Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
The Case OF The Lost Sire
REPRINTED FROM TURF" Feb. 1850 Issue
Bra Permission Of author.

ingly and other Meetmenow. the
produce of Allnutt's mare Fair
Sun, only two of his offspring got
to the races, neither had added
TO its owners earnings. Fair Sun,
a daughter Of Eliminator had been
cut out to be a rather good sort
but ailments limited most of her
outings to the minor Ovals where
she was a consistent winner. The
product of the mating Of Fair Sun
with Now Then seemed to have
little chance to earn a spot in the
history of the turf.
From the very start, the deck
YVES stacked against Fair Suns
daughter, MeetmenOw. in 1916
she came to the races on the Mary
land minor tracks, following the
footprints of her humble dam.
She started six times on the w.
Wand. half-mile circuit that sum-
mer winning four and placing
twice.
"In the Fall, Allnutt took his
FLY to Bowie intending to prepare
her for the winter meeting at
Charles Town. Meetmenow had
started four times at the earlier
Laurel session and had g1rung
something of a mild surprise by
shading Annie's Dream, the reign
ing Queen Of the halfers.
ION November Is at Bowie, All
mutt dropped Meetmenow into an
allowance race against the Brook
meade star, Music. He was merely
looking for tightener but his
FLY ran a good race to be second
t. music in q three-quarter spring.
Allnutt could not find an easier
spot and feeling Meetmenow need
ed another race, he was forced to
run her in a mile and seventy yard
test in which the Brookmeade
entry of Buffet Supper and Music
was favored. Both FLIES in the
entry were of stakes class and
their combined chances were as
sayed at one TO by the bettors.
"Meetmenow was entrusted to
Carson Kirk.
"The bridge-jumpers' brigade,
that day, was set for the killing
of the year. Either Brooxmeade
runner seemed a cinch to whip the
remainder of the field. With both
going, it was considered a double
riveted, lead-pipe lock. But as has
happened before, this sure thing
failed. Meetmenow, the FLY from
nowhere, downed the big-time las
sizes with a going-away win.
"Allnutt was still glowing in the
thrill of victory, and trying to con-
vince himself that this had really
happened to him, when another
very exciting situation developed.
Brookmeade would like to buy the
FLY; the wealthy stable was offer
ing s25, 900, a modest fortune to a
small owner. But there is some
thing about horsemen that no
psychologist can explain. The far
from-wealthy Allnutt looked the
bid in the eye and turned it down.
He decided he'd rather have Meet
menow than the money. The filly
rewarded his loyalty by winning
Sc),925 under his silks and provid-
ing thrill after thrill during his
racing career.
"In 1947, as a four-year-old,
Meetmenow took four purses in
Guiding a victory over the stakes
winner Red Shoes at Delaware Park
She then won three races in as
many tries on the minor circuit.
In the fall, though she ran con-
sistently, she had the misfortune to
race such as Flying Weather, The
Doge, Flash Burn, Air Patrol and
FL Mono-among the best to race
in Maryland that year.
"In her early starts the follow
ing season, Meetmenow won twice
at Delaware Park and in her sec
ond victory she stepped three
quarters in 1:10 AS, only two
fifths of a second slower than the
track record. That effort caused
her to be well backed the Philadel-
phia Handicap at Havre de Grace.
She set the early pace but couldn't
beat Circus Clown, Turbine and
Natchez. In the summer, the ALL
mutt encourage again took the bull
rings where Meetmenow won two
purses and set two new records.
"ln her first major outing in the
fall nf 1910 AL