The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

The lists Of entries 90 the -early
closing events OF the Grand Circuit
MEETINGS this spring show that more
than usllAI number of.young trofteEs
have been named In the rich trotting
stakes all along the line from kala-
mazoo to Columbus. A big percen-
tage OF the. eligjbles are four and five
year-olds. many OF them with little
racing experience. but having shown
early speed enough to warrant their
owners taking chance OF their knock.
ing down some Of me plams Of the
big ring. 8.
than once proved themselves consist
ent winners in the events open to
horses of all ages. The Dexter Prince
mare. Eleata '(2.0s 1871. 'whictl' Tom
Marsh brought down the line in 1901.
winning mem q M. Charter Oak
md other harness turf classics. was a
four4year-old: and her 2,08 "a In the
NJ &M. was the first time 2: 10 had
been beaten In that event and stood
as the stake record until 1907, when
Sonoflsa Girl and Highball had their
memorable duel, the mare setting the
record at 2:06 Ia, where II still re-
mains.
Boralma 900, Thomas w. Law
song game little trotter. was practic.
ally invincible on the big ring in his
four-yeaf-old FORM, even though he
went through long-drawn-out contest
for tne~Kentucky Futurfty. in which ne
was returned the winner the year
previous.
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Of that wonderful colt, The Harvester
f2:06 3-D, who was unbeaten in the
futurities as three-year.old and last
year swept the 2:0S and 1909 classes
Of the Grand Circuit, losing but
single heat up to Lexington, where ne
was taken sick and drawn after his
race won to certainty. So II viii
be seen by these examples that II VIII
occasion no surprise should one or
the younger trotters clean UP in the
stakes down the line the coming sum
mer
Pop Geers has star young trotter
which he is grooming for the NJ. G.
N. and other stakes in the black mare
Dude Archdale. She is now a Ave.
year-old and was first raced two years
ago. starting twice In three-year-old
events on the Great Western Circuit.
In both OF which she finished second
10 the crack Arizona colt Justo
t2:10 la. She made the son OF jay
Bird so in 2:13 IA TO beat her az
Pekin, III, and the following week at
Springfield drove him 10 MS reSCrd
Of 2:10 IA in the irst heat. Last sea.
fon she was Tot raced. but after the
racing season closed last fail was sent
to Ceers when the Tennesseean went
into winter quarters at Memphis. ard
during the spring has been doing all
the veteran teamster. has asked of ner
In her work. She Is daughter of the
Nebraska sire Archdale, out OF a mare
by Egmont Chief.
Thistle Doune, one OF the stake
candidates from the Chisholm stable
OF Cleveland, IL another which raced
In the colt classics. but was given
let-up last season when four-year.
old. George Starr had him when a
two-yearpld In 1907, and in the sen.
sational Kentucky Futurity. won bv
Trampfast (2:12 1-4). nc finished sec
ond In both heats, but was set bacrt
once for interference. AS n three
yeAr-old he was up against the Har.
vester. the Leading Lady. Binvolo. etc.
and did not win. but showed himself
q z:10 trotter.. lie is now I'm, the stable
Of Mayor. Bert Shank at North Ran
dali On breeding.-no trotter has Il
on Thistle poune, as he. is. a sou of
Jay McGreEor (2:07 1-4), Scott Hud.
sons good stake winner OF p few sea.