The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-02
THOROUGHBRED SPEED
TRIALS.
Youngsters at Bowling Brook
Stock Farm Put Through
Their Paces-Mr. Walden as
Horseman and Host.

The annual speed trials at Bow
ling Brook, the noted thorough
bred stock farm at Middleburg,
Carroll County, just north of the
Frederick County line, formerly
owned by the late Usher Cla-
baugh, occurred last Friday, and
noted gathering of breeders and
men interested in turf matters,
as well as many personal friends
from this and other States, were
present to witness the sp eed Y
youngsters go their PAGES.
The object of the trial is to
select likely candidates for turf
laurels and to separate them into
strings for training purposes.
Four sets, eight horses each,
were given half mile heats, two
horses in a race. The promising
colt (2-year-old) Saturday, gallop.
ed a half mile in 90 seconds fiat,
breaking the track record. Many
other fast trials were made. A
grand banquet was given the
guests after the racing.
Bowling Brook, as a stock farm,
has a national reputation. The
owner is Mr.. r. w. Walden, one
of the most successful race horse
breeders in the country. Here
many of the most famous winners
on the turf first saw the light and
received their early lessons in
speed and endurance, which quail
tiles later brought their owners
many thousands of dollars.
The farm is model one. con-
tanning large roomy paddocks,
massive barns for stations and
brood mares, we'll appointed wean-
ling sheds and a training track
on which the horses receive their
preparatory work. No expense
has been spared in making i'm
provements, and the farm is today
one of the best equipped in the
country.
The property consists of up.
wards of thousand acres of land,
and is about forty. eight miles from
Baltimore on the Western Mary
land Railroad.
Mr. Walden has a collection of
sires and brood mares who on
breeding and performances are the
equal of any to be found in the
country. The sires are imp. Bow
ling Brook, Mars, and Filigrane,
Galore is by Vedette, out of Fly.
ing Duchess, by Flying Dutchman
and his pedigree includes the most
valuable strains of blood in the
English Stud Book. Prominent
among his get are Filigrane, Gutta
Percha, Caoutchouc, Prig, The
Swain, Village Pride, Arabian,
Confession and Don't Care.
Mr.. Walden is the soul of cor
dial hospitality, as all who have
ever visited his charming home
bear abundant evidence. AS the
head of the famous Bowling Brook
Farm he stands prominent among
the horsemen of the county and as
a delightful host and entertainer.
In a contest between his repu-
tation as master of Bowling Brook
Farm and his prominence among
the noted horsemSn of the country,
and that ola most delightful host
and bon rirant at his charming
home, the judges would have to
decide the race draw and divide
the money.
Among those present were:
DR.. James Kerr, Jesse Brown,
Washington, d. c.; Col. Dulany,
Rozier Dulany, Henry Harrison,
Virginia; j. j. Winchester, Will
mington, Del; r.. G. Hall, Lewis
Hopkins, Harry Parr, Raj. Parr.
j. South Lemon, Mr.. Jenkins, j.
A. Preston, Carter Lee Bowie, j.
Mex. Merryman, Carroll Brown,
Summerfeld Baldwin, Asa Bird
Gardner, David Cowan, Frank
Hoen, Col. Crook, John Peasants,
Chas. Roberts, Gittinger Merry
man, James Madison Thompson,
Theodore Marbaugh, Harry Far
Der, Judge Dennis, Baltimore
Nd; L. Q. Weant, Geo. Geer,
}. Milton Reifsnider, Jno. Cum
bingham, Jno. Roberts, DR.. L.
Stitely, DR.. Thos. Coonan, F. Her
bert Shriver, d. Princeton Buc-
key, E. o. Cash, Chas. O. Glenn
son, Carroll County; Col. Marrall,
Philadelphia; James Wadsworth,
Genesee, n. Y; A. II. Morris,
New York;