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FLORIDA PRODUCTS 



In 1921 when Frank Ellis severed his connection 

 with the Pastime Stable and moved to Orlando with 

 Ben White as trainer, he started a movement which 

 resulted in establishing a winter colony at Seminole 

 Park, located about halfway between Orlando and 

 Sanford. 



In 1928 the Orlando half-mile track which was 

 used for training up to that time was cut into city 

 lots. It was planned by the Michigan blacksmith, 

 Peter V. Johnston, who banked the fires on his 

 forge and went to the races with such material as 

 Piedmont, Johnston, the champion pacer, and Peter 

 the Great. When time began to leave white marks 

 in his hair, Johnston went south for the winter, 

 stopping at Orlando. He and a few others laid out 

 the track where White's champions were given their 

 preliminary work. Their showing prompted others 

 to carry on their winter training south of the frost 

 line. 



White made his first trip to the races with Florida 

 .trained colts in 1922. His leaders that year were 

 Jane Revere in the two-year-old events and Lee 

 Worthy in the three-year-old fixtures. They were 

 the best. 



In 1923 White invaded the northern tracks with 

 Mr. McElwyn in the two-year-old events, Lee Wor- 

 thy in the free for alls, and Anna Bradford's Girl 

 in the three-year-old pacing races. The last named 

 made a two-year-old trotting record of 2:08% the 



