The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-11

Edward Franklin Cyeers was born
three miles from Lebanon. Tenn,
January IS, 1851 lie Is now in his
sixty-ninth year and making his
forty third trip with a stable or
trotters and PAGERS over the leading
tracks OF the country. During that
period he has appeared ir races be-
fore more people than any man who
ever sat in a sulky, the number at
Charter Oak Park, aitford, alone
being over million. He has also
won more r~ces than any man rhat
ever followed the profession in
which his name will always be
'eader.
For all times Geers' name VIII be
linked with that of Budd Doble and
Charles Marvin. Each of them
earned their ianrefs by following
the hard and marrow path that
hears the old fashioned label OF in
f~grity BY merit and fair dealing
they mande their way 10 the front
and remained there as fixtures dur
.ng the balance OF their careers.
DobIe won his first prominent
race In the saddle July 2hth.. 1851
before he was twenty years old.
re having ben born at Tuilytown,
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seiding Rockingham which was
foaled in IS45 the property of Ar
temus Beebe at Feeding Mills. Mass
Before ne was tweatv-tive he was
given Dexter and made Him a cham
pion He was followed by Gold
Aynith Maid and Nancy Hanks, both
worlds champions, his other racing
material including Monroe Chief,
McDoel Bonnie McGresor, Jack.
Charley Hogan, Johnston, Delmarch.
Arrow, Kinney Lou sno his son,
WILDER Lou.
Marvin and Doble were contem-
poraries. The former was born in
1889 in Genessee county. New York,
and died at Lexington. Ky. in
1904. while DobIe passed away al
Los Angeles, Cal, on September g.
of this year. After laying aside his
blue uniform at the close of the
Civil war, Marvin located in Kansas
, Very little was heard OF him in the
racing world until 1875 when he
burst upon the Eastern public with
Smuggler whose battles with Gold
smith Maid. Judge Fullerton, Bodine
and Lucille GoIddust were the talk
Of the country. His greatest vic
tory was won in the free for all at
Cleveland, where ne defeated the
above fcld. 1t was followed by a
reduction Of the stallion record to
ass Ia in = race at Hartford.
Pa1o Alto was the scene OF Mar
wins browning work. At differen,
times while there he reduced all OF
tho worlds records for trotters the
sunburst being In 1891 when he Gu,
the two year old record with the
wonder colt Artcn to 3:ie 80, ths
stallion record. with ralo Alto to
2:0s 81. and the worlds record to
2:oS Ia with Sunol. They were the
last champions started to the high
wheel sulky.
Aarvsn'r last masterpiece was
silfko, Kentucky Futurity winner
that afterwards became cham mon
of Europe. Today he is in the public
eye as the sire OF the three year old
Ally Pertscope, 2:041-4.
i While time performances were
the stepping stones upon which both
Doble and Marvin mounted the
pedestal OF fame. Geers made him
Aelf near aud dexr to tho race coins
public BY gathering his laurols IN
stubbornly contested races. many al
which were In doubt to the last
stride OF the last heat He also han
mis- champions In Hal Pointer
Robert J.. Tho Abbott. and Tho Ear.
ve1tor. while the triple toam record
g 3:il which he made with Belle
aamiin. Globe and Justina 4,
Cleveland IN 1881 viii in all prob.
ABILITY remain unchallensed forever
ThAre are others on the way bu.
4 Gsers should mover draw reir
over another horse. his fame Is se.
cure. The. pegs wers driven home
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