Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
SUCCESS OF LOCAL HORSES.
Close Of the Meeting at Leonard
town, Md

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LEONADRTOWN. Md, August H. 1905.
The meeting at this place which began
/ Wednesday last came to a successful con-
clusion Friday. A heavy rain fell on Thurs
day, which compelled days postponement.
Notwithstanding that fact, the attendance
was large. and the heats in each event were
SO holly contested that the widest enthu-
siasm prevailed. AS an evidence Of the in
terest taken by the planters Of st. Mary
and adjoining counties in light harness rae
ing, some of them drove forty miles over
muddy roads to be present, bringing with
them their wives and daughters. An inter-
esting feature Of the last days meet was
the breaking Of the track record. 2.32A, by
Lee s. Dorsey's sorrel gelding, Noble Boy,
driven faultlessly by Frank Thomas of
Washington. and which circled the heavy
him in 2.29h. AS the track is sixty-five
yards over mile the performance was a
meritorious one.
Four starters answered the bell in the
three-minute trot@Happy G., Nan Patter-
son, Louise Hal and Lady Love. Happy G.
drew the pole, but when the field got
Strengthened around the first turn Nan Pat
terson took command until overhauled by
Louise Hal. Lady Love and Happy g.,
which were unsteady, had 1t out between
them for third place. The drive home was
fierce between the Hal and Patterson mares,
but Waters made a drive la Geers near
the wire and nipped the heat by eye
lash. The next two heats were won by
Nan Patterson and the fourth by Happy G.
the fifth heat and won the race. Lady
Love showed bursts of speed in each heat,
but was unsteady.
The 2.4O trot or pace brought to the
wire four Standardization, jr., kalos and
the Washington mare Genevieve With Gar
rison, jr, at the pole they were soon off.
Kalos took the pole around the first turn,
but was soon overhauled by Genevieve and
passed. From the head of the stretch
home, the second time around, it looked
like Genevieve. Near the wire she sud-
denly went down, throwing her driver, L.
T. Brown Of Washington, from the sulky.
with wonderful skill and presence of mind
W. c.. Mattingly behind Garrison, jr.,
threw his horse into the infeld. which,
fortunately, was not fenced. and saved Mr..
was slightly in the lead, was given the
heat. Garrison, jr., getting second place.
Although badly shaken up, as was also his
mare, Mr., Brown pluckily mounted his
sulky for the second heat amid the plaudits
of the spectators. Genevieve won the two
next heats, Kalos the fourth heat and Gar
rison, jr., the fifth and sixth heats. Dark
ness coming on, the purse was equally d.
vided between the contestants.
The free-for-all trot or pace brought be-
fore the starter five good horses, Sir Eiec-
troid, Happy Russell, jr., Howard Russell,
Clara Winks and Gray Guy. Sir Electrofd
outclassed his field, as was the case on the
first day in the same class, but there were
times when Thomas was compelled to let
out a link with the Electioneer geiding to
stall off the rushes Of Happy Russell, jr.,
and Howard Russell. Happy Russell, jr.,
drew the pole, but soon resigned it to Sir
Electroid. After the first heat owing to a
collision, Gray Guy was withdrawn. The
race was won in straight heats by Sir Llec-
troid. The bay mare Clara Winks. formerly
owned in Washington, went good race for
a mare not in condition. None of the con-
testants was really up to race except Sir
Electroid. who has been campaigned for
four weeks past In the third and last heat
the grandson of Electioneer broke the track
record, driven out by Happy Russell, jr.
Summaries.