Splendid Horses are Training at Warren
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Race Track In Fine
Condition and One of Best Fairs In State Will Be Held There This Summer
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IN GOOD CONDITION
The
buildings and fences at the fair grounds are in excellent condition and the
spot is an ideal one in many respects.There is an
abundance of shade and fresh water and the track is located within a short
distance of the Marion, Bluffton and Eastern tracks.The
work of the horses is well advanced and a number of good miles have been
recorded since the opening of the training season.There
are more than forty-five promising young horses on the grounds and all of them
are working well and looking fit for a race right now.
POLK HAS A GOOD STABLE
Frank
Polk and H. C. McFarland are both training large strings of horses this spring
and have enough fast stuff to fill the Fourth of July harness races themselves
if necessary.Frank Polk has his own mare, Lady
Pierce, who was marked last fall in 2:16 1/2.She is by Atlantic King, and is
showing up this spring better than ever before.A half
in 1:10, and an eighth in 15 1/2 seconds are her best workouts, as she has not
been asked to march any yet.Mr. Polk also owns
J.A.S., 2:17 1/4, by Poem, the most promising colt in the Scheuster
stable two summers ago.The colt went lame at that
time and never fully recovered until last winter, when with careful attention
he has been brought out of his lameness and has been going like a clock all spring.An easy mile in 2:27 is his best production,
although he looks like a 2:10 trotter sure.
FINE PACING MARE
Henry
Gill is having Brother Bill a full brother to the famous Billy Mack, worked
this spring, and the youngster is showing a phenomenal burst of speed, having
marched an easy mile in 2:30.Coastine B, by Coastman,
owned by Russel Groff, has been turned over to Polk
to get ready for the races.This mare established
herself by winning the road race last fall in a five heat struggle, and her
many backers think she is the best ever.She has been
staked all through the Gas Belt in the slow classes and surely ought to make good.An easy mile in 2:35 with the last quarter in 34 is
her showing at present.
TWO FAST PACERS
Mr.
Polk is very proud of the two whirlwind three year olds, Dan B., and Little Ned.Dan B., a Chestnut gelding, owned by William Byrd, and
the colt's neat way of going, and willingness to work has placed him high in
the esteem of all.He has been a mile in 2:33 with a
45 second quarter without much trouble, and has been staked in the Warren stake
race for this fall.What might be termed his team
mate, Little Ned, by Inline, is a small bay gelding with a world of speed.He is owned by Wat King of
Van Buren, and has been staked heavily for this season with Dan B.Arrangements are being made to stake them in for $3,000
more this week.Considering their age and training,
Mr. Polk thinks there is no man with anything better for this season.
A PRECOCIOUS YOUNGSTER
He
also has a green pacer, Robert Chimes, by Sunrise Chimes by the dam of Billy
Airline, 2:16 1/4.James Crosby is the owner of the new recruit and expects him
to show speed with any of them soon.Frank Polk has
one two year old bay colt by Inline, owned by Charles Freck,
that is doing well with its early work.He has a black
filly, also by Inline, owned by Fred Powell that has lots of step and is
improving all the time.Jerry B., a three year old, by
Mesella, dam by Arrow Wood, sire of Aileen Wilson, is
to be found in the Polk stable also.Ross Slusher owns this youngster that has worked a mile in three
minutes already.
Polk
is also working a trotting three year old bay mare, Hazel, by Slumber Jr., that
is spoken well of by her trainer.The animal is owned
by Henry McClellan.
McFARLAND STABLE
The
McFarland stable is largely made up of the Bonifield
material, although Han is training his own mare, Viola J., a three year old
trotter, by Warren J., and a half sister of Bahama Belle.This promising colt is stabled here in the three year
old stake and also at Marion.She has traveled an
eighth in 20 seconds so far.Leola B., by Six Forty,
dam by Lady Lake, has also been staked here as she is making good at her new
gait of pacing.This mare was a fast trotter, but
seemed inclined to pace, so she will turn around with the pacers this summer.A quarter in 35 3/4 seconds and an eighth in fifteen
seems good enough early in the season.
OTHER GOOD ONES
McGreggor Todd, by Todd, is being trained a little to be
hardened up for a couple of starts next fall.This
colt as a three year old last year worked a mile trotting in 2:21 and has a
great bunch of speed this spring as was shown by an eighth in 16 seconds with
practically no work.Harry J., brown gelding, three
years old, by Warren J., is getting some stiff work this spring.He
is entered in the Western Horseman Stake at Indianapolis this fall and was an
eighth in 21 seconds.He is owned by Dr. Bonifield, as is also Leola B., Warren J. and Alar H.Warren J., 2:24 1/2, is
being jogged and worked some, although he is not expected to start this summer.
