Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
LOCAL HARNESS
HORSES KEPT BUSY
On the Whole They Have Had a
Fairly Successful
Experience.
BY l.. D. SALE.


The mast week has been a busy one for
Washington-owned horses, and all In ali a
fairly successful one. Finch, in the
O'Keefe- Whitehead stable won his race
In the . is pace at Ttusville. Pa, Wednes-
day last in straight heats, cutting his pre-
y-ious mark of 217i4 down to 2134 IN the
second heat. The three heats paced were
around the 21J notch which demonstrates
that the bay son Of Bona Prince is pos
sessed OF all the class his owner and
trainer claimed was his. Another good
race by Washington-Owned horse was
that gone by John o. Gheeu's Belle Hazel,
which made her entree into high-class So
clety Tuesday last at Wilmington. Del ON
track not TO her liking she drove out the
fleet Jersey mare Deerfeld Belle the sec
ond heat of her race in 2.23b4, and in the
summaries got third money. That this
promising young mare with a mark of 2S3
will steadily improve under Mr.. Corbin's
management is not at all improbable.
on the day following, Wednesday, and
over the same course, appeared for the first
time this season r f. Halls kushan,
a21A. The rapid-gaited and game son of
Kremlin, 20IG, was rank in the first heat
and did not like the way Corbn had his
head hung up, but after that there was
nothing to it. for he finished up the race
IN three straight heats the time being IN
. 224 2.2G4 and 2.26%l, a quarter OF a sec
ond slower than his record. Sir Electroid,
owned by Mr. Benton of Washington, ana
q member of the MorriSou-Acker stable,
also went good race in the same event
he being second in the first heat, second IN
the fourth and getting third money Dr.
Bell, > 1914. from which much is expected
this season on the same day did not spe-
clally distinguish himself The three meats
paced were slow-2.23A, 22ll2 ana 2i914'
the latter being the doctors present marx
Dr. Bell got second money only. In the
same race Lee S. Dorsey of Rockville
teamed his sorrel gelding Noble Boy, which
finished outside the breastworks, as dld
also Leonard Acllers Mary Tracy
The Corbin and Morrison strings were
shipped to Norfolk yesterday. where they
will next make their appearance. Javins
Brothers string, which was scheduled to
have for Norfolk Tuesday evening last,
was held over until last evening. The last
named string expects to go to Staunton.
Va. from Norfolk from thence to Har-
risonburg Va. and will pull up at Rock
Vile for the meet at that point Their
next engagement Will be at Hagerstown.
From there they will go to Frederick City.
1t is quite possible that the Cannon and
the MorrisOn-Acker strings viii follow the
same route. Mr.. Cannon is already IN
Norfolk with Henry Copperthites Ada d.
Elsa.
B. F. McCaully returned from Philadel-
phia early last week where he left Harry
Woodford 21TA, to be driven and cared
for by Robert Brawley. The latter is quar-
tered at Belmont track, near Narbeth, and
has In charge the fast sizing of horses
owned by Charles McDerrnott of Wash
ington. The latter's recent purchase, Flor
ence c., Mr. Brawley says is showing
phenomenal speed at the trot for sup
posedly green mare, Halls in LOS and
miles around 214 are within her compass,
and for his investment of S125 few weeks
ago Mr.. McDermott has recently been Of
fered So 500 The Dean. 21912, has shown
Mr.. Brawley a mile in 2.12A. Mr.. McDer-
motifs new PAGER, Walter w. is also going
fine as is also Marion Wilkes, 2O7f9, at
the trot and Greenline, 20TA, at the pace.
*%
The roam PAGER Bon Jay which B. F. Nc
CaulIy consigned to the auction ring for
Moses Sinsheimer of this city week before
last was knocked down to Robert Brawley
for 500. who thinks the son of Jay Bird
has a few races left in him when keyed up
10 the proper pitch. Wonderful tales have
fioated into this bailiwick of the fast miles
the roam PAGER showed before he fell into
the hands of Javins Brothers, one of them
being in 2N6, but whether while on an e&-
press train is not mentioned. Washington
Naylor has transferred the sorrel PAGER
Red Rock. 2l7A from the hands of James
Morrow to those of Thomas Cannon, who
will condition him for his fall engage
ments until Morrow returns from his Vir-
Einia campaign.
T. +. Han has sold his promising three
year-old Henry Shepherd Blind Tom sorrel
gelding TO W. H. Whyman of this city,
who may be seen driving him on the speed
way weekday evenings The gelding is
showing "a great deal of speed and is able
10 more than hold his own with aged
horses of high reuown. The new speed
way Is now being very literally patronized
by light harness horsemen, many as
two dozen turnouts being seen on the
course evenings and numerous hot con-
tests witnessed. As soon as the committee
iu charge of speed contests discovers
whether il is really alive or really dead.
some classified races may be given again
over the course There are horses enough
left I'm town 20 give interesting exhibitions.
William Weaver, who recently sold the
aIu PAGER Maud /. at a long price, has
purchased within a few days past two fast
prospects in a Gve-year-old gelding by
Black Diamond. by a son of Electtoneer,
dam Margaret ia at the trot, and a
gray hily by Gillle dam by Kelly, 2.2I. They