Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-25
MORE FINE HORSES
BROUGHT TO OMAHA
Hal Conner Bought by Dennison
and Youngster of Royal
Lineage by Peterson.
SPEEDWAY BARNS ATTRACTIVE
ny G. X. MURRAY.

Hal Conner, one of Ed Geers' candi-
didates for this years Grand circuit
pacing stakes, and weanling stallion
colt by Peter the Great, 2:07A. out OF
Lily Worth by Axworthy (granddam Rose
Croix, famous futurity winner and brood
mare) were noteworthy additions to the
horse population of the East Omaha
barns last week. They were shipped
from Lexington. Ky.
Both are now owned In Omaha and to-
gether with the horses, which were al
ready at the speedway make the big
barn which shelters them as attractive q
place as can be found In all the mid ile
west
Hal Conner had speed to burn In his
campaign down the Grand circuit tIts
year and was Of race horse cnllber, ex-
cept that he was erratc and conse-
quently failed to win for Pop Ge RS
and f. G. Jones, his owner. In fact. he
danced on his entrance money more than
once when he should have wen races.
Geers was racing him free-legged ac-
cording to his unalterable custom. Hal.
however, was close up In very fast time
in races and had numerous fast miles
to his credit I'm his work.
F. @. Jones by Tom Dennison. Local
horsemen, knowing the real ability of
the horse and knowing Dennison's pen
chant for getting results out of what
ever material he has at hand, expect to
see this steed become a useful race horse
for him. II luck is with him, Hal Con-
nor ought to pace in 2;O3, which is al
most fast enough to entitle him to a
r,a- a., hn inN nHA
Hal Conner ia a brown horse by Argot,
2:O71h. the noted pacing bred trotter, and
he is out of Barbette by Tennessee
wilkes. 2;27.
A Richly-Bred YOunRster.
The weanling Peter the Great colt be-
longs to Ed Peterson. He should be a
valuable acquisition to the breeding In
terests of the state and has as much
right to be a champion trotter so far
as breeding and individuality are con-
cerned, as any OF the other famous race
horses. which the great son OF Pilot
Medium has sired. The Peter the Great
Axworthy cross is ultra fashio alb .
breeding right now, and doubtless will
remain so for an indefinite period.
The colt IL a typical Peter the Great.
his head and neck especially resembling
those OF his sire. He stands well on his
feet and is a pleasing youngster at every
point.
At East Omaha may also be seen the
familiar faces of Hal Mckinney. 2:O6h
Mckinney Wilkes. 2:2Sh Jim oshea,
2:14A. and Babe King. the pacing pony
over whose destinies Nick Ronin presides
Marvin Childs is In charge of Ed Peter
fnriudfuO ri
Using candidate for next years pacing
stakes.
Among the other horses In the barn
are: Tom Smith, the hero of many a
hard-fought tTotting race; Major BY BY
a fast trotter; Pronto j.. Frank Holloway
and Tena c., all OF which raced this sea
son in Nebraska and are being wintered
here. and Belle Thompson, a slow ella 4
trotter.
Improvement Work Continues.
The work OF improving the grounds and
the barns at the Speedway continues "a
go forward under the supervision of the
members Of the Omaha Driving club. The
grounds are being leveled and a Thousand
and one things are being done with the
purpose OF making the Speedway the best
racing and training plant in the midile
west 1t is impossible to do justice to the
manner In which innumerable details are
being cared for by the driving club foI
the reason that list OF them would ex.
tend far beyond the limits OF any reason,
able allotment OF space. Comfort OF both
men and horses has been provided fol
In the barns 70 such an extent as to wir
the praise OF every horSeman who haI
seen them.
There Is still ample barn room remain,
ing for other trainers who may bring
their horses TO Omaha TO winter.