Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28

meeting will conclude in time to permit the
assemblage to attend the racing. At the
Leonardtown meets every heat Is a horse
race and every driver drives to win. Rivalry
among horsemen is so keen that spectators
get the worth of their money; in fact, pa
irons Of the track will have nothing else.
John H. Gheen, the Mount Pleasant
horseman. took in the races at Baltimore
Tuesday last and H. c. Cofferthite and B.
F.. McCauley went over Thursday.
Everett Taylor is getting Forney, 2:19A,
ready for the opening of the new speed
way for the season of 1906.
Jacob Hillerary, the West Washington
horseman. has decided to lay up his fast
and good PAGER, Bob Ingersoll, until an
other season
Harry s. Schlegel has blistered Ray M
ppm, and turned him out
All of Charles c. Waters horses will go
into winter quarters this week.
Kinslee, 2:21A, which won a $1,000 stake
race at Baltimore Thursday last, will
largely be entered in stake races in 1906.
Washington Majors Virginia Maid, In the
great brood mare list, and dam of the big
gelding Mosul 1904. has yearling filly
by Red Rock, 2:19A. that will be trained by
Mr.. Waters next sping and which shows
signs of phenomenal speed.
There now seems to be some doubt as to
whether the match race between Charles
McDermott's Montauk and ]. ]. O'Keefe's
Finch will ever come off The match Is
reputed to be for $1,000 a side.
President De Graw of the Riders and Driv-
ers' Association expects to call meeting
of the association some time this week at
the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr.. De Graw may
be seen nowadays behind the handsome
black mare Biddy MCGEE, which, it is said,
can step miles in condition around 2:15.
An effort will be made the coming week
to put the speedway in racing condition, as
it is by constant use and much rain full of
small chuck holes.
While the returns are not quite all in,
up to date there can already be figured
1923 trotters and PAGERS that have entered
the 2.3O list during the season of 1906, as
against 1852 in 1905. The number having
entered the charmed 2.1O list has not been
definitely ascertained, but is not far from
seventy-five. The ten leading sires of the
Allerton 2.O9A Chimes, go; Bobby Burns,
219A Mckinney, 211A; Ashland Wilkes,
2.17A Baron Wilkes. 2.1S; Axtell, PIP; On
ward, 2.25h, and Expedition, 2.15A. in the
scendants of George Wilkes, 222. Gam
beta Wilkes, Baron Wilkes and Onward
are sons Of George wilkes. Alerton.
Bobby Burns, Mckinney, Ashland Wilkes
and Axtell are by sons Of George Wilkes.
Chimes and Expedition are by Electioneer.
1t will be news to some people interested
in horses to learn that 1913 trotters and
PAGERS in the 2.10 list trace to seven brood
mares viz: Green Mountain Maid with
Sc, Miss Russell with &c. Dolly with 30.
Alma Mater with 33, Beautiful Bells with
II, Betty Brown with IL and Belle Pat
chin with 10.
AS these mares have founded families
Of extreme speed, something relating to
their individuality may prove interesting.
Green Mountain Maid, the leading brood
mare in the 2.1O list, was brown in color,
fifteen hands high, foaled in 1862 and sired
by Sayre's Harry Clay, 2.29. The breeding
Of her dam, Shanghai Mary, has never been
fully established, but there is reason to
believe that she was by Irons Cadmus,
son of thoroughbred CadmuS, he a son Of
American Eclipse The three fastest of
Green Mountain Maids descendants are
Major Delmar. 1.59A, The Abbot, 2.03A,
and Admiral Dewey. 2O4A. Miss Russell
was a gray mare, sixteen handsT'foaled in
1868, her sire being Pilot. jr., by Old
Pacing Pilot Pilot. jr.'s dam was Nancy
Pope. by Funk's Havoc, son of Sir
Charles; while Miss Russells dam was Sally
Russell, by Boston Miss Russell,s three
fastest are John A. McKerron, 2.04A, Caid
and Lord Roberts. 2.07A, and Aron, Con-
suela and Kremlin, 207A. In addition to
the above Miss Russell is the dam of
Maud S.. 2OSA, to high wheels.
Dolly was a bay mare, sixteen hands,
by Mambrino Chief. and was foaled in
1861. Her dam was Fanny. by Ben Frank
lin and he by Hazrack from daughter
of Johnson's Copperbottom. and this mare
from a thoroughbred daughter of Sake
Weimar The second dam of Dolly was
also by Sake Weimar. Her three fastest
descendants are John A. McKeron, 2'O41e;
Directum and Mainsheet. 2:05A, and Dr.
Strong. 2:O6. Alma Mater was chestnut
mare, fifteen hands. foaled in 1872. Her
sire was Mambrino Patchin. and he by
Mambrino Chief. out of the Rodes mare
The latter was by Gano. son of American
Eclipse. Alma Matters dam was Estella,
by imported Australian: second dam, the
celebrated Fanny G.. by imported Mar
grave: third dam by Lance. son of Amer
lean Eclipse. Her three fastest descend
ants are Major Delmar. 1:59A: Sweet Marie.
2.O2, and DR.. Strong. 2:05H. Beautiful
Bells, 2:29h. was black mare fifteen and
one-half hands. foaled 1872. Her sire, The
Moor, was a son of Clay Pilot from Belle
of Wabash. thoroughbred daughter Of
Passenger. The dam Of Beautiful Bells
was the famous Minnehaha dam Of eight,
by Stevens Bald Chief. which was by a
son of Bay Chief, by Mambrino Chief.
Her second dam was by straders Cassius
NJ. Clay. jr.; third dam by Abdallah Cd;
fourth dam by Engineer. second sire OF
Lady Suffolk first horse to beat 2:30. Her
three fastest descendants are The Abbott,
2:03A; The Monk. 2O5A, and Fantasy, 200,
at four years.
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