New-York tribune., 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,. Bjnland came out
as a thrcc~ye year-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 thc
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 ac-
count Of himself. IN 191J he also
failed and Lon Mcdonald scnt him
home after ono start. His breeder,
John L. Snyder, took him to the half
mile tracks and he won several races
in 2:13M.
Frank Hedrick, Il capable Ohio
trainer who had developed the colt, al
ways was keen for him and WAS graft
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 AZ Cranwood, then was
beaten by Blanch Carter at Marion. but
followed it by trotting IN 2:oah IN q
winning race at Youngstown. Then he
stood q lot Of good trotters on their
heads at North Randall III 2:055.. 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,
Field One Of Class
Great fields mark the Pennsylvania as
q rule. but none in the past was so
overburdened with what Is known as
"class" as The 1913 renewal, N which
/ Binland met Royal Mac. Esporanza,
,
Forbes, ina Jay, Lotto Watts. Bonnie
Del, Ross b., The Royal knight, Wilkes
Brewer and Heir Reaper. And from
the very start the race was all that
could be des red, for the decision in the
opening heat. was one of those affairs
in which judges We're criticised, for
they placed Binland, while Murphy is
sure that he won nth Royal Mae.
! This heat in 2:03$; was an eye-opener,
and the next was more so, for tsper-
anza rushed away. beating the starter
and holding her field safe in 2:os'4.
| The California mare could not keep up
her good behavior, but the others
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 2:05.
Three horses left and the royal test
I the fourth, must determine who was
among the three. Esperanza showed the
way until the goal was IN sight. re-
! SiEninC on u break. IT Was i'm thc Last
sixteenth that the greatness Of Finland
loomed up, for it was q stern chase
Royal Mac trctting to his very limit and
almost q length ahead at the long dis
tancc. Game and true Binland KEEP
! trying, closing ali the while and pokng
his brown nose ahead just as their
/ numbers flashed past the stand.
( The time was the fastest in the his
tory OF the stake; also it put M n new
record Tor iour heats, and it was one OF
the hardest fought contests of all
times. kiuland comes out With all
honor and his victory is good thine
for the turf, lor tho dominance oi
Murphy is enough without that clever
driver hogg' 'pg everything. Binland
was bred at Springfield, Ohio, and, odd
ly enough, his sturdy rival, Royal Mac,
also was foaled on farm at the same
place.
Colts Earn Division
Colt trottcrs divided honors with the
alleged herd this yenr-in fact, they
raced fully as we'll, and from their
ranks come an uhusual crop of fast
things. Just which OF the ihree-year
olds IS best is an open question, but
Nella Dillon won the richest event, the
$4,000 Kentucky Tuturity, which is the
Derby among the trotters. However,
David Guy has the call with ,,nany. the
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