Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10

LIZ xf3t4, at the pace She has started
within the past three years fifty-elght times
over half-fnile rings and generally been In
the money each time. She also Is a good
2. 10 or better prospect.
One OF the largest strings of horses that
has left Washington In many years was
that taken by Frank Thomas during the
racing season just closed Mr. Thomas Is
An Illinois product and has had large ex-
perlence In training and driving. He Is an
industrious. resolute man, strenuous in the
sulky, takes great chances when the wire
10 the objective point and, above all, relf-
able. Mr.. Thomas raced the entire south
ern circuit, and also took In some side
lines, such as Winchester and Wheeling. II
he did not always pull down first money 1t
was not his fault he did his best and
trusted to his mounts to do the balance.
To do frst-class work one must have first
class tools. At that. Mr.. Thomas won
twelve first moneys. thirteen second mon
eys eleven third moneys and three fourth
moneys. The horses he drove to their pres
ent records are: Prince A. 2.24k; Eva,
Niger Boy. 2.2oA; Bon Jay, 2.19A, and Sir
Electroid, 2.2114.
Charles c. Waters, proprietor of Pleasant
Fields Stock Farm, Germantown. Mont
gomery county, Md, the home of Kinster,
214&. and many other fast ones, writes
The Star that he has at hand number
of sons and daughters of Kinster that
promise to be heard from in the near future
The Waters estate of 1900 acres is one of
the finest in Maryland. Mr.. Waters grand
father settled on the land at the close of
the revolutionary war and there have lived
his descendants up to date, all serving their
day and generation well. Mr.. Waters has
n Or god 10, Nc, hpaa If,,er 81 rakt
about ten years. He has bred many not
able turf horses, among the number the
fast and good mare Kinstress, 2.14A, by
klnster, which he recently sold for So, 500.
The last named was bred on the Pleasant
Fields estate as the property of ex-Pay-
master Smith of the navy. and purchased
by MI. Waters in his yearling form. Mr..
Waters developed him on the farm half
mile track and his last season out was
one of the greatest race horses of his
year, he having trotted to his record in a
dead heat with Lamp Girl, 2.99A. num-
Der of world-renowned brood mares nip the
succulent grasses of Pleasant Fields, among
them being the celebrated Maggie Sultan,
dam of Nieo a.. 2.os1A Sue Norfolk, dam
of three Rosanna, dam of one; Bradford
Girl, dam of two; Coleus, dam of one, and
of a three-year-old that has trailed in 2,2j:
Cress, dam of Kinster. 2.14&4, and numer
Gus others Mr.. Waters writes that he ex-
poets to get Kinster to the races in 1906,
and as companions win have out Sister
three-year-o will be tried out on the
farm track and raced on nearby tracks.
E. F. Hall of this city has purchased the
kin-colored mare, Maud L.. of Dr.
Miller of Wilmington Del The mare has
no mark, Is a PAGER that does not wear
hopples, and is intended for speedway pur-
poses. Maud L. raced throughout the
southern circuit and showed some great
bursts of speed.
The firm of Brahle & Byrne of this city
dipped quite deep in speed prospects at the
Old Glory Some of their purchases we
shall hear more about as the season pro-
crosses.
H. H. Copperthite and r. F. Hall at
tempted to make an exchange of stations
during the past week; the former endeav-
oring to exchange King Alfred for Mr..
Halls Henry Sheperd At the last moment
Mr.. Hall changed his mind.