Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-05
OWNER
BUYS THE GREAT
Gov NOR FRANCIS
Trotter Was One of the Coun-
try's Best 3-year-olds-Sey-
eraI Local PAGERS Eligible for
Z:l8 Stake at hohokus July 4.
BY WAITER +. HeLER.

VDHIB tIOthkilB hin was Ca
Lorted Saturday last. headed or
Austria. The horse Is Governor RAN
els, 2:0sA, now 8 years Old, ami W o In
his day was one OF mis- country's gr at
est 3~-year-old trotlers. He go S to
London, and from there TO Aust Ia,
to join the stable Of Max Woess. wno
bought him from Willis o. Foote, who
trained him and gave him his p. sent
record. Governor Francis Is a product
of kentucky, was sired by Arion, 2:o7A,
dam Oracle v, $3.50. lam of five stard
ard performers by Crit .endon, sc nj
dam Lulu D., by Woodford Abba. al.
He first appeared as a 2-yea.-old
and started In six races over mile and
half-mile tracks, winning sevesa. of
them ever when raced against Swear
olds. His record that year was 2.z1z4,
made at Columbia, Mo.
AS a 3-year-old in 1906 he started in
ten races and gained brackets in five,
his most notable victory being at ak
ley Park track, Cincinnati, whe e he
won the Horse Review Futurity in
straight heats, the time being 2:11%.
2:11h and 2:12A. HIS record rema ned
at 2:111s until last autumn, when he
reduced II to 2:08A.
During his retirement from the turf
the son of Arion was kept In the stu1
and left a large number of piomi lag
foals in Texas, among them The CHI
max, who o a pacing record of 2.2 "
/ as a 2-year-old. 1t has been rumor I'd
for some time that the foreign buy rs
were after Governor Francis, so that
his going abroad did not cause m CHI
surprise TO horsemen generally. He ar
rived at New York city from Texas in
excellent shape, and was much DIN ed
by local horsemen, many of whom
looked him ove while at the export
stables.
2t1S stnke PAGERS Here.
There are in this city a lumber OF
PAGERS eligible to the 2:1S 81, 900 stake
event, to be raced at Hohokus on July
4. Among the number that appear in
every a worthy Of heing name5 in
this event are Ben Dat, 2:25; Ophelia
Direct, Beauty of Elkwood. Gregory
Lake and Mcneil.
All of these horses have during the
past season shown right we'll. AS a
matter of fact all look like W, rthy
horses, and one or two looked like 2:15
! PAGERS last season. While some owners
n trainers do not approve of early
! closing events, this stake is so very
liberal in the way OF advance payments
hat most any horse with a chance
should be named.
Horses can tie declared out any time
after the first payment, at which time
all responsibility for any future Tn
sta ment ceases. The winner of the
event draws $500 net, quite a tidy sum
to tuck away IN July 4. and enough
to carry a horse along for the balance
of the season over the haff-mile tracks
in the metropolitan districts
Danish Belle.
The bay pacing mare Danish Belle,
own sister TO Danish Girl, 2:13K. re-
Gently purchased by Doc Boden-
we.ser, is attracting considerable at
tention among local horsemen. While
she Is hardly the dainty little miss that
is Danish Girl, she is a good, rugged
made one, and her way OF going would
indicate a very fast PAGER.
one has in the past had but Very
little schooling, but will doubtle 8
make a good race mare. Danish Girl
was as good a race mare as ever looked
through a bride, and it Is only reason
able to believe that her own sister will
be quite as good headed.
The doctor will probably use her in
the matinee events during the coming
season. and 1t Is hardly un likely that
she will be started for the legal ten
der" at the meetings over the half
mile plants adjacent to the metropolis.
That Doc" expects to 10 cons der
able horse racing this season there can
be no doubt, as he has in his stable the
trotters Clyde 3. and Esther B., 2:24A,
tn .N4 r-41I 10 knnf-- -. 80. ~.
the weather permits. He recently en-
ployed the services of John Fitzgibbons
to help him get these horses ready,
which would indicate that the Boden-
weiser stable meant business fast and
furious.
Hollenbeck Deserts Hartford.
Eddie Hollenbeck will not do his
early training at Hartford this year,
but will instead ship his outfit to
hPoughkeepsie next week. This will
doubtless please metropolitan horse
men much better. as the Hollenbeck
stable Is one of considerable interest
to the f%requenters of the half-mile
tracks, and the plant at Poughkeepsie
is much more convenient than the one
at Hartford.
HohOkus Stakes Please.
Local horsemen appear to have taken
very kindly to the stake
ments made by the Hohokus manage
ment last week for their July 4 meet
ing.
These stakes are among the most
liberal ever offered. ZACH has a value
OF $1,000 and three payments OF $40
each. due April Is, May Is and June
Is. carry a horse to the day of the
race.
Seven per cent. additional will be de-
Quoted from money winners. These
| stakes are for PAGERS eligible to the
2:1S class and for trotters eligible to
the 2:1s class. There are several local
horses eligible to these races and ZONE
will doubtless, be named. Entry blanks
may be had from the Sporting Editor
of his paper or from the writer.
M. and M. Entries Closed.
Entries closed yesterday for the De-