The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-16
NEWS FROM THE
RA|LB|AD TW|TTERS

Walter Cox's stable has struck a win
ming gait Walter has an entry in every
class at Albany.
Senator Bailey's 3-year-old trotter Vera
Prodigal has been a mile over the Lex
ington track in Z:lI.
I'D Geers' stable will remain at the Lib
ertyville Qll) track till the opening of the
Windsor (Ont.) races.
Lord Roberts 2l2la). son OF Arion (2:l2%D
and Nancy Hanks (2:0D. is the sire Of
only two living colts.
A 3-year-old colt by Arion (2:07aD, out
OF Ruth Leyburn (2:2lh), has been mile
In 2.2iIa over the Lexington (Ky) track.
The get of the dead stallion Alexander
(2:2OI4) may not be game, but they keep
right on getting the money just the same.
&. w. Marks. on behalf OF Robert Nc
(2:0S14) issues def TO any trotter owned
In Chicago or the entire West, The Monk
(2:OJl4D preferred.
Mart Dcmarest has Director Joe. the
half brother TO Joe Patchen, going sound.
and lately worked him three trips better
than 2:l5 the third In 2:l2}4.
j. ii. Richardson, proprietor OF Thorn
dixie stock farm, Andover, has sold the
promising young trotting stallion, Henry
NJ. Whitney. TO j. w. Coggefall, Provi-
dence, X. i.
Choir Boy (2:lo1a). owned by f. G. Jones.
Memphis. Tenn, has been converted TO
the pace. Geers has driven him half
in 1:6 at his new way OF going.
1t Is reported that the owners OF the
great pacing mare The Broncho (2:03L.)
will have her fitted to go against the pac-
Ing record for mares, 2:oOA. held by
Darrell.
forced Locust Boy to trot in 2:20i1, the
fifth heat at Hohokus, ~. j., is said to
have all the earmarks OF a coming 2:l0
trotter.
Out at Combina,-on Park Trainer Crow
ley is getting Emma Il. (2:09) ready 20
beat the track record, and also win first
money I'm the free-for-all class at the
Marshfield fair.
with the exception OF Nut Boys brill
liant heat In 2:l1. aver the half-mile
track at Rochester, y. Y. the trotters OF
the season have not kept pace with the
achievements OF the PAGERS.
Three NJ. & NJ candidates started in the
2:2l trot at Libertyville. III They were
Allie j., who won the race; Ann Direct.
who was fourth. and Ed Geers' mare Fa-
shoda. who finished behind the money
The chestnut pacing mare Alfalfa
(2:l2iD, that made such a good campaign
last year. is starting out well this season.
At jamestown last Saturday she defeated
l. T. Washburn in straight heats. the
or Wflcn was Z.lot2.
The Mckinney mare Coast Marie is cut
ting a wide swath in the New York mat
inees this season. She has not been beat
en- this year, and last Saturday paced the
Empire City track In 209h defeating
King Direct and Stonewall.
Robert Lee (2:06l4), Don Carr (2:06) and
the other fast PAGERS owned by Louis
Winans. Brighton. England may be re-
turned to this country TO race, they hav-
fo.r haa karr tn and IN nttAt
OF their outclassing all other PAGERS raced
over there.
The entry list for the Minnesota state
fair has been given out. 1t is record
breaker. and a great many OF the prom
inent stables are represented, including
those Of ]. c. Mccoy. which includes the
Allen farm string, Charles Dc Ryder,
John Hussey and w O. Foote.
The 4-year-old colt Ambush, that took
record OF 2:14h last season, won
matinee race at San Bernardino, Cal, last
month and trotted the first heat In 2:l3.
He is an inbred Mckinney, being by Zo-
loch (2:05i4). dam by Silkwood (2:0O, sec
ond dam by Mckinney (2:llh.
The pacing stallion Billy Seal (2:1sI4),
with which Walter Cox won the 2:l9 pace
at Woodlawn park, Albany last week, is
only 4-year-old. Last year he started
in the classes for 3-year-olds In the Me-
braska circuit. winning three out of the
five races in which he competed. making
a record OF 2:19M.
Another 2:10 trotter is TO cross the At
lantic, John Splan having purchased for
export TO italy the bay mare Emma Book
| (2.O9A). The mares new owner is Sig.
| Giuseppe Lamma OF Bologna, owner also
OF Kirdwood. Jr. (2:l0) and other fast ex-
American horses. She Is by Silent BROOK
t2:I6I0 out OF Emma T. CID. dam OF
Miss Adbell (2:O9a.). by Socrates.
Trainer Sunderlin won two out OF the
| three events at Utica last Saturday. ono
with the Alexander gelding Billy w, who
! reduced his record 10 2:l2A. and the other
with the noted geldIng Angus Pointer
| (2:0iik), which Senator Whitney purchas-
| ed from the Billings consignment 10 the
| Old Glory sale last November. In the
| third heat OF this race Angus Pointer was
| driven TO beat the track record and paced
| In 2:07A.
| One OF the most remarkable OF the get
| OF that great sire. Alycone, IL the little
trotting mare Bush (2:09is). She has rails
| ed one foal. was barren last season and
was not worked. About four weeks ago
| Bush trotted a mile In 2l6ih over the
| Waverly ~. J., half-mile track. the last
eighth In 10 seconds. 2:0s gait. This is a
| performance which but few trotters that
| are % years old can equal after they
| have been retired from the track nine
| years. Bush forced The Monk out in 2.0sts
] in the second heat and made her record.
| 2:oeik. In the third heat OF race in 1897.
and holds a half-mile track record OF
4 2.llL.