Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-18
List OF 200 Harness Race
EligibIes No,U at Belmont
Track Valued at More
Than 900, 900
SPORTSMANS SPORT

THERE'S plenty Of money In the
4 horse racing game. .,,i.
It takes the old cash to keep the
thoroughbreds moving Just as II re-
quires steam to make the locomotive
go. and gasoline to keep the autos
autoings
Racing is far from piker's pastime.
The nickel nursers ana the penny
pinchers are not among this throng.
Racing, whether In the running or
harness game, must have generous
sportsmen supporting It or there will
be no racing. ...... .....-.
Y For those followers Of the harness
game that already are not aware Of It,
1t Is worth repeating that the trotting
and pacing stars are quartered at the
Belmont track at Narbertk for the
fourth annual Grand Circuit meeting.
Vt was there that we discovered the
modern Interpretation Of the old one,
Millions for Defense" which now
reads, millions for racing"
200 Horses Here W
Nearly two hundred thorougbbreds
are here for the meeting and the value
of these steeds Is placed at more than
| one million. This Is a conservative esti-
mate, according to AL Saunders, Sec
retary Of the meeting, and one of the
best informed men In the harness racing
| game.
The peculiar part Of this value esti-
| nation Is that It is based upon what
the owners paid for their entries, as
few have their stables on the market
While some Of the prices Of the indi-
vidual harness kings do, not compare
with those of the running world this
year-Map o. War rated at $500 900
and Sir Barton at $3.50 900. there are
enough. rated in the $25,0O0 class to
make the total mount. ..
McGregor the Great, retired for this
season only, is a 100000 entry. In
this same division are Peter Coley,
Darvester, Brusiloff, Peter Manning,
Peter June, Selka, Don de Lopez and
few others.
Coke Entry Rates
Even the two year -olds are rated
high. There is Favonia in which a
half interest cost the part owner $4,000.
Rogalusa also is $4,000 star. Miss
Rhinelander rates $500. and Nelson
Dillon. an A. b. Coke entry, has a
valuation Of $1,000.
An army of help is employed to care
for these blooded steeds. Each animal
has an individual caretaker. In look
| ing over the Geers stable of nineteen it
was discovered the nineteen colored
"boys" were watching closely the nine
4 teen entries. In addition there were
the trainers and drivers for each stable.
The handlers complain continually
about the long jumps and the attendant
hardships which the horses must
undergo on trips like the one from
Cleveland TO Philadelphia. The horses
were in the cars for forty five hours.
While campaigning from early June
until September these high priced pieces
or horsefesh must be given AS much at
tention as children. In fact, they are
given more personal care than the ma :
jority Of children.
Much Attention.
The stalls are kept in such condition
that they will pass a sanitary linspec
tion at any time. The feed is mixed
carefully and served, work outs and
rub downs are conducted according to
an intricate schedule and strangers are
not allowed to get within breathing dis i
tance of the stalls.
Thoroughbreds are highly sensitive.
II they don't like their handler they
do not fail to make it known. 1t is an
established fact that once a speeder
takes dislike to its handler that moth =
ing In the way of speed production can
be obtained from that animal until a
satisfactory change has been made.
Which all goes to prove that ball
players and other athletes have nothing
on the equine stars when it comes to
displaying the artistic temperament that
earns for them the title of "eccentrics. "
Action Today
Four of the five races on this after
Moons program should produce action.
The $4,000 Winoga Stock Farm for 2:12
trotters is the headliner, but the Nav
beck, for three year olds. for $1,000
purse, and the B. F. Keith Theatre
Cup and $1,000 purse, for 2 IA trotters
and the 2:03 pace, have a list Of turf