The Washington times., 1905-06-25
HOLIDAY NAT NEE
NOVELTY RACE
Test for Drivers Who Think
They Know.
HARNESS AND R u N N N G
Trotters, PAGERS, and Bangtails in
Glorious Fourth Meeting at Bright
vrood-Harness Notes.

Interest in harness horse sport in
Washington ct present Is conferred in
the matinee races which will be held
/, at the Brightwood track on July 4.
For this holiday date the club has ar
ranged an ambitious schedule. which
should furnish excellent sport. The in
dications are that the best of the local
nags not following the circuit will be
amcnG the starters, as well as some
which have not heen shown before in
this city.
The program calls for five races, in
Guiding a 2.35 trot or pace, 2:25 trot and
2:22 pace. IN each of these events the
purse will be s1o0. A running race in
haIf-mile heats, best two in three. for
| a purse of SIS will be sandwiched in
between the other events.
What should be one of the most in
teresting diversions of the afternoon will
be novelty race for owners driving
| their own horses. The race will be
! test Of the owners knowledge of pace.
| The horses will be started at different
| intervals, and the winner will be the
man who drives his nag a mile In near
| est to three minutes. Drivers will not
be allowed to carry watches, and will
have to rely entirely upon their knowl-
edge OF the game A prize of twenty
| five bushels of oats will go to the win
| ner, and ten and five bushels to the
second and third men. respectively 1t
| Is probable that some Of the wise ones
will be surprised to find how little they
really know about how fast horse is
moving.
! Washington horses in the 2:3O list
are Miss Clean, Silver Socks, Prince
A, and Eva.
| H. Oppenheimer has bought Elmira
Grattan from A. Morrison
Jarvins Brothers have traded Louise
Hal for Niger Boy. free-for-all lag.
| Charley Weitzel has bought Edna
Wilkes from Frank Thomas.
| Hugh Joyce, of Westminster, Pa, has
written the secretary, Dr. Hadfield.
asking when the mare Simmer, who
| cracked her hoof at the spring meeting,
| would be ready to ship home He was
| referred tic Emmanuel Cook, of Airing
| ton, Baltimore county, Nd, who entered
! the mare and is the only one to whom
| Secretary Hadield will release her.
The mare has almost entirely recov-
| cred from the injury
Robey e. Biggs.- of Baltimore, has
applied to Secretary Hadfieid for the
position of starter at the coming fall
| meeting at Brightwood. The appIica-
ton Is regarded with much favor by a
number OF the stockholders. Mr.. Biges
started at the Gentlemen's Driving
Park, the most important track around
Baltimore, and also at Electric Park
this spring, and his work was warmly
praised by Lee Clarke and other COM
petent newspaper critics. He is rapidly
acquiring a wide reputation with the
| flag and has number of offers from
tracks in Maryland, Virginia, and Penn
syivania. His selection for Brightwood
would be good move
Javins Brothers Myron H, 2:s1h,
driven by Thomas. created a highly
| favorable impression for the way in
which he stayedwith the bunch in the
2:25 trot at Gentlemen's Driving Park
Miss Clean and Silver Socks have
been taken to Buffalo by Tom Cannon,
where they will start IN purse events.
They will start In the fall stake events
at Gentlemens Driving Park.
James J. Fletcher has sold Gladstone,
2:23A, to a Baltimorean for $500. This