The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-08
THE 1919 MAIDENS
by w. III. Gocher.

first edition of his dictionary, he
omitted the En- glish application Of the
word maiden" to racing and 1t has
never been inserted by those who con-
tinued the work. In all probability
one of its editors may in time define
this every day application of the term
for winners. while a glance over
the seasons debutantes is one of the
most interesting features in connec-
ton with either the running or trott-
ing turf. AS yearling racing has been
discontinued, ALL of the two-year -olds
at the beginning of the season are
maidens, and among them will be
found not only the winners of the
futurities but also the material from
which future champions will be de-
veloped.
In 1891 when Arion startled the
world by reducing the two-year- old
record for 2;1s to 2:10 "a. no one
ever expected to see it changed. Arion
was hitched to a high wheel sulky and
his mark was unheaten until 1909
when Native Belle won In 2:07 "a at
Lexington. Since that time, Peter
volo cut 1t to 2;o4 Ia in 1913, and
The Real Lady moved the limit down
to 2:o4 IA when she defeated Harvest
Gale, Miss Bertha Dillon. To-day S.
and Tacita in 1915. None of last
years two-year~olds came within four
seconds of this figure, but the time is
now at hand for the 1919 Noup to ap-
pear if not "a record breakers. at least
to win the premiums offered for the
foals OF 1917.
Over seventy nominations have
been received for the two-year-old
events that win be trotted at Grand
Circuit meetings and over nue-third
of them are by Peter the Great or
=
resent it, that family will have more
opportunities than those which have
but three Or four Still the hnnors
do not always go to the multitude as
was shown last year when Brusflon.
Princess P:tawah and Periscope were
tho leaders The first is by Peter the
! Great the second by Etawah, and the
| third by silike. while Betwin WIS
tapping at the door with First Ma
tional.
The Peter the Great entry for 1919
presents remarkable group OF
youngsters the lot including The
volo. 2:o2. and Volga, 2:04 12: Day
star brother to Brusiloff, 2;0S IA:
Evening Gale. half sister to Harvest
Gale, o:05 IA; Great Excitement. sis
ter to Busy's Lassie, 2:04 Ia; Peter
| Gale, whose dam Is half sister to
| Mabel Task, 2.o1 "a. Peter Paff. halt
| brother to Director Todd. o:o7 Ia,
and Echo Direct, 400 Ia; Peter
| Stiilwell, brother to The Guide
2:o7 IA, and Peter Vaughn, e:1s -
Jane the Great. ont of a sister to
Prince Ingomar. 2:121-3: Pete,
! March. half brother to E. Colorado,
| ALL. and Mack. whose dam The Colo
RADIO Belle, 2:0s1-2 Is out of Amer
| lean Belle. c:12 Ia. An examina-
| ton of these pedigrees as we'll as the
| breeding Of the other wo-year-olds
which are engaged In the leading
events is an object lesson on how the
modern futurity winners are being
| produced.
larger representation in the two than
| in the three-year- races this sea
son. Peter volo has FIVE. one of them
| being out OF Gazeta. 2.oS. while the
East View Maiden flly volo Belle, has
shown a mile in 2:2s in her work.
Azoff contributes Sister Azoff, whose
| dam produced Sis Bing. 2:o6 IA.
while Junior Stokes Is represented by
! Pretty Baby, out of the dam OF Baron
| Chan. 2;o4 "a, and Alta Coast,
! 2:0s "a. Is represented by FLY by
| Gar Peter.
! Five Of Axworthy's sons appear as
lon Axworthy leading with Conjec-
| ture, brother to Neila Dillon, 2:o5 Ia.
! Hurry On. brother to The Cossack.
| e:0e a-4. and the Erirange colt John
/ O'Gaunt- Ortolan Axworthy has
! three foals named while the General
| Watts family sends n sister TO Rosa
Watts. 2;l2 IA. as we'll as brothers
/ to Allan Watts. 2:05. and Dick Watts
2:0s IA. Nathan Axworthy and
Judge Maxey have each one, the lat
| ter's represent tive being in Murphy's
stable at Poughkeepsie.
Moko, the sire of The Real Lady
| the two-vear-old champion. fs expect.
| ed to lead again this year with Cen
eral Knight, which was purchased by
| her owner at the December sale for
| sso25 and placed in Walter Cox's
stable He has been IN c:aa but Is
not the only star In the family rs Ma
| tive King has pair and Manrico
| one, while Siliko Is tho sire of four
that are very apt TO he represented
! at the pay window. OF this quartet
.:0Sl-4, and Periscope, 2:t0 IL
| Plausible out OF the dam of Nancy
McKerron. 2:1ol2, daughter oil
| Nancy Hanks. .:04, and Dennyclare
| out of petress Volo, sister to Peter
volo and volga-
! The Ringen family Is we'll repre-
scented in the two-year-oid division
Ftawah leading with Dudette out OF
Dude Archdale. 3:oS Ia, the dam OF
| wicki wlcki, 2:121-4: Tallahatchie
and Utah, all OF which are in Geers
stable. while ]. Malcolm Forbes has
| five, of which Miss EN-, 2:2s. Mr.
| Dudley. 2:251 IA, and Red William
c:2s Ia, carry yearling records. G.
w. Lasell has named two FLIES by
! Henry Setter at Boston. ono Of them
being out Of Venice Belle. 2:f2 IA,
and the other outsof Miss Nowaday,
2231-4. while The Captain, Btntolla
and Todd Swift have each a repre-
| sentative. The Harvester will also
| send Margaret Harvester, 1923 Ia
Harvest Hope. and Lucille Harvester
! to tho races.
| The Mckinney branch OF the Wilkes
| family IL represented In tho list OF
nominations by San Francisco, his sor
Fl Canto, and Belwin. The latte,
has pair. one of them being out Of
| Melise c.. RITA. Tho Ell Cantc
! colt h out OF the darn of Lord Stout
2:o7 IA, while San Francisco contri-
butes San Andreaa, . brother to San
| ~rAA 4.N4 "a Ynsnto RenvfSG9sa cot