The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-22
Turf Notes

That the beginning of the racing sea-
son is near at hand is evidenced by
the shipment of the Southern trained
horses. Nearly all Of those that were
wintered in Georgia are now located
at Lexington or North Randall, where
they will get their first fast work, as
very few OF them were asked to beat
2;2o over the Southern tracks,
go
Ben White pulled in from Macon, Ga,
with 80 head, the most Of which are
colts that will be seen in the fnturi-
ties. His two leaders are the 2.year-
wah, 2:09A, while for the 2-year- old
events this year he has his own filly,
Miss Elm, by J. Malcolm Forbes, that
carries q yearling record of 2:23; The
Great Miss Norris, a sister to Nolga
and Peter Volo, and Great Excitement,
a sister to Busy's Lassie that sold for
$4,000 under the hammer at the New
his stable the 4-year-old fily Edna
Early, 2.O4A, by Robert c., a son Of
Peter the Great. She won the most
Of the honors in the 3-year-old. pacing
will make a bid for this season with
the Nebraska bred filly, Goldie King,
that paced the half-mile track at Kear-
ney. Neb.. in 2;llA last season
or the Thomasville trained horses,
W. j. Andrews has charge of the Pas
time stable, which includes Abbie Put
ney, 2:20h, a S-year-old sister to Mary
Putney, 2.04%, the Belwin colt First
National, 2:1215, Mary Coburn, 2:l0A,
by Manrico, Cattaro, 2:2t. a 4-year-old
by Peter the Great. and several year.
lings by Lee Axworthy, II of them
being out of Volga.
Guy Lee has charge OF the Belwin
family, which includes Alice Belwin, u
5-year-old out OF the dam Of The Royal
Knight, 2:12A, Rising Tide, 2:17%, and
Mulvaney, 2;24. He also has Il fast
~S-year-old in the Echo Todd filly sum
Using trotter in Our Ruth, 2;O5%, by
San Francisco.
The record horses in II. X, Dew
ereux,s stable, which is trained BY Har-
vey Shorts, are Bacelli. 2;06h, by Ber>
Hall, Eleven Black, 2:10%, by Manrico,
and The Northern Man gelding, Albert,
2!07h.
j, l.. Dodge has also shipped from
his Georgia farm to Lexington, where
the colts that he had with him during
the winter months have been added to
the youngsters that put in the winter
at Hollywood Farm in charge Of Volney
French. Hollywood Kate, 2:071B, win
ner of one of the heats In the Charter
Oak Purse last year, the Sillko. ftlly,
Periscope, 2:l0A, and Hollywood Naomi.
2:l7A, are among the latter. OF the
youngsters that were wintered in Geor-
gia, Volo Belle, a 2-year-old filly by
Peter Volo, showed a mile in 2.26la,
and according to report she Is the first
n of that horses foals to beat $3.50,
John Engleman Is well along with
Harrod's Creek and his half-sister,
Nihla. by Siliko. He has been a mile
in 2.20 with the former and one in
2:22, last half in los, with Nihla. Ben
White also set the railbirds chipping
by working Native Hope in 2:l3 and
Axvolo in 2!19, the latter being sent
over the route with Siliho, a brother
to Dagastan. 2;OSA, and Periscope,
2:l0A.
1t looks now as though John L. Mad
den is planning to make Siliko as prom
inent this season among trotting slres
as Sir Barton is making his horse Stal
Shoot in the thoroughbred world, He
win be represented in the 3-year-olt
events by Periscope, Nihla, Allowance
Scintillate; in the ~2-year-oid races by
Fascinating and Dennyclare, both o
which were wintered by Ben Whit
at Macon and have been transferred
to Murphy's stable at ~Pougskeepsie
while SilIho will be started in the elas'
races,