The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-28
The LATEST
TURF DOPE
sHANOSN~ TELLS or WHAT rs
DOING AMONG THE MAURY
HoRsEMEN.
(Bv ShandonD

Good weather, like good health. can
certainly be appreciated by the men
who are now preparing the feet-footed
harness horse for the coming cam
paign. Training operations are re-
ported Il least four weeks behind the
average season, especially is this true
Of the northern section. Here In sun
ny Tennessee the most favored spot In
all this broad land to train and edu-
cate the trotter and nacer, the only
interference has probably been just a
little too much rain. This, however,
does not show TO any perceptible de-
gree on the more than fifty horses
now quartered at South Side Park.
AS a rule all of the trainers located
at this track have their charges well
advanced, and every workout day
shows a marked Improvement both in
manners and speed.
The horses all look to be in the pink
of condition, they-as well as the
trainers and caretakers look cheerful
and in the best of spirits, they all look
to be working in perfect harmony to
reap the reward in the hard fought
turf battles sure TO come later in the
season.
The most optimistic person to be
found at this season of the year is the
owner of a prospective race horse;
with each degree of improvement he
is profuse with words of good cheer
for the work being done by the faith
full trainer, as well as that essential
nersonage the caretaker, more familiar
" known as "swipe." II is indeed
refreshing to notice the anticipation
displayed by these careful caretakers
lust at this season, their enthusiasm
and hope to land winner knows no
bounds.
Just a little over sixty days remain
now, when the bell will tap, and the
BOYS will turn for the word. Within
the next few days however, entries
will have to be named in the colt
stakes and early closing events.
We found Mick Thomas busily en-
gagged last Tuesday trying to figure
out his probable candidates for these
events, and we herewith give list OF
his conclusions. For the early clos
ing 2:25 pace, the following are likely
candidates: Peerless, The Hermitage
Correctly, Midnight, Robt L. and Dan
Wilkes.
In the 2:30 trot selection VIII De
made from the following bunch: End
less. b. h., by The Spy; Phallasdale D
h. by Ondale; Orphan Gre, Oh. m
by Tennessee wilkes; Athlane, b. d
by Stately. 2:1112; Make Gentry D
M. by John r. Gentry, 2:00h; Albal
b. h by Alliewood 2:097S. He vii
also have a formidable array for the
Younger division, in the two anc
lthree.year-old trotting and pacing
stakes as follows: 2-year-old trot
Fred s. Nc. b. c. by McEwen PISA
Prince Axtelle, b. C. by Axtailoi
2:l5A; Gentry Jr., b. C. by Jonn n
Gentry 2:OO1a.
2-year-old pace-Eva Love b. T., Or
phan Boy b. c., Slick Goods blk C.
Brown Direct b. c., all by Walter ID
rect 2:O5s4: and Redfeld gentry D. c
nv John R. Gentry 2:0013.
In the three-year-old trotting STAKE
he only has one pupil, but from pres
ent prospects this one will be equal Z
the occasion, her name is Rythmica
% f. by rhythmic 2:061a. The onl!
three.year-old PAGER in the barn oeini
the bay FLY Annie T. by Hal Chafnl
i2:05A. His list of record horses
Sandy Hal p, 2:1O1a; Geers Direct
az 2:11A; and Little Buddie 2:l61a
are we'll known to the racing WORT
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