Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
WHITE SOCKS AGAIN TAKE WORLDS CHAMPIONS DOWN;
GIANTS TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT GAME FROM PIRATES
PETERSON HORSES
SHOW EARLY SPEED
Baxter Lou Makes Spring Rec
ord for Indianapolis Track;
Ben Earl Prepares for Tilt
With Single G.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 16.-Ma,-
vim Childs, the clever young reinsman,
who trains and races the racing stable
of the Omaha contractor, Edward
Peterson, let his stake PAGER, Baxter
Lou, 2:l1H, down to mile in 2:l2 this
week, this being the fastest mile
trotted or paced over the local track
this season. Baxter Lou stepped the
last quarter Of this mile in 81 seconds
and was flying when the wire was
reached. Childs is more than pleased
with the manner in which this side
wheeler is taking his work and be-
lieves that the chestnut gelding will
prove a star in rich pacing stakes in
which he has been literally entered
down the Grand circuit.
Mr.. Peterson purchased Baxter
Lou last fall for long figure, and
hopes to have a stake winner in the
fast gelding. The unsexed son of
Kinney Lou, 2:07M, worked in 2:03A
over the Lexington, KY, track last
October, and those who witnessed
the performance placed the stamp of
approval on him then. He looks to
be in far better shape now than he
was last year, and should improve
sufficiently to make him hard to beat
when the time for going after the big
money comes around.
Ben Earl in Pink.
The sensational pacing gelding, Ben
Earl, 2:00h, which gained the dis
tnction of being the leading money
winning PAGER OF 1916, is in the pink
of condition this spring and Childs
hopes to pull off some good races
with the brown gelding this years.
Ben upset the dope on several oc-
casions last season when he hooked
into the Grand Circuit stars at Colum-
bus and Lexington and took them in
to camp, and he not only showed HIM
self to be sensationally fast wig
gler but a dead game one as well.
Childs has not asked him to beat
2:l3 so far, but he has several quar-
ters around 80 seconds which shows
that the Omaha pride has his brush
with him.
Ben's first race of importance will
come when he meets the Indiana
stallion, Single G., 200, in the big
match over the Youngstown (Ohio)
half-mile track the second week in
July. Childs intends to slip away in
few days and will start Ben Earl
a time or two on the two-lap tracks
before his session with Single G. at
Youngstown, that the fast gelding
may be ready when the match race
takes place.
No SLOUGH on Sharp Turns.
While Ben Earl gained his greatest
honors over the mile tracks, the Oma-
ha PAGER has demonstrated that he is
no slouch when it comes to turning"
the double o courses. He paced sew
eral miles around 200 over the west
ern half mile tracks last year, while
Single G. has never beaten 2:07A
over the small tracks. 1t is safe to
say that Ben will be ready to put in
two or three heats i'll 2:05 or better
at Youngstown, and that will come
very near winning, it is thought.
After the Grand Circuit starts, Ben
Earl will be forced to go up against
Single G., 200, Russell Boy, 2:00A,
Braden Direct. 2:0lH, Miss Harris
NJ, (4) 2:0lA, Hal Boy, 2:0lH, and
other stars, but horsemen in general
are of the opinion that he will lead
them all dogs life" if he has no bad
luck. With Ben Earl and Baxter Lou
to carry the Peterson colors in the
battles along the Big Ring, Omaha
is sure to get its share of the glory
in the coming campaign.