Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-07
P PROSPECT FOR
SPORT OF KINGS
Good HERE
Over so Horses Already at
Ak-Sar-Ben Track; More
Coming in the Near
Future.
By HARRY X. WHITTED.

IT looks like a Dig season fof
lovers of "The Sport of Kings"
at the Ak-Sar-Ben field mile track
this year. Already over 50 harness
horses are quartered there and more
are expected in the near future. An
other month will see the track in
condition to work over, and with
favorable weather there will be plen
ty of entertainment for frequenters
OF the knockers bench" by the
middle of April
A majority of the horses now at
the track are owned by Omaha men,
Otis Smith has the largest string
of eight or nine head, and Ed
Peterson is a close second with six
head. Both of these men also own
interest i'll another one or two.
Roy Owen has the largest stable,
with Is head to buy feed for. Har
vestworthy, a 2-year-old FLY by The
Harvester, 2:0l, dam, Nell Worthy
by Axworthy, is one Of the most
promising of the bunch. This filly
took mark as yearling of 1884,
and holds the worlds record in that
she is the only colt of that age TO
beat 2:30 in the month of June. This
filly is owned by Otis Smith.
Others in Smith String.
Others also owned by Mr.. Smith
are Make Bow (3), 2:2714, by Judge
Make, dam, Irene Beau, 2:l2A;
Captain Eugene (2), 2:l9M, by The
Captain. dam by The De Forest;
To EY;cco O.I5I/ H., c., E-ano:..
dam, lilly Upton; Romie D., 2:08A;
Anna Perry, a green mare by Arch
dale; Ed Maxey, a 2-year-o1d by
Judge Maxey, a 2-year-o1d filly by
Etawah and yearling by the same
sire.
The Ed Peterson contingent in
Owens stable consist of Mary Ak
worthy, green filly by Axworthy,
dam by Peter the Great; Vera
Wanna, a green PAGER by Vernon
Mckinney, 2:0lA; Lou Anna, 2:07A
by Kinney Lou, and Grey Hal,
2:08I4, by Hal B.
Jack Kirkpatrick OF Omaha has
couple, one, Anna Lou (2), a green
filly by Archdale, dam, Hanna Hall
by Walnut Hall, and Grace Corning,
2;OeA, by Sorrento Todd, dam,
Hatty Nestor by Norval Chief.
Illinois Owned Colt.
Mr.. McGinnis of Augusta, ILL.,, has
green PAGER who answers to the
name OF Deuces Wild, by The Earl,
sire Of Ben Earl, 2:00A, dam by
Jimmie Glaston.
The Midway Stock farm at
Kearneyis paying the bills for Larry
| South, 2:l6I, BY General Watts. and
Peter Supple of Iowa City, Ia, owns
Peter Supo, green PAGER by Peter
W., son of Peter the Great.
Others in the Owen string are
Hazel Mae, green PAGER by Shad-
con, 2:08 IA. owned at O'Neil1, Neb.,
Peggy the Great (3) by Peter the
Great, owned by Owen; Betterbe
90 by Buster Belleau, owned by
pr: M. c. McNaulty of Bellwood,
Neb., two green trotters owned by
Roy Smith of McCool, Neb., and
E. 0. Hippius, 2:15 IA, by Peanuts,
dam by Norval King.
Hal Malone in Childs' String.
Hal Malone, heat record OF
2:01 Ia, winrace of 2:05 IA, owned
by George Brandeis. heads the
string of Marvin Childs. This
PAGER was purchased by Mr.. Bran
deis during the Iowa state fair al
Des Moines last year and took his
heat record at the Columbus Grand
circuit meeting. Mr., Brandeis re-
Gently refused an offer of $4,000 for
him. He will be trained here this
spring, and go to the Grand after the
opening of the Great Western cir
cult here.
Another we'll within the limits OF
the 2:05 list in the Childs stable is
Baroness Hedgewood (p), 2:03 Ia
by Baron Review, owned by F. r.
Bridgeman of London. O.
Ed Peterson has two in the
Childs string, Star Boy Inglesby
2:l4 Ia, by lnglesby, and Maliarba,
2:l4 Id, by Archdale.
Fred Douglas of Omaha is the
owner of likely looking 2-year-old
in this stable, called Liberty Silk. a
son of Bingen Silk. dam by Jay Nc
1 IIS SOls JClllllC \pj
2:07 Ia, daughter OF John R. Gen
try is the other member of this
stable. The mare is the property OF
Bert Murphy of Omaha.
Jimmie" Ronin is keeping the
manger full for the Dennison-Pe
son-Smith owned PAGER, o. u. c.,
203 IA, by c. the Limit and the big
side-wheeler Is in fine condition
Dixie Archdale, trial in 2:l8, by
Archdale. and Miss Igo, a green
mare. are the other members of this
stable.
A. Z. Lebeau has three in his
stable including Shady Boy (8)
2:13 IA, by Chadeon, 2:08 IA. and
Little Prince, a green trotter. The
third member of the stable is a
green PAGER by Baron Direct, first
dam, Dora Thorne by Beau Ideal
second dam Dotty (dam of Vaience,
2:l2) by Almont Jr., 2:2S. This colt
| worked a mile in 2:l4 as a 2-year-