Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

DtinS MADE IN the gfounoss bulidln98 ana
track and Il looks q II southwest Virginia
was In fhe future to become prpminent In
the raising Of high-class harness horses, a.
important inspirations have recently been
bred stallions and mares. There Is also at
present q great awakening in breeding ven
lures on the eastern shore OF Virginia and
eiong the James river region. In the first
named section has been standing for up
ward of seven years past that good sire
Sidney Prince. son OF Sidney, 3 19x. grand
sire OF the phenomenal Lou Dillon, 1-5S19..
estate. caiifornias and among the GOOD ones
he has sired Is J. J. Okeefe's pacing geld
ing, ]. L. X.
Time was whea the eastern shore of vir-
gfnia was known all over the land as the
breeding ground Of some of the most noted
running horses this country has produced.
The trotter was never quite as Indigenous
to the soil. nor as popular as me tnorougn-
first saw the light of day at Builf1eld. the
home Of the Doswells. But Bulldeld was In
the lfmeliEht before Planet came to add lus-
ter to the farm. Like his sire his was plas-
tic blood which blended well with co1dr
strains, such as the American trotter car
ries. ard had he sired none but Dame Winnie,
dam of Palo Alto, 206k. he would go down
in turf annals as a remarkable horse. As
q matter of fact. this thoroughbred daugh-
ter of Planet Is the dam OF four In 230 or
better. and there Is not another case In the
history of the thoroughbred where the act
has been duplicated.
1t was Planet which ran away with that
Incompatible horseman, Custer, at the
grand review on Pennsylvania avenue at
the close of the civil war. and the gallant
cavaIryman who gave up his life against
great odds on the Big Horn rev. years
later admitted. that save on an express
train. he never before rode so fast. Bull
field has practically disappeared from the
map as breeding venture, but other farms
have taken its place, and others still VIII
rise to keep UP the reputation OF that classic
region for high-class horses.
Mr.. H II. Copperthite of West Washington
added last week another promising young
horse to his string now in charge OF Thomas
Cannon. He Is called Eddie B.. and Is
four-year-oid mahogany bay gelding by
Truman's Brother, 2.1SA, dam Henrietta,
by Anteros, second dam by Cloud Nam
brino. thus making the youngster an In
bred Electioneer. The gelding Is a PAGER
and a fine Individual That he is threatened
with speed is evidenced by the fact that on
Thursday last when only a few hours OF
the boat, he paced middle quarter for Mr..
Cannon in SO seconds. Mr.. Copperthite dis
covered his new purchase at the recent sale
held in Norfolk. Va The bay gelding How
ard O.. 2.39A, six years. by John G. Car
Isle, and Dora Bel. by Lynn Bel, have been
QldCcu ny lHtlT oWueis II. Il. .NS
hands Of Alonzo Corbin to be trained. Dora
Bell Is a PAGER and has gone a quarter IN
SO seconds right off the road.
Thomas Cannon has had recently placed
In his care for training a fve-year-old bay
gelding by Kelly. 2.27A. by Electioneer, that
shows unusual speed for green one at the
trot Mr.. Cannon drove him few days
since q mile in 232, the first eighth being In
II seconds, and the first quarter In 80 sec
onds.
James H. Morrow let out wrap on Bed
worth, Jr., Thursday last and the bay stall
lion marched a mile In 2.261s, the fastest
mile thus far gone at Bnghtwood.
Leonard Acker made his first appearance
at Brightwood this season Wednesday last
with his string of trotters and PAGERS and
drove Colebria a mile at the trot In Z31A
and q quarter In IS seconds. Gaiety, 2OeA,
was breezed q slow mile and looked very
classy.
Secretary Hadfeld has recently become
part owner of a sucking by General Beale,
Z. 29Jh, by Prince Orion 1925. dam Lady
Buckinham, that he hopes to take to the
races in the near future 1t Is horse colt
and the doctor regrets that he was not en-
tered In the futurities by his breeder.
Joseph Auerbach of this city, acting 1or
his brother, Louis Auerbach, New York city,
attended the recent Milburn farm sale at
Calverton, Va, and purchased the two
year-old flly Miss Alice, by Leonatus 14lOo.
by AIcantara, 2.23. the dam of Miss Alice
being Cheroot by Jay Gould, 2.211s. and he
by Hannfletonian 10. Jay Gould was at one
time the champion stallion to high wheels
and sired the game race mare Pixiey,
D 0sK that was selected decade or more
ago in the great race of split heats at Chi
cago to break the heart of Alix. 2O3A-