Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
THE NEW SPEEDWAY
It's Value in Attracting Fast
Horses to the City.
EFFECT ON BREEDING
MARKET FOR TRoTTERs AND
PAGERS WILL BE IMPROVED.
Far-Reaching Results Of Setting Aside
a Place Where Riders and Drivers
Can Exercise Their Animals.
BY L. d. SALE.

The new Century Speedway is already
putting forth fruit by bringing to this point
horses of extreme speed and national repu-
tation. 1t was predicted before the first
sod was turned that this would be the re-
suit. With the Increasing number of fast
horses several lines of trade becsme bene-
ficiaries, such as the harness merchant feed
dealer, boarding stables. dealers IN up-to-
date speed wagons and sleighs. dealers In
all kinds OF traps and CONTRIBUTIONS connect
ed with the horse and the horseshoer. Thou
sands of dollars will be distributed outside
these named lines of trade. for men must
be employed to care for animals in which
thousands are invested
The purchase of fast horse in COM
munity usually leads to rivalry, and men
of means who love fine horse will, If they
have not already got the goods at hand, al
ways be on the lookout for something to
beat him. The rivalry thus begotten means
much more than appears upon the surface
1t means the purchase of the best horses to
be found in the market; it means high prices
for well-mannered and speedy roadsters; II
means that eventually Washington will be-
come one of the best markets in the country
for trotters and PAGERS; it will doubtless
bring to the nations capital a large number
of persons of wealth who dearly love horse
as permanent residents; it will bring here q
Washing tonian has been in the habit of see.
ing or purchasing and 1t will greatly stimu-
late breeding of high-class horses in sec
lions contiguous to the national capital.
1t is matter of qualification among low
ers of the light harness horse at this point
that the capital Of the ration has at last
spot where horse owners can drive faster
than the legal limit without danger of ar
rest and without running the risk of en-
dangering lives and property on public
highways and byways. Hitherto. the owner
| of a fast horse has been compelled to re-
sort to some race track II he wished to
speed faster than the legal limit. Now. Il
| he wishes to enjoy friendly contest Oh
| speed he can get it in peace. If he merely
| wishes to jog or speed by himself the privi-
| lege is his. Another feature connected with
the speedway worthy Of mention is tina,
| under the rules governing speedways there
| may from time to time be given speed con-
| tests for prizes The latter must not con.
| sist of money, but for various objects Of
more or less cost.
This eliminates the sordid feature OF speed
| contests, to which so many people who love
| a good horse object. Who doubts thai
| when the fact becomes generally known
| that the new speedway is not to be race
| track proper, but place where one may
| speed 9. good horse If he desires to do SO
| that the fashion will set in OF buying bet
| ter horses, provided always, of course, the
| rules In force are such as to shut out al
| disreputable influences
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| Charles McDermott is setting very live.
| ly pace In the way of getting together q
stable Of extreme speed horses. Some week,
| ago he became the owner OF Marion Wilkes
| 2OSss At the Madison Square Garden Ole
Glory sale last week he picked up two yer,
fast ones at long prices-Greenline. 2.O7x
/ pacing. and The Dean, 2.19N trotter
| Greeniine holds the worlds record for 3
half-mile dash at the pace-059H. He hold
the worlds pacing record to saddle 1874
/ and has shown trial to wagon In 2 .05A
/ He Is a brown, 1873 hand geiding, foaied Ii
| 1896 In Michigan, and Is a son OF the cele
brated Oniine, 2.04, his dam being q daugh
/ ter of Greenbacks, by Princeps. The Dear
| Is brown gelding. 1884, foaled In 1898, hal
shown trial in 215. and Is by son of thu
famous Baronmore, who In turn sired th<
famous Peter Sterling co. 211A. The dan
OF The Dean Is daughter Of Aberdeen q
great race sire. The Dean and Greenlint
i were parts OF the Billings consignment
which speaks volumes for their intrinsic
worth. Within the week Mr.. McDermota
has purchased from Mars Cassidy a hand
some brown gelding with q mark OF 2.Hl
All Of the above named horses will appear
from time to time on the speedway eifhel
at single or double hitch.
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