The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

, this horse in his 4-year-old form with won
derfui success. After that The Monk trained
| took him this winter. The silent Man
says he has every reason TO believe that
The Monk will train this season. If he does,
IL will take a great trotter to trim him..
Geers also expects great things from a
6-year-old full brother to Lord Derby
,2:cslO. one Of the grandest %trotters ever
Lord Derby is a green trotter with perfect
action and a great flight of speed; He is a
! this horse every chance to develop. and both
he and his trainer will be greatly disap-
pointed If the animal fails to materialize
The Benu n CracL Green Horse.
Another green one in the Hamlin string
from which great things are expected the
lion called The Beau Ideal. by Care Devil.
aut of The Abbot's dam. This hulf-brother
Ia the worlds champion trotting gelding is
n splendidly gated trotter and is very fast.
! Like the brother of Lord Derby, this horse
has also been given plenty OF time 10 ma
ture. and if appearances and his way of
going count for anything, he is almost GER
tain TO be heard from favorably the COM
ing season. Geers. who developed The Alb
bot. SAYS that the champions half-brother
has shown enough to convince him that the
horse Is sure to develop into a sensational
%trotter. The Beau Ideal is a dark chestnut
in color. and Is not unlike his famous halt-
brother in conformation. although The Abb
bot IS 4 beautiful blood bay In color.
Edna Cook an Equine Beauty.
The handsomest horse at Billings Park is
the mare Edna Cook. PIP. that Gesrs ~
handling for a wealthy fastener. Edna
Cook is a bay of medium size and perfect
conformation. Equine experts have, pro
nOunced this mare a perfect picture horse.
Edna was sired by Alcantara and she took
her mark as a 3-year-old. She has been
says she has been doing extremely well this
winter and gives every indication of dis
playing winning form on the track the COM
ing season.
Another trotter that the silent Man"
predicts will make his mark this year Is
Lord March. a I-year-old chestnut gslding.
by MambriEo King. that was bred at the
Village Farm: Lord March is extensively
engaged IN all the important stakes on the
Grand Circuit. He has wintered well and
looks like "A horse that will be heard from
early in the campaign.
Geers makes no secret of the fact that he
has four or Ave green %trotters that will he
one Of the lot is d 5-year-old gelding called
| Dormeath. by Heir-at-Law This horse is
the Hamlln candidate for the Merchants
and Manufacturers Stake. to be trotted at
Detroit at the opening meeting or the Crane
Circuit. Dormeath has received a lot OF
road work lately. and his trainer says the
horse will take a lot of beating at Detroit.
| The Jeweler. a 5-year-old brown gslding
by Athanio. and Nonpariel. a 5-year-old
mare by Dare Devil are two prom Rops
are good-siZed horses. well-gaited ana
! speedy. The Ouestor. a I-year-old brown
gelding by Mambrino King. is still another
| horse is a splendid individual and can trot
to beat the band. According to his trainer
he is sure to prove a hard horse to beat In
| his class.
The fastest PAGER in Geers's stable is
Shadow Chimes. 2so6A. This horse. as his
name would indicate. is a son OF Chimes.
! one Of the most successful sires that ever
stood at the Village Farm. His dam is a
daughter Of Mambrino King. Shadow
| Chimes has wintered splendidly. He Is ak
| pected to reduce his mark the coming sea-
son. Many close observers Of the light haT-
ness game predict that Shadow Chimes Is
| going to prove the pacing sensation or l%2.
Another PAGER in Geers's stable that prom.
ises to give a creditable account OF himself
the coming season Is Fred s; WsdE yTTSsl
l dam by W~edgewood, Is one OF the most I'M
1 proved-looking horses at the track. He has
looks like a horse that ought TO step along
some when Geers turns him loose to pace
for the money.
Little Boy Leads Billings String.
| Next to the Geers-Hamlin collection. the
most celebrated stable here is that of c. X.
G.. Billings. the millionaire Chicago gas mag
nate and founder of the track. Mr.. Billings's
horses are in charge Of Scott Mccoy a
well-known trainer and driver. The star of
the Billings barn is Little Boy, 2:Olla. the
champion wagon horse of the world. Little
Boy has come out OF winter quarters in
magnificent shape. Mccoy Is going right
along with this horse, as it is Mr.. Billings's
intention to SHY the pick of his string to
New York in May and every effort will he
made to have Little Boy ready for all COM.
ers on the New York speedway this spring.
Mr.. Billings's great mare, Lucille, 2:o,. Is
also looking well. and VIII be hard to beat
on the New York speedway. Lucille trotted
in 2:07 hitched to a wagon. and fs without
a doubt one of the cleyerest mares the trot-
ting turf has seen since Nancy Hanks wa
in her prime.
Hontas Crook and Mabel Onward.
Trainer Mccoy and Mr.. Billings are both
favorably impressed with Mabel EDWARDS
appearance. This mare has a mark OF
foot rood hnrSn fnr tna1a driver
Hontas Crook, 2:0Tia the great PAGER,
never showed better in his life than he does
looking finer than silk. and he moves like
a horse that could pace over the moon.
Frazier. 2!OIls, another one of Mr.. Billings's
He looks like a horse that can teas Off a
fast mile any time. This fellow Is receiving
a special prep for some early action on
trotted in 2:l1a to a wagon, is also well ad-
vanced. Mccoy has been giving this horse
a lot of road work.
Spear Has swell Lot in Hand.
George Spear is here with E. E. Smath-
ers's stable. which is headed by the famous
Lord Derby, 2:O61h. Mr.. Smathers fought
Lord Derby from Mr.. Hamlin last year for
a fancy price. According to Spear. the ia
nous trotter never wintered better. Lord
Derby weighs more now than he ever did
before and all the smart horsemen at Bill
lings Park predict that he Is sure to prove
one Of the sensational %trotters of 1902.
Spear also has two grand-looking mares
In Ida hlgnWOO0, S.l2,I. ana AlCe Barnes.
2.11k. Both these mares are trotters. and
Spears makes no bones of the fact that he
expects to clean Up with the pair before
the Grand Circuit Is well under way. Still
another trotter in the Spear stable that
looks as though he was going to make a
great horse this year is Antezella. 2:10ls.
This horse has a swell way of going. He IL
in elegant shape, having received a lot OF
road and track work lately.
The famous PAGER. Sphinx S., 2O8ia. Is one
of the star performers in Spears stable.
This horse never looked better In his life
than ne does right now. Spear says he Is
certain to reduce his mark this year. An
other PAGER In the Spear string that is at
| tracing q lot of attention from horsemen
at the track is Gold Brick, who is the
Smathers stables candidate for the rich
Chamber of Commerce stake. to be paced
during the big blue-ribhon meeting at De-
troit. Gold Brick Is a handsome individual
and he has @ most attractive way of NOV
ing on the track. The general impression
here IL that this horse Is going to prove
one of the fastest green PAGERS of the year.
Using stable here. headed by The Roman.
2:lS41, and Silver Wilkes. 2:lOk. These two
t~rotters have wintered nicely. BENSON also
has a number of highly promising green
horses in his barn. Several of them have
shown well.
Jafe Schaefer has a big string in charge
.or the Terrace Stock Farm of Patterson,
Pa. The best known horse In this barn IA
the PAGER Terrace Queen. 2:09h. This mare
is ereatly improved since She went into win
ter quarters last fall. Shaefer is confident
that she will make a better mare this year
than ever. Zephyr; the Terrace FARMS