The New York herald., 1921-07-24

too when he developed bad temper last
spring. In hopes of correcting 1t they
made him a gelding about the first of
June. They had little hope that he could
start this year. but he recovered so rap
idly and trained so we'll that he was
ready to race in a few weeks and made
his first start at Springfield before the
middle Of July.
The race for two-year-olds at North
ampton was a contest between Mr..
Weiland's bay filly. Eta Rico. and H.
w. Hanans Billy Smith. the latter driven
by William II. Leese of Brooklyn. The
CIT won the second heat in 2 :2015, but
the filly took the first and third In
2:211a and 2:21H. Five others started
Both heat winners were foaled on the
same farm in Kentucky and picked up
In the same sale at Madison Square
Garden in March, 1920. The filly Is
daughter of Manrico. 2:o7A, and
Etawana, 2:21h, by San Francisco.
z:07%, while the colt is by San Fran
cisco. out of Emily Axworthy, by AK
worthy. 2:15h.
J. v. N. Willis, whose death at Plain
field, N. j., was reported last week,
will be remembered by many old time
horsemen as the owner of the bay trot-
ter. Sensation. :22A, that won the first
purse of 100000 that was ever hung up
in the Grand Circuit. The race took
place at the old Buffalo Driving Park on
August 6. 1873. Judge Fullerton.
Camors, Gloster and Jim Irving, four
n net fo {loh y l.
class, were starters, and Sensation sold
In the field until after the third heat,
Camors having won the first two In
;201a and 2:21%. Driven by Ben
Mace, Mr.. Willis's outsider won the
next three in 2 "a, 2:26% and 2:2s,
causing an earthquake among the bet
tors. The owner of the winner bred
trotting horses on a small scale for
many years and was a familiar figure
at trotting meetings In the vicinity Of
New York until few years ago. He
was 78 years old
Thomas w. Murphy has followed Mr..
Weiland's example In dealing with
Scamp Spratt by having the rambunc-
tious Canadian stallion Bill Sharen
:1lA, added to the list. The horse
cost s25,000, and after seeing him trot
in his work last spring w. II. Strang
and other good judges thought he was
cheap at the price, Possessing 2 100
speed and being grandson of Peter
the Great 2:07A, he would have been
too valuable for stock purposes to de-
stroy as a stallion In other days, and
even now would be worth quite a sum for
export after his racing days are over,
but his value as racing machine easily
outweighed these considerations. Though
he might possibly be ready to fill some
OF his engagements late this season
Murphy will doubtless hold him over to
fret the souls of fearful adversaries in
1882. He will then be eligible to the
2:19 class.
Nervolo Belle is now the dam Of six
trotters in the 2:10 list. The Great
Volo, her three-year-old bay colt by
Peter the Great 2:O7A, having earned
a record of 20SA against time al
Toledo. where The Great Miss Morris
his four-year-old sister, won two races,
equalling her three-year-old record OF
2:0SA. She reduced this to 2:07% al
Kalamazoo last week. All of Nervolc
Bellies wonderful brood made their bes,
records before reaching maturity-and
all but one beat 2 10 before they were
four years old. while three of them en-.
tered the list as two-year-olds. and
one, Peter Volo. lowered the record for
yearlings. two-year-olds. three-year-olds
and four-year-olds. going to the stud
with mark of 2:o2. He Is a full
brother to The Great Volo. as Is volga
2:04h. Axvolo. 2:07%. and Worthy
Volo. :0sh. are by Axworthy, 2 :15 n
The Newport Horse Show, for which
he has been largely responsible in the
last few years, will call Reginald c.
Vanderbilt back from Europe sooner
than expected. to take n hand with
Henry f. Eldridge and DR.. Thomas G.
Ashton in getting ready for the an
nual exhibition on August 20, 80 and
81. The most fashionable OF American
horse shows Is to be benefit this year
for the most democratic OF charities
the Salvation Army--and Mr. Eldrldge
says there Is every Indication that
society's summer capital will make II
a benefit worth while The committee
has again invited Charles p. williams
or Stonington. Conn, r. Penn Smith of
Unionville, Pa, and Alfred p. Maclay of
Millbrook. N. Y, to be the judges. They
have officiated every year since 1916,
and Mr.. Smith has not missed a year
since 1914. Mr.. Williams always takes
the harness classes, and Mr.. Smith
usually judges the hunters, while Mr..
Maclay takes the saddle classes. Prize
lists for the Newport show are to be
ready for distribution at Long Branch
this week.