The Detroit times., 1910-02-04
TWO-MINUTE MILE
PREDICTED FOR
PENISA MAID
Iowa Farmer Who Teamed and Owns
Famous Mare Believes She VIII
Excel All Records in Coming
Season
With Uhlan in the Wagon Races
Penisa Maid Looks To Have the
Best Chance for Title at That,

In a recent letter NJ. ID. SHUT OF
Rock Rapids. Ia. owner OF the star
stake.wiuning uotter of 1909. Penisa
Maid (2:14l.4I. states that the little
mare is Wintering splendidly. having
taken on a lot OF flesh since the close
Of her racing season at Lexington, aua
lie makes the prediction that he VIII
Grive her mile IN 200 before the
close OF the season OF 1910. Under the
conditions governing records az the
present time no trolter has ever taken
"A record that fast, the nearest ap
proach To the 2.O0 goal In the Official
records being 2:ul "A OF the Inflated
Hamburg Belle. made in the first hca.
OF her race with Ualan al Cleveland
last August
Although il is a fa- cry from 2:04 I
10 200, the game little mare from
Iowa looks 20 be as good a prospect for
that honor as any trotter which mas
appeared, with the possible exception
OF Chlan t2.02 Ia. and now that the
black whiylwind has become a membe
OF the Billings matinee stable and VIII
probably exhibit his speed in the most
cases to wagon, with an amateur
driving, the chances of his breaking
records do not look TO be OF the best.
First Season in 1909.
The past season may be said 70 have
been the first for p, nisa Maid, as she
had never before been raced on the
mile track. although she won races
and took a record Of 2:l9 IA on the
two-lap courses IL 1893. The first time
that she turned around for the money
Oh a mile track was at Terre Haute,
last July. where she won and took
record OF 2:OS 81 Two weeks later
at Detroit she started favorte for the
2:1l troIting stake, but was not her
self and was beaten by the veteran
Country Jay. In the $4,000 stake al
Kalamazoo the following week she
also was not at her best. Margin win
ming and Penisa Maid finishing outside
the money. In all OF these races sac
had been driven by her owner, who
as an amateur, ana many OF the crit
les found fault with his handling OF
her. At Cleveland she started In
$4,000 stake, and Shut requested Gus
Macy TO drive her She was beaten
by Bob Douglass. but compelled the
gray stallion to step the second heat
in 2:06 IA 10 turn the trick.
Shut made up his mind about this
time that ne could drive the little mare
rs well as the next man. and at Bunaio
he was again behinu her and won a
stake race handily from Geers' mare
Marie n. In the 80 horse scramble
for the S35, 1000 American trotting derby
al Readville she finished fifth. although
50 of the starters were handicapped az
various distances in front of her Shut
then shipped her west and she started
against Margin in the $4,000 stake az
indianapolis Margin beat her, out
she compelled the loan NJ. and NJ.
winner 10 trot mile in 2:05 "a and a
half In 100 II.
Goes After Margin.
After this race in the west, the lit
lie mare was again loaded on the cars
Cor Syracuse, where she made the bal
ance OF the Geld in the $4,000 En-
pirc State Stake look rather cheap,
taking a new record OF 2:06 IA. The
improved form which she had shown
in her last two races made Shut con.
f,cent that she was due for greater
things, and after her Syracuse race
be informed the writer that he be-
loved she would give Margin a beat
ing In the Hoster $4,000 stake at
Columbus the following week.
Margin was an overwhelming favor
tie for the Columbus event. but Shut
showed his confidence by investing in
seYera. OF the cheap tickets on his
mare and then went out and gave
Margin the beating he had predicted.
Jack McKerrOn also beating the road
mare for the place. only a fuke, .
said the Margin admirers, and the fol-
lowing week when the pair again met
they again made the roam mare favor
tie over the field This time there
we're no excuses; Pensina Maid trim
med Margin 10 the queens taste and
reduced her record TO 2:O5 "a.
Too Good for Margin.
About this time Lon Mcdonald be-
came convinced that his mare Margin
was not equal 20 the task OF beating
the little mare from the west. In the
classic Pennsylvania Stake az Lexing-
ton he had both Margin and Boo
Douglas entered. so he left the former
in the barn and brought the gray
stallion 10 try conclusions with Penisa
Maid The little mare secured re-
venge for the Cleveland beating by
the gray for she just foated along IN
front of him and trotted the FIRST heat
In 2:04 IA, finishing on the biz and
looking for a faster horse to race with
She also won the Walnut Hall cup
race and a purse on the second week
OF the meeting. and then went into
winter quarters with ten victories ont
/ of fifteen starts 20 her credit.
Job For Crieer.
Lew Criger will have full charge OF