Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-22
BUTLER IS AGAIN
IN TROTTING GAME
Intends Racing His Horses
Over Half-Mile Tracks
This Season.
NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

Horsemen throughout the country
are no doubt gratified to note that
James Butler will campaign a stable
of trotting bred horses and in other
ways is exhibiting a renewed inter-
est in the sport. Mr.. Butler is by
nature a running horse man, and, as
a matter of fact, owns the Jaurez,
Mex, racing plant. and is one of the
largest supporters of the racing of
the blood horse today. All will recall
the time when his grand circuit stable
was one of the strongest that
marched through the big line each
year-Direct, the unbeaten Directum
Kelly, Hetty Green, the superb Con-
suela S , King Direct and a host of
other high class trotters and PAGERS
that will never be forgotten.
During the coming season Mr.. But
Ter will race his stable over the near
by half-mile tracks. Many of the
best were raised at his East View
farm, and are the descendants of
those who carried his colors to VIC
tory in the grand circuit battles of
the past. In the chestnut pacing stall
lion. Directum l., 2:0SA. record made
over a half-mile track, he has what
is loked upon as one of the fastest
PAGERS IN the world. Directum l. is
possessed of better than two-minute
speed and has in the past raced like
a thoroughly game horse. He is
son of Directum Kelly, 2:0SA, and his
dam Izetta. 2:1S1s, by Pactolus, which
never lost a race.
In addition to the chestnut stallion,
Johnny Ryan. Mr.. Buffers trainer, is
working seven head at the farm track
at East View, n. Y, and all will be
moved to the Empire City plant
about June l, where the finishing
touches will be put on. Further evil
dence of Mr.. Buffers renewed inter-
est in the trotting horse sport was
his donation of a silver cup valued
at 500 TO be awarded the winner of
the. 3-year-old trot at the Empire
City meeting of the Metropolitan cir
cult
One Of the most improved horses
over last season is the bay pacing
gelding, Bell Cord, by Silk Cord, in
the stable of George Moore, at Wee
auahic Park track. Last year he was
a 2:20 PAGER, yet he showed a heap
of excessive action and many thought
he would never get over his present
record. Moore however, made quite
a chang in his way of going. and
those who know him best look for
him to pace in 2:15 the first time he
turns around this year. He is going
close to the ground and can, it is
said. pace quarters right at 81 sec
onds at this time.
The big bay trotting mare Pattie
Ash, 2:21h. owned by Walter d.
Gulick, and being worked by her
owner over the local track, should
do well in the stakes to which she
has been made eligible during the
coming season. She was second, right
close up in 2:15, last year, and, as
she is still young mare and sound,
her chances to get upon the payroll
this year looks rosy. It is reported
that Jackie Phillips will race her
through the Metropolitan circuit and
that she will be sent to the Parkway
track about July l.
The new half-mile track at Empire
City inside the mile course will be
ready to train over on or about June
Is, and several trainers have already
spoken for stable room. Billy Leese
and Peter Goode will move to En-
pire on June l as both have a horse
that they want to work over the mile
track. The brown gelding Bistan,
2:15h, by Bingara. is entered at sew
eral grand circuit meets, and Pete
Goode is very hopeful of his chances.
He could last season trot half-mile
track in PIP and come back very
nearly as fast, and if he will race
game in a bunch with as much speed
as he himself has he can get part Of
the money over the mile tracks.