Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
COMING MEETING
At BR|GHTWOOD
Best Sport With the Harness
Horses Ever Witnessed
Here is Promised.
BY L. D. SALE

Mr.. Lee s. Dorsey, getter-up and man
ager OF the Rockville meet Of May 10 and
L. Is rich in experience only as the result
Of that meeting. The people simply refused
TO turn out to see the sport. Not over fifty
people were present at the first days meet
ing and not over one hundred on the day
following. But in spite of the frost Mr..
Dorsey pockets his losses like man and
let's it go at that. He will now go for
ward with his most excellent string OF
horses and seek to recoup from his uisad-
venture. The Norfolk meet will servo to
give horsemen a line on what may be ex-
pected when the same strings reach Wash
lngton the latter part OF the month. Nor
folk trainers complain that the weather for
the past three weeks has not been as favor
able for fast work as they would wish. but
at that the horses entered are In tolerably
fair condition BY the time they reach
Washington they are expected to step miles
from three to Ave seconds faster. Secre-
tAry Hadfield OF Brightwood expects large
entry list for the meet at this city ana
hopes to give the people OF Washington
dome OF the finest sport they have ever wit
messed at the local track.
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There was an exciting workout at Bright
wood Tuesday last between John o. Gheen' s
Belle Hazel. 233; Bedford Boy. 2.13A, and
Ada D., 215A. 1t was the first time Belle
Hazel had ever been in such fast company
and she behaved most admirably. Three
heats were paced around 220. and the bay
daughter of Monocacy was well up IN every
heat which bears out the prediction made
IN The Star last Sunday that mile in 10
Is not beyond the capacity of this promising
young mare when she is ready to turn for
the money. Another promising local PAGER
g Timothy z. Shugrues four-year-old stall
lion T. E. s.. by F. II. 8. T. e. 8. was
not as fortunate Tuesday In hts-race at
Rockville as his owner hoped he won the
FIRST heat in handy style. but series of &C
cldents put him out OF the race. In the
last heat he got tangled up in his hopples
and fell and Mr.. Shugrue narrowly escaped
a serious injury. T f. s. is bred right TO
20 fast His sire is grandson OF Onward.
225h and his dam, Susie H. 291z. by
Macon. and he a son OF Belmont, sire OF
Nutwood. PISA Fifteen years ago Susie
n was one of the local cracks, and while
there were horses in the District faster
than she none were gamer
Waldo T. Pierce. breeder and capitalist.
Of Arlington Mass, was In the city again
last week on business connected with the
Treasury Department. and in his leisure
hours INDUCED in interesting "reminiscences.
Nj Pierce is one of few people now alive
Ethan Allen, , 251k. and running mate and
Dexter , Tx, which occurred on the Fash
ION course. Long Island. y. Y, June "A. 1891
The blood OF old Ethan Is found In the
pedigrees of so many modern trotters. MS
physical beauty so unique and his gait so
perfect that Mr.. Pierce's account OF the
race will prove of interest to all horsemen.
IN addition to the above Ethan was one of
the fastest horses OF his day. Dexter"
said Mr. Pierce. was considered invincible.
and justly so. In nay travels from the At
lantic TO the Pacific and from Maine to the
Gulf OF Mexico have seen thousands of
horses. but have never seen but one Dex-
ter. He was chestnut gerd1ng. about 15.2
hands powerfully muscled and quartered
and had powerful way of going. His eye
was the wickedest / have ever SEEN Old
Ethan WAS a bay stallion about 10 hands.
trappy in action like the Morgans and the
most symmetrical piece OF horsefesh / ever
saw. As a trotting machine he was per-
feet. but he was not good weight pulier
Ike Dexter. nor as game as he in a pinch
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a match has been arranged for s25Os
. side between Dexter and Ethan and the
running mare. Charlotte. The day before
the race the Ethan people claimed thai
Charlotte had gone-lame and asked per
mission 90 substitute another runner In her
stead Permission was granted aftel
Ethan's hackers paid the forfeit OF 81, go
A new match was then made for $3.50 8
side. when the betting commenced. Inside
Of few minutes there was 100000 in the
pool box, the odds being 2 to on Dexter
When the bell summoned the horses &c
the course Budd Doble appeared behind
Dexter. When his white nose came through
the gate the 1000 people present set vi
such q mighty shout as TO shake the earth
After an interval OF time came Ethan and
running mate. and again the crowd cheered
Ike mad. The team. with the celebrated
Dan Mace holding the reins. was hitehed