The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06

look good for the grand circuit stakes
in which they arc heavily entered.
Amy Brooks Failure.
The crack trotting mare Amy Brooks
2.05E, who WAS thought by about ev-
crvbody TO have chance 10 become
one of the world s most famous trot-
tors. unfortunately failed to stand
trimming and has been sent TO Kentucky
TO be bred. hence the raccgocrs will
not have the opportunity to witness the
expected battles between her and Ham"
burg Belle, 2:0iM.
Mcdonald has n green trotter that
is exoeciod to be great guns this year,
this one being the mare Margin, which
trottcd a mile last year IN 2:09l2 last
half in 1.03Is and final quarter in
.30lh. After stepping this mile the
mare trimmed off, but is now sound, and
il is believed she will he heard from
in ihc big stakes. SO far tins spring
She has only trotted in 2.162, hnt has
the speed, having shown a final quarter
in :@Ol.
Mcdonald is training the marc, Belle
Bird. that gained thrcc.ycar-old rec
ord Of 2:llis Two years ago and that
gave great promise early that year. TWO
other colt trotters of rcnown that he is
again training as Bob Douglas. for
nerlv called Douglass. with which he
won the Hartford f'utur!ty two wears
ago and marked in 2;l2h At three. and
Miss Adbell that gained a thrcc-ycai-
old record of 2:09a,
Greens burg. Ind, Mcdonald has sew.
cral good trotters, including the marc
Gladys 2:2dl4. that is 4 2:l0 or better
trotter promising Futurity candi'
date is the three ycaGold colt Toddy
Direct owned by Frank p. Baxter the
wcll.known secretary Of he Lima Driv-
ing Park company. This fellow is by
the great dead sire. Todd. 2;lfS4, out
of a Director General marc
Sanders With Green Ones.
MiIlard Sanders the man who made
and drove the irotting queen Lon Dill
Ion to hcv world record of ! :53 -, is
busy with n whole drove of colts and
aged horses sired BY Lon Dillon s pa
indianapolis track. Naturally the pub
liz is greatly interested in tho trottin2
mare Ruth Dillon. that cropped down
from tho clouds at Columbus last year
and won such An impressive race and
lowered the world 5 record
for four year-old trottinG illies TO
3.06l.
This was not her first record break
iag stunt, either, as at tho age Of three
Snr SGT the nail -mllc lT3ck irplllHE rec
ord AT 2:l5l4. The fast mare has
wintered splcndldly, and Mr., Sanders
believes that she is the making of an
other Lon Dillon, which is saying some.
thing. sure She has been trained along
easily this year, not having been asked
to beat 2;20 as yet, but she has world
Of speed and ii is confidently believed
that she will cut wide swath on the
big ring this year when she makes her
appearance.
Sanders has several other billions that
are bidding for grand circuit honors.
Martha Dillon, 2;292 is entered in the
NJ. & NJ, which is an indication shat
her owner. Sterling r. Holt, thinks we'll
of her. She has not been asked to beat
9:20 as yet, but is considered better
than a 2:l0 trotter.
Sanders has another NJ. e. NJ entry,
a mare by Virgins named Wigetta, that
has n world OF speed and has been
around 2:lS this spring.
Sanders old pet, the famous Lou Dill.
Ion, now in Europe, is attracting wide
attention. and it is safe TO say that
when she appears on the European
tracks ready to show for n distance her
wonderful flight Of speed. the foreign
ers will stand still more in awe Of her.
So much have they grown to think of
her at the track where she is i'm train
ing IN Germany that big stake has
been chrstened "tbc Lou Dillon
stake -