The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

indianapolis, March S.-The Geers
stable at Memphis, which. curing tne
last season. was woefully lacking IN
I pacing talent, has received an ihiPor-
tant addition in the chestnut staillon
Don Densmore, 2:02H. star OF the
Great Western Circuit in 1911, and
| raced through the Grand Circuit with
fair results the past season. AT the
| close Of the last racing season 1t was
announced that the owner OF Don
Densmore, a North Dakota horseman,
would race this horse himself, but AFT
er due consideration he evidently
thought better of it, and the horse has
been sent to the veteran .teamster at
Memphis for a Grand Circuit cam
paign in the fast classes in 1913.
Rupert Parker, an Iowa trainer. very
successful in the West, but new to the
Grand Circuit. raced Don Densmore
during the last two seasons. The
cleanup campaign which the horse
made in the West and the reports which
certain Grand Circuit followers who
e had seen the horse perform in the fall
at Phoenix gave of his abilities, caused
Don Densmore to be watched with
more than ordinary interest when he
appeared on the big ring last July. In
his first four races he was defeated.
Vernon Mckinney. Evelyn w, and Sir
4. proving too much for him, but he
was second or third in each of his
Starts
Wins Hard Race at PittsburE.
His first victory came at the Pitts
burg meeting. Vernon Mckinney won
the first heat i'm 2:Ol L., spreadeagling
the field in the fastest heat of the sea-
son at that time. Then Densmore came
10 life and won the next heat in 2:O2 Il
his present record. The third heat Is
one which caused a lot of discussion
The finish was so close between the
stallion and Evelyn W. Shank. that the
driver of the latter was sure ne hau
won the heat. Parker thought the
mare might have nipped his mount
right at the wire, but the judges VINO
were in the best position 10 declue,
gave the race to Don Densmore' anu
the white-faced stallion had Salhea
the honor OF defeating the EreaIest
racing mare which has ever appedreu'
Don Densmore raced through the
circuit up to and including the Detroit
meeting. always in the money. but MS
only other victory was AT the Ne"
York State fair meeting at syracuse
where he won a sweepstake race lot
o:04 PAGERS. beating Branhan hauSh-
man. 2:04L, and others. LarneheSs
caused his retirement after the tall
meeting at Detroit
Hard to Train and Race
Don Densmore is Il rather hard horse
to train and race, according to Parker
He is one of the loafing kind and it is
practically impossible to give him any
extremely fast miles alone He wants
company and il required several races
to get him up to tn" point where he
was capable of showing his best form.
He was slow to got away from the
wire when compared with such PAGERS
as EVELYN W. and Vernon Mckinney.
for whom it is no trick to pace the
first eighth in fourteen seconds. so
that in his races 1t was a case of
long stern chase from the quarter pole
10 tho wire.
Don Densmorc is horse which
should do well in the hands of Pop
Gcers, for the veteran has his own
way, and a successful one. of dealing
with a Ioaffng horse. The Abbe. zoo
that little black stallion with which
h.. swcpt the circuit in 1910. was one
Of that kind vet he started at Terre
lIaure early in July and finished at
Lexington in October with the loss Oh
but single heat. the first in the
chamber of Commerce stalk at De-
trnit. in which he was nosed out by
EVELYN w. The Ahbe was one OF those
PAGERS who appeared to be all but out
in los vet if they went four SECONDS
faster he would be in the lead at the
finish 1t required heroic treatment
on the part of Pop on more than one
occasion to land him first at the wire
Willie G,eers makes no unnecessary use