. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, February 6, 1915] LILY OF THE WEST, THE PRECOCIOUS STOCK- S-— TON TROTTER. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN .-•••a On our cover this week appears a pleasing little picture ot a precocious California filly, posed for the camera by her enthusiastic owner, Ed Lavm of Stockton Many are the railbird rumors that have emanated from the San Joaquin metropolis in days gone by about "phenoms" that had stepped that famous old oval in wonderfully fast time, the funny part of it being that the biggest part of the highly touted ones have come on and made good
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, February 6, 1915] LILY OF THE WEST, THE PRECOCIOUS STOCK- S-— TON TROTTER. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN .-•••a On our cover this week appears a pleasing little picture ot a precocious California filly, posed for the camera by her enthusiastic owner, Ed Lavm of Stockton Many are the railbird rumors that have emanated from the San Joaquin metropolis in days gone by about "phenoms" that had stepped that famous old oval in wonderfully fast time, the funny part of it being that the biggest part of the highly touted ones have come on and made good, and Lilly of the West has come in for a good deal of boosting ever since late last summer. Nor has her work been of the "moonlight" order, for a good many hundred people applauded her quarter in : 34 3,4 on the day of the Jim Logan—Leata J. match, and she already has a host of admirers who wish her every possible bit of luck in living up to the pattern she set as a baby. Commenting on the Lavin-Lilly-Bunch combination the Evening Mail of Stockton recently carried the fol- lowing story: The subject of this sketch is the property of Ed Lavin, the owner of the Poodle Dog cafe, also inter- ested in the El Dorado saloon and many other enter- prises and while owner of a $5000 automobile, he is nevertheless a great lover of horses, and being a member of the San Joaquin Valley Driving Club, it gives him great pleasure in starting his horses in all of the local matinees and driving them. He is ever ready to lend a helping hand to anything that will promote or advance the horse business and keep alive the memory of bygone days. Many records, some of them famous throughout the world, were made on Stockton's noted race track. The name of this Ally is Lilly of the West; a chestnut lassie sired by Dexter Derby 2:17%, he by Charles Derby 2:20, sire of Klatawah 2:05% and Jim Logan 2:05%, both records made when they were three years old. There are eight others by him in th
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