Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Dude Archdale
Wins HonorS for
Antelope State
Most Noted Racing Mare Of the
Year is Product of Ne
braska.

In that pretty little black mare, now
known u the trotting horse lovers Of the
United States as "Dudie Archdale'' Ne
braska has again furnished really high
class and consistent Grand circuit winner.
One is perforce reminded in looking over
the string of victories to her credit Of a
former campaign by the pioneer Nebraska
big Ring" winner, Shade On, with the
same man up behind him who is RESPONSE
bic for the making of "Dudle," with her
perfect manners, combined with the ability
and determination to fight out a race to the
bitter end. But many differences exist.
When John s., then as now, of Neigh,
Neb., took his unknown and unheralded
PAGER east, not a man even guessed that
the western pair even had look-in to
win. But he did win and kept on all
through the season beating the best horses
of the year in his class.
'Dudie Archdale received her education
as a baby trotter at the hands of this
same man, and that 1t Is to home in
fluences' that she owes her present ability
may be learned from the statement of G.
s, Harris of Hooper Neb., the man who
bred. raised and owned her up to the time
she came into her present ownership at
consideration OF $4,000. Mr.. Harris says.
Remember that Mr.. Kay deserves the
credit Of her education"
The mare has been piloted during her
races this year by F. F.. Geers, the dean
of American trainers and, of course, he has
been highly pleased with her performances,
Dude was sent to Mr. Kay at Neigh as
a 2-year-old to get her first Ideas Of how
1t is that real race horses act. So fast did
she come" that at the end of the season
she trotted mile in 1922.
The next spring she was again trained
by Kay as a s-year-old and was shipped
to Springfield where she forced out Justo
in 2;1SH. The wise ones decided immedi-
ately she was ''slzzler" and she has never
given them chance to change their minds.
At her next start at Pekin, ILL.,, she drove
the Jay Bird colt to his limit to win in
21Oh. She was not started the next week
owing to a curious combination of circum-
stances. She was so good that the mana
gers of Justo were afraid she would race
their colt into the ground, and drew him.
This left Dude the best of the field and
also meant that she would take a record
and so preclude the splendid campaign in
the green classes a 5-year-old. which her
friends could already see in the future
and which materialized so handsomely this
year. Consequently she was drawn and
shipped back home.
Last fall she was again sent to Neigh
and was coming along nicely and doing
all that sine was asked. The weather be-
came so bad and IT was so difficult to give
her the necessary work that It was decided
to send her to Geers. who was wintering al
Memphis, Tenn, as is his custom
The black filly has won the following
rich stakes up to the present:
2:1s trot at Terre Haute, Ind for $1,000
best time, 2:11
s:l2 trot at Grand Rapids. Mich, FOL
$4,000; best time, 2:0Sk.
Paper mills purse at Kalamazoo, Mich,
for $4,000; best time, 2:o6h.
Classic NJ. and M. stakes at Detroit, FOL
$4,000; best time, 2;OSh.
| 2:14 trot at Cleveland. for 5000; best time
1904
Dude Archdales inheritance amply &C
counts for her speed. She traces through
her sire, Archadle directly back to Elec-
toneer 125, the fountain head of the great
family of that name Her dam is that
rare old race mare, Dude Egmont 2;l91k.
and reports state that she is exactly like
her mother in way of going. disposition
and conformation.
AS is always the case when a genuine
star shows up in the trotting armament, il
is now the fashion on every hand 10 tout
the little mare who seems almost invinci-
BILE. 1t is, however, her old friends who
knew her and believed i'm her from the
first. who are getting the most pleasure
out OF her performances and their Il told
you sos are at least pardonable.
Her record as shown above is 2;Oeh, and
from all appearances she will not stay
L. ,.fvgs, Nr..f
ter ties up with her that can take her a
mile as fast as she Is capable Of stepping
She is now owned by f. G. Jones OF
Memphis, Tenn, having been purchased
by him from Mr. Hooper just before win
ming her race at Terre Haute, for $4,000
She seems TO be in fair way to win her
purchase price back and leave comfort
able balance on the right side Of the
ledger before snow flies.