The Washington times., 1931-10-26
WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
Paddock Notes

Willie Nertney, Of Baltimore,
sensational apprentice under con-
tract to Bud Stottler, swings into
the closing week Of the Maryland
State Fairs 24-day fall meeting
with 10 victories and not 20 as
tabulation of the charts shows,
as Eddie Barnes and not Nertney
rode Butter John, the winner of
Saturdays seventh race.
Nertney, who has been care
fully nursed along by Trainer
Stottler, has a five-victory aver
age over the veteran, Mack
Garner, who is under contract to
Joseph e. Widener. It is still pos
Sible for Garner to gain the honor
Of being the leading winner rider
at this meeting, but the odds
are against the veteran.
Early last spring Stottler told
the writer that he had a riding
find in Nertney. He kept the
boys ability under cover until
the summer session in New York
when he turned him loose.
Nertney more than made
good StOttler'S predictions for
he finished the New York sea-
son with, a IS average, one Of
the biggest ever flashed by a
rider over Metropolitan courses.
Since this meeting opened
Nertney has had some fast rides.
He was astride Follow On on that
race for Mrs. Charles Minot
Amory, of Baltimore, when that
colt raced five and one-haf fur
longs in 105 As to equal the track
record. He was up on the same
sportswoman's Balko when that
horse equaled the six-furlong
track record of Ill is.
However, Nertney had his
speediest journey on Saturday
when he kicked Follow On to a
new five and one-half furlong
track record of 104 3-5.. That race
was one of the fastest shown on
an American track in years.
Nertney attributes his success
to good mounts, especially any
thing he rides for Mrs. Amory, for
he says Trainer Stottler is one
smart hombre with horse and
when he sends a thoroughbred
postward, race fans can rest as
sured that the horse is fit to run
for a kings ransom. Stottler'S
success at this meeting bears out
Nertney'S statement to the fullest.
r. E. Potts, who handles
horses of Mrs. G. Crane, is all
up in the air whether Ladfield,
who finished second to Shem at
Havre de Grace, is still a
maiden.
If Shem is ever discovered,
which chance appears a 1000 to
one at this writing, he will be
disqualified, and the 5000 purse,
which still rests in the office OF
the Hartford Agricultural and
Breeders Associations office, will
90 to Mrs. Crane. However, Potts
is taking a chance on Shem re-
naming among the missing and
will start Ladfield in maiden
race at this meeting.
No claim was made to dis
qualify Shem out of the Havre
de Grace purse, therefore if the
ringer" is never dis
covered the association will have
5000 on it's hands, for it cannot
give it to Mrs. Crane, due to
Ladfield finishing second, for her
trainer never made any effort to
claim the purse.
Major Beard, who handles the
breeding interests of the various
Whitney families, remained over
to see how c. v. Whitney's Top
Flight comes out of her ailment.
The filly was on the track this
morning and galloped once around
the oval with Sonny Workman in
the irons.
Major Beard states that Bill
Brennan, formerly stable foreman
for the Greentree Stable, will
handle the horses until the end
of the year, when trainer for
1882 will be named.