Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16


There will shortly be an exodus of horse
men and horses from Brightwood ana otheI
training grounds in this vicinity that Will
leave Washington followers of the trottihs
and pacing sport without attraction for
weeks to come. All they will have to enjoy
during this period will be the reports of the
aoinps of the local contingent on outside
tracks, and these reports will be watched
for with much interest, because Washington
horses promise TO do better this season than
they have done for many years past
The leaye-taking of the local brigade VIII
occur the latter part OF this month, "heh
large number of horses will be started on
campaign through the Maryland and VIZ
ginia circuit, where racing oates have peeH
fixed as follows:
Norfolk Va August l, ., ). 4.
Tasley Va, August &, .. 10. IL.
Pocomoke City Md, August 10, III. IL, 49,
Rockville, Md. August %, %, a. %
Rochester Beach, Md, August -. ~, IL
ard September J.
Timonium. Baltimore county, Md, Sep
TENDER >, o. l. =, =. 40
Prospect Park. Baltimore Septenipei L.
Is. "A. Il, 1G. - n. 90
Easton. Md. September 10. 20. 81. -
Brightwood. Washington, October 3 !: o. =.
Hagerstown. Md, october TO- ii, II. 10
Frederick Md, October II. u, -. ~.
The Javins brothers of this city will send
on this round string of five horses They
will be Niger Boy black pacing gelding,
without a mark but horse that is capable
of going miles as fast as 2.15; Bon joy. roam
pacing gelding no mark, but has shown
better than 30 clip; Nellie r., bay pacing
mare. with a record of 2.25l4; Sam Mckay,
bay pacing gelding, record 2.21A, and My
ron H.. bay trotting gelding. record 2.31A.
The stable will be in the hands of Driver
Frank Thomas who will also have in
charge a number of other good horses.
Mr.. H. Oppenheimer's promising bay trot-
ting mare Elmira Grafton. no mark, and
Mr. Charles Meyers black trotter Eva,
25h. will be campaigned by Driver
Thomas as will be the successful mare
LADY Rodman, with a pacing record of
2161. and the green pacing geiding Win
chester Boy. Lady Rodman is owned by
Thomas +. Conner of Winchester, va, Whlie
Winchester Boy is the property of Driver
Thomas.
O. ]. Zinn will cover the circuit with ]. j.
O'Keefe's PAGER L. ]. X, Do. and Mr.. John
KeIly's trotting stallion Director Hannis
Driver Zinn also expects TO nave IN ms
stable fast PAGER and trotter owned in
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Clark green trotter, the property of
Mr.. Peter Taylor of the Arlington Hotel
and Alex r. PAGER, 10Y owned by w. III.
hands of Driver l.. S. Hudson, who also ex-
poets to cake with him "a running horse or
two.
Silver Socks 219A. and Miss Clean.
2.i9lt are at Brightwood having been
brought here from Johnstown. 1t is report
ed that Miss CLEAN is now owned by Mr..
| James Fletcher, who owns Silver Socks.
| This pair of horses, it is said, will be sent
through the Maryland and Virginia circuit
| under the management of the veteran,
| James Morrow. Silver Socks, whose mete.
career on the trotting turf has been
| T. : chief topic of discussion among local
I horsemen for some time past. was brought
1 into prominence through Mr.. Morrow s
| training. and he confidently expects to see
/ this horse gain other and greater laurels
before snow falls again
T.. F. Halls speedy trotter. s. d. r., has
| been brought 10 Washington from Point
Breeze, Philadelphia, and is to be started
racing through the Maryland and Virginia
| Bay, has left Point Breeze to try for honors
| on the big circuit He is in Robert Braw-
| ley's string Bedford Boy will be started
| first in Canada. and then go to Detroit.
| From there he goes to Cleveland, and then
| on to the other large tracks.
There will be a great deal of interest,"
taken in the performances of this horse,
as many experienced local track followers
] NAL ever turned out from this section OF