Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

to skeleton wagon. Dexter was too
sulky. Ethan wore breeching. and his
running mate was a big, strong thorough
bred, fit to run for a mans life The traces
of the runner, I noticed. were longer than
those attached to Ethan, so that the runner
could extend himself. 1t was an ingenious
arrangement.
When they scored down Dexter had the
pole, and they got the word at an almost
perfect start. AS they passed me. from
the elevation 1 was standing on could see
nothing of Ethan but his ears. His body
was stretched close to the ground, and they
were going close to two-mfnute gait
and took the pole. At the first quarter
pole, in thirty-two seconds, and Dexter
about three lengths behind, you will OBJ
serve that they were going some. The hall
mile pole was reached in 1:04, with Dex-
ter still farther In the rear. Mace. seeing
that he had the heat well in hand. now
took a pull on his team: at that they came
home in 2:15. 1t was like the roar OF the
Atlantic when this unprecedented time was
put on the board. In the second heat
Ethan lost his stride at the first turn. and
Dexter Immediately seized the pole: but
when Mace got Ethan settled again ne
made up heap of ground and collared
Dexter at the half mile pole. Then, In ms
anxiety to pass him. he again broke ana
fell back several lengths 1t now looked
az II all were over but the shouting as 1ar
as the team was concerned for the heat
To my surprise. however, the OLD morse
suddenly struck his gait. Then. drawing
up on Dexter as If he were tied to post.
he beat him home, winning the heat py
five lengths in the fast time Of 2n6
I'm the third heat there was nothing 70
1t but the team. the latter winning apou'
as 1t pleased In 2:19. The simmons crowo;
Fuckers of Dexter, cried murder and SAID
they had been robbed. and berated them
selves for being drawn into the race Dex-
ter was separately timed the three meats
in 2:17, 2:iS and 2:21. AS a matter OF Iacr
tho race was a put up job on the Dexter
people The discarding of the running
mare Charlotte. on the plea OF sickness
was a mere ruse In order TO anect the
odds. The team had evidently been trieo
out in secret. and their hackers knew thaI
they could beat to harness the best morse
living I was told a few years after tne
event that the late John Morrisey WIZ
$40 600 on the match and that he was one
OF the principals in the Job. Ethan dled IN
Kansas in 1915 on the farm of Sprasue q
Akers whose property ne was. DeAle,
died fifteen years ago, the properly ~
Robert Bonner Both horses lived TO De
inward of thirty years OF age-a long pc
Rod of time for animals that had peen so
severely campaigned Ethan In MS actITe
years had been three times polsoheau. -
Is untraced.
The statement that is being widely pub
lished in the turf papers of the country
that Senator Joseph w. Bailey Is to engage
in the near future in the breeding OF thor
oughbreds has recently been denied by MIN
to a Star representative. The senator says
he has no intention of mixing his breeding
ventures He will stick to the trotters, ana
he saws he finds much relaxation from pub
lie duties in the horses he owns. Probiems
of state. he holds. are not the oniy PROD
lens that test the mind OF men; TO W.T., the
breeding problem, which has long exercised
the minds OF the most profound scientists
The senator hopes to be able 70 leave wash
ington for his Lexington KY, estates the
latter part OF June and after looking over
his horses, especially the spring foals, WIZ
go to GAINESVILLE. Texas, near which he mas
a breeding ranch of several hundred acres.
Senator Bailey does not race his horses on
the several circuits of the country. What
he aims to do Is to give all the horses bred
by him records, which are simply tests OF
speed, leaving to others the task OF racing
them.
As an evidence of the decline of the trot-
ter in the District of Columbia. OF the forty
or more horses in training at Brfghtwood
only eight are trotters. Even as recent as
ten years ago there were not eight PAGERS
In training at the track The popularity OF
the PAGER, not only here but elsewhere. Is
phenomenal. Ninetyeight per cent OF the
horses at Brightwood which pace wear hop
pies when raced.
j. j.. Oheete OF w ~ Oul ioi
big game this season. He has named the
bay stud, Clay Cecil. in the 2:2J trot at
Wilkesbarre. Pa, and the PAGER Finch 10
the 2.IS pace. The meeting begins August
q and confines four days. Some of the
fastest trotters and PAGERS In the country
are entered, and the entry list In the mat
ter OF length Is worthy of the grand circuit.
The American horse breeder. Boston.
finds considerable amusement In the fact
that d few days since Gen. Miles, who was
taking an extended tour In automobile
In the vicinity OF Boston. got stalled by the
wayside and was compelled to hire farm
er TO tow him back to town again. II APP
pears that the general was one of the
judges at the Boston horse show, and that
Il was necessary Tor him to meet his en-
gagement, hence the necessity for prompt
action.
Mr.. Joseph Batteli Middiebury, VT, who
spent the greater part of the past winter
Ia this city for the purpose of consulting
certain works In the Congressional Library
and who Is the best living authority on the
Morgan hrrse, claims that he has discoy-
cred that the famous Belle of Wabash was
not q thoroughbred as registered In Brucess
stub book. but Morgan. This will prove
q genuine surprise to Representative SIbley
OF Pennsylvania. who spent several thou
sand dollars a few years since TO establish
the breeding OF this now celebrated mare.
That so careful a man as the late Mr.. Bruce
should have accepted the evidence present.