Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25
HORSES AND HORSEMEN

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that he will eventually tame him down to
be steady race horse. though 1t will re-
quire time and patience to do so. Niger
Boy is seven years old. He has no mark.
He was sired by Treasury.
Miss Clean, owned by Tom Cannon. is
just now the subject Of a great deal OF
discussion among local horsemen. This
mare, 1t is believed by many experienced
persons is destined to become famous In
the harness horse world IL no mshap over
takes her. The stories related Of the speed
she carries and her power to keep it up are
! surprising. 1t Is said she has not yet been
! called upon to prove her prowess before the
| public.
record, 2.21A. at Frederick. Md. last fall,
when she won 2.22 class pace, and then
brought here She equaled this mark at the
late meeting at Brightwood when she car
r1ed away first money in a similar class
race. In the 2.20 pace at Prospect Park.
Baltimore. few days later. she got second
money. The fastest heat In this event was
gone in 2.1oA. Then she got fourth money
at Electric Park. where the winning horse
again had to step along in 215A.
1t is stated by persons who claim to have
seen the performance that in work to a
road cart at Baltimore this mare paced an
eighth of mile in fourteen seconds, and
a quarter in thirty-one seconds. the latter
204 gait. and that she was not all out
by any means.
Miss Clean was sired by Amicks. Her
dam was Bessie. by Alcantara She is a
dark bay and stands fifteen hands one inch
She Is as kind as a kitten and true as
Steel Since Mr.. Cannon bought her she has
started in five races aggregatng fifteen
heats, and has not been guilty Of making
a break or bobbls. She has clean, smooth
action and works out races without hop
Piles.
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Silver Socks. well known to all local
horsemen, is being talked about a great
deal at present because of recent unexpect-
ed excellent work the race track here
and elsewhere. The horse is ten years old
and for six years was used on the road by
MIR. Charles Weitzel. He had mark of
24eA when Mr. J. j. Fletcher. one of the
rising young turfmen of this city, bought
him something like year ago, and this
spring he was turned over to Trainer Can
non for work. In Mr.. Cannons hands Sill
yer Socks soon began to show what there
was in him in the way of speed, and at the
Brightwood meeting he won race, reduc-
ing his record to 2.22A, and he now has the
figures 2.19A attached to his name, made at
the Electric Park. Baltimore, meeting He
also won a six-heat race at Prospect Park
Baltimore the fastest mile being covered
! In 2.22A In six starts this season this
| horse has won six times. and it Is not a
secret among Washington turfmen that he
has not yet by any means shown the limit
OF his stepping qualities.
Silver Socks is a light sorrel gelding with
white legs behind and faxen name and tail
He stands 1913. He was sired by Silverine
His dam was John Paul mare. He and
Miss Clean are now at the Gentlemen 8
Driving Park Baltimore This pair, with
Driver Cannon as pilot will shortly be
started on trip through the New York
circuit, where each Is entered for stakes
rising well into thousands of dollars.
The veteran trainer and driver J. H
Morrow, is still a familiar figure around
| BrightWOod. He is sixty-nine years of age
and his hair and mustache are silvery, but
his step is yet elastic: he has wonderful
energy and has lost none of his lifelong
love for good race horses. Mr.. Morrow
came to Washington from Chicago nearly
forty years ago. He made his advent into
the national capital with horse called
William Penn, and it is said that what he
| did to some of the then local racing men
and horses with his animal was a plenty"
| He liked Washington too well to leave and
| has made this city his home ever since.
During this long stretch of time Mr. Nor
row has been connected with many racing
| events here and at various other parts of
the country that interested the entire turf
world. Mr.. Morrow drove several races at
| the late Baltimore meetings and was right
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| the finish.
! James Dwyer Is an timer whose name
in years gone. was household property
among turfmen. who can be seen at Bright
wood during his leisure hours these days
Uncle Jimmy. as he is Familiarity known,
was at one time foreman of the far-famed
Dwyer Brothers stables that contained
| some of the best running horses in the
| world. Uncle Jimmy is sixty-seven years
| of age, but he is still alert. capable
| horseman, and now holds a position in the
stables of Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Mr.. J. J. Fletcher sold Gladstone after
he was started in recent go pace at
Baltimore. The price received for the horse
Is said to have been good one.
There is a good deal of talk about a
match between Mr.. HALLS Bedford Boy and
Tom Cannon's Miss Clean. Such a race
would interest every Washington harness
horse admirer but it is doubtful whether
| 1t will be made for the near future because
Miss Cleans engagements apparently for
| bid It.
| Mr.. 0. J. Zinn who has been training at
Brightwood for the past four years and
| who has developed several green ones into
speedy race horses. admits that he has no
prospective world heaters in his present
string of half dozen or more, but there
are whispers that he is negotiating for one
or two cracks that could make things very
lively for any of the horses hereabout. Mr..
| linn is genial and modest He will neither
affirm nor deny the allegation.
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