Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-03
RETIREDa OH, NO.
Is H. Greedy Hopes TO be Trotting
Horses Next Summer

~. III. Greedy Hopes 20 be Trotting
Horses Next Summer.
e. H. Greedy, Elisworth's veteran horse
man, Is spending his afternoons in Ella
worth for the first time in fourteen wears.
In all that time, rain or shine, SUNDAYS
excepted, Mr.. freely has gone to Bangor
every afternoon, with scarcely half a
dozen exceptions, to exercise and look
after his string Of horses at Maplewood
park.
with the close OF his sale last week, he
found himself reduced to lust three
horses--the smallest number he has owned
since Civil war times and before. These
three he keeps at his Ellsworth stable, so
that his daily trips to Bangor are no
longer necessary.
Though Mr.. Greedy will be eighty-two
years old next April, he does not wish II
understood for minute that he has re.
tired from the horse breeding business or
from the track. The three horses which
he retains in his Ellsworth stable belle
that opinion. They are Maine Todd. a
grandson OF Bingen; Fearless Todd, a
two-year-old son OF Maine Toed, and Sis
ter Todd, two-year-old daughter OF the
same sire.
When THE AMERICAN representative
said TO Mr.. Greedy yesterday: II suppose
you will be driving in races again next
year" he replied, emphstically: "You
bet your bottom dollar will and II moth
ing happens, will have the best three
ysar-old in the STATED" so much for the
retirement of MIR. Greedy, who has for
several years borne the distinction OF
being the oldest driver on the tort in the
United States.
Mr.. Greedy has long been recognized as
one OF the best judges of trotting and
driving horses in the country. He was
one OF the judges OF trotters and gentle
mems roadsters at the first open-air show
in Philadelphia some years ago, and has
acted In the same capacity at the Boston
horse show. He has dfivon in races on
tracks at New York, Hartford, Conn,
Providence, X. l., in many parts of Massa-
ehusetts and New Hampshire, and from
one end TO the OF her Of Maine.
The editor of the horse department OF
the Bangor Commercial says Of him.
We learn with much regre, of what appears
| 10 be the retirement Of Everard II. Greedy, Of
Ellsworth aud Bangor, one Of the best known
hoEsemsa of Maine. as a breeder, trainer.
driver, starting Judge, etc, "a we'll As having
important business interests In other lines.
Mr. Greedy has been breeding horses for a
good many years. and some of the colts sold
this week are liusal descendants OF brood
mares Of some Of his original stock. Not a
few are doubiy descended from Bingen
through his sons Todd and Colombo. Todd
was from great daughter OF the si2s,O00
Arion, aud Colombo was from a daughter OF
AilertOn, 2.osi, the worlds greatest sire, and
some have double cross TO Jay Bird. the
, aire OF Allerton. 1t Is nicely-bred coilec-
tion Of youngsters which Mr.. Greedy has just
dispersed. and we want to go on record that
several o. them will be heard from In the
years to come.
have not met Mr.. Greedy in some two or
three years aud do not know rs to his health.
bat imagine as long as he is out and about
he will have few good ones in his stable at
Ellsworth and drive them for his own pleas
ugs and recreation.