The Washington times., 1906-04-08

Association that Washington is in i'm
perative need of a tuberculosis hos
pital, such as has been mapped out by
, the committee. The institution is to
De built at Brightwood. at a cost OF
about sl5o.0o9. and resolutions were
passed by the meeting last Friday
night AZ the Raleigh Hotel asking Con
sress for such an appropriation. The
proposed hospital would be erected on
a site owned by the District in North
| Brlghtwood. Allen Albert, Fred Cold
rem. and V. Baldwin Johnson were an
pointed a committee to look after the
! work. Several addresses were made. In
| winch the associations attention Was
called to the conditions that menace
the city Secretary GUIDE said the peo-
PIE or the District knew little OF this
uisease and said that the 500 or more
oeaths year should alarm them. The
advantages OF hospital where patients
could be isolated were pointed out
MIS-. ). Herman, of 2419 Eighteenth
street has discontinued her day at home
for the rest of the season.
Sol Meyer and Miss Leona Kaufman
of Baltimore. were married at high noon
yesterday by Rabbi Louis Stern at his
home, 1915 Columbia road.
John Stewart, who conducts weekly
prayer meetings AZ 2I2I Ninth street
northwest, was taken i'll last Friday and
was removed to the Freedman's Hospi-
tai After remaining in the institution
Tor an hour he went 20 his home, 2227
Ninth street northwest.
Much concern is manifested because
the Brightwood track and speedway Is a
sea OF mud. There are no facilities for
training the many thOroughbreds that
have appeared. If April should prove as
bad as March few, If any, horses in this
bailwick will be fit TO indulge in hard
fought contests without danger of seri-
GUS injury to their future usefulnes.
Three weeks ago the O'Keefe-Reaves
string Of seven trotters and PAGERS ar
rived at Brightwood from Macon. Ga.
where they had been wintering. They
were in condition for fast work had the
weather been favorable. As matters
now stand they have lost form. and are
about on par with the condition of
the horses from around Brightwood
Henry n. Reaves, who trains and drives
the string, has had a wide and varied
experience in handling trotters and pac-
ers. He is thirty-two years old and
native of Athens. Ga.
Like Geers, who is another Southern
born trainer and driver, Mr. Reaves
takes kindly TO the sidewheelers and
handles them with remarkable skill His
string of seven comprises the trotter
Clay Cecil 2:241z. by the great sire,
Gambetta Wilkes, and owned by w. p
jackson, Athens; c. f. Clayton, a green
PAGER. by another great sire. Pancoast,
2:2l1k the property of George G. Miller,
Franklin. Pa. Paulding Boy, PAGER,
2:13h, by York Wilkes, owned by ID. L.
and w. II. Miller. Lock Haven, Pa, and
Make Blaess, 2;lsh, by Adjutant, dam
by George Wilkes. which has been shift
ed TO the trot. AT the gait named she
has trotted quarters in thirty-five sec
onds. Malie raced over Brightwood at
the pace last season, and is owned by B.
L. Stringer. Atlanta. Ga.
Another member of the string that has
been recently shifted from the pace to
the trot is the well known mare Evadne.
2:14 She has shown her ability to trot
Il quarter in 81 seconds, and is owned by
F. Stallo, Baltimore. l.. ]. X, also in
the string, got a record last year of 2:19iz
at the pace. and is the property of J. ].
O-Keefe. of this city, and is slated this
wear for a very low mark. AS his sire
Is Sidney Prince, by Sidney, and his dam
by Meander, he comes to his speed by
inheritance.
Alonzo Corbin. who is handling the
Electric Bell stallion, at Brightwood,
DIR. Bell, 2:l9A. for his father. was Of
fered a few days since $3.50 for the
horse, and again refused to part with
him. The last named sum is $500 more
than was offered for him the week
previous. DR.. Bell carries close up the
much coveted Mambrino Patchin cross
through his first dam, which was by
Dr. Herr. a son of Mambrino PaTchin- !
His second dam, Matte Clay. was a
daughter Of Clay Whip She and the
doctors third dam are in the great
brood dam list Mr.. Corbin's latest
stable acquisition is -he bay trotting
gelding Sir Electroid. 2:2114. owned by
Z. s. Benton. of Washington. Sir Elec-
troid is a grandson of Electioneer, and
is finely gated. He was campaigned in |
1905 by Frank Thomas. of this city. Mr.. |
Corbin takes on next week the practi- |
caliy queen pacing mare. Belle Hazel, |
2:S3 which can step any decent half |
mile track wnen fit around 2:30. Belle |
is the property OF John o. Gheen. a |
young man possessed of great skill !
with the reins. and a fine Judge of horse |
flesh. Buck Waters, of Leonardtown, |
Nd. says that he hopes TO be able this |
year 10 race scme of the get o. his |
stallion, Pat McGregor, 2:1al2.