The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-23
GEERS'S GOOD STRING SILENT MAN HAS FINE BUNCH
 OF BROTHERS. An Even Dozen Youngsters at Mem phis That Wise Sportsmen Have Picked Out to Be
 Good Ones.

Speaking of Ed Geers's stable. Cnica- go paper of Sunday says;
 People who intend going to the trois this year should get the fact hxea m m his string at Memphis more good green trotters than all the other trainers sn the country put together, ana when he begins starting them 1t will take some thing far above the ordinary 10 get to the wire in front of the silent man.
 This is strong statement to make, but it is literally true. At.Memphis one day last week 1 sat on what IS know Il as .'the knockers bench alongslue the stable gate at the Billings track, and A man at my side. one of the best judges of horses In the lard made the state ment given above, and then he proceed ed to prove that it was in no sense an exaggerauon.
 has just an even dozen trotters without records that already have been quarters in thirty-five seconds right over tns track, and a good proportion Of them could shade that record of speed quite bit, as we all know IL IS not Geers practice to ask any of his horses Tor an extreme effort, even for a short distance. three months before the races in whicn they are entered begin. Now if we were to hear of one trotter-just one--in the hands of. any other trainer that could do this and that. in addition, was good gaited, perfectly hammered, and bred in the top notch of fashion, we would say that trainer was in great luck and had right to bank good deal on what that trotter would do for him before the sea- son closed.
 List of Green Trotters.
 Here is list of the green trotters in the Geers string that are showing from 2:20 to ::12 speed right now in the first part of April I'll give their breeding. too, as that will interest every man wkho cares for harness horses:
 The Questor, by Mambrtno King; dam
 "Nonpareil. by Dare Devil; dam by Look.
 Lord March, by Mambrino King; dam by Hamlins Almont.
 "Dormeath. by Heir-at-Law; dam by Chimes
 ''rhe Jeweler. by ,Athanio; dam by Hamlin's Almont.
 ''rhe Corker, by Rex Americus; dam by Mambrino King.
 "rhe Barb, by Athanio; dam by Ken- lucky Prince
 'rhe Beau Ideal by Dare Devil; dam by Mambrino King.
 ''Milvia. by Rex Americus; dam by Mambrfno King.
 "The Jester. by Mambrino King; dam by Hamlias Almont.
 The Bishop, by Mambrino King; dam by Chimes.
 "Leola Belle. by Chimes: dam by
 Three Or four of these horses look like the making of real stars that will be in the 2:10 list as soon as they have trotted into the company of horses fast enough to force thGan there. The Questor was taken in hand by Geers just about a year ago. when he could show about a three-minute gait. He got to he a 2:2) horse before the trainer went away for the campaign of 1901, but he is so mucn improved this spring that there Is no telling how fast he can go. Barring The Monk, and possibly The Corker, there fs not trottef on the track, or in the cot ntry for that matter that has this horse beaten when 1t comes to the mat ter of perfect gait. Then, again, he is big, strong fellow. with the right sort of bone and muscle in his makeup. and the way he can step through the stretch right now would seem like a pipe dream If l owned him.
 Other Fast Ones in String.
 Then there is that Dare Devil mare Nonpareil. She to'e og half mile in :o6 i-2 the other day. and Papa Geers had hold of her so hard that there was six inces of slack in the traces. What do you think she would have done that quarter in if only he had relaxed his grip a little and clucked a couple of times. There is no pole or strap or other jew elry on her. either. and have yet to see her act as if she wanted to make a break. But she isn't the only one In the paru' lLoru March IS douDle-gaiteu. ana his head has to be kept straight with side stick, but he is a sure trot horse. timed him down the stretch this morning in 033, and was only buggy riding for Geers at that. He Is a Mambrino King, and you know they will always race faster than they work, and also that they don't get to their speed early in the season Therefore. when I see one of them stepping a 2:12 clip early in April with the, driver saying whoa, boy 1 know that something will come off later in the season that will set people to talk ing about that horse
 .Dormeath showed a year ago that no 2;l5 trotter could beat him to the secre- tary's office on race day. but he was saved over. and l guess you don't think Geers Is saving any bad things when he has on hand the ones we have been talk ing about. The Jeweler makes people drop everything else they are doing when he goes by to look at him. The Croker