Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
H A r N E S S HORS ES

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The horses on the Maryland and Virginia
circuit go to Easton, Md. this week. Racing
there begins on Tuesday and will continue
over Friday. The purses for the four days
aggregate $1,000, divided among trotters,
PAGERS and runners. Among the Washing
ton horses expected to be seen there are
]. ]. O'Keefe's L. J. K, in the 2.22 pace, on
the first day. along with III. C. Copper
thite's Maid Marion. L. J. X. won the first
heat of the 2.22 pace at Prospect Park last
week in 2.22A and got third money. Glad
stone, formerly owned by ]. ]. Fletcher OF
this city, was distanced in this race. Maid
Marion was 3, 5 in the first and second
heats of the 2.25 pace and was drawn pc
fore the third heat was started. This
speedy little mare had to be drawn at
Timonum after going one heat She seems
to have been off the past two weeks Tom
Cannon, her driver, hopes to have her right
again before the Brightwood meet, where
she will do pretty near what Is asked of
her.
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Preparations for the fall meeting at
Brightwood are in progress. The dates are
October 3, 4, 5 and 6. The track has been
greatly improved by being thrown up on
the outside on the turn from the grand
stand to the first furlong pole, and is being
constantly narrowed and scraped. In an
ticipation of an unusually large number of
horses being present about twenty new
stalls have been added The purses hung
up for twelve pacing and trotting events
aggregate $500. In addition to this sew
eral running events may be arranged, and
If a pool is made by the owners of the
starters of horses in the free-for-au race,
as has been proposed, the amount of money
that will be taken down during the four
days will reach more than $1,000. 1t Is con-
fidently believed that this will be the most
successful and most interesting racing
meeting ever held at Brightwood.
E. F. Halls Bedford Boy finished 4. 4, 4.
In field of seven horses in the .. u pace al
Prospect Park, Baltimore, on Friday, yet
was outside of the money. When Bedford
Boy started ont at the beginning of the
harness horse season great things were ex-
pected from him. He had previously won a
race in Philadelphia and went a mile to
wagon in 2.13A. Then he was put in
against the fast horses of the country at
Buffalo and other points on the grand cir
cult, and at each place met defeat. 1t is
still claimed that Bedford Boy is better
than a 2.07 PAGER but this won't do against
the speedy ones he has been compelled to
encounter, and 1t is likely that during the
remainder of the trotting and pacing period
he will be found on tracks in the minor cir
cuts. 1ne.e ne uO we'll
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Frank r. Keyes gave his famous cd Nc
Fonso n workcut on the Brightwood track
a few days ago. The horse turned the track
for mile like a two-year-old. and it is said
will be one of the attractions in the running
events at Brightwood next week.
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Captain Kelly, owned by G. w. Mason Of
Georgetown. and a handsome bay gelding
owned by Edward Neumeyer, were added
to Trainer Otto Zenns string of horses
last week. Captain Kelly is a green trot-
ter. He Is one of the most handsome horses
seen on the Br.ghtwood track this season.
and can show 2.40 clip with the little
work he has had. The Neumeyer horse
seems to be lacking name, notwithstand-
ing the alleged fact that he has a mark Of
2.1TA. He is PAGER. 1t Is asserted that
this horse took his mark in a race in Ohio.
He may be started at the coming Bright
wood meeting
Peter Taylor's recent purchase, IRISH Jack,
was brought back to Brightwood from
Baltimore yesterday. Irish Jack Will not go
to Allentown. Pa, as 1t was stated he
would He finished @. 6. Z in the PIP pace
at Prospect Park on Friday The race
horse, in 214. 2.14z and 213%. Conray
was second. Mary Del third and DR.. Mar
win fourth.
Bedford Boy will start in the free-for-ali
race at the coming Brightwood meeting.
The entries in this race. 1t Is said, will be
the Hall horse. Bedworth. jr.. Miss Clean
and Irish Jack. The purse to be gone for
will be $500. 1t has been suggested that the
owner of each OF these horses put $500
into a pool. making. in addition to the
driving club purse, $1,000, and that the
VIII ner OF the event take all. The Miss
Clean people. 1t Is stated. are agreeable to
such an arrangement II the proposition
meets the approval of the other owners and
thu race is gone under such conditions 1t
will be one for blood that will be well
wcrth seeing. end the record for the his
toric course is sure to be smashed.
Harry Palmer's pretty littis gray mare.
Miss White. = being prepared BY Lounie