The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-17

will not show an increase. The fig
F'tres in 1919 were 1924 trotteTS and
f.063 PAGERS while in 1915 the re-
turns were els trotters and 55l pac-
ers.
FAIRS Must Have Races.
The fair associations which give
over rs per cent of the race meet
ings each season must have horses
to fill their classes. and il they can
not get them there Is bat ono remedy
and that Ia to substitute some other
kind of entertainment for their pa
trcns, Whether the Eal!opers. ath-
latie events. auto racing or shows
will take the place OF the tpottcrs and
PAGERS rests with those who can see
far enough ahead TO bridge the gap
in the light HARNESS. racing world un-
til increased production whnh cam
not fail to follow the strong demand
md higher prices which home and
foreign buyers are now paving.
On the running turf A horse can
be raced as long as he remains sound.
49, --oar M -ncw be in tho stakes,
the next in the handicaps, and the
following one in selling races. but
~~~ara'"ss of that fact. he car al
WAYS start with chance Of winning
n na hiH o~~rsr ran always first, RACES
for him. With the trotter. the waste
hns h~nr, a,nallinr for years. Horses
were plentiful and no one considered
it worth while to call a halt. After
d year or two a clever performer
reached top form and disa ppeared
not because he was unsound or raced
out. bat because he could no longer
win in the class to which he was
eligible. For years these horses
found a place on the roads or speed
ways. but both Of these markets are
closet ard afr that r lett now rs
matinee clubs or hack to the farm.
A few advocate an increased time
allowance for horses that are out
classed in the fast events This would
help a little in some places, but in
the majority ct cases II would drop
into events with trotters or PAGERS
that have been specially prepared
for them ana which before the end
of the season are racing almost a.
fast as the free for alters. This was
shown by the 2.l0 and at? classes
on the mile tracks and In the 2:i7
and AIS classes on the half-mile
tracks this season.
Brief Survey Of Conditions.
brief survey Of the eastern half
mile track meetings shows what out
classed trctters and PAGERS have to
contend with Baron Hal, one Of the
old guard and still useful horse,
made his winrnce In 1919. In 1915
no won one out Of eight starts. in
1917 two out OF thirteen. IN 1919 two
out Of twenty. and In 1919 two out OF
ten Down in Maine the trotter Baron
SLinut made his winrace in 1918 In
- - =
win, in 1871. ne failed to show In
front in ten races In 1918 he won
one out OF seven starts while this
wear he failed to score In Ave races.
The clever old trotter Canadian Is
another fair sample. He made his
winrace in 1914. In 1915 he won one
out OF eleven races. while he was
started nine times in 1917 ana six In
1918 without winning. Phyllis the
Great made her winrace In 1915.
Since then she started eight times In
1917. nine In 1918. and eight in 1919,
but failed to win. Pony Boy II won
eleven out Of nineteen storts In 1s17,
hut failed in ten races In 1919 and
had but one winning tab In 1918.
Hurry On was marked in 1919. He
.waa started In ten races IN 1913 and
1919 without winning. Acheen made
his winrece In 1914. while his card
shows that he was started In Ave
races In 1919. four in 1917, and -four
n fS1s without winning. Alier ~.
was raced In Virginia and Maryland
and Pennsylvania. She made her win
race In 1913. In 1915 she won four
out Of hfteen starts. In 1917 fostr out
OF fourteen. and In 1919 failed to
land after AiRht opportunities. A. M.