Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
FAST BELLE HAZEL
WON At THE FAIR
News of the .Harnes Horses
Numerous Upsets on the
Grand Circuit.
By L. D. Sale.

By l.. D. Sale
Local light-harness horse interest has
been focused the past week on Rockville,
at which point the annual county fair
drew thousands to see the numerous at
fractions offered the strongest card being,
of course, the "hoss trots." OF the seven
Washington-owned horses in the two
events on Wednesday only one took first
money-John o. Gheen's Belle Hazel. In
a good field Of eight she marched to the
wire in the first heat in 2:20A, and after
dropping two heats to the good gelding
Investor in 2:19A and 2:20A. finished up
her race in straight heats pacing the last
(ifth) heat in 2:20: Her race at Rock
vile was even a better race than that she
won at Pocomoke week before last, when
she paced to a record Of 2:19A. Belle
Hazers race on Wednesday was her fifth
up to this writing, and out Of five starts
she has won three first moneys two Sec
ond moneys and three third moneys, cut
ting her record of last season-2:3 3-by
her performance on Wednesday 1917 sec
onds. This is most excellent showing
for the mare, and most creditable one
for Alonzo Corbin, who has driven and
trained her this season.
Belle Hazel is a six-year-old bay mare,
her sire being Monocacy, 2:15A. by King
Wilkes; her dam a daughter Of the great
Robert McGregor, 2:171s sire Of Crescius,
2:O2A; McGregor also sired Wild Star.
which sired My Star, the gelding that
paced to record of 2:04 at Readvilie,
Mass. Monday last. cutting his record
five seconds. Mr.. John o. Gheen, Belle
Hazers owner, is popular young bust
ness man and one of the best amateur
reinsmen in Washington. He was partic-
ularly prominent in the work to secure
the new century speedway. and takes spe-
cial interest in light harness events. Mr..
Gheen deserves the congratulations that
are being showered upon him.
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In the 2:15 trot and 2:1S pace on the same
day Mr. Corbin's good luck this season
seems to have deserted him. DR.. Bell, his
nomination in the event. was not himself
After winning the first heat in 2:1SA he
surrendered to st. Patrick and Bedworth
H, and only got for his efforts third money.
After his race DR.. Bell was found to be a
very sick horse, the veterinary summoned
fearing founder. Wednesdays race was
the fifth for DR.. Bell this season, and out
of that number of starts he won three first
moneys. Dr. Bell is a five-year-old bay
stallion by Electric Bell, dam by DR.. Herr,
he by Mambrino Patchin, and was bred by
Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas. Jurash,
2:1oA, and Red Rock, 2.17A, Jared even
worse than DR.. Bell, as they had the mis-
fortune of having the red banner thrown
in their teeth.
Jurash is owned by ]. w. Byrne; Red
Rock by Washington Naylor. 1t is but just
to say In this connection, however, that
neither of the last named horses was up to
a race. 1t was Red Rocks first start this
season, and Jurash is a horse that requires
good deal of work to make him fit. Harry
Madden and Nellie R., both Washington
owned horses, also got the flag in the same
race, while Mary Tracey, in the Morrison
Acker string, just saved her entrance
money. On Thursday Corbin won first
money for the fifth time with E. F. Hale s
bay stallion Kushan In a ive-heat contest.
~
The upsets on the grand circuit on
Wednesday last, as far as favorites are
concerned, were quite as numerous as on
our more local tracks. The bay gelding
Argot Boy trimmed in the most decided
manner Geers' Chamber Of Commerce win
ner. Ardelle, 2.O5A, she only getting third
place after three successive previous vic
tories. while the three-year-old chestnut
stallion Ed Custer, by Baronmore, the great
Wisconsin sire, annexed first money, $500
in the American Horse Breeders Futurity
| stakes for three-year-olds. Cochate. sor
of the phenomenal Todd. and he by Bingen
2.O5A, was thought before the race to have
| a moral on first money, but his wonder
! full mile. 2.11A. in the first heat put hin
out of commission, and he had to be re-
signed to taking second place.
=, At that, the SON of Todd looks to be the
best three-year-old that has appeared since
Crescius made the heels of horsemen hi
| the ceiling at Fort Wayne, Ind, eight year:
ago in field of aged horses, he stepping
! one heat of the eight trotted In I'll fla
| and winning his race.
| Cochato is not the seasoned campaignel
| Ed Custer is, as the latter was out las
season In the two-year-old division at Lex
ington and elsewhere and greatly distin
/ o,,iSh ad al SOmptin1QS hnat0n
He is rugged colt Of great substance, ant
belongs to the Baron Wilkes family, {
family noted for their race-winning quail
| ties.
| II Cochato has as much stamina as HI
| has speed 1t is more than likely that h
will eventually rival, If not lower, the mari
| set by Crescius. He is a rich mahogan!
| bay, fifteen and half hands high, and pos
sesses great bone. He is owned by Georg'
TLeavitt of Boston. Todd, his sire, trottet
! to two-year-old record Of 2.14z. ant
| there was every prospect that he woult
| cut 1t two or three seconds, when he wa
| seized with distemper and never after start
ed. Gay Bingen, another fleet son Of Bin
gen, was slated to do the trick at Read
Vile Wednesday, but complaining lei
three-year-olds are compelled to put II
heats around IL in order to win somethin,
is liable to give way. unless the youngste
tendons and lower leg bones are made O
| catgut and steel.
| Ak
Little Lolita, for upward of a quarter Of I
century a foothght favorite on the Amer
lean stage, Is interested for the first tim,
this season in stable Of trotters ant
PAGERS through her brother. John A. Crab
tree Of Boston. near which city Lotto ais,
resides The stable comprises the fast, blu
rather erratic, trotter Nutboy. 208A; NJ!
Star, 2.O4, and the Sidney Prince mare
i Princeen, 3 1914. When Nutboy marched t
unexpected victory week before last a
Buffalo, under the craftsmanship Of Myrol
| McHenry, Lolita was present. AS q matte
Of TACT, she - spending her summer yaca