The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-22
ABOUT MAY ALLEN.
The indianapolis Horse Discussed by
the Horse Review.

The Christmas number Of the Horse Re-
view has the following to say OF May Al
len. an Indianapolis horse:
when May Allen made her Grand Circuit
debut at Columbus, last August, she rose
in a single bound from comparative OBJ
security to the ranks of the select 2:l0 class.
NJ. j. Reardon. OF indianapolis, her owner,
is a modest man, and so no beating OF
drums or p~ealing of bells announced her
quality previous TO her appearance. Her
race at was the Board OF Trade
stake, worth 5000, for PA %trotters. Coun-
try j. was installed favorite at $50 to SIS for
the field. which, beside May Allen, included
Neva Simmons and Vic Scheller. May
reeled off the required three heats IN easy
fashion, always having the foot OF the
party. The time was 2:lll4. 2:1A. 2:09l4.
Mr.. Reardon and his friends took the field
end of the betting, and raked in enough
money 10 pay Mays keep for the balance
OF her life. After the shock was over. the
circuiters took time TO make inquiry about
the new star, and found that i'm five starts
in 1900 she was hrst four times and took a
record OF 2:S. Her next start was I'm the
5000 Bonner memorial stake. at Brighton
Beach. Here she was out OF form through
illness and finished behind the money. In
the $4,000 Massachusetts stake at Readville
she met defeat through misfortune. Eleata
won the first and second heats I'm 2:092L.
2:09, with May Alien a close second in
each. The third heat she laid up. and in
the fourth, when well up with Onward Sill
Yer on the first turn, threw a shoe and
was distanced. At Hartford. two weeks
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true self. and was out OF the money. She
redeemed herself, however, at the homo
town. in her next start. by winning a hard
hve-heat race. The first heat went TO May
in 2:l0z. Alan won the second I'm 2:i12,
Dorothy Redmond the third I'm 2:l0ik. and
May Allen came back game and strong and
took the fourth and fifth I'm 2:l2, 2:l3A. At
Terre Haute, the week after. she won the
first two heats OF the 5000 Wabash stake
in 2:11L. 2:11h. and won second money.
The most severe test asked OF her during
the season was in the Johnston 5000 stake
at Lexington. The track. by continuous
rain, had been made extremely heavy, but
she stood the ordeal OF five bruising heats.
winning the first in 2.l5L. the fourth in
2:14A and the fifth in 2:l61L. Four days later
she started in the Blue Grass stake, but
war not good and finished behind the mon
ey. May Allen stands tenth among the win
ming t%rotters on the Grand Circuit. having
won 50. 80. With the addition OF Lexington
and Indianapolis. her total earnings are
! s.. 100. In point OF good looks there was
scarce her equal ont this season. She Is a
solid chestnut, with good size and superb
finish. Her sire. Que Allen. 2O9A. was a
great race horse In this country, and now
holds the European championship record.
2.O8 2-5. Her dam f. Prudy Allen. by
Simms's Clark Chief. and she Is also the
dam OF Colonel Matson. 2.2Z. Mart Wilson,
the Indianapolis trainer. drove her IN all
but her last two races, In which Andy Nc
Dowell had the mount. As she Is only A
~hve-year-Old and always has a great turn
OF speed al her command. May Allen may
be looked upon as a very strong factor I'm
next seasons 2.i0 classes.