The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
.TROTTERS NOW
IN LIMELIGHT
Horsemen Are Pointing
Stars for Championship
at Lexington Meet.

Lexington. KY. Sept n.-Yorty
races are programme for the Een-
lucky Trottins Horse Breeders As
ISOLATION meeting which win open on
the last day Of September, with the
Walnut Hall Cup and 2-yesr-oa6 a.
vision Of the Kentueky Futurity, as
festure events
1897. when Geers won il with The
Monk after q spirited battle with
Eagle Flanagan This Is its twenty
second renewal. and a splendn con
test is looked for between Prince
Loree, the winner OF the s1oon events
at Syracuse and Columbus; Ante ouv.
who was second TO him IN both %
these events; Lockspur. Hoilyroot
Kate, Alma Forbes. Sis Bsneen and
Heir Reaper.
While It is very doubtful n asy Of
them VIII trot a. fast 81 Narty
Dreams did last year when she defe>t-
ed lima Jay and Alma Forbes IN 2uz.
or II the winner VIII create a. much
surprise as Rhythmell did when she
came through IN front of Margaret
Drulen In 1914. the name OF the win
ner OF the event VIII be worthy OF
place in the list with Uhlan,
Peniss Maid. Joan. Billy Buch, N1eo
and the Others who were awarded
the splendid trophy TO adorn cne
homes Of their respective owners.
The 2-year-old division Of the Ken
tuclCy Futurfty will resolve itself into
another struggle between Per1scope,
Princess Etawah. Brusilor. all three
OF which were developed BY Ben
White. although now IN different
stables, and Norman Dillon. while the
3-year-old division. which Will be trot-
ted on the second day OF the meet
ing and is worth 1900. will no doubt
bring out the same fields that have
been doing battle at Columbus in the
turf paper races. Chestnut Peter.
David Guy, Ruth Msinsheet and
PetreI. four Of the fourteen that are
still eligible, are In Murphy's stable.
He WIN no doubt start DAVID Guy.
who won such a splendid race from
Nells Dillon at Columbus last Wed
nesdsy. when this pair trotted the
first half Of a third heat in Ia
Nells Dillon viii represent NawbeelC
Farm. while the field win be coEr-
posed Of Miriam Guy. Peter yonsa.
Selka, Peter June, Echo Direct, MISS
Dewey Watts. Peter Lafayette And
Baron DeForest
Five OF the fourteen horses named
70 start IN the thirteenth renewal OF
the Transylvs MIA, which will be raced
on the three-hext plan this year
started IN this race In 1911. They ARE
Ina Jay, Royal Mac, Busy's L&S,e.
Alma Forbes and Ross b, and It b.
more than an even chance that lima
Jay and Royal Mao. the pair that
raced OF the deciding heat last sea
son, win be among the leaders thk
year, although II too much use ss
not made Of Prince Loree In the Wsi
nut Hall Cup, wilkes Brewer -es-S
Binland, who lost his first race tins
year at Columbus, may have some
| thing TO say IN the award OF the pre-
niums The Trsnsylvania has nes-iy
! always resulted in stubborn con
test, while there has also been many
surprises, the victories OF Krenffn-
Bouncer, Senator A. Lord Vincent.
Caspian and lima Jay being the most
prominent IN that respect Thers has
also been few parades. although
most of them were made In fast time
by such horses as Mabel Trask, Peter
Scott. Etzwah. Baden, Joan. Cnsriey
Mitchell and Penisa Maid.
The time-honored fixtures. the L<I-
ington and Kentucky Stakes. both o.
which date from 1s5, VIII bring OUT
practically the same field as the t~ro
divisions OF the Kentucky Futurfty
with the winners barred. While tie
top-line pacers viii appear IN sst
Cumberland for the 1o4 class. spo
the Blue Grass, for 2s PAGERS. n
rectum J. Will be there as usual m
the former, with Mary Rosalind Par,
I Little Bstice, Baxter Lou and 10
Boy, while In the Blue Grass purse
Veriie Patchen should make short
work OF Dan HedEewood. Csirsry
Earl Tn. John B. Brsden spd Htvir-
land Lsssie.
] The above fixed events with thsrt<
class races for trotte-s and pscerS N
which all OF the leading performers
OF the country will sppear, tncludins
the champions in the frea-for-sIl trOt-
! ting and pacing divisions, win COM
plete the program for the forty-si1th
annual meeting at Lexington. Ia The
/ forty-fve whicmh preceded IL this as
socistion has distributed S,S2 30 .,
| premiums, and in 1913 about S7T.~es
will be added to that srounus,