Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

There win be three days OF racing at
Marlboro. where the southern Maryland
fair takes place this week-Tuesday, We'd
nesdAy and Thursday. The program In
cludes q 30 trot or pace for horses bred
and owned In southern Maryland. for
purse OF 800: running. half-mile heats.
for q purse Of 500. These races take place
on Tuesday. On Wednesday there will be
a pace for $50 horses for q purse of 500.
a trot for 2 20 horses for purse of 500.
three-Quarter- OLA mile heat race for run
ners fer a purse OF $50 and mile dash
for runners for a purse of sl25. Thurs
day there will be q pace or trot. free for
all horses owned in southern Maryland
prior to January l. 1905. for purse of
500: 2.2O pace for a purse of $780,
$50 trot for purse OF $50. half-miie
heat race for runners. two In three. for a
purse Of $50 and a mile dash for beaten
horses for a purse of 500.
Washington will be we'll represented at
the Marlboro meeting. Tom Cannon will
be there with Miss Clean. Silver Socks
and new addition to his stable. Maid
Marion. fleet bay pacing mare with
mark Of 2.29k: Frank Thomas will be on
hand with Javins Brothers Niger Boy,
Bon Jay and Myron H.; f. F. Halls s. D.
R.. II. Oppenheimers Elmira Grafton and
]. g. Benton's Sir Elsctroid: Otto Zinn will
go over with John kellys Director Hannis
James Hilleary with Roy Hal. Timothy
Shugru with Harry c, Charles Duckett
with Lady L., W. Fl. Chambers with Alex
T.. Lonnie Corbett with Kushon and DR.
Bell and J. ]. O'keefe with l.. J. X
Peter Taylor of the Arlington Hotel has
engaged L. s. Hudson to look after his
| stable Of horses and to devote his time
exclusively to them.
Irish Jack. a seven-year-old pacing geld
ing, and Carstalrs, a six-year-old green
| trotter. have been sent to Brightwood by
Peter Taylor of the Arlington Hotel. Irish
Jack has a mark of 2.11A. He finished
| second three times IN many heats IN
| very fast time at the late Detroit meet
ing, where Mr.. Taylor bought him. Car
| stairs is said to be a very promising young
horse He is a handsome sorre, with
bazed face and white stockings behind
Mr.. Taylor bought him also at Detroit
Irish Jack will start in his first race IN
these parts at Rockville. He was sired by
Widbrno.
| The Corbins have in training at HamiI-
ton, Va. Howard O.. by John G. Carlisle.
The horse is said to be a very fast trotter
X
There has been a good deal OF comment
among Washington horsenien since the Nor
folk meeting about the alleged action Of
| the timers there. 1t is reported that in
| the consolation race on the last day of the
| To wine Nippar
marked to the fraction of a second 2.20A,
| in the second heat. while Alvin, a Norfolk
horse that won the three last heats, was
timed 2.27A. 2.3OA and 2.271a. when. as a
matter Of fact, he paced the last heat in
2.21A The rumor is given for what 1t is
worth
The officials of the Brightwood Driving
Club are arranging for a tournament and
racing matinee for Labor day.
Local horsemen are still talking of the
great performance Of Frank Yokum. who
paced two heats at Titusville, Pa, few
| days ago in 2.O51a and 200. The 2.0J1a is
| the worlds record for a half-m1Ie track.
| Yokum was schooled by John Seeley on the
! Old Dominion track, just across the Poto-
mac river. opposite Washington. The horse
was owned by former Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Yoeman. Good judges OF
horses and speed assert that Yokum is
! surely two-mlnute horse on good mile
track.
The matinee announced to take place at
| Brightwood last Wednesday was post
pcned indefinitely on account of rain. A
good program had been arranged. including
| match raca between Silver Wilkes and
Miss White Silver Wilkes was at one time
| one of the prominent trotters of the coun-
| try. He got mark at Milwaukee OF 2. 1Oh
| two years ago.
The running horse Red Hook has been
turned out fer recuperative spell
Charles McDermott has added another
ne cling horse to his string of fast ones. The
new one is Comanche Boy, big pay
| gelding with mark Of 2,26. Comanche
Boy was sired by Symboleer, 2,O9la. HIS
| dam was Electric C. Comanche Boy made