Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-03
.RORSESANDIHOR EN-.
Increasing Interest lin Harness
Raclng---Visit to Foxhall,
Norfoik HOSES nj Timionluni Rnces-
Norve, NJ, Takes u Faii--aIary H..
Changes Hands Frs. Two Mtnu,o
Pace Eyc- srleda,od.

Chnuscs ltnnds- First Two u tnuto
Pace Eyc- sri,edalod.
One of the sensational races OF the
year will take place at the New York
Grand Circuit meeting, September 9Th,
for n purse of $4,000. This is the free
for-all pacing class, and will be two
heats in three, money to be divided GO,
% and 10 per cent In this race Star
Pointer. John r. Gentry, Joe Pntchen
and Scarchright will meet for the
only time they will come together this
year. Gentry, Patchen and Searchlight
are known to he In fine shape, and Star
Pointer Is believed to be so also, as in
the last week in July he worked n mile
in 2:05. The track now has record of
2:001s by Star Pointer, yet it is con-
tidently believed. with the most favora-
BILE conditions prevailing, this record
Will be lowered and 4 new worlds re-
cord made in the first heat Many
lovers of splendid racing will travel far
to sec these great racers come to-
gether.
That there Is widespread and stead
lily increasing interest 2 in harness
racing is evidenced by the fact that the
manager and owner of Kramer's Driv-
ing Park, Oklahoma City, has engaged
John Il. Gentry and Joe Patchen To go
a special race over the new half-milc
track recently completed there 1t
takes money and big money, too, to
induce owners of such crack racers as
these to take them OH such II long,
tedious trip into Il strange country as
1t is OF such trips as these that horses
often so wrong and are badly injured
In one way or another The fact that
n Qt HuI 81,
the strong interest in racing in the new
portions of the West, and also con
hdence i'll the race managers at Okla
homa that their venture Will prove re-
muncrativc. 1t seems as il only yes
terday Oklahoma was an unlnhabitcd
waste. while to-day it teens With an
intelligent, busy population.
Mr.. Frank Covington had Foxhall,
Col John Il. Roper's fine year-old
geldlng, at Cape Charles fop che re-
cent races, but the track did not suit
the animal and he refused 10 do sat
isfactory work despite all urging. Fox
hall detests a soft track a day or two
ago Trainer Frank CovingtOn worked
him out u mile in 1925 easily
Mary L., handsome bay mare with
n trottng mark of 2:2OA, has been pur-
fin, of this city. She is By william L.,
out of Secret.
"a visit yesterday to Foxhall Col.
John l.. Ropers beautiful stock farm,
resulted in an inspection of the choice
animals there In charge OF farm man
nger, MIR. Frank Covington. The horses
never appeared better. Great Stakes
(2:eO). by, Billy Thornhill, by Beverly
Wilkes, by George Wilkes; dam Sweet
Stakes by Sweep Stakes, is the king of
the farm. Great Stakes Is a model
trolter and noted sire OF long and
increasing list Of trotters and PAGERS.
Col. Roper also has here handsome
young 2-year-old stallion by Robert Nc
Grogor, dam Cleo CID, by Gambetta,
mares is Sweet Stakes, dam OF Great
Stakes. Sweet Stakes Is still the
mother of fine colts. Another hand
some animal Ks Lady Kcnion, black
mare foaled in 1885, by Hambletonian
Mambrino (2:2iA). dam Our Mary"
by Lelaps. Here also is Jessie SIAM
boul, trotter, by Stamboul (2:O7ls),
dam. Astrione, By Alcyone, by George
Wilkes. Jessie STEAMBOAT has Il rare
parentagc. Stamboul Is the sire of "a
trotters with records from 200 10 2:2O.
Alcyone, the sire 81 Jessie Stambouls
dam, is the sire of 50 trotters, including
Martha Wilkes, EOS; Bush, 2:O9A, and
others. OF Jessie Stamboul the Horse
Review" says: Jessie STEAMBOAT lis one
OF the best young brood mares living,
on every considerations" Another fine
mare is Sunbeani-hs- -Iiamisietptfis.h
Manbrino; first dam, Matte Handy. by
Ben Bolt; second dam, Mamie Curtis.
by Hamblctonian (539); third dam.
Princess Clay; fourth dam, Carrie
Prince; fifth dam, by Abdanah /.
Among the other good ones are Miss
trancis. with Il 3-year-old mark of
2:25A, by Mnscoviie. ,out of Conger;
Empress and Lady Wilton. by Wilton,
dam Erricson. FoXhall. the 4-year-old
gcldinE, is in good condition. Besides
these Col. Roper has lot Of promising
youngsters.
Tbe first two minute pace ever sched-
uled was the big event OF the Hart
ford, Conn, races Wednesday. The
starters were Joe Patchen, Anaconda.
Chehal.s. Frank Bogash, and Search
light. The purse was $4,000 joe
Patchen won in three straight heats:
Anaconda. second; Bogard, third:
Chehalis. fourth; Searchlight. nfth'
Time. 2:oiA, 2:o5. 2:0;N.
Norvel NJ, Mr.. John Mariners rrean
PAGER, and her driver, Atkinson. met
with an accident at at Timonium. Md.
track Wednesday. 1t was in the fourth
heat of the 2:29 pace. Sunrise fell as
she started to round into the home