The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-11

Single G is one of the few horses
that lived up to the owners statement
after passing through the auctions.
He was foaled in 1910, being bred in
partnership by l.. D. Commons, Cen
terville, Ind, and his present owner,
w. B. Barefoot, Of Cambridge City, in
the same state. They also bred a
sister to him, called Grace d. She
made a three-year-old record of 2:10A
over a half-mile track in 1911, and was
with Single G consigned to John s..
Lackey's sale in the spring of 1912,
after L. D. Commons death. At that
time the following statement was
made for the colt:
Single G is nice bay, with almost
perfect G in his forehead, left hind
foot white. He is brother to Grace
d. 3 VT. o. (2:10A), has been driven
a few times with the harness on, is of
nice manners and should be a seLsa-
tional colt when developed as he show
ed lot of natural speed in the pas
ture."
Ed Hallenbeck paid $3.50 for Grace
D, while Single G was Knocked down
to H. S. Beard for $275, the colt being
purchased for Barefoot. That he also
proved a prospect worthy of the
name" is shown by the return for the
past six years, during which he was
started in n races, of which he won
A., was second in 90, third in 6, fourth
in 8, and unplaced in 2. In these races
he also paced 226 heats, of which he
Won 1877, the fastest being finished in
1884,, when he won the only three
heat race in which each mile was be-
low two minutes
The uniform and extreme speed Of
Single G. in all Of his races is also
clearly defined by the fact that IS OF
his 46 victories were won in straight
heats. He also won 16 split heat races
while of the 33 races that he lost there
are only six in which he won heats
and one-half of them were on the
three-heat plan.
Single G made his debut on July "a,
1918. as three-year-old at Terre
Haute, Ind, where he met William,
and made him pace in 2:11R to win.
The pair also met again at Springfield,
H.. in october, where William won
again in 2:071a. Single G finishing Sec
ond, Russell Boy third. In the inter"
val Single G had won four races over
half-mile tracks, and acquired a record
of 2:1215 at Washington, Penn, where
the late Fred Jamison prepared him
for his record-breaking campaign last
season.
In 1914 Curt Gosnell made sweep
through the Michigan circuit with
Single G. At Detroit Eel Direct made
him pace in 2:0SA. while Doctor M
forced him out in 2:07A at Saginaw.
He also won at Lima, Toledo and Park
ersburg before May E. Pick took his
measure at Clarksburg. w. Va, in a
six-heat contest, the PAGER Isaac B that
that defeated him at Canal Dover in
his first race that year also getting a
heat. Later in the season Flower d.
rect and Florence Mckinney also de-
feated him in very fast races for two
lap tracks.
During the past four years Single G
has been one of the bright lights of
the Grand Circuit. In 1915 Gosnell
won the $4,000 Chamber of Commerce
purse with him in Detroit in 2:03A.
as we'll as his engagements at North
Randall. Kalamazoo, Hartford, SYRIA
cuse, Columbus and Lexington, Russell
Boy, 1t Will Tell and Earl Jr. being
the only horses that showed in front
of him that season. 1915 he also
became Indiana's fourth two-minute
performer, Prince Alert, Dan Patch
and William having preceded him on
the trim across the Rubicon OF the