Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
WILMINGTON mecca
FOR HORSEMAN
Many Record Holders, Now Here,
Will be Campaigned
This Year.

w. T. Baker writes, in the Philadeiphfa
Press, as follows:
Wilmington, long known a. "Hoes
Town . will maintain its reputation dur
mo the coming season unless all signs fail,
ms several stables Of trotters and PAGERS
will he campaigned from there this year
Harry J. Stoccklc will have his game
little trotting champion, hairy y. -,
2.O5I6. holder Of the worlds record Tor a
stallion, over a half-mile course, htted Tor
n "corue back" campaign this spring. The
spcedv son of Admiral Dewey, under the
new time allowance will be eligible to the
2.I2 class tro,s this year. II is understood
that his owner contemplates naming him
in a number of the early closing events to
which he will he eligible this summer.
He made his last campaign limited one
during the season Of 1917, but has re-
ceived moderate training ever since that
time with the result that he is today in the
best of condition imaginable, and as he Is
now IL years old and should give a good
account OF himself at the races, after .
careful prep by HcrmanTyson, who bAss
driven him in all of his rces and now has
him in winter quarters ut his Newark,
Delaware, farm, where he will be given an
early spring preparation for his races.
4 stable Of young unmarked horses
owned hy William b. Austin, q we'll
known Wilmington horscman, are being
logged into condition by the veteran
trainer. Lewis w. Banta, who expects TO
cut some figure with them In the coming
seasons campaign.
There are four colts in the string out Of
Hickory Girl 2l4L, by Actell, also tho
dam OF Hickory Bill, 2.0SN; two Of the
colts arc sired by the Reading horse
Ortolan Axworthy (3), 2.07A, and two
are sired by Biniolla, 2.17. the four-ycar-
old Norman Axworthy Is the only one
which has had any work and last fall he
looked like the making OF a good young
horse.
Ono bv Pinjolla is q full brother to
Hickory Pill, and Banta pronounces him
the hixhest class green trotter he hns seen
i'm many a day A three-year-old hlly Ivy
Binjolla, that was broken Inst year, MIR.
Austin considers wonder, she showed
quarter in 80 seconds last fall and he aT-
parently did not make any mistake In this
one.
The two-ycar-old by Ortolan Ak
worthy has shown great burst OF speed
and is considered as promising as any IN
the bunch, and Banta says they have
quality.
John l.. Dodge, who raced the best lot
of youngsters seen down the Grand Cir
cult line last season, has part OF his stable
at his winter training grounds at Grove
town, Ga, where Robert Grady, formerly
of this city, Is helping him keep the speedy
youngsters in condition.
The older members Of this large stable
are at Hollywood Farm, near Lexinetcn,
where the well-known trsiner, b. L.
Birney is superintendent, Birney Ia busy
Jogging the three great trottes OF the
stable over the driveways. Periscope l3,,
2o4I, was last seasons premier stake
winning three-ycar-old colt.
Hollywood Kate, 2.05L, Was high |
class winner, and Hollywood Naomi (4), |
207, il considered one Of the stellar cam
didates for stake race honors this year on |
the big ring. She received an educational |
campaign last year and showed enough |
quality TO warrant the belief that she will !
be rather hard one 10 head IN any COM
psny. Il
MIR Dodge has followed .he plan Of !
wintering his older horses at Hollywood |
Farm the past two seasons, while the |
Youngsters were brought along at his |
Georgia farm, and the plan has appeared |
TO be most successful.
What appears TO be the leading MEN, |
Der of the younger stable OF prospects IL |
BAY flly sired by Guy Axwcrthv and out Of |
Fanny Stanton, 30. dam of Hollywood |
Bob (3l, 2o4s4 This little miss Is coming |
along In great shape and viii he better |
known before the close of the season, bar |
ring accidents.
MIR. Dodge purchased last week from q |
kentucky horse man the producing mare, |
Arts Curry, ny Chattcrton, dam OF thest, |
including Pauline H, 2.l2. The mare is In |
foal to Hollywood Bob. Brownie Water, !
2oa will also be bred TO Hollywood Bob. |