The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
IN TROTTING WORLD
Ed Geers Getting His Big String of Speedy Shoppers in
 Shape.
READY FOR GRAND CIRCUIT
List of Trottcrs Now Being Trained by Great Driyer--Fast Brother
 and Sister.

cones from Memphis, Tenn, where Ed Geers Is busy getting Into condi- ton the horses that he will take to race on the grand circuit this year, In the trottins section he will make his selections from the folloWing
 The lluntsman, by Onward Silver
 2'O5 l-4, dam by AXtell, 2;l2, with q trial of 2l0; Trivial, by Boreal, 2'l5 j-i, dam by Trevilian, 2'OS l-4, with trial of 2!i2; Alceste, by Jay Bird, dam by Baron Wilkes, 2:lS, with a trial of 2;l0 l-2; Lady Worthy. by Axworthy 2:l5 l-2, dam Twin Lady, Denn Larrabie, by Larrabie the Great,
 2:l2 l-4, with trial of 2;lS l-2 on half-milc track; Kid MeGresor, by Jay McGregor, 2.07 l-4, With three- year-old trial of 2;l3 S-i
 In the pacing division are Empire Hal, a:l2 l-2, by Brown Hal, has worked half in l:02; Hallie Direct, by Walter Direct. 2:05 3-4, has work ed half in l;02; Prince Arundel, by Ashland Wilkes 2:l7 Ia. has worked In 2;l2 as three-year-old, Of course Mir. Geers has a lot of other horses
 most of them with fast records. all though a few are youngsters with fu- turity engagements, including the S9.000 colt. The Harvester, by Walnut Hall. 2:0s l-i, and the Ally Zalem. by The Tramp. Among the record horses arc John A., 2:03 3-4, and Straight Add vice, 2:05 l2. In all there are thirty HruI tv, hn t,t nV V,1 4ttfp ct ant trainers and ten grooms are re- quired to do the work The bill of fare includes oats bran. timothy pea, cat hay and alfalfa, with q cooked feed once a day. Highball, 2.06 l-4
 after a long rest, Is in training again. He Is now 100 pounds heavier than he was last year and looks to be sound. He is chock full of trot and in order not to have to take hold of his sensitive mouth too strongly Mir. Geers Is using double pair of lines. one pair hitched to a halter and one to the bit He has not been allowed to step mile better than 2:25, hvt recently he trotted the final eighth of mile in
 l5 seconds. with Mir Geers talking him back all the way
 One of the largest stables of trot-
 ters and pacers being prepared for this years campaign Is that owned by the wealthy West Virginia breeder, Henry Schmulbach and being trained
 by the veteran rclnsman, Joe Req, at the Cleveland track. The lot from
 which Req will select his race string is made up of the following: Sun Ben ton. trial ol0. by Elector Bcnton. q
 bay gelding by Nulvoi. dam Sister AL
 lee, 2:l01-2, by Baron Wilkes; Major
 Direct, by Direct 2;05 l-2, dam Sister Alice; green trotter by Director,
 2:i1. dam Minnie Simmons. e:i2, by simmons. Baron silk. by Mllyoi. dam
 Brown silk, 2:l9 l-i, by Baron
 Wilkes: Dlrectum Speer. jr @, by
 Drectum Speer, 2ll l-t, dam Lady Thisbe, 2:ii i-4. by Millon pr, Orc t2l. by Dircctum Speer, dam by EN-
 petition: a black Ally ca, by Mllvol dam Brown silk. 2:l91-4, by Baron Wilkes. a S-year-old lilly by Belsire, . 2:lS, dam by Robert McGregor; E. ; year-old colt by Relsire, 2:ls, dam
 Eyelet. 2:06 l-2, by Gamhetta Wilkes; [ a mare by Owyhee, 2:li, dam Econ omy dam of Captain Derby, 2:o6 1-i,
 hy Echo; a 4-ycar-old stallion hy Di- , rect, 2:O5 l-2, dam Silena E. 2;li l-2, 1 by Blrchwood, and a i-year-od stall
 lion by Directum Speer, 2:ll lei, dam Wynema. 2.l31-4 by Robert Me
 Gregor. Some of the youngsters arc being pointed for futurity engage
 ments. but the older ones are headed
 for the grand circuit
 W. C. Dunfee. the California trainer who is coming cast to race the green tiotter, Regalo by osto, 2iS l-2 son i of Mckinney, 2:ll l-i, in the Grand , Circuit has leased tho sensational pac- l CT thus far known as The Pig and will bring that horse along cast also. This , pacer was sied by Titus son of Direc. . tor, 2:l7, and it is reported that hc , has paced mile in 203 l-i Recently
 many persons saw him pace quarter [ in 20 l-2 seconds and he should he q 3 pretty fair proposition In the early } closing events for pacers of the slow class. He will probably be given some , name more appropriate to his quality when he is entered in the events he r will bo started in. Regalo, Mr Dun fees candidate for the slow trottine classes trotted mile in a matinee racr B at Los Angeles in January laet in 20! so that the California trainer will have two grand money winning prospects : when he strikes the east.
 :, The stable of horses which John F, Madden has selected from among tho
 horses he has got together for his sons will he sent to Poughkeepsif about May l. in charge of Fred Bent, - ley The lot will consist of Sally Sim
 mons II, 2:i2 3-i. by simmons, the only aged trotter in tho stable; Peter Ley. burn (S), hy Peter tho Great, 2ti If 5 dam Scourine, 2lS 1-2 by onward : Ethel Hanks, by Admiral Dewey, 2;0'
 3-ie, dam Ethelwyn, dam of Ethclt Pride, 2:O6 3-i, by Harold; Nancy Nc. Kerron, by Jotn A. McKerron, 2:o4 1-2 dam Nancy Hanks, 2Oi, dam of Ad.
 mral Dewey, 20i 3-4, etc, by Happy , Medium, and an unnamed geldlng hS Vice Commodore, 2,ll, dam Lucia, 2:tSt , 1-4. Al Poughkoepse, 1t is understood that these horses will be under the watchful eye of w, l.. Andrews and the :, Buffalo trainer will 1t is said drive
 such of them as are started In any
 race,
 Harry Stinson, trainer at Miss k Y l.. Wilkes Cruickston Farm, Galt, Ont. thinks he will have faster brother F and sister two and three years old, out , this season than has ever been seen oll
 in one stable The pair are Orc Lam,
 bert, 2:l7 3-4 as 2-year-old, now
 three years old, and Vanity orc. two
 years old They are by orc Wilkes ' 2:1l, out of Vanity, 2;lo 1-4, by Hal dane, orc Lambert although lame near
 ly all of last summer, was one of thc 4 r. q =