second to Margaret L., Hilda S. third to 

 Sirock, Whalebone second to Amboise, Mary Best 

 unplaced to Aunt Delilah and Venita Wilkes won in 

 2:22^, the Goldsmith stable was shipped to Lexing- 

 ton where Venita Wilkes won a first and a third, 

 making a record of 2:14^, Alar saved her entrance 

 in the Transylvania won by Azote and Mary Best 

 was fourth to Ballona. 



Nashville was the last stand, and it also proved 

 the stopping place of John Goldsmith's turf career. 

 He won there with Alar, equalling her record of 2:11 

 in the first heat of her race, was second to Heir at 

 Law with Mary Best, and won the 2 40 stake with 

 Venita Wilkes in 2:15, 2:13, 2:14^4, after losing a 

 heat to Red Bud. This was his last mount. The 

 following table presents a synopsis of the campaign : 



Starters. 



T3 



■- 

 O 

 o 



LI 



« 



Sire. 



Amount 

 Won. 



Mary Best 



Alar 



Oro Wilkes 



Whalebone (2) . . 

 Venita Wilkes. .. 



Mahogany 



Arena 



Lesa Wilkes 



Amelia (p) 



Mountain Maid. 



Paul 



Muta Wilkes 



Judge Austin 



HildaS 



Burlingame 



Total. 



2:125* 



2:11 



2:11 



2:24 



2:13 



2:15% 



2:11% 



2:22 14 



Guy Wilkes 



Alcantara 



Sable Wilkes 



Sable Wilkes 



Guy Wilkes 



Bayonne Prince 



Alcantara 



Guy Wilkes 



Albert W 



Anteeo 



Bald Hornet 



Guy Wilkes 



McCurdy's Hamblet'n 



Stamboul 



Guy Wilkes 



$15,900 00 



11,250 00 



2,000 00 



3,596 00 



3,300 00 



2,500 00 



1,773 00 



1,700 00 



675 00 



580 00 



500 00 



300 00 



200 00 



120 00 



$47,394 00 



