The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-06-26
70 GEERs HAS REST
STABLE HEHAS EVER
SHIPPED TO RACES.
WENT NORTH SUNDAY TO THE
cLEELAND TRACK WITH is
TRoTTERs AND 8 PAGERS.
MAURY PAGER AMONG NUMBER

MAUkl PALtk AMUNG NUMBER
Napoleon. Owned by Clark Jones and
! Hint Frierson, viii BE HE Depend
ence in the Green Pacing Stakes.
Mile Several Times Below 2:1o.
( Ed Geers, with nineteen head Of
the best racing material that he has
ever prepared for the big ring, left
Memphis Sunday for Cleveland,
sswhere at the North Randall track he
will give his mounts their final prepa-
ration before shipping on to Detroit
for the opening of the Grand Circuit.
OF the nineteen that were thought
good enough to go to the races now.
sixteen were trotters, while only
three were sidewheelers. Mr.. Geers
seems to have almost deserted the
PAGER Of recent years and to have civ
en- almost his entire attention to the
trotters. His reputation was made
with the PAGERS, but now he has but
few of them in his stable, all of which
are green.
All in his stable are in fine, condi-
tion to go to the races. First and
foremost is his pair of free-for-all
trotters, Dude Archdale and Anvil.
Both have trained well, according to
the Memphis, dispatches, and it would
not be surprising to see them trot
around two minutes fiat. Their days
as money winners are nearly over,
tut they have as much step as ever.
They have worked around Ere in
easy fashion.
For the 2:0S stakes Mr.. Geers has
Reusens, the winner last year of the
M. and M. classic, and Dorsh Medium.
The former is said 30 have gotten
over some Of his bad manners and is
working like different horse this
year. The latter, which is black
mares. ID touted by those VAC have
seen her work as sure to ne she trut-
ting sensation Of the year. She Was
sick all last year with CATARRHAL fe-i
yer and was never in shape to race.
They have worked repeatedly this
spring In 2:10.
Sir Harvester; the three. yeau old
son Of The Harvester, which SMr.
Geers sold to Frank G. Jones' last.
fall for $4,000 and a PARTON sf his
winnings this year, has Been working
finely and has dime everything that
has been asked of him. He is big,
handsome, sensible colt. and. ono of
the most perfect individuals that the
writer ever saw. He has been work
ed a big number of miles in q: ia
There are several other good tnot-
tiers in the bunch, Bertha Carey, Bar
ney Gibbs. and Etawah, last. seasnn's
sensational. three year old trotter.
The razbirds at Memphis declare
that the latter will have play In beat
ing everything in lis class this year.
He is good for a mark Of 3:08 or S-04,
If he is pushed tn his limif He will
be driven for the worlds record for
four year old trot0ers.
The GnlH three PAGERS that were
carried north ware Napoleon, owned
by Clark Jones and Hint ,Frierson, Of
Zion, The. Assessor. and Bud ElssDtr.
The first, two are sons of Walter Df-
rect 2. O5;A Their fastest miles have
been in 200, which they have had
little trouble in negotiating. Napo-
leon is entered ir the Chamber OF
Commerce and other green PAGERS
stakes down the Grand Circuit Mr.
Ceers thinks r.rRly Of him, and oe-
l.eves he will get his share f the
dough by the time that winter rolls
around
In spite Of his s. years, time hangs
but lightly upon the head and Shout
ders OF the veteran reinsman. Its
ravages have nos yet caused KIM TO
give up even the notion Of quitting,
and he has al the cunning and nerve
as a driver that he had twenty years
ago when he was in his prime. This
is his thirtyfourth campaign. and Il
misfortune and fever do not follow
his stable, ne is slated to have tie
best year that he has ever been In the
sulky.