Show Trotting Gossip Alec Grant brought up from Sacramento Sac-ramento a very fine two year old colt sired by Berlin owned by Ed Miller of the Central Pacific Railroad he by Revis Blackbird he by Simpsons Blackbird by an imported thoroughbred The colts dam is Lady Washington by American Boy he by Belmont This baby trotter is the property of genial Sam Ewing Mr Grant also brought the black horse r Dick Turpin sired by Fred Low he I by I Old St Clair the sire of Occident Occi-dent and is the grand sire of Fred Crocker on the dams side the phenominal threeyear old trotter of 1SSO St Clair is the fountainhead fountain-head of Governor Stanfordt trotters trot-ters he being the sire of the dams of Benito and Wildflower who have records of 221 and 224 as two year olds Alec will be remembered as the successful driver of Ewing and he is here to drive and train any bodys trotters that desire his services ser-vices he has been in the business for fifteen years and knows all about runners and trotters as he was a race rider until he got to be too heavy |