The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
BY w. III. Gocl,cr.

Single q. is one OF the few horses
Z, that lived up TO the owners statement
after passing through the auctions.
he was foaled in 1910. being bred in
partnership by l. n, Commons, Cen
te9vil.e. Ind, and his present owner.
\. w. r. Barefoot. Of Cambridge City,
IN the same state They also bred n
\. sister &c Airn called Grace n. She
made o three-yesr-old record o.
SHOT over r. hsif-mtie track in 1911.
and was with Single G.. CONSIGNED
To John x, Jackcy's sale in the spring
'stkys ~ tY~,}y ~ tSstss43A~%- DE- - 1
y Al that Time the fol'oNwitT stsaenfeo17
was made for the colt: single @. IL
d nice hay with alnl0 perfect q I'm
IN his forehead; left hind foot white.
He liz a brother 20 Grace n. {S),
1:leI has been driven 5 few times
with The harness on: ia Of nice man
ners and should be a -ensatiouai cot
when developed. rs he showed a Let
OF natural speed In the pasture. IT
you want 8 prospect worthy OF the
name. do not let this colt get away
without a hid on him"
Ed Hallenbeok paid $3.50 for
Grace n. white single G. was knocked
dowu 10 II s Beard for s27S, the
ccit being purchased {or Barefoot
That he also proved prospect
worthy Of the name" Is srowr by tire
returns for the past six years. during
which he was started IN twenty seven
races. OF which ne won forty -four,
was second ia tweriy two third in ak,
fourth in three ana unplacei in two.
In these racee he also paced :?s hests.
OF which he won -, the fastest being
finished In 1924 when he won the
only three-heat race IN which each
mile was below two minutes.
TIE uniform sud extreme speed OK
Single e in all of hts races is also
clearly defined ~ the fact that TWEEN
ty- eight of hts forty-four victories
were won In straight heats, He also
won sixteen split heat races, while Of
the thirtv.thrce rarcs that he Iast,
there sre only ak in which he won
heats. and ore half 81 them were on
ths three heat plan.
Single e. made his debut on July
-, 1918. as q three year old al Terre
rau:c, Ind where he met William
and made him pace IN Eli Il &c win.
IT, pair also met again at Spring
fieid, III in October. where WILLIAM
wen again in 2.077a. Single G. fin-
isf ing second and Russell Boy third
In the interval Single @. had woa four
races over half -rnile tracks and &C
CURED record of 2;12A at Waehins
ton, pa~, where the late Fred Jan1isor
rrerare6 him for his record -beaEiuE
ca M paign last season.
In 1914 Curt C1osneii made a sweep
through the Michigan circuit with
Single g. Al Detroit Eel Direcf made
him pace in 2;0SA while Doctor N
forced him out In 2;0T u AT Saginaw
He also won al Lima, Toledo and Par
kershure before May r.. picF took his
measure al Clarkshurg. W Va. In a
elk heat contest the PAGER. isaac n.
fhst defeated him at Canal Dover in
his first race that year. also getting a
heat. Later in the season Flower pt-
rect and Florence Mckinney also q
feated him in Gerry fast races for two
lap tracks.
During the past four years Single
G. has been one OF the bright LIGHTS ~
tho grand circuit In 1915 Cosnell
won the sb.00o cha mber Of commerce
purse with him at Detroit IN 2:03A
IF we'll as his ~ rsremeuts at North
Randall. Kalamazoo, Hartford. svra
cuse. Columbus and Lexington. Rus
sell Soy II VIII Tell You and Earl
Ir.. beng the oriv horses that showed
In front OF him that searon. In 1917
Ne also became Indana's fourth two.
minute performer. Prince Alert. Dan
Patch and William having preceded
him on the trip across the Rubicon of
the turf, His fret mile in even time
~as paced at Kalamazoo, where he
defeated Nanoieon Direct, and w'htie
the pair met in seven other events
that season II was he only tirto that
IL was able 20 defeat The Geers orse.
The SPLENDID series of races hetwe IN
them is also a striking examine Of
class ia r. cling. as Napoleon Directs
tremendous fight of speed ena'led
him TO tanle Single g whenever they
rnet after their FIRST race. whether ths
miles were in 1;597t or , %, During
this campaign Single .. was also han
dicapped by losing the sk!ilt'ii hand
az che man who developad him after
sre second meeting m North Randall.
where Gosneii met with ar accident
tina. resulted in his death.
Single G. made twelve starts IN
1917 when Fer the first time in his
career he failed TO get IN The money,
his two slips beng ia September ar
Columbus where h was defeated by
Mirs Harris VI, THIS account how
ever. was balanced N Toledo last sum
yrer. when. after forcing thr Peter the
Great mare out In 1;ES'a he repeated
iii 1884, and 59'& Gecrs drove
him in that rare while Alien had the
yrloIat when Single g. paced his third
heatAin a:oi ever the half mile track
Il. Des Noines and hv 70 doing
tquaiicd The worlds record for a two
lap course made hy Dan Patch NJ
Allentown. Pa. in l9Ga,