Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-11
Pop" GEERs Gets READY
DEAN OF GRAND CIRCUIT
PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN
Has Been In I.imclisht for Almost
inlf-Ccntury-Oid Only


reinsmen and probably the most pop
uiar tcamstcr that ever pulled Il rein
over a ,rottcr or PAGER. is preparing a;
Memphis for another campaign down
the big line.
Gecrs recently celebrated Iris sixty
eighth birthday. and for almos, half
century has been in the limclight as Il
race urivcr--for forty-cisht years.
to be exact. But the Grand Old Man
of the Sulky" is old in years only.
Though twisted and crippled by nu-
mcrous spills. one would think him 4
!oungstcr TO see him climb into the
sulky each morning during The work
outs at the Mephis Driving Park.
And POP evidently has more stamina
than many a younger man. For he is
training one OF the biggest stblcs in
the country. and from early morning
u i;id noon is constantly riding The big
cart something that will tax the
staying power of any man
r pon is evidentiy in the hes, OF
other prosperous year; in fact the
biggest year he has enjoyed for some
seasons. His stable is composed OF
five PAGERS. and Gecrs believes that
several Will prove among the hes,
horses in 1919.
Drove First Race Early.
'iceTS drove ms irSt race when
twenty. Then, in the fal! Of 1871 he
appeared at Lebanon with Morgan stall
lion. Little Dave. and drove him TO Vic
tory in the good time of 3:0i.
IL is a far cry from Little Dave ana
the high wheeled sulky to Pops later
achieycmcn;s with Single q. l:5S-l-i:
rect. 90 But sun Pop is not
satisfied and is looking forward to
riding some more miles in two minutes
Since tho clrIv eighties whom No
went to The front with Matte Hunter.
=, al 81. until tho present day. ,;ccrs
the harness world. lie is unques,ion-
ably the idol Of the masses and has
had wonderful following year after
year.
As tho seasons went by Pop gained
national fame as q race driver and de-
veiopcr OF champions. No, only has he
ords both irottiu2 and pacing. but has
also captured the team records at both
salts ana in addition holds the worlds
triplicaic team record won i'll one Of
IN" most Spectacular events in the his
tory of the harness sport.
iiitchcd Three Arrest.
< Tbs las, ahchiGyomcnt occurred in
Stitched three abreast TO a high four
wheeled skeleton wagon.
Gccrs won the TWO and ihrcc-mlc
ro{ring c,hnmpionshtps, respectively
Geers shipped his first stable North
in rs ISIS; and hi lirst 80 trott"r WAS
Grand Circuit. in 1881, he won with
the ,ro,ter, Annie w, Hal Pointer
vas pI ,i,I in his rarG in ,Sss ANA
developed INTO worlds champions.
In iSHl. Gccrs engaged 10 handle
liainlin ana remained IN that position
until the dissolution Of tho farm. ton
ears later During that period Gecrs
G ,H@s Fer%snTGd as on Of the fore
since remained as ono 90 the big
four OF the Grand Circuit
Located in Memphis.
In 1905 Gccrs located permanently
a. Memphis. Tenn, which place has
since been lis headquarters. and iudg-
ing from current report Memphis
trained trotiers and PAGERS will be
big factors this year in mile track
FOR although Gcers has had some
OF tAe s:catcst horses the world has
seen and has won almost million
and half in purses. his 1919 string
seems 70 be tho best balanced outni
ne has ever prepared.
GccrS Is cXcc!lently fortified in the
irois and fairly well set in the PAGES.
June Rcd iicir Reaper and Peter June
VIII ." his rcIianccs in the fast trots.
Golden Sp!cr ana The Triumph are the
ones that he viii count on mainly in
the big money features. the 2.Os trots
While Hcglcr and Fred G. Todd have
"ccn nominated IN the slow events
other of His Horses.
pHdeit", Peter Ryan, ProdigaI Watts.
Tai!ahacai". Harvest Horn and Eutah
are his Two year-old fuiurity candi-
dates, while Tom Bgbec and Wick
WICK! arc his most prominent three
Year lie also has Wicki Nui,
( Charley iIa2ar and Frank q. Jones 10
insert in the thrcc-year-old events If
. desirable.
.%2;aPoleon Direct, # he trains up.
;n the free, forall PAGES, while Betty.
tlaChlock, i!!m"tast and Gold!c Todd
are PAGERS OF far more than ordinary
merit: Noble Argot is his candida to
tog the three yca--old pacing futur.-
Tics.
In fact those are not all the good
ones ihAt G"crs has. Silvado has
tfotted IN 2:0S 3-i and looks a flu
turc great, and there are some more
Of the same calibcr IN The stable. lust
no" many Gcers viii bring North 20
the races is not known, but 1t looks
~ J.! he VIII hav" campaigning
stable OF twenty or more
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