Show SONOMA GIRL HAS NEVER KNOWN j WHAT WUA T IT MEANS TO BE WHIPPED Clea Aug 9 J. J J. J D Springer Spring SprIng- er the tho owner trainer and el of or the the girl from the golden West Vest is now no of oC about six feet sixty one years ears age tan tall straight as an un arrow arrott active as a aman man maim of or half hair his a age c. c and one of or the most affable gentlemen to be bc found anywhere Born In the Kennebec re regiOn region re- re gl gion n of or Maine Springer remained until until until un un- un- un til twenty t years cars of a age c when he lie went to Idaho to lo make malee his fortune furtune He lie en engaged engaged engaged en- en in iii shee sheep Ial raising in and became very successful ful About Aboul fifteen years ago aso ho took toole up a mercantile business at Boise Idaho tho the scene of oC the Ha Haywood Hay Hay- wood trial In which business he is still sUII interested Besides being enga engaged ed edIn in the sheep and grocery locer business this has also held the office of sheriff sherif out In that wild and woolly country but at no time was wa ho lie captaIn captain cap tain tam on either land or sea an appellation appellation appellation appel appel- lation that he dose not like to have applied d. d Springer cr likes a horse more than anything else you might mention with the time exception of his lila family amU and now that ho 10 io has a n world beater he lie is the happiest man In the country Springer Spring Spring- er Cr Is making friends fast as ho moves moves' east ast and ancl is ls bound to continue doing so While it would be very ery anno annoying ln to most people to have ha thousands firing fir fir- lag ing questions at him about the great reat trotter this man takes lakes matters el very calmly un and amid always finds time to give people the information the they want vant It ItIs ItIs Itis is not exal exaggerating the story in the lie least to say that the owner of Sonoma Girl Gin answer answel tho tilO same questions about his mare marc limes times a n day Among the thc most important qu questions that Springer er ha has to lo answer is how he got ol po possession e slon of Sonoma Girl ConcernIng Concerning Con Con- this matter the owner of oC this great trotter says s 's About three years ago uso I took tool my wife wiCe and daugh daughter er to tu California for Cor or a visit My daughter liked the tile university sity so well sell that she he hc attended that we decided to remain in the land of now now- ors ers until she finished her education During this tune lime I h had to have something sonic some I. thing to u do to lo help pass awu away ay the time lime so I Invested in one horse hurse then another another an an- I ao-I other and ancl fino finally II secured cured Sonoma Girl Gin Half the time time since I have had hall this lila mare immure she has been een lame but on last Christmas day she trotted trolled a mile in a matinee at Los Angeles In 0 This Thi display of oC speed made me mc happy and I decided to go cas easy with her until this spring She had hall the b best t of manners and b being bred In the purple I thought she was fast Cast enough to train for tor the Grand Circuit long Along In iii April I commenced to get het net her In condition for the tho sen seasons season's ons on's campaign but I went very ery slow v with wilh her hem When she withstood the early training well I shipped her to to put on the finishing touches Tho Thu first t race she had In a u Held field of or fast horses and the lIr t important race I ever drove took place on Jul July 4 1 As Is well known Sonoma Girl raced twice at winning one race and losing osing the other but bul not until the time M. M L M. M was raced had she feht been leen associated with such a large Held field of horses Thero were ten starters Inthis Inthis in inthis this race lace and amid they were paraded past the grandstand The mare maLC did not Ilko this AS 13 it made lid her nervous but as ns soon as s she he had nad gone gomme one heat she became her herself eJ and ami behaved in her usual good manner Whet When asked askell If It this mare marc ever eyer became became be be- came hard to manage manasc Springer said wild She has sometimes tried my patience a little but she he lias has never ne known that she did I have never whipped her hem hernor hernor nor treated ncr her roughly rough bul but instead have hae overcome her little fussy us y sP spells by kind rind and patient treatment ti I think thinka a u lot of or lien her and believe she is the greatest trotting mare marc living |