The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-20
YOUNGER GRAND CIRCUIT DRIVERS
 CHALLENGE VETS
K e e,n Competition For Hard-Fought Races on Harness Circuit T his Season
fspecial to the Democratl

(SpcClnl 10 the DemOcrat)
 Toledo, O., July 19-Youth has tossed a challenge squarely into the "Roaring Grand" and the vet eran reinsmen who have ruled it for years.
 A gradual change, with more young men becoming keenly inter- ested in the harness sport, has been noted for several years, but 1t took the Cleveland and Toledo Grand Circuit meetings this season to bring youthful middle-western drivers sharply into the limelight as e-winning pilots at those speed sessions.
 Perhaps the example set by E. Roland Hartman, of New York, president of the Grand Circuit, has more than little to do with 1t. Mir Hartman, as the youngish owner of Arden Homestead at Goshen. N. Y, and official of numerous trotting horse organizations, has spurred other young men to take an active part in the sport. MT Hartman also is skillful reins- man.
 Able Boy
 Gibson White, son of the veteran reinsman, Ben White, and only IS years old, came spectacularly to the fore this season by a we'll earned victory with Madelon, a dark horse" at Fort Miami track here. "Gibby," however, has q close rival fer juvenile honors in Bob Vallery. 21 years old, who won the three -year-old pace here with Comets Star. Bob, son of Oscar Vallery, of Urbana, O., races his fathers stable. while Gibson has been assisting his father in train ing and driving since he was 15.
 Neil Edman, another young man breaking into the harness game with victories, halls from De- troit. He brought Just Six under the wire first at Cleveland last week in the.2 trot against q field of veterans whose average ago was twice that of his own. The old timers also will have to keep an eagle eye on Al Clark. of Elyria. ohio, for this youngster celebrated his first appearance on the Grand Circuit by driving Virginia Dare 10 first place in the three-year-old pace at Cleveland.
 Delyin Miller, in charge or tne Bancroft Farm string of Aveiia. Pa, may be only 19 years old, put he's already shown enough skll' with reins, stopwatch and whip to rank him among the leading younger drivers of trotters ana pacers on the big loop.
 First among the younger group of drivers who have but recently graduated from the juvenile ranks is Doc" Parshall, Urbana' D.. reinsman, who was leading race winning driver last year with 00 victories. Again this year. Far shall's red, white and blue colors have been flashing under the wire first with regularity. - .
 Other young men making the 6ldsters look to their laurels on the Grand Circuit are: Harry Fitz. patrick. in charge of the Midwest stable. of Duquoin, III: Houston Stone Murfreesboro, Tenni Harry Short, Columbus, O; Wayne Smart, Newark. O.; Jay Douglas, Elyria, a.: Bob Piaxico, Columbus, O.; fake Mahoney. Toledo; Paul Ad- ans, Indianapolis; Harry Tailman' Cincinnati; Jud Acton. Barnessilie, O.s C. CHhItc, IaihSoV.tAvs Jack Richardson, Ada, O.; and Don Maher, Clarksburg. w. Va.
 Dodge q Starter
 Plainheld. N. J.. July l9-Jonn L. Dodge. owner, of HoIyrooo Farm, Lexington, Ky. and gentle man-reinsman of the Grand Cir cult. will reverse his usual role when the amateur matinee harness races are staged here satrrSay "; August 18th. Where MT Dodge usually has to follow orders from the starter in races he drives in, he will be the one giving orders at the Plainfeld races in his ca pacity as starting judge. The vet eran, horseman says he Is looking forward to being in the other fel- | lows shoes for awhile. MT Dodge will revent back to type a few days later when he drives his fast hliy. Hollyrood Portia. in the Sso'ogu August 16th