Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-04

The Great Western circuit meeting
in August should find it at its best.
The famous string owned by Ed
ward Peterson, president of the driv-
ing club and Grand and Great West
ern circuits reknown, was taken to
Indianapolis las week in charge OF
Marvin Childs. Ben Earl, Grand cir
cult pacing champion and futurity
star, and the following harness stars
will be trained at the Indianapolis
plant for the seasons meetings on
big time" Baxter Lou, Rambling
Jim, Mary Worthy, Ak-Sar- Ben and
3-year-old FLY by Directum Spear.
All of whom were in excellent con-
dition when they left, Ben Earl par
ticularly so.
Tom Delnison is in receipt of ad-
vices from New York that the horse
men of the east are saying compli-
mentary things about Al Thomas,
known throughout the country as the
king of colt men" Mr.. Thomas
whose home is in Omaha, broke and
trained fifty colts for the Walnut Hall
stock farm of Lexington, Ky, which
brought all the way from $50 to $3,-
200 each at the recent five days sale
at Madison Square Garden. The Wal
nut Hall farm is owned ~ L. V. Har-
kins, famous horseman of the east
and south.
Some of the sales reported to Mr..
Dennison which would be of interest
to horsemen in this part of the coun-
try were:
Richard Bennett. yearlng by San Fran
CISCO sold for $4,000 to william Conner OF
Pittsburgh.
Sister Sue, another yearling colt of San
Francisco sold to Walter r. Cox of Grand
circuit fame for $4,000.
Edward p. by The Northern Man. sold
for $l,S75.
The trigger, a bay colt by Walnut Hall
sold for $500 to Mr. Cox
Blanche Frisco. 1-year-old filiy by San
Francisco sold for $1,000 to Mr.. Cox.
Some OF the older horses sold were
Earl, Jr., a 12-year-old gray stallion, halt
brother Of Ben Earl, sold for SLIPS.
Billy Dale. 2:O3h, raced last year by Mr..
Cox sold for $3.50.
Worthy Prime 2:O6%, s-year-old bay
stallion. sold for $50.
Axworthy, an s-year-old bay stallion, sold
for $1,000.
Bond Issue, a 1O-year-old stallion by The
Bondsman, sold for s1,10O.
General Todd, 1904, a 5-year-old second to
Ben Earl at the Columbus Grand circuit
meeting last season, sold for $500.
Fay Richmond, 2:01h, a pacing gelding,
sold to a Kansas horseman, who will start
her in the free-for-alls this year. brought
sl,525.
Pescadero, 2-year-old by San Francisco,
sold Al ann
Irish Voter. by John A. McKern. sold for
1,775.
Big Girl, 2:2OH. 4-year-old by The
Northern, sold for $1,000.
Major Woolworth, a 9-year-old by The
Abbey. sold for $1,000
r. H. Brett 2:OSA, a 7-year-old Grand
circuit tar, sold for $1,000
The average for the colts handled
by Thomas, which were sold during
the first days sale, was $445.
Ward May Not Race.
Fred Ward, manager of the famous
Helmet stock farm in California, who
had Great Northern, Harry R. and
other fast horses in this part of the
country last year, has announced that
he will race on the Great Western cir
cult if he appears at all this year. The
horses in the Helmet establishment
are being sold and the farm itself will
be disposed of if possible. This is the
wish of the heirs of the late million
aire owner of the plant.
Fred Douglas, who brought out
Tom Smith, a 2:l1A trotter of consid-
cradle fame, has arrived in Omaha
with a string. He will train his
horses at the BENSON track.