Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

on strike a week ago last Saturday be-
cause Trainer Brawley discharged one of
their number. In consequence of this fact
Mr.. McDermott and his friends present did
not enjoy the anticipated workouts.
Gen. Mack. formerly owned by J. d. Rich
ardsou Of Washington and sold to Eastern
Shore parties last spring, won the 2.ll pace
at Tazeley Wednesday last. best time l6a.
Belle Hazel John o. Gheen's pacing mare.
won her first race of the season over the
same track the week previous and seems
to be getting on edge.
Miss Clean. 215I4, is In the hospital with
a bowed tendon. ]. j. Fletcher, her owner.
is very i'll Of typhoid fever. Mr.. Fletcher's
bad luck has come all in heap.
Trainer Frank Thomas reports that h.
bought the sorrel trotting geldng Howard
O. from E. F. Hall Tuesday last. On We'd
nesday Mr.. Thomas says he received let
ter from Mr.. Hall saying that he had sold
the gelding to Jacob Hillerary. Mr. Thomas
In his leisure moments is trying to solve the
problem to whether he or Mr.. Hillerary
Is the legal owner of the horse. There is
some talk of legal proceedings.
l.. A. McCormick's Mysotis was behind
the breastworks again in the 81 pace AT
Tazeley and seems to get no better in the
matter of speed.
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Charles c. Waters, proprietor of Pleasant
Fields Stock Farm, Germantown, Mont
gomery county. shipped on Thursday 10
Clarksburg. w. Va, Sister Ada. 2234:
Kinstler, by Kinster dam Bradford Girl
by Ben Franklin; Kinsterett 80, full sister
to the above, and c. E. s., 22iS by
George w. dam Bessie Aberdeen. by Aber-
deem. Kinstrett is a full sister of Kin
stress, 2.12A, and previous to being shipped
worked out a mile for Mr.. Waters. to cart.
in 2.31, repeated in 2.23 trotting the last
quarter Of the mile in thirty-four seconds
Mr.. Waters says in this connection that
this promising three-year-old flly has
never been hitched to a sulky. Sister Ada
has worked the rough farm track quarter
In thirty seconds. The last named is
the property of ex-Paymaster General A J.
Smith of Phila delphia, for many years
resident of Washington.
Mr. Waters further reports to The Star
that Kinster, 2.14A, has had a good sea-
son. sixteen foals by him having appear
ed up to date. The noted mares having
FLY foals by their sides by him are Brad
ford Girl, Minnie W., 2.22k Delmar, 22O;
Jean, 2.11k. and Maggie Sultan, $50.
dam of Nico, 2.OSA; and Elsinore by
Wickliff, dam Halloween by Belmont.
Rosamond, play, has a stud colt by her
side George P. Zurhort's Anteo mare has
two FLIES by Kfnster. one sucking, the
other a yearling. Old Virginia Maid. the
Qam OF MOSul, <.V5 ana tHTce
has a handsome filly by Red Rock. 2.19k.
Both of these animals are owned by
Washington Naylor of Washington. The
Red Rock filly is pronounced a beauty
by Mr.. Waters.
The sudden development of eccentrici-
ties by the celebrated trotter'S Cresceus
recalls to the minds of old turfmen some
of the peculiarities of his celebrated sire.
Robert McGregor, 2.17k, and known as
Monarch of the Homestretch." After Nc
Gregor had been raced a few years he not
only became very savage, but was
horse of moods. If any part of his har-
ness not just to his liking he would
not try. If his driver persuaded him too
keenly with the whip In a close finish he
was likely to sulk. In fact, to get the
best results from McGregor his trainer
and driver was compelled to study him
hitched and after, and handle him with
almost as much care as one would a stick
of dynamite. In the days of heavy pool
selling on stallion races thousands were
lost on Cresceus because of his moods
But when he chose to try he was an
aroused lion, sweeping down the home
stretch with the power of locomotive
and with mighty burst of speed. Nc
Gregor's dam was a Star mare. and while
their gameness, they had some execrable
vices which their daughters of the fam
lily particularly inherited and which they
handed down with almost unfailing reg
ularity. Cresceus has simply grown wise
and has become, in horse parlance, a