Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-09
FOUR YEAR oLDS
GOOD IN 1911 SEASON.
Many New Ones in 2.1o List Are of
This Age.

The practice of laying up trotters in
their four year old form with the be-
lief that they cannot race successfully
at that age IS not as common as it
Used to be In proof of the fact that
the four year olds, if raced, will ac-
cult themselves most satisfactorily is
the splendid showing that they have
made in 1911 The returns, says
Horse Review, bring the total number
81 new 2-10 1rotters for the year up to
IS Of this number, no less tnan II,
Or just z5 per cent, are four year oIds.
as follows.
Grace. ch- f. by Peter the Great.
: OF 1-E2.05 IL.
Gay Audubon ch. c. by Audubon
Boy, p. 1-5s 1-4-2-06 81
Anvil, b. c. by St valient Vincent.
FL s-4-2-0s IA
Douglas McGregor, blk c.. by Jay
McGregor, 2-07 1-4-2.oS IA.
Cascade, en- C., by The Peer. 2-15 "a
Lulu Arlon, ch. f. by Peter the
20s "a
Arhyfhrnic Queen. b. T, by The Di-
rector GeneEaL 51,TsS-2-09 IL
Cheeny- b fsby Medium Line, 2.10-I
Donasham. b c. by Athadon. 1. 2.27
zoo a.
Eva Tanguay. blk f. by Peter the
Great, c-0T 1-4=2.09 a.
in addition there is 8. thirteenth 2.10
four year old trotter for the year, J.
Malcolm Forbes. POS. who last year
took 3 three year old record of 2-09 IL.
Beginning with Anvil. who won the
$4,000 NJ and II at Detroit, they have,
with few exceptions, done excellently
n actual contest To the list of new
10 trotters of 1911 are five year olds:
Belvasia, br- m, by Bingara, 4.7O7-
les IA.
High Admiral blk :, by Admiral
Dewey. 2-04 s-4L2-0T 81.
A lay p ~
afufa Gray. b. m. by Guy Axworthy.
EOS 3-12.0e-
Gordon Todd, br- s., by Todd, IA IA
Vanity Orc. CT. m, by Orc Wilkes.
s11-z-09 IA
The Wolverine. 5r. s, by Peter the
Great. 2-07 1-4-2.09 "a
In addition. there were three other /
four year olds out in 1911 that took
new records below 2-1o. which were
previously in the 2-10 list. These were
Billy Burke. 2-03 "a Soprano, 2.03 "a
and Gold Dollar, FOG 1-2
Compare these two lists. you will OBJ
serve. first that whereas there are
seven hve year olds among the new
10 trotters- BY far the best and
most successful five year old winner
Beivasia- EOS II was not laid over
straight races and taking a half mile
track record of PIP IA.
Three other 2-10 five year oIds which
- ere previous 2-10 performers consist
- two of the champions Of the year:
Soprano. 2-03 "a, who holds the sea
sons record for mares. and the worlds
record for a four-heat race. Billy
T,urke. EOS 81, who holds the sea ]
sons race record for stations and the
y orld's record for three heat race I
md that sensational gelding Gold Dol ,
n. 2-0s - These three five wear
Ids raced strenUousiy last season a q ,
our year olds- Billy Burke starting ten :
lines and winning several rich stakes Z
n the grand circuit Soprano starting !
We times and being the principal con-
estant I'm two OF the greatest rs ces of {
he year on the big line" AID Gold {
1ollar. who was campairned almost
xclusivefv on the 'tvice arounds' !
tartinE no less than thirteen times /
I'd winning eleven.
Add to this the campaigns made in
he past bv such members Of the four
ear old division as Joan. Dfrect1-n.
,euzetta. Boraln,a, F1eata. Ch1sn. The
The Monk Alix Puth Dill
IN. Riily Burke Charley Herr Peter
= Great The P1unger. John Nolan
&C.. and II VIII be seen that the hold
70 over plan Is losing popularity :