The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
FLEET FILLY
TO RACE EAST
Bonnie Nc Will Represent
California i'm the $4,000
Futurity for Trotters
GREAT SPEED REQUIRED
Grace Bond, Last Years VIM
ner, Shows Three Heats
Better Than 2:1O Gait

For the first time in years California
bred three-year-old has been sent East 70
compete against the best colts ana niles
of fts a ge in the Kentucky $4,000 Futurity,
the richest of all stakes for three-year-
old trotters. The FLY Bonnie DC, pred
and owned by W. n Lumsden OF odnla
Rosa. is to carry CALIFORNIA; eolors In tne
preat event this year. and she gives every
promise Of proving equal to the ordeal
bonnie Nc is by Charles Grifhths great
PAGER Bonnie Direct, 2:0511. the champion
of his day. Her aam Is that popular oid
mare Myrtle. 2:1Sts. by Anteeo.
1t was back in 1893 that two nilles'
Myrtle and Vida Wilkes, started IN the
Occident Stake at Sacramento Myrtle
was named in the race by her oreedeF'
the late Isaac De Turk of Santa Rosa,
while Vida Wilkes was the representative
of the famous Corbett farm at san Ma
teo Myrtle was handled by bln NC
Graw OF Silas Skinner fame, wnlle tne
late John Goldsmith held the ribbons over
Vida Wilkes. The wise money was an
down on Vida and at odds OF four ana
three TO one, poured into the pooI DoN'
while the grape pickers rom SonOAIa 4.
County quietly took the other emo. -
was easy for Myrtle, and sne won IN
three straight heats. She started 2 Iew
times the next year, but was retlreo VIII VIII
a leg" and placed in the brood-maEe
ranks.
She then became the property OF Mr..
I.urnsden, who patched her up In IeSs,
when she was II years old, and starteu l
her In a race at Santa Rosa she reeleo
on a mile in 2:131s. knocking six seconds
from her former mark, and was tnen re-
tired TO the farm to spend the oalance ol
her days as a matron- She Is the oan
OF that fast trotter Robigola- z1z1s. Wnlcn NC,
MiIlard Sanders raced on the Grand C'r-
cult two years ago
Her three-year-oId daughter, Bonnie
Nc, will add further to her reputation
as a producer OF speed Bonnie NC
trotted a mile in 2.22 last April with
half In 1:05z and quarter IN 81 =
seconds. This seems marvellous speed
for one of her age so early In the year,
but she will have TO trot mucn raster
TO win, as the Kentucky Futur1ty IS gem
orally record breaker
Last wear Grace Bond won II and ner
winning heats were 2-09A. 2:OS14 anu
2:o9% In 1904 Sadie Mac carried on
the big end of the purse, 2:12+ being
her fastest heat. and the year oerore
NeIla Jay won with 2:14A the best
time.
Bonnie Nc will meet the pick Of the
three-year -old trotters Of America IN
this race. She will be driven by Ed
Benyon, the Kentucky trainer, VINO mas
a reputation. for winning big colt
stakes. Bonnie Nc reached Lexington
preparation for the race. which comes
of in September. Among the other
starters will be W. A Clark's Kentucky
bred colt Bon Voyage, which won the
two-year-oId division last year, driven
by Charles Marvin Bon Voyage has
wintered at Los Angeles in charge OF
Ted Hayes. His record Is 2:l5 as
two-year-old-
Lou Dillon is billed to start for Cleve-
land on Monday. She will probably have
her last workout this morning at san
Jose She has been taking her fast exer-
else on Tuesdays and Saturdays during
the past two months before adnnirtng
crowds who visit Agricultural Park in the
Garden City especially TO see the trottins
queen in action.
The Los Angeles list OF entries was
not as large as expected, but SHOWS an
average of nearly eleven for each event.
This should result IN good fields OF
starters. The 2;09 class pace has seven
Of the fastest side wheelers on the coast
entered. The little stallion Daedalion
2:1O. owned by A Ottinger OF this city,
is the horse the winner will have to
heat. The other entries IN this event
are ZoIock 2:09z, Kelly Briggs 2:0eA.
Alone 2:0eL. lie Roi 2:1014, Ira 2:10A
and Jonesa Bus1er 2-11A- Daedalion
beat Kelly Briggs last year at Santa
Rosa, and there was much talk OF a
$4,000 match between the two this
spring. but it never got beyond talk. II
both start at the Los Angeles meeting
il should be a fight to finish and one
of the best betting races seen there In
years.
One OF the most improved trotters in
training on the coast is Captain ]. R.
Benefits DR.. Hammond 2:12E. which
Is taking his work at the San Jose
track He looks and acts as IL 2:10
would be easy for him this year.
Lady Zombro is expected to win a
few races and get a low record on the
Grand Circuit. which begins at Detroit
during the latter part Of July. p. ".
Hodges is training her at San Jose and
a half in 1:02h has already been shown
by the daughter OF Zombro. She win
be taken to Los Angeles and started in
the 2:17 class trot and then shipped to
Detroit Lady Zombro has been entered
in the big stakes all through the grand
circuit.