The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
THE PICKET BETTER
THAN EVER BEFORE.
Winner Of American Derby and
81. Brooklyn Handicap in Spleen
did Condition.
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LExINC;TON,sy NJ KY, March 31.--"The&
Picket gives promise OF being a better
horse this season even than when he
won the American Derby IN 1903 or the
Brooklyn Handicap In 1904. So says
walter Hopkins. manager Of the brood
mare department Of the Waldock stud.
Hopkins says Carroll Reid was
never more pleased with The
Picket's$ spring condition than he isl
this year. The horse did not have an
ailing moment during the winter, nor did
he miss a feed. His mouth trouble IS en-
EtirelY cured, and he Is seemingly sound In
wind and limb
SS It is Rcid's Intention to send Tho Picket
out in public for his first start Of the
season in the Brooklyn Handicap. The
trainer Is satisfied wlti3the weight al
slotted to the son of Falsetto lie is only
asked to ca rrys one pound more than
when he won t he big rac two years ago.
In Reid's opinion he+ holds ,ssy sonhy, safe
at ifference OF sleven$ pounds and two
years in age;yif he can get :fim8to, the post
! in his present dition.ss Reid wants TO-
again win the Brooklyn Handicap for stud
advertising purposes. Il: q "a
There are over forty trotting horse
trainers here now. and every one Of them
has either some high class youngsters or
is carefully selecting tho future cam
paigners OF tho grand circuit. Ed Ben,
yon's racing stable Is at present the
largest In numbers of any here and In
quality will compare most fnvornbly with.
any string Of great speed prospects that
was ever gathered In this track. lie had
Llghtsolne ~. 2:14 IA, winner OF thealast
season Is two-ycAr-old division Of the Ken.
lucky futurity In excellent condition, and
it lis surlniscd that she will prove this
-. -t,os
ir her various engagements. He is also
training q, full sister, three year-od, OF
Hawthorne, 2:O6 IA, that trained salts
factory last season. She is well engaged
In many OF the three year-old events.
Alice Edgar, 1926; Bessie Brown, 2:12;
Jack Axworthy, 2:15 IL; Lady Rossie,
2:251-2 are among those that have records
In his stable, besides some excellent green
pacing prospects.
Of the latter Reydell Vale that has
trained In o:06 3-4; William O., by tho
Director General that showed last sea-
son In 2:0S1-4, and Cassus by Brown
Hal, 9:121-2, dam Cassie. 2;123-4 by
Tennessee Wilkes. 2:27, is spoken OF as
an excellent racing proposition. Others
will be added to this exceedingly strong
combination later. s.s W
h w, F. Freeman, who has for seven
years been trainer for ]. T. Mcdonald,
will this season have a public stable,
having already several In his charge. The
Hermit, a black stallion, by Abdell, 2:23,
dam Bennie Allerton, 2:1S1 Is one that
he now has. He is one possessing extreme
speed and trIaled last season In 2:14A,3
With a half mile In 1:0th.
n Pearllght (D, BY searchlight, 2:osA, dam
Pearl Onward, 2;o64f by Onward, 2;25A,
has been added to the training stable Of
w. w. Evans. She Is owned by s. J.,
Bronson, OF New Haven, Conn.,, owner Of
her sire. and Is q young PAGER Of much
merit.
sonrchllght. 2:o3M, will he this sea son Mt
The Films. In charge Of George w. St..
Clair. He Is sure to be highly nppre-
itreme speed, great merit and a member Of
!ti1io famous "a lcyone family
John b. Stewart, the owner, and Mike
Bower.7,an, the trainer. are greatly
nleaged with the way that May. Earl has
wintered, and are confident that she %lll
continue her sensational career this year.
Her trial OF the t1fth milo last fan IN
2,0s1t stamps her as probably the fastest
green trotter In sight, She inherltH direct
snesd from her sire. San Mnteo, 2;1sA,
ana her dam, Edna Earl, was by Earl
Roland Drake has taken up seven head
ia train this season, among them the
splendid young mare Sarah Herr q by
Charlie Herr, 2,07, She Is owned by Jo-y
semi Montgomery, OF Harrisburg Pa,
and itrotted last season as q three-year-
Old in a trial of 5;ls IL, with anal quarter
done in 81 Ia.
n Ton, AIaynard's horses, now being. cared
for BY Percy Taylor, are IN excellent con-
dltion, and will certainly prove a salts
faction to the owner when they come
to feel the fine italian hand, ot Mart
11an,mo7ist Flexo. The green trotter Of
this bunch is In most exeellent form. and
can be expected to accomplish wonderful
things In the near future 5jfiy
y CO. Harris has added to his training
stable a green trotting geldlng by pi-
rector cieneral, dam Scarlet Wilkes. that
gives evidence OF developing into a first
class trotter. He has never had any
track work, but the speed and action
ing, Marion Lee, by Wilkes Boy, dam
Early Morn dam Of Bornadottee. a;2s Md.
ny IIambrino, 2:l ia Is another excel
lent member OF this stable. Her trial Of
.s:l1 IA shows that she Ia "ltn besides
she rs very handsome and an ideal gem
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