Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
FOR TIL:
BR|GH7NOOD MEET
More Fast Horses Expected
Than Ever Before in the
History of the Track.
BIZ l. D. SALE

| the week sent arctic shivers up and down
the spines Of trainers and horses alike.
while a gale at times ragged at the rate of
forty miles an hour up and down the
stretches. making speed Of the extreme
sort an impossibiIity and work very dis
couraging to horses. As far as the track IT.
self is concerned. It was never quite as fast
as 1t is Just at this writing, due to the en-
ergy Of Secretary Hadfield and his official
track superintendent, Michael Flaherty.
The Brightwood management is at pres
emit concerned in the May-June meet. It
Is anxious to open the season at this end
Of the line with as much eclat as possible.
and thus give an impetus to the sport,
which will afterward be taken up by tracks
in and about Baltimore Secretary Had
field, who now has more power vested In
his hands than had any Of his predecessors.
and by reason OF that fact Is doing better
work than they were permitted to do under
the handicap, Is rapidly getting matters
into shape for the meet. From commune
cations received up to date Secretary Had
field has reason to believe that more fast
horses will be entered than ever before in
the history Of the track.
a.
From far-off Tennessee the well-known
trainer. Thomas Settle. has announced his
intention of bringing on a string of FIVE
or six that he is training at Memphis. and
after giving them a trying out at Norfolk
will ship direct to Washington. B. w.
White of Murfreesboro, Tenn, also writes
that he will be at Brightwood in May with
four head that he hopes to pull down the
money with. among the lot being that fast
and game trotter, Ballast, 211N- Mr..
White has also in his string a free-for-
aler that has a record OF 2.09A over half
mile ring. tennessee has become the breed
m orc nf LATE
and trotters, and each season the Tennessee
contingent has gone down the line, and,
like the early bird, first to secure the
worm. viz. the purse money, because ell
mate and constant work enabled the own
ers and trainers to get their charges In
condition to stand bruising miles. How
ever. the advantage gained by climate and
other concomitants will not enable the far
south people to carry away all the money
chung up without q struggle.
There are fast horses quartered at Bright
wood these April days and, although all
may not be quite fit for heart-racking
finishes, a race or two will edge them up.
80 that by the time the bell rings IN the
Baltimore circuit they will be fit to race
very near. to what should be their true
form. Bedworth, jr., with mark of 2O61a
at the pace, and the holder of more half
mile track records than any horse ever
owned in the District or in Maryland and
Virginia. is in better shape than he has
been for years. Bedford Boy, 2.13A at the
pace, Is also getting In fine shape. Mr..
Morrow permitted him to take on flesh dur
ing the winter, and then early In the season
began to slowly jog his beef1ness into hard
ness of flesh. muscles, tendons and feet.
His lung and heart power are In good
shape already, and what has been said OF
the two above named may be said of 8.
d. r., 2.1Tk. and also of the green trot-
ting mare. Hazel W.
Thomas Cannon wishes that his three
money winners were farther along In con-
dltion than they are. They have all their
old-ti speed; what they now need is fast
miles to enable them to carry 1t the mile.
Much, however, can be done in three weeks
with fair weather, as 1t Is now pretty Wei
settled among local horsemen that they will
not enter at the Norfolk meet, but re-
serve their debut for the opening at
Brightwood, where they will have much
better chance to be in the money and not
knock their horses out before the circuit
has hardly begun operations. 1t Is easy
for Miss CLEAN, 2.15A, to step quarters
right now In OBJ and 0.32. and for Ada D.,
same mark. to pace quarters around the
same notches. The old gray mare Ida c.,
2.13A, looks quite as classy as the others,
although 1t is upward of three years now
since she turned for the word. II nothing
happens to Miss Clean this season mark
around 210 Is not considered beyond her
ability, and no one would be surprised
should she pace mile two or three sec
OnQS faster I0dH IIdt uOLCnp Il ITaCh, 0l6-
ments, horse and driver are in accord.
Beyond question, she Is the fastest PAGER
and the best young prospect ever owned
here for the early advantages she had.
Jacob L. Butt, owner Of the Buttonwood
Stock Farm, Gettysburg. Pa, was in the
city Wednesday last. his mission being be-
fore the House appropriations committee
in behalf Of the betterment of roads on
battlefield lands. 1t appears that the gov
eminent has purchased additional land ad-
jacent to the battlefield, which 1t has not
up to date improved In any way. Thus far
the highways running through the land
have been improved at the expense Of the
taxpayers OF the county. The latter now
petition for relief and ask Congress to ap-
propriate in the future sufficient sums to
keep the roads in passabIe condition. Mr..
Butt is one of the leading business men
of the beautiful and fertile Gettysburg val
ley and the largest land holder In that now
historic region, his estates covering 1,S00
acres of rich and highly cultivated farming
lands. In the course of his conversation
with The Star representative Mr. Butt said
that twenty-six horses were in training
over his farm track at present the record
horses being the celebrated pacing gelding
Pluto, 212A, whichNn 1904 drove Effie Pow
ers out in 2.O9A at Johnstown, Pa; Pre-
cursor, 2.201z by Senator Joseph w. Ball
ey's Prodigal. 216; Uneeda. 2151s: Sim
Z l.
Oyama, 219A. None of Mr.. Butts record
horses will be sent to the races before July
or August. A number OF very promising
youngsters by sires and dams born in the
purple are in the Butt stables, which, II
they show well later on, viii be raced in
the fall. An interesting item connected
with Mr.. Butts farming interests is the
recent sale of 5000 worth of fatted cattle
In one bunch.
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Mr.. Lee 8. Dorsey. manager OF the Rock
vile fair grounds course. writes to The
Star that the classes for the several events
to be pulled or over 1t May 15 and 18 have
filled fairly well. The entries for the 2 Is
class are Make Blaess, Pat g., Robin Hood,
Belle Brown, Harry e. ana Noble Boy
The 2.45 trot entries are Colebria, Happy
Star, Hazel w, Joe D., Harry H ana
Koxie. The ESQ pace did not I'LL. and an
other event will be substituted In its place.
The Hagerstown Fair Association recent
1y purchased three and half acres OF
ground on the southeast of the fair grounds.
and the same viii be added to the originai
tract In the near future and improved.
Intelligence comes from Baltimore that a
movement Is being made to have a paid
Judge In the stand. other than the starting