New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Dodge g Gu se; sgeg;csts
Plan &c, Better
Harness ESa zinc.
Midd'clo7qn Nlil!ios,nire Pro-
posrH New EIc,'sosl Of
Csass;f' n'icn % Nd Spos-f
b. Frank s. Cooke

tablishments at Lexington ard Grove.
to"' Ga, HIS started som tim vii
possibly may causc the turf mogus tn
sit UP and takc notice. Dodrc Is Tho
champion amateur ,raincr aal driver
Of all times, for last year he mad the
honor Of driving three o. h.s trottcrg
heats il better than 2.0'. something 10
other owner o3er las done N open
raccs.
Like many otscg stu1e..s " barnes
acing, podTe secpe0izes The n.silj>.-
Of conditions which sarround Tie sport
and is angling for eomesAing that viii.
improve thcra. He wants more coa-
tests, q feature TOO many or tic c,as-
slcs have lackeN. rcrlaintr OF The
bred racing so popular, and. logically.
+ h. secs more general interest IN tros-
( ting and racinG when the same thing
can be SAID - this apcft.
Dodge Owns the maro Dctty Taylor,
2:o3A 4, formerly Ny Choice. Sic haa
q "iprace record OF 2:i5M, taken in
l9lo. aUd ul''er the allowance ruie js
eligible - The 2:22 elass this yes..
SAe can be named In an Of thc zlend
rFcult stakes. Tor none is for a s,os-er
class than the 2:t .r0tecrr. in nit.
o. the fact t',al sf, ,-on a hoat las-
scason in 100 "a. This - rank IN
justice TO the OF .2s % trotfers ma.
never have steppod II 2:f0. and DoGos
says thai it auop q he rerlcd.c1. for
he consider i q deterrent toea to
breeding and 10 orncrsAip.
\ Revolutionary Plan
\ tentative p'au N'.ch tic a.na.our
sfortsman proposes Is that al tros-
tsl5 that hive 1-jnrace, hcai or t:iac
records between 2:O5 and n:Oi &c in
~" 2:Vf class: Nose betyrcea 2:0f and
100 IN the 2;05 class. and on Nd TO the
-:"7 cas-, winch snouH he TIC slow
est Inns is q Bit rcvolut.ousrr. bat
Iacr' arc oac'- Of 4. for ser.' few ,aen
...;se D';ke q |nirt al the big ine eren-s
won trott@ra they know cauuo. DO 2:Oo.
Further tan tais Dolro ,ro,,c -. 80
that eligibility charec :m.nod'a.e.-.
'-iicf new records arc made. To- in
a,aHce. n tretter race III tne .:Os
CT; at \oTth l,anla1l and -.in3 Z hess
IN .:V3it fe a1ltouseticAl,v gra,itale5
- lne 30 c-~ss Z. ;ho Toledo 1ncc.-
'Ng tlc IcSt f'ee5. II otter words, 10
race Wh herc Ae belongs. 1ierc hts
ch~nccs alc eQGal 10 bur no bctlc, than
those of others in his rcid.
THIS !ool1s ii.c l,e lest Yfar 41as
na5 been suggested. = doc not entail
an. work o. taN part o. tie ,.ac'.
naNaCera, but i v:li cal COR rev.
SION NJ the TAX, wl.ea can be ac
complIsacd b. increasing tno SIC o,
Dupcses. laus making t3e a.,oaN. o.
roneE paid 20 ~i....les. r. - ...ot',,
Just rs much rs l. Nor' =. e:g:dinr
u 9uoNg q r~cater ouiroor
\ Tr-f Parallel
iae podgo olan really rcMinds o.
tno ,pTVc o, the re..,jn.. f..rc. 1bcr,
10 wlth crrta;n Weights ia tho s4Gd!os.
Nltt the increase IN speed tha v,,igi.-
mere asca, so thc. Nh.r f!cld yccy
80 tnc nosl the ia7a,cappcu assume
mat thc 'mooat give taem a. equal
5reik
Soao OF the stables nlnch have
c9rfaled the pick o. ,he tsolting ,nu-
terlal would BE- affected adycrseiy. Tor
.neS coun. On winning the wbojc thing.
NurpHN haf couple oi' 2l2 class
trotie7s tNat appear TO havo stake
events fos that division at thcir rnorcy.
|, ono OF thcm comes LD 10 cxAecta-
ton the o.N"- drivers viii ro4 orl--
tne small change at the pay .indows.
Nlth an ovcN break tder. Woul.i o.,
more rivalry, better racing. and as :
result moro enthusiasm CT the part OF
patrons.
one o. the comparatively lew stables
0! trotters that IS growing in the riyh.
direction is that OF Thomas Tagga,t
Jr.' OF French Lick, IND, that now is !
operating in Two sections When a
name for the enterprise was discussed;
and the Pastime Stable OF Cleveland. :
and Inc Good lime Stable, OF Brook
lyn, We're mentioned. MIR. Tagrart !
quickly replied, wen cali it the sHo;
linc Stable." and such It is known
III the senior division of the Hot !
Time St2ble are haif q dozen good ones |,
which are trained by the reliable Lon
hicDonald a. Indianapolis. The fastest
record trottsr is little Dottic Dav. |
PORK, but the expected sensation IS !
The Great Rose, 2:08M. She trotted !
some variant races against Rose Scott t
~ the fnturities last year and is
counted among the best four-cear-old
prospects.
Senior Division Strong
Others are Peter Pluto, 2:07ia.
brother of Peter L.. 2:oSu; The Great
Chance q son OF Peter the Gre.t and
telia fatchcl!. 2:G4,.; The Senator IL.
ov Peter the Great. dam BIZ Axwortbv'
fhat Is very highly regarded. and Bel |
lHNa I'll, By EclWin aud out Of the sue
ccssful brood mare T'rcka.
The Junior division OF the stable is
at French Tick. in charre Of "Doc"
k'ns', good workman There are
seven in this lot. including Pluto
Worthy. by Guy Axworthv, that is
nelng pointed for TIC RAINY Day
N"ecpstakes at North Randall. A
yearlinG, The Great Virginian, is
spoken CT as ore Of the best futurity