New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Victory in the Pennsylvania
Gives Front Rank to
Ohio Stallion
BY Frank s. Cooke

After n season of brilliant racing,
starting al North Randall early in july
and ending last week at Atlanta, there
still exists difference in opinion as
TO the merits OF the stake trottcrs.
which never did get through fighting i
out. Victory in the Pennsylvania, how
ever, gives to Binland a front seat IN
The equine hall Of fame and those not
financially interested i'll any Of the
runncrs-up accord to this Ohio stallion
premier honors as a racehorse.
Binland's career and campaign are
notable. By Biniolla, an inbred Elcc-
tioncer, he is out Of Alice Wren, by
Ashland Wilkes. that also gained fame
tEis wear through being the sire Of the
dan, Of that splendid New York trotter,
Ante Cuv. j. 2:03l,. Finland came out
as a thrcc~ye ar-old and was one OF the
best colts in 1915, when he won SIX
races among them the Governor Cup
at Columbus and second money III inc
Horscman Futurity, Incidentally taking
record Of 2:0SM. This made him look
ripe for a big line campaign IN 1916.
when he trttted in Zoo. but nc was
off and did not give the expected &C
count Of himself. IN 191J he also
failed and Lon McDonald sent nm
home after ono start. His breeder,
John L. Snyder, took him to the half
mile tracks and he won several races
in 1851.
Frank Hedrick, Il capable Ohio
trainer who had developed the colt, al
ways was keen Tor him and was Grali-
fed to have another chance at him this
year. Bnland came along we'll, started
the first week in June and lost but two
races. he won al Cranwood, then was
beaten by Blanch Carter at Marion. but
followed it by trotting IN 2:o9h in q
winning race at Youngstown. Then he
stood a lot Of good trotters on their
heads at North Randall in 2:053a. lie
repeated at Toledo and COLUMBUS, went
back to the half mile tracks aud won,
captured an event at lndianapolis and
another at South Bend, then reentcred
, the Grand Circuit at the second Colum-
bus meeting, where Royal Mac beat
| him in the mud
ria,d One Of Class
1r.,.
Great helos marx the lraisyiVania az
rule. put none Nh inc pas was SO
oNerou'dehec WIN "h@1 Is mo" II a.
TclaSsD as 'Ae jY]9 'C4e""i, I, ~ Wlleh
FINLAND met hqEai Mag' Espef%n,za
:, ''nN' 'o'eI' -. l,'+o r, an. . .
foiocS' ma LAY I"o't9 aOys' n ,,S.,,.
Del koss 81 ne h0yai nn'et', w tlhes
brewer ana rev, "eaper. Ah9 rom rom
the very start the race was an 'hat
could be des red Tor 'he declsloh IN me
opening heat was one OF t9ose ahairs
in which Judges We're cf'tlclseu' Tor
they placed blnIanu; Whlle Murphy IS
sure that ne won ..lth Royal Nae.
rms neat IN 2:oS2' was an eye-0pener'
and the next vas more So Tor Espef-
ANA rushed away, pe@''hg me o'@ cn,
an, ana no!ulhs ner melu Sc ~ ,po -
har rond haba1,ior bmt the otbers
fought it out tooth and nail in the
third, six horses almost OH a line and
Royal Mac getting the award, although
Prince Loree was seen to win by as
many. This heat was in 2:o5.
Three horses left and the royal test
, the fourth, must determine who was
among the three. Esperanto showed the
way until the goal was N sight. re-
! aiGning on break. 1t IVES i'm the last
Z sixteenth that the greatness OF FINLAND