The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-21
Aledo and Mercer County
SORRELL PAGER
RACES FORD At
COUNTRY TRACK
Splendid String Of HsFses In Train
ing 1t Fair Grounds Society
Leader Among Bunch.
ESPECIAL to The Areus.)

Aledo, June 21.-Falfine, belong
ing to DR.. F. w. BBrownlee of
and now in training at
the fair grounds. has been giving
visitors a thrill during the past
few days. Falfine Is a four-year-old
sorrell PAGER. holding q record OF
2:19A, and gives an exhibition OF
pacing the mile against time alone
and embarrassed.
Last Friday morning when it
came time for Falfine's morning
workout, 1t was found that Silent
Ben, her pacemaker. was down and
out with a bad foot. No substitute
was at hand. Suddenly the lowly
Ford doomed up. Although Falfine
had never been on the track with a
FLYER before, it wa decided to try
1t. The two racers were brought on
the track. Falfine was restless,
eager to be off, the car, driven by
DR.. Brownlee, beside her. Twice
around the track they went, Falfine
eager to dash ahead of the pace
maker, which seemed always to be
neck and neck with her. However,
Falfine showed that not even the
sprinting of a f1ivver could phase
her, for she finished the last half
in Ill. Falfine and her pacemak-
er, Silent Sam, give the exhibition
on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
1t is expected that this exhibition
will be given during the Mercer
county fair. Besides Falfine, DR..
Brownlow is training Red Simon.
an eightyear-old trotter, with
record of 2:14A. Red Simon is
Simon Axworthy horse and great
things are expected from him this
season. Falfine is also a Simon
Axworthy horse.
Society Leader Here.
Perhaps the most famous horse
training on the fair grounds is So
ciety Leader, owned by Bill Dilley
Of Aledo. Society Leader, a black
gelding. is known as a winner
throughout this circuit, and has a
pacing record Of 2:07A. Society is
now 13 years old but she holds first
place among the horses at the fair
ground. Tim Smith, trainer and
driver of Society Leader, also has
several well known horses in train
ing. Mason Hall. a five-year-old
green trotter, who is going at 2:33h
and Justice B, a nine-year- PAGER
with record Of 2:0Sh. Mr.. Smith
is also training Clarendo o, an
eightyear-old PAGER with a record
Of 2:11K. la,~~.s
Among the other horses in train
ing is Teddy Swift, three-year-old
igreen trotter, Dromore horse, be-
longing to Bill Dilley and William
Noonan f Aledo. c. A. Smith of
Aledo has w. M. F., a year-old Dro-
morie, in training. W. A. Kay OF
Viola has two horses in training
Max Stanford nine-year-old PAGER
with a record Of 2:15A, and Slicky
Jr., a green trotter. Nose Dowuey
OF Aledo is training Lady Gano, an
eight-year-old green trotter. Hell
4, fastest time in the workout is
2:26h. Neoshia, a five-year-old
green trotter, is owned by James
EHaden of AledO.
j Other Strings.
. h. F. Mier, of Aledo, has two
horses at the grounds, Drorola. q
bay gelding seven years old. .
green trotter with a track record
of 2:19k, and Pat P, a black geld.
ing PAGER nine years old, with 3
record of 2:14A. w. w. Lair o.
Aledo has Illinois Todd, a fiye-year
old brown gelding PAGER with a rec
ord of 2:l4 in training. johnson
Boy. a nine-year-old bay geldin.
with a record of 2:15A, is owned
by DR.. w. w. .Warnock of Aledo
= Hijelmer Clausoh of Aledo has !;
:. four-year-old bay trotter, Exmore
at the grounds, who has a recorf
OF 2.27A. Henry Vrmerich of Eas
r Moline, has Esterdo Mac. a five
year-old sorrell gelding, with a rec
! ord of 2:19A. at the grounds. R. Z
t Bloomer of Keithsburg is trainin,
vera b. five-year old brown mare
with a record of 2:18k.
All these horses now in trainina
VIII race in this circuit and all arr
: expected to compete in the event,
fall. ~A4'