Kelly

Photographer

Guy Kendall

Preview

Creation Date

7-18-1940

Sex of the horse

Gelding

Sire

Peter Mac

Dam

Azora by Azoff

Stable/ Owner

Patrick O'Connell

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Stable/Owner Location

Warrenville, Ohio

Driver Name

Pat O'Connell

Race

Exhibition

Description

Black and white photograph of bay gelding Kelly hitched to a high-wheel sulky, owner/trainer Patrick O'Connell of Warrenville, Ohio up for an exhibition display during which Kelly attempted to break the 2.06 Trotting, World's Record for a High Wheel Sulky. High-wheel sulkies were used in harness racing from about 1827 until 1892 when the "bicycle wheel" sulky was introduced. The new, lighter-weight carts were named for the smaller, wire-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires that looked like bicycle wheels. Replacement of the heavier high-wheel sulkies quickly resulted in horses beating their previous personal best times. At the time of the timed exhibition on Thursday, July 18, 1940, the high-wheel sulky was at minimally 47 years old meaning a full generation of race fans standing along the rail of the Old Orchard Beach Kite track had never seen high-wheel sulkies race.