The San Francisco call., 1904-07-23
STANLEY DILLON
MAY LAND GREAT
CLASSIC STAKES
Recent Performances of the
TrOtter Have Placed Him
in Esteem Among Turfmen
CHINA MAID DOES WE'LL
California Steeds All Make
Splendid ShOwings on the
Various Eastern Circuits


1t looks very much as If the first big
trotting classic of the year, the famous
NJ and NJ $4,000 stake for horses Of
The PA class will be won by a Cali
fornia bred horse. Stanley Dillon is
the name OF the trotter that is now a
big favorite for the race and his per
formance at Columbus last week,
where he took a record Of 2:11k in
The third heat of his first appearance
IN public. has caused him to be picked
Is the probable winner Of Detroits
great annual event.
Stanley Dillon is a bay gelding by
Sidney Dillon. sire of that wonderful
mare. Lou Dillon, that holds the
worlds champion record Of 1:5s1z. He
was sold at the Blue Ribbon sale at
Cleveland last year with other horses
consigned by the Santa Rosa Stock
Farm and brought but $500, ]. H
Brown of Detroit purchasing him and
turning him over to the great reinsman
Ed Geers to train. At Columbus last
week, Geers started Stanley Dillon in
his first race. The gelding acted like
= well seasoned csmpaigner and made
Il three straight. The first heat was in
2:l594. the second in 2:121z and the
third in 2:IlA.
The other horses on which last pay
ment in the NJ. and NJ. has been made
are; Allie Jay, Emma Hoyt, Lison-
5ero, Italia. jolly Bachelor, Blackthorn,
Miss Rosedale, Ruth c, Bessie Birch
wood, Miss Gay and Miss Jeanette
OF these Lisonjero, Italia and Black
thorn are California bred. Lisonjero
was bred at Palo Alto and is by Dex-
ter Prince. He has trotted a mile in
2:131z this year. Italia is a mare by
Zombro and pulled wagon in 2:11N in
a matinee race at Cleveland. Black
thorn is by Hawthorne. He won at
Columbus last week, getting a record
Of 2:13k. But while all these perform
ances are good and Of NJ. and NJ. quail
ity. Stanley Dillon has shown so much
class that he is looked upon as the one
most likely 10 annex the big end Of the
stake.
The Chamber OF Commerce stake,
which is worth $4,000 and is for PAGERS
Of the 2:24 class, will be decided on
Monday, the first day of the Detroit
meeting The California mare, China
Maid is entered in this race and there
Is an excellent chance for her to win
it, Baron Grattan, Ed Geers' entry,
has been looked upon as pipe" for
This event, but he hooked up against
China Maid last week at Columbus and
she beat him two. heats in 2:Osk and
2:05l1, the fastest heats ever paced by
any horse in its first race. The race
was one Of those novelty affairs Of
three heats, in which every heat is a
race by itself.
In the third heat Baron Grattan beat
the Maid by nose in 2:Os1z and that
ended the race. China Maid was bred
by Thomas Drais Of Pennington, this
State, and picked out by Farmer"
Bunch for Ho Vow, the former Chinese
Consul at San Francisco, whose ambi-
tiOn TO become a trotting horse owner
led to his recall TO China. Before leav-
ing he disposed of his horses for about
one-tenth their cost and China Maid
fell into J. NJ. Nelson's hands, who took
her East two years ago. She was turn
ed over 10 Millard Sanders last winter,
but he does not drive her. as she wears
the hOpples and Sanders absolutely re-
fuses to drive a hoppled horse. China
Maid is driven in her races by ]. Nc
Lsughlin.
The California horses got most Of the
money at Columbus last week, where
the curtain raiser for the circuit was
held. Among the winners were Judge
Greene, Blackthorn, China Maid, Stan
ley Dillon and Consuela s, while second
money was won by the Mckinney
mare, Leta, twice, Ben F, Trilby Di-
rect, Consuela S and Leonora The
records gained during the meeting by
the winners from this State were:
China Maid, 2:05A Judge Greene,
2:0sz; Stanley Dillon, 2:11A; Black
thorn, 2:151<, and Consuela s, 2:10s<.
Millsrd Sanders won two heats Of the
2.OS pace at Columbus with Al Book.
The time was 2:OsA and 2:0s and then
Charley de Ryder captured the third
with the California, mare. Trilby Direct,
in 2:0sA. This mare looks like 2:Ol
performer this year.
The California circuit will open at
Pleasanton next Wednesday Every
thing points to very successful meet
ing. A side stake of $25 each has been
arranged by those who have nomina-
tions in the Pacific Breeders Futurity
stakes for foals OF 1904 to trot and
pace in 1907 T. ]. Crowley, one Of the
directors Of the Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association, suggested this novel
feature and it has been christened the
Crowley stake. 1t will close August l.