Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15
EMPIRE STATE STAKE
DRAWS MANY ENTRIES
FortySx of Fastest Trotters in Country, Three From
Pop" Geers Stable, Will Race at Syracuse
for $4,000 Purse.
The harness horse turf will have but

The harness horse turf will have but
two $4,000 races this year-the Char
ter Oak Stake at Hartford. Conn. and
/ the Empire State Stake al the New
York state Fair. Syracuse. Very few
! decided without a brilliant contest
There is hardly trotter that has
shown any real ability as a race horse
| that has not been entered. SO liberal
are the terms upon which a horse may
nave his name enrolled that no less
than forty-six horses are nominated,
and they comprise without doubt the
called stake horses that RRa has ever
been listed for Irott!ng, event,
OF ihenl-and you will find every horse
OF any professions whatever that is
eligible TO the 2:l2 trotting class.
to take chance TO win the rich stake
sponsored by the Empire state are Mr..
Geers. the Grand Old Man" OF the
eighth birthday the 25th OF last Jan
uary; he has listed three. Heglar {.
s by Hedsewood Boy, FOL; kerrigan.
2l6,l-2. by Sorrento Todd. 2:ll. They
represen, what is termed strictly
c fTesn mTT hsy slso new 20 the Grand
g. NJ. with an opportunity to again
display his wonderful ability as A
reinsman. Last fail every one OF the
above above was practically unknown 10
Tame, and would not be picked by the
astute. trainers as being $4,000 stake
material.
Develops Unknown. Into Stars.
Not so with Geers. He likes 10 bend
the trotting tree to suit his own fancy,
ana mere is no man in the world who
can teach a horse so much specd and
such race manners NJ The same time
He takes them 20 his home and winter
,ra!hing grounds AT Memphis and gives
and when he ships north 10 Clcvelaud
about June 10. as is his custom. tho
unknown of the previous fall becomes
IN; m star of the year AS the astute
never tell what they will do after
'e FRS mas put them through his mill"
entries in the 2:l2 trot is kerrigan
winner OF many races in 1917. but
wnich feii by The wayside with lame
he so IN ~ ~ ;; re Is great lrotter, IL
Eear,old Heslar probably comes more
nearly filling Mr.. Geers' order for a
stake STAKE trotter and an everyday race
morse as he Is rugged son OF that
EEe"' PAGER; Hedgcwood Boy, 2:0l He
- owned by George Crouch of J.
m rSuch no,sa sons sons. Lafayette Ind the
country, also owners OF the world's
CHAMPION four-year-old PAGER. vii
nam IS l-2. MIR. Geers has another
entry that may prove his worth in the
c,Sear-o ola horse Fred c. Todd own
rd by Fred j. Hor;h. of Auburn. Men
i lie aFot,ed IN EOS - last year, with
he the winner this year
murphy and Cox Represented.
s,s as usual both the Murphy and Cox
mer with five and the latter with four
rach ana every one of the Mummy
quintet has been more or less hichly
rstsn' with the balance of ability and
Idc!he experience in favor of the six.
Fear-old mare Lotto Watts S,os :
meat winner, by General Warts. She
was fairly good second last wear al
Lexington 10 Ante Guy 90 when tba,
sensational trotter made her record NJ
2;o3 IL, She has started good many
ZINES on the Grand Circuit. and is mn
eKrept!ona! race horse. and. with Muir
phys ability to drive, she MAJ nrovn
10 be the winner
:, Another Interesting entry from the
MurphH stable is Fenesta. 2:l+ -
ny san francisco. zoo 81. dam .ercno
Va Fsncsta won Ave races down
IN MARYLAND last fail in sixteen nca,s
ana Was considered the greatest tro,.
III seen IN mat region for many years
;1he IL "oFH!ng Gr2adly now at Pough-
Heepsie in the Murphy stable. and
many regard her chances very highly
M4rphE mas been the leading money
winning driver, eieh, out Of the las,
ten years. and guards that position
very closely, and TO win inc Emnira
state stake w.ll do much towards
c!nch:ns the coveted title in 1919.
Cox Prominent Among Trottcr,.
II the four entries from the Cox
stao!e could provide as much entertain
Tnenf for the Stat fair visitors as thei-
cTIT@r does among his fellow rains.
men ]. would be necessary IN order to
STATE far grounds before tho day Of
the Empire State :rot. He comes from
one ot inc most noted families in New
Eng! land. their home city being Man.
cntEter. = II Charles Cox father NJ