The New York herald., 1922-06-11
Eedda and Other Fleet Ones
Take Final Work at Hill
and Dale Farm.
AN OASIS In THE DESERT
Last and Best of Breeding
Studs Which Once Dotted
Westchester County.
BY GuRNEY q. CUE.


Sixteen young trotters bred and de-
<eloped at w. B. Dickerman's Hill and
Dale Farm in Westchester county
boarded an express car on the private
siding there yesterday afternoon and
are now speeding toward Cleveland to
meet the pick of the country's harness
horses in the opening battles of the
Grand Circuit Harry Fleming and his
chief assistant. John Shook, gave them
their last work over the half mile track
at the farm on Wednesday. On the
mile course at Cleveland. where the
topnotch trotters are now concentrat-
ing for the races which begin July 3,
Fleming will finish their preparation
for what promises to be some of the
fastest contests ever seen in the first
clash of the season.
Media. 2:03A, the star of the Hill and
Dale string. worked an easy mile in
. IA over the two lap track at her last
outing. Only in the short stretch did
Fleming let her come on at full flight
and then she covered the ground at
200 clip, doing it in an eager, snappy,
cleancut style that meant more than the
mere record of the watch. The little
bay mare-she is about ISL hands high
has the bloom of youth and vigor and
energy all over her this spring and
the sound of her hoof beats makes you
think you hear old Cobwebs eating up
space on the Harlem River Speedway,
so perfect is the rhythm.
Like nearly all Fleming's horses. the
daughter of Atlantic Express. 2:01A,
looks pretty big and lusty for one that
may be asked to repeat in 2:O3 in
race only three weeks hence. but she
blows out quickly even on close, not.
sultry day and sweats as clear as ram
water. 1t is just the condition that used
TO excite criticism of Monroe Salisburys
training methods until the great master
of thirty years ago taught the critics
that race horse may look fat and yet
be as fit as fiddle and likely 70 stay
fit longer than thin one.
May BE 200 Trotter.
Modest hopes are entertained at Hill
and Dale that Media may this year cap
the climax of Mr.. Dickerman's long
career as breeder by trotting mile
in . 100 or better After an almost fatal
illness at Hartford last September she
recovered to work in 2 :01 without
prompter during the Lexington meeting
in October, but the supreme effort was
prudently postponed until 1922. She is
entered in the 2:o5 class through the
circuit and will meet such clinkers as
Car Worthy, 2 :03 y Princess Etawah.
2:03A: Bill Sharen. 2:11A, and e.
Colorado, :04A, as well as dozen
others perhaps equally formidable
Taurida :07. and Finvarra, :OSA,
are the Hill and Dale representatives in
the purses of $1,000 and $4,000 for
trotters eligible to the 2 IA class. After
seeing her work on Wednesday Murray
Howe expressed the opinion that the
close of the season would find Taurida
with record almost as fast as Nedda's.
She is considerably larger and palmer
in appearance than the latter. and she is
not impressive when going slow, but as
Fleming sent her round the turn and
through the stretch in 0:31% at the end
of mile in 2:14A she looked all over
like a trotter Of free for all class. Jean
ette Rankin had TO trot in :05A and
come right back in the same notch to
beat this mare a neck at Toledo last
year Finvarra's fastest mile at the
farm was in 2:20. but the four -year-old
finished IL fighting for the lead with
Media at almost a 2 100 clip. He is a
rugged. round turned. close built brown
colt that looks as IL he might fill every
engagement from the Fourth of July to
the middle of October without losing
weight or form.
by Atlantic Express out of Lettie Lee.
2:06a. by Moko. is the futurity trotter
of Fleming's string. He Is three years
old and though not so forward in his
work as some of the older horses he was
good enough to trot the last half Of a
slow mile in O7 y and the last furlong
at a 2 :0s clip. This fellow won a heat
from Edith Worthy in 2 :131a and was
timed in 2:10H in race as a two
year-old last season.
Quite worthy's Fast FonIs.
Mr.. Dlckerman seldom starts two
year-old. but he is keeping the chest
nut filly Herdsa eligible to the junior
ter to Finvarra and has worked in 2s3O
with ease after only few weeks
training. Their dam, the sixteen-year-
old mare Quite Worthy. 2:16h, by AK
worthy. 2:15K. has produced remark
able brood of young trotters by Mr.
Dickerman's home bred sires. Her first
foal. wynema, trotted in 2:06% in g
race against Chilcoot. The next one
Escotillo, closed last season by winning
two races at Lexington in 2:051a, after
having trotted three losing heats below
2:05 at Boston. The next, a filly that
went wrong before making a record
varra, timed in 2:05% in a race for
three-yea--olds. and then, in 1919. the
promising flly Natagay, 2:2SM. that
worked on Wednesday in 2:24 y, ripping
off the last quarter at 2:10 gait. All
these fast youngsters excepting the one
that went wrong were by Atlantic Ex-
press. The other was by Bennington,
2:04M, another son OF Mr.. Dickermans
foundation sire Belllni. 2:13A, by Artll-
lery. 2:21iS. son of Rysdyk's Hamble'
tonian. In connection with Quite
worthy Il Is interesting to note tha
this exceptional brood mare was brec
by her owners old friend. the La,
David Bonner. and was out of the bis
bay mare Wanda. 2:17A, presented e
him by Frank Work. who used to drive
her on the road in New York befor,
he Harlem River Speedway was built.
The departure of the Hill and Dal,
Stable for Cleveland is a reminder thai
Mr.. Dickerman as a breeder of trottinf
horses occupies a position not unlike
that OF Lord Astor as breeder of run
ming horses in England. He has nevei
bought n horse to race. but from
email stud in which are trotters who's,
sires and dams and grandsires ant
grandams he bred and developed. tn,
veteran horse fancier has each yea,
selected the best of his own rearnt
and seft them out to give battle [,
races. which constitute the Derby
Oaks, St Leger and GuIneas OF tn,
American trotting turf.
Successful Young sire.