Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22
CHAMPION PAGER IS
PURCHASED FOR $3.50
Richmond Mnu Responsible for'Grcnt
Work Done by Roam Hal ON
Grand Circuit Track.
ILL FATE puRsrEs .ANlMnL
Roam Hal Taken by $. L.. t:"rin.
From Rural Mail Wagon sru
Fitted for Racing-l'ew TIPS and
Many Downs.

From an auctionccr's block at Nor.
folk amt the ranking Of "a down ;',d
outer 10 the <"propelinr power &
ole Of your Uncle San rnral mail
Wagons and i!,.icc To the brii'.a;;t
throne of II seasons record maker for
two-mmutc PAGERS and the rankin: Of
one Of the best gcldings in the coun-
iry, is the unique history OF Roam Hal,
'!s' ncaGtiful animal that performed
so noticcnbly at the Lexington meet
ing recently.
Roam Hal possessed the qualities OF
record akcr all the time h" was
dragging bag. of weekly newspapers
To rural readers and the worI proved
st tho kind necessary 10 BRING him
back 10 health; hut his recovery and
resulting record are achievements Of
which sam T. Earring. the i:icnmnai
trainer. rAy wcli bc proud =! ,Nas
Sam 'yn" ntu's-d back III, at.naiS
strength anal w!," later ,suincti hi,n
for ,ac wonderful performances o.u the
Crane circuit tracks.
Al yrcaeut i;oan Hal is in tn. staple
Of the great Tommy Murphy. aud he
Il just coming into his own. Last
season he manifested great Hight
OF speed aud excellent track manners
These were brought into re, nrd-inak-
ing shape carly in the present year.
and Roam Hal earned Il record Of .:0l
Ia AT the Syracuse Grand Circuit;
meet. That established him. hat few
who were familiar with the horses
history believed tina, good fortune
would perch on his banner with any
regularity.
FOR Roam Hal is victim Of various
Kinds Of i'll luck, anh a. such is he
likely To bc remembered by devo;ccs
Of harness racing.
First sold for xIU0
Bred hy y. G. Shilling. Hussia,Ille.
Ind. in 1907. Roam Hal was go little
fft.ft Ia l.,T a., 20. 4
sold 20 e. ". Harris. horse dealer.
for SLIGO. Being by Hal Defacto--
Maud Z. by Minnesiue.r and his
sranddane being hy Vim. rcnn-,his
was small price for young pacing
hors" WIKI such breeding
After this start Roam Hal passed
under th- auct!onc.r's hammer a;
norfolk for S25o. He was purchased
by II T. Holmes. veterinarian.
tonnes turned the hors" over to Jerry
jarrett An employc. Of Uncle Sans.
VINO drove Roam Hal around his rural
route hItchcd 10 :, mail wagon Coy.
"fh'N"ht work proved an ideal sort Of
n:Gni,G for III" horse. ana t;nrrc,t
fnally decided TO race him.
Inc frs, season he was raced Roam
iial earned record IF 2:lii-; aud
ana not lose race. II. went lauc.
however. toward thu end OF the cam
'"l"n ana was turned over To sam
caring 10 fix up
me kiChmond trainer winter.d III.
nprac ana thought hc had him sound
NC i"ok hin 10 Michigan IN. n.xt
Sh'he' nut spawn appeared a,,d the
h"r>t Mas 50 lame that th. n,yu,r
c"F' No horse 20 Earring to unv for
rs seen and training expenses. Tn.
N"s'hi" trainer realized that he had
man $ ""ll. ahead OF him Ia 90, ~.
morse 8" that he might race again. hu,
he set 10 work lie took excellent
car" OF The horse and by skilIful n,ir,
ing pulled him through. rnaily selling
hin I" IT, H. liu,chins. OF Brooklyn. J
the present owner.
Roam Hal was entered in some OF
the stakes on the Grand Circuit This
year. and after a more than fair show
ing In his first start at North RAM !
dall, Hal failed Ia race up To form in
me board of commerce stake AZ De-
trot. aud he was sent from there To
the Rockport haif-mile track. where .
hc won au easy race. lie WAS shipped
over I" CranwoUd The next week. and /
from there shipped To Columbus
Ills Car Is Wrecked
I'm route To the Capital City tho
car in which Roam Hal was quartercd
was wrecked but fortunately the roam
horse WAS uminjurcd. and he carried
that luck with him in his race Mt the
hrSt Columbus meet. where he won. !
reducing his record 10 2:O2l-i
Misfortune overlook him the fol- |
''"''S N''h ~ \bItn RANDALL where /
ne was beaten by Miss Harris NJ. and |
ms driven was suspended for impropcr
driving. After that Tom Murphy took
the horse. won second ,none,. vim
him at Hartford and won "A good race
with him al Syracuse where he beat |
MISS Harris NJ III 2:0l il
Later. however. the Hal horse wns !
taNorite at Columbus hut was beaten
however. Murphy took him over IN
Lexington and there the roam was
entered IN several events He showed
10 advantage in all and on Octohor
Went Inc second mile. ina the board |
OF commerce stakes. for tw-p.min,,. I
PAGERS. in ZOO ga, winning the race
ana establishing n new track recn,,
Tor pacing eeldngs
ne mark set hy Roam Hal q. Iov
iheton is remarkable in view of ,ho
lact mat the average pacing m,ri..
TOR all Grand Circuit PAGERS imrin,,
me present season is 2:05l-J rhc
roam won S1.6U0 at Lexington ,Iono
Manly followers of Grand Circuit |
80 neheve Roam Hal 10 be a horse
,Ii blows in the pinchcs" However
"''' career Is not over as vol h, 49,
means. and Tommy Murshv cxnrr,s
considerable of him yet: and when nno
lehitihocrS all the i'll luck thar b,.
puiSucq him and considers the praa,
struggle he had in becominr = n,cn,
- must DC admitted that Rom ,II,i
accomplished great deal