Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-23
TRAINING GOES ON APACE
Wet Weather Does Not Deter Har-
ness Mays at Local Track from
Making Progress
GOSSIP AROUND THE STABLES
nv nUssELL PHELPS.

hobt or prOmlbng DohTueFb at tHs lOedi
harness racing plant came up smiling
II trotters and PAGERS can be said u
emilo-and put IN some result-showing
Hicks.
Days on which weather conditions per.
mitted, the racers were logged easy. con.
ditioning miles~nlles IN which they were
allowed 10 jannt along IN just vigorous
enough fashion 70 keep their muscles
nice and flexible,
A little private performance that
warmed tho cookies Of the hearts Of
handlers, "rnilbirdg." "swpos" and horse
mon IN general was when Martin Dale,
an offspring of tho famous Arehdale, and
Frank Holloway worked mile together,
the former coming home scant nose
ahoad
Martin Dale trotted tho last eighth. and
on tho outside Of the track, In II seconds.
Which tho horserncn Averred was not 50
poor"
Track In Good shape.
Allowing for tho intermittent rains that
foil during tho week, the Omaha Great
Western circuit track could well be said
10 be in excellent shape II Is being
worked daily by an efficient crew ~
caretakors under tho supervision Of Jim
Roman OF Archdale fame, who has no
superior IN these parts NJ a raee track
'nlsAsour"
New arrivals Of tho East Omaha plant
In Tho last week have Increased tho total
number Of permanent boardors 70 nearly
soyonty-fiye head Several other strings
are expected 10 mosey out Of other camps
In this section Of the country IN th next
couple Of weeks and hang their blankets
on pegs In tho local stables
Horse gossip has Il that Omaha Is at
traeting noticeable attention IN harness
animal training circles IN widely scat.
tered parts Of the racing world.
The talent 10 looking forward with
eagerness 10 tho local five red letter dayS
IN harness racing August % 70 %, lnen.
siye, tho dates OF the Great Western cir
cult meeting Of tho Omaha Driving club
Very favorable reports have been re-.
eeiyed by local horsemcn IN regard to
tho Ed Peterson string at the big Indian.
apolis track. The Peterson racers. in.
Guiding Ben Earl, Sad Thoughts. Major
by by and r. G. IT,. loft Omaha In March
In charge Of Marvin childs Of Hal boy
renown, tho Peterson string will be raced
MI through Ohio In tho early closing
stakes. or the classy travellers under
childF wing. none has shown more prom
iHe than Ben Earl, an animal that oecli.
pies a place IN tho somewhat exclusive
"undefcatod" class.
Tho indianapolis camp ls one OF the
biggest IN the entire country over Coz
horses being in training there at tho pree-
ent time
Bon Rhoadea. we'll known horneman
OF kearney. Neb.. was a visitor Of the
weok a. the f1ast Omaha track. lie was
enthusiastic over the outlook for real
big time" harneas racing at the loeal
point this year and expressed himself as
being pleased with the CLASSY boarders in
harbor here.
AZ chief trainer for Ed Gould, who
operates tho Midway stock farm al Kenr-
ney, Rhoades Is looking out for the vel
fare Of several peppery harness charges,
Among them " shadelard Onward a
horse that will be raced 10 the Kentucky
futurity and other big stakes this year.
shadeland Onward has sired quite n dele
cation OF racers, and also has consider
able prestige az family founder.
Hhoadcs employer, Mr.. Gould, Ia an
old timer IN tho horse racing game, bui
has but recently gotten back into It on
an extensive scale after a self-imposed
period Of retirement
In that reminiscent filled stretch Of
yesteryoar referred 70 by horsemen
actors. newspaper mon ct al alike as the
good old days" he was a member OF
the Gould 4 Miller combination. which
owned, among others. the great colt
Bingcn SILK
Or. J. G, McNally OF Bollwood. Noh
who has n string OF horses at the loea
stables under the tutolage OF Joe Hi
dreth, tho result-getting trainer ant
driver from the Lone Star state. visited
tho track during the week TO look ovei
his colt. MAharba. by Arehdale.
Horseman are predicting successful
season for Mahorha, colt that Per.
formed consistently last year. winning
SECOND money IN the s-yearold stake a
nea Moinos
l.aymen who sometimes refleotivelS
wonder whore and how some of the RAGS
horscs get their namea might consider
Maharba az ease IN point spell Ma
hnrha backwards and you have Abraham
spell Abraham backwards and you hay'
Maharta.
An ola-tlmer OF the huh wheel daya
who u training hofses al the local track
ia "pou' pirkAni. tis Is handling ths
strins % Fred uoudson. the ,ssuth sid
horscman, who hsa a couple II lkel
looking s,eppsrs Ia Mater Constantine
H.. and neasls ~
piChari Va the ranlng era q ton ans
nliosn years sEp achieved prVmlnaus
on tracks in THIS section of the country
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