Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-09
ACOOD WEEK FOR
THE SPEED BOYS
Horses Working Out at EXPOSE
ton Track Are Beginning
to Show Form.
IS THE GREATEST RIVALRY
Owners and Drivers Specializing on
the Results Of Contests Prom
ised for Memorial Day.
BY RAIL BIRD.

The last week has been good for the
horses at Exposition park and one or
two have developed speed that is
somewhat sensational for this time of
the year. Honor's Princess trainer
has often declared that he did not in
tend to go to the races this year until
he could do three miles in rs or bet
ter with this mare. We all seemed to
think that he would be training here
when the races were over this year
| and thought that was why he had
planted shade trees in front of his sta
BILE, but Tuesday he came out with
surprise for us all. After doing three
miles around 80 he decided to brush
the Princess the fourth mile. This
mile was done in 80. last half in 10.
last quarter in 81 and the last eighth
in better than us and when she came
into the stable she was not even
breathing hard. She surely looks like
good candidate for the rs trots
through the Cedar Valley circuit. All
the horsemen are anxious that class
will be made to which she Will be eligi-
BILE for Decoration day, and where she
can race against Tonic b and Red
Clarence.
The Striver can do easy miles
around 80 and brush quarters in 81.
With three weeks more training she
will be ready to go out and race with
the best of them in her class.
Red Clarence took a mark of :21A
six years ago, but as he has not raced
since, under the new rule, a second is
taken of each year leaving him rs
trotter this year. He was a good
horse last year. with very little train
ing and could then win in his class. He
has a new owner and trainer now and
is being given a systematic prepare
ton for this years campaign, so it can
be readily seen that he is still good for |
a lot OF money.
Chief Miers has not decided which |
trotter he will enter Decoration day. |
Sometimes he thinks OF starting each |
one of them. No one who has watched |
them work. seems to be able to choose |
a winner between them. They have
been given the same work and are
working miles at about the same |
speed. The Chief could perhaps tell |
which one has the more speed but he |
generally keeps such things to him.
self.
PAGERS Are Even.
When We look over the PAGERS that |
are eligible to race here in the III
class we find a very evenly matched |
lot of horses. There is little oppor-
tunity to pick a winner. Wild Rose has
the fastest record, :16k, taken at |
last year in a winning race.
Leona ID. is nearly ready to go away
to the races now, so she will be right
up In the bunch racing with the best |
OF them. Fred McCullom is rather anx-
ious for the opportunity to start Major
Dowell. Jr.. against these two horses.
He has been waiting for this for long
time to show the local people which
is the best horse of the three. La Myr-
letta will perhaps start in this race.
Buck Fifer is so full of pace that his
owner will start him against any of
them. He is a good horse this year.
There is a great deal of rivalry be-
tween the admirers of Della ID. and
Major Dahnus. Each faction is anxious
for a match race and there is strong
probability that such a race for a side
bet will be arranged in the near fu-
ture. We have seen them work and
have also seen them race and as we
look over the respective merits of
each horse we are unable to decide
which has the better chance of win
ming.
Just be patient for we are going to
slip you a real horse story in the near
future.