The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-30
THE TALL TIMBER
ny W. H. Gcclncr

Il NNrnNsa racing to assemble at Cleve-
ss14nd the week Of July for the tnaugu-
eal meeting Of the grand circuit IN
Ss4e11. Since the curtain fell on inc
Al o4e series at Atlanta the trainers
nave been busy IeamplinE horses IN tne
6opo % finding I few that would make
NJ favorable showing this year. Dur
Slnw ere winter months, q number OF tne
&3SyAr two-lappers were selected Tor .
fs4p over the large ovAis. while All OF
S4he horses which were raced last sea
81 ana found up to the standard nave
HNNn carefully prepared for another
\ nutine in the early closing events.
colt racing Is an index OF progress
IN 0peed. but the race going pubic ex
1919 the battle royals from the aged
Z hefses. They are the tall timer 81
4 M turf and represent the finished pro-
( l1et which stood the acid test Oh inc
fnee track.
u rhs nominations to the trotting
erents at the different points between
cleveland and Atlanta show that Mur-
Nhy has a long list. the ex-half miiers
being led by Fenesta. Ruby AnnreS.
D Toe l. Mariondale and the AEON cot
/ ConstAnttne the Great. when ai'er
] grinninr a race at South Bend. Ind, IN
1.40N was shipped TO Lexington where
/ ~ trotfed In e:nsh. The stout Bros.
/ nair Lotto watts and Hanks stout
6ave been transferred to his stable, as
Sreli a. wilkes Brewer. while the nai-
ance OF the material. which inctuaes
1elah Baird, Petrex, Peter Chenauit-
Y Ante GUY and Royal Mac, are Eradu-
sataa 81 his own training school. in
Nhich peter vaughn enjoyed letup
last season.
Fonesta IN By San Francisco and out
I cf the Kentucky Euturity winner. re
fenA, 2.N5I Last year she won hVe
yaees on the reel all but one OF them
hNing In straight heats. While she was
Strnttins over the sandy tracks in Mary
lanA ana virginia. Ruby Auorew was
whfrline around the double ovals in
10va and Nebraska. whore she, won
nine events and trotted In cisA.
Naricndale /. also from the corn
country. He IL by Archdale out OF
daughter Of Bonnie Ailse, 2'osN Last
r~ar he made what looks on paper
very much Hike an educational cam
0airn. A. after winning in 2i5A at
west Point. Neh, in July he was not
seen In front again until he appeared
II stanton the last week In Septem-
6er In the interval Mariondale had
bean second to Eovola At burlington IN
a.ffx won heat in sio,s from Peter
pc~ue over the mile track at Sedalia.
vas third to Dexter sym In 2:as u at
epfinEneld. Ill. and third in heat IN
1.N9H TO Peter Dallas over the half
mile track at pes Motnes. He also won
! two heats from Tom CARLYLE at Sioux
Fails, Iowa. in a.i2A. the Montana
horse getting the final. In sslsA
Joe l. was bred by George Castle.
M n ave years old by AEON out OF
NAuds Pilot, 7:i7A. daughter OF MAna
III 1.isL The Deans raced him little
n 1917 They also started him nine
times last year. when after TWO lriPs
Il Aurora, Ill. they kept him in WIS
ronsir. where he won at Monroe anc
- fntEheG
{ second TO the Hedgewnod Boy horse
James X, r, at GAINESVILLE and Msds-
ran. while he was unplaced to katy
T0dd at Milwaukee. second to ABA
Tnitb at Elkhoru and won heat In
HIN from Electric Mckerron at
Oshkosh.
There are a number Of new faces
9roktnr over the stall doors in the Cox
stable. the leaders being Jess T.. with
which Harry Brusle won heat in the
CHARTER Oak purse In 1ai9. the spten-
ia matinee trotter MiEnola. suidine,
now owned by Robert Moreland. the
enddle horse expert. and McGreEor the
Great. which Sanford Small purehaseo
last fall after ne trotted in 2eSi - AS
His name Implies. he is by Peter the
Great out of Ruth McGregor. 2:a1 n.
Trey are not, however, the only peo-
hlta ON the beach at Dover as Cox is
G0ing TO make another trip with Busy
Il Iaasis, Jeanette Speed. J. w. Legal W..
( and Northspur. while Brother David
uaAy be taken along to keep La Frince-
ton from getting lonesome.
sS HAnorta from indianapolis show
thax Mcdonald is beginning 10 think
4nat after waiting two years. Zomrcct
I'll make good. Should he fail. and
Trey sometimes do. he still has Har-
vSat Tide. Roam Boy. Duty Bound, Ak
spsn H.. Early Dreams and Zomidotte
~ Keep the stable represented on the
uc0ro cArds
The Geers stable Is now At Cleve-
land. While at Memphis. the rail
1our-year old gelding Hcgler He
/ olSowed that he had the whiz when
naxhpled last fall and II he stands the
Df1pAfation. Geers will turn him loose
when the bell rings. OF his stable.
cumpanions. June Red Is reported
1ame but Heir Reaper, Peter June.
Gentry c.. Big Boy. Don de Lopez.
md Golden Spier are ready for the
1ray.
sfhis year. McMahon is going to
make = round trip Of the grand cir
cunt. II Esperanza keeps on her good
h1havtor, she will have an oppor-
fsfnity 10 race in the free for alls with
Ahts Guy and LII princeton. Ina Jay
will not be seen this year, Ernest hav-
I'M decided that she will have a better
chance In the 2:06 class in 1899 when
40 will be entitled to one second al
sloWancc. The other trotters in Nc
1lAhon's stable include Miss Perfec-
! A1oh and Red Bond. who surprised the
folks when he won at Columbus last
IN
Valentine will limit his mile track
Separations to the western end of the
911mp. He will be out with The Sub
(kAnce, Prince Hal. Peter Coley. and
way Paronhurst. Red Top. which he
NurchAsed last year from Ben White
AlAhthe hope Of improving his racing
nMnnerss has been declared out Of his
32 AcDevitt will attract . attention
her4ver he appears with Prince
Sf36eo&, Mack Forbes, Btritara, and the
loS4n year -old mare. Miss Directed.
MAO afst two were up with the lead
s1xS NJ nearly every point in 1918,
N xlhoe Lore winning the $40, 900
Nnts 1t Syracuse and Columbus,
Me the Directwell mare has been
41n IA all kinds of company from
81 1Xk4l Traek and st Eriaco down