Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
MANY ON SPEEDWAY
NUMBER OF BRUSHES BETWEEN
LOCAL HoRsEMEN.

All roads for light harness horsemen led
to the New Century speedway yesterday
afternoon. AS early as $50 pm horsemen
began to turn in to the home stretch from
e street in natty, up-to-date speed wagons,
and the procession grew from that hour
until 5 o'clock Francis Javins was up be-
hind Bedworth. jr., 2.oSl4, PAGER and 1t was
not long before he hooked up with Angus
tus Stabler, who held the reins over the
handsome geding Black Eagle 1t was a
pretty race for four furiongs, but near the
finish the bay stallion had three lengths the
best of it. J. NJ. Morrison was early on
the course with Pat s., 2.1s1a at the pace,
looking for trouble. but was unable TO meet
anything that could make it interesting for
the bay sprinter,
James Tally. behind his favorite. Nellie T..
2.241s at the trot, tackled everything that
came his way, but the gray ghost was I'M
steady when the pinch came on account of
lack of work. Charles McDerrnott sent
Marion Wilkes, 2.0S1a. several corking haifs
by herself. as no one seemed anxious to
try conclusions with her. Marion Wilkes is
the fastest trotter, by the records, owned in
the District and the fastest mare or gelding
at the trot ever owned here. Frank Wright,
with Via Direct, 2.1S1s, son of the dead
Direct, 2GJ1a, took several falls out of Gus.
Stablers Black Eagle, and when they quit
honors were about even.
a very game and speedy mare that chal-
lel4Sed every tflnS IN SlgntT was the SOTTel
pony Babe Onward, by a son of Onward,
and guided by her owner, H. w. Blanchard,
Etltched to q heavy steel tire wagon she
showed great bursts of speed. and is the
best green prospect at the trot in Wash
ington if carefully developed j. l. Fowler
cut loose a couple of times down the stretch
with the bay pony PAGER Pee Vice. 2241a
and the little fellow sifted cinders in lively
fashion. j. E. Gale, with Dewey, had sew
eral tits with A. L. HITS Black Diamond,
Dewey having the best of it each time
down.
The handsome chestnut sorrel mare Col
die, which has stepped half miles in LOS,
was plotted by Joseph Keneally, and the
latter took several trips down the line with
James Holmes, who drove, in matChess
style, Trilby, jr., a son of Olmeda Wilkes,
dam by Cuyler Clay. 1t was nip and tuck
between them, but the Trilby gelding had
a trihe the most foot. D. S. Williamson.
behind Dan w, 224A at the pace, was al
ways hot member and gave Stabler's
Black Eagle quite enough to do to beat
Dan. Edward Barker brought out William
Mckinley, 2.121a PAGER. but, becoming dis
consulate because no one would race with
him. soon withdrew.
The gray gelding Myron H. with his
owner, II. II. Copperthite, holding the reins
was speeded few times. and showed a
very clever way of going, which fully justi-
fies Mr.. Copperthite's opinion as to the geld
ing's future. t. H. Melton had quite
good deal of speed wrapped up in a gray
gelding, Frank H, which he extended a
few times just to show the boys that he
was all there, or Whereabouts, and DR.. Par
Frank H. w. H. Weaver of West Wash
ington took a hand in a hot skirmish be-
tween Black Eagle and Via Direct and was
well up in the bunch at the finish.