The sun., 1919-06-22
KEEN COMPETITIONS
AMONG THE PAGERS
Side Wheelers Make Up in
Quality What They Lack
In Numbers.
EARLY NOMINATIONS IN
Napoleon Direct, Single G.
and Miss Harris M. All Ready
for Campaigning.
NJ w. II. GOCHER.

~ w. II. GOCHHR.
IL the nominations to the early CLOSING
events for PAGERS Is an indication of the
number Of lateral gated horses which
will be seen on the mile tracks this year.
the fields at some Of the meetings will b
| light OF the top liners, Napoleon Direct
| 10 slated for q return trip In Geers's sta
BILE. The other members Of his outfit
| are Betty Blackjack and Goldie Todd.
The latter lie considered promising. In
the event of Napoleon Direct standing
the preparation required OF two min
ute performer, a renewal OF the battles
between him and the other free -for-Rllers
which include Single c., Miss Harris NJ.
William, Ben Earl, Roam Hal and Rus
sell Boy. would undoubtedly put the
PAGERS In the spotlight The other avail
able material includes that splendid
race horse Directum j.. I'm. verlis
Patchen. Peter Nash and LILLIAN r.
Since the close Of last season Murphy
has sold Orc Fine, The Problem and
Budlight to parties who will race them
over the half mile tracks. while Zonn-
brine was dropped before the end Of the
season. In addition to Directum J., he
now has the Direct Hal PAGER. Direct c.
Burnett, with mark OF 2:o7A; Ethel
! Chimes. which whisked around the track
at Springfield. ILL.,, In 206k the Long
Island bred mare. Esther r., and Sanar-
do. The latter has never heard the bell
ring but as he paced the Syracuse track
in 2 :02k last fall. he is apt to give .
good account of himself.
Direct G. Burnett was bred by e. T.
Bedford at Green Farms. Conn.,, and
made his record at GAINESVILLE, wis His
dam, Alice Mapes. made n pacing record
OF 2:o6A. He also Is a brother to Hal
Mapes 2:07&. Z. T. Bedford bred
Hamburg Belle, 2:01k, the trotter that
made the worlds race record. II all the
reports are true this horse may, before
the close OF the season, equal or reduce
the worlds race record for PAGERS, which
Is now held by Directum I.
Tn in Top Form.
Valentine, as usual. has a bunch of
PAGERS. His collection includes I'm, re-
ported to be in top form Baronwood.
Flora A. Omonde, with which he won
several good races last year: Gladys Il.
and Gold Quarts. Cox is coming back
with the regulars Little Beatice. that
formidable cripple. A Game OF Chance,
which took them all into camp at Cleve-
land last year; the rejuvenated r. II.
Brett. Esther Knight. Florence Peters
and the handsome pony Frank Dewey.
The latter made the rounds OF the Bay
State circuit last year and flashed in a
heat at Readville in 2 :031t. Just to show
the Grand Circuit folks what a half
| miller could do when cut loose.
Peter Look is rated as the star IN
McMahon's pacing outfit. He failed to
win at Cleveland and Toledo last year,
but different story is expected this
season. His stable companions are
q nlO1 DO Nd all A Ian to-
latter carries the Indian sign. Last year
she won ten out of fourteen races
Verie Patchen, Orc Elmo and Betsy
Hamlin were the only horses that An
ished in front OF her. rr
Belle Alcantara started her turf career
with a victory at the Cleveland July
meeting. when she paced in 2:074. Sha
also won three races at the Columbus
meetings. two at Sedalia and Lexington
and one at Hnmline and Atlanta. Her
record OF :04A was made at Columbus
while she paced in 2:04Ia at Lexington.
The Mcmahon PAGERS were given their
final work at Indianapolis, where Nc
Donald prepared Ethel Knight. and Palm
drew Verlie Patchen. Captain Mack,
Mowrer Boy. Eva Able, Crescent Knight
and Admiral TO n feather edge before
opening the season on the northern Ohio
half mile tracks.
Grace Direct Ready.
Leese has two PAGERS to depend o,
One is the green horse, Sera skin, am
the other the clever Northern Man colt
Edward p The South Bend trainer,
Sturgeon. has three OF which South
Bend Girl was seen in the fastest COM
pany last season. His other pupils are
Double G.. which was held over after
going few races. and the marc
Grace Direct, which won n splendid race
at Atlanta last October. The latter also
won her first race this season over the
half-mile track at Finday, Ohio, the
last week In May in 2 :06h, with Earl
Beck up. Her stable mate. South Bend
Girl. finished second and also won heat
in 20sH.
w Fleming, whose last appearance In
the Grand Circuit was behind that ster-
ling performer Joe Patchen II, this
year is busy with tho Forest Farm
horses. which include the PAGERS Miss
Harris NJ, the DeForest pair. Tommy
and Rex, and the recent purchase Oar
vester, that is engaged at almost all of
the leading meetings
As Braden Direct has been retired.
Fred Egan comes back this year with
Baroness Edgewood, Royal Earl Abbe
Dryad, and Bingen Direct while Fred
Edman has Highland Lass. as well as
Peter Nash and Al Whitney, tho Red
Bearer and the handsome black mare
Lillian T.
Wards -Four PAGERS.
Fred Ward. one OF the California
visitors, has four PAGERS. They are q.
L C., Peddler Direct. Emma NJ. and
Harry Mac. Townsend from Fresno will
race J. c. l.. Roy owen has come
across the Mississippi with the Oregon
bred horse Gray Hal by Hal b. and
Helen Chimes. jay Mack will be raced
this year by Ben Whitehead. Mcdonald
and Cox each had him season. While
he had 2:0I speed they always found a
ne!ghbor with a little more. Possibly
Ben can place him where no Will win.
Like Joe Patchen. that rugged pony
Single @. has done well under the train
ing and driving OF number OF reins-
men. Starting of with Nickery in his
three-year-old form no passed the fol-
lowing year to Gosnel. When he died,
Cox, Janison and Geers were seen be-
hind him. I'd Allen will take him 20
the races this year. After three weeks
on the half-mile tracks he viii be seen
with his stable companion Hal J on
the larger ovals. The latter was OF last
year but Il now considered ready for
Il trip In the fast classes.
Among the other stables the names
OF Dan Hedgewood. Edna Early, Peter
Pepper, Clyde Dillon. Grattan Royal,
Wellington Direct and Grace Elder an
pear. The half-mile tracks may be levied