The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
Our Early 8O4N Scholastic EueS Nam

chased Hal Pointer, number OF tne
village Farm horses were placed IN
Geers's stable, the list Including belie
i.anIIn, Globe and Justina, with wnicn
he made the triple team record or z'l9
10 wagon, as well as that sterling race
mare Nightingale, Moonstone and Glen
dennis, c. ]. Hamlin was 30 well pleased
with Geers's methods that In 1Ss2 no
made a contract with him to locate az
Buffalo. 1t was the best investment Mr.
Hamlin ever made In the horse business
With Geers In charge, the village Fsrh
stable shipped East early In 1es.'
Among other places 1t appeared at rlee.-
wood Park, New York. where Glendennis
was started In slow pacing race oho
OF his competitors being a little Knee
sprung gelding called Robert J. that DID
not appear to have enough strength 10
ramble around a race track. AFTER u
couple of heats the little gelding hao
Glendennis down and out, and while ne
was gasping for breath Geers told ms
owner to stop over and purchase ROBERT
!, The transfer was made, and through
all the elements of extreme speed. game.
Il Geers secured horse which combined
nsas endurance and gentlensss.
Clean sweep with Direct Hal.
For several seasons he appeared at all
OF the leading meetings. defeating every
horse that ever started against him. ana
retired champion with a record OF
2:0115. Also while at the Village Farm
Geers bred his Tom Hal mare Bessie
Hal to Direct, the old rival or Hal
Pointer and developed her foal. which
under the name OF Direct Hal made n
sweep through the Grand Circuit ana
Ia
made a sweep from Detroit to Lexington
with The Abbott before he drove him
to the world record OF :o3A, and won
scores Of races with Nightingale, Fam
tasy, Bright Regent, The Monk, Heir at
Law, Lady OF the Manor, Lord Derby
and a host OF others.
After returning to Tennessee Geers
continued the winning habit with such
speed marvels as Walter Direct. Anvil
Dude Archdale, the beautiful Ardelle
The Harvester. which he took as an I'M
broken colt and retired champion
Etawah. Napoleon Direct, the first horse
he drove below two minutes; Billy Buck,
Peter June and st. Frisco
Each year he swings into line with
something new or with one that has i'm
proved on the form shown during the
preceding campaign, and that he usually
gets what he aims at during the winter
and spring months Is shown by his
uniform success in trotting turf fixtures
At Detroit he won the Chamber OF
Commerce and the NJ. and M five times,
while at Hartford he won the Charter
Oak Purse with Nightingale, Billy Buck.
The Harvester and st. Frisco. At Lex
inEtOn Geers has always been very for
tunate. The summaries show that he
won five of the Walnut Hall cups, the
twice and the Kentucky
Futurity with The Harvester and
Etawah.
Geers does not make spectacular
figure IN the sulky. Wearing a black
cap and jacket, he sits rather low. lean.
ing forward more now than he did in the
high wheel sulky days. AS a rule, all
of his horses are good hammered and
race from behind. Ayshift OF the bit or a
light tap OF the whip appears 20 be all
OF the encouragement given to any OF
them in n close finish. but. like good bail
players. they look for the signal and
give him all that they have without be.
ing punished. The mutual understand.
ing which exists between Geers and his
horse Is one OF the mysteries OF the
turf and makes him in reality the Silent
Man from Tennessee.