Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
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HARNESS HORSE SPORTS


This weeks sport at Brlshtwood viii be-
gin tomorrow with the Labor day trottins
and pacins matinee. Three races have
been arranged-a free-for-all. AIS pacs
and a ESQ trot. Bedworth. Jr.. Irish JACK
and Miss Clean are barred from the free
for-ali. It il not likely that any OF these
horses win b on hand. But should they
be- and desire to start. special race Is
promised for them. The probable starters
In the various classes will be:
Pace. for as horses-James Hilleary's
Roy Hal, william Chambers Alex T..
George Palmer's Miss White. Javins Broth
ers' Nellie r.. James Fowler's Pee Wee.
Edward Hilleary's Prince A.
Trot for ESQ horses-Peter Tayior's Mr..
Clark. Henry Oppenheimer's Elmira Graft
tan. Javins Brothers Myron H.
Free-for-all, trot or pace-J. G. Benton's
Sir Electroid. Javins Brothers Bon Jay,
Stephen r. Collins Cascade. william
Chamber Lady Goddard.
The purses in each Of the races will be
500. divided so. Is. Is and 10 per cent,
three heats in I'VE.
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Miss Clean, Tom Cannon's little bay
marc. simply ran away with the 2.18 pace
at Electric Park, Baltimore, on Friday.
She had very fast field to contend with,
including Golden Thorn, A. 8. D.. George
NJ. John F. and others. In the pools Gold
en- Thorn and A. 8. D. sold for so each,
while Miss Clean, in the first betting. sold
for g. Tom Cannon took the mare to :he
front at the start OF each Of the three
heats Of the race and won as he pleased
from Golden Thorn, with A. 8. D. third.
The time was 2.16A. 2.15h and 2.16. A
new mark for Miss Clean.
Bedworth. Jr., Is expected to arrive at
Brightwood within a few days. It is re-
ported that John r. Javins. president OF
the Brightwood Driving Club. has bought
the horse. According to Baltimore gossip
the price paid for him was 5000. The
Star predicted last Sunday that Bedworth.
Jr.. would soon be owned in Washington:
This horse started in his fest race on the
Maryland and Virginia circuit this fall at
Tally, Va, and won. Since that he has
won every free-for-all event given on the
circuit. His fastest mile won at Tally
In 2.11K- It Is said he has q mark Of
2.O6A.
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Racing at the sixth point on the Mary
land and Virginia circuit-TImonium-
begin on Tuesday next and continue over
Saturday. There are nine trotting and
pacing events on the programs 2.35 trot
and 214 pace on Tuesday: PIC pace and
2.22 trot on Wednesday; 2.16 trot and free
for-all, pace or trot. on Thursday: 225 pace
and 2.3O trot on Friday and $50 trot for
horses bred and owned in Baltimore county
on saturday. There are sixteen running
races divided for the five days. Hence
there will be few. IL any. Washington
horses. other than Kentucky Rose, that
will take part in the Timonium meeting.
Peter TayIor's Irish Jack met with an
other defeat at Electric Park, Baltimore
on Thursday. He finished fifth in the 212
pace. to Judex. Black Bird, DR.. Marvin and
Mary Del. the horses getting money as
named. The race was won in straight heats
by Judex. the time being 215A, 213X and
213h. Mr.. Taylor's horse, 1t is conceded
on all sides. Is very speedy, but has hereto
fore been racing on mile tracks. He is yet
unused to the half-mile rings, and when he
gets more familiar with them much better
things will be expected from him.
Lonnie Corbin's DR.. Bell finished 8, 4. g.
g. and 4 in the $50 pace at Electric Park.
Baltimore, on Wednesday and was then
sent to his stall. The three-year-old son Of
Electric Bell did not appear to be up to his
best form. This colt has finished second or
third In every race in which he has started
since the opening at Norfolk Of the fall
racing campaign on the Maryland and Viz
ginia circuit. and while the average time of
the six heats Of his race at Electric Park
2.1SA, 2.17A, 2-20A. 221A, 2.17A and 2.2OA-
was better than he had to previously con-
tend with. 1t was not fast enough to bar
him had he been all right.
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Boo ]. has been enormously taken by
number of Washington people for the local
horse. Bon Jay. No one who has seen the
two horses could confound them, the error
being made by reading summaries. Boo J.
is PAGER Of the 220 class. as Is also Bon
Jay. Boo J. Is also a son of Jay Bird, as is
Boz Jay. But Boo j. Is brown gelding.
while Bon Jay Is big roam. Bon Jay has
He is at Brightwood taking a short rest,
after races at Marlboro and Rockville He
got his mark of 2.19A at the Rockville
meeting.
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James Cation has had his running mare
Kentucky Rose at the Benning track since
h, brought her back from Rockville pre-
pairing her for the races at Timonium. KeE-
lucky Rose won two races at Rockville.
She will start at Timonium in the three
quarters mile heat race on Tuesday, and on
Saturday will start in the Green Spring
cup race one and half miles. The mare
has been showing exceptionally fast work
al Benning, and Mr.. Cation is very con-
fdent he will bring the Timonium trophy to
Washington. 1t is rated quite an honor to
win this cup.
Tom Cannon was put up behind Little
Penn to drive the sixth heat of the 2.30