BREEDING THE TROTTER 



1884 to 1888, with W. J. Andrews, Malem Brown 

 and Arthur Brown as assistants. Andrews was 

 head trainer during 1889 and 1890, with great 

 success. James Brigham was his assistant. In 

 1891 there was no regular trainer. The horses 

 were prepared by George Moore and Billy Powell 

 and turned over to Ed. Geers to be driven in races. 

 In 1892 Mr. Geers was engaged as a regular 

 trainer, and filled the position until 1904, after 

 which time Ben. F. White, Mr. Geers' assistant, 

 took charge and was head trainer until the Vil- 

 lage Farm was dispersed at the Fasig-Tipton 

 Company's midwinter sale of February, 1905. 



While Mr. Geers was head trainer the following 

 were engaged as his assistants at various times : 

 Charlie Lyons, Charlie Niles, Harry Benedict and 

 Ben. F. White. 



The following have also trained at Village 

 Farm : Alonzo McDonald, L. A. Dovel, Theodore 

 Allen, Dave Clippenger, Lafe Schaeffer, John 

 Graham, J. Scott Croy, W. L. Rhodes, George 

 Bodimer, John Alward, Patsy Ready, Frank 

 Vorhees, George Foster and James Humes. 



Many of the prominent drivers of to-day, be- 

 cause of their former connection with the Village 

 Farm, are known as " Village Farm Graduates." 



A graduate of the Village Farm office force, 

 well known to all horsemen, is E. J. Tranter, for 

 many years cashier at Village Farm, afterwards 

 senior partner of Tranter-Kenney Company, and 

 now manager of the trotting department of Fasig- 

 Tipton Company. 



