Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
RECENT MEET
At BR|CHTWOOD
Those Who Expected Sensa-
tionaI Finishes and Fast
Time Were Disappointed.
BY L u. SALE.

BY L d. SALE.
The Brightwood meeting was brought TO
a close yesterday afternoon, II being i'm
possible TO finish the 2.14 pace Friday ow-
ing to the rain. As the summaries stood
Friday Conway was credited with the nrst
heat in the fast time Of 2.141k, driven out
by Bedford Boy Paulding Boy. which had
finished ifth, won the second heat in 21iA.
while Mvsotis won the third in the slow
time of PA, owing tothe heavy track
With one heat to his credit Friday, Pauld-
ing Boy showed his superior racing quah-
ties over his field yesterday by going out
and winning the race in straight meats III
the very fast time. considering the cenoi-
ton of the track. of 2:l51s and 2;lo nat
the fastest time of the meeting. Inc per-
Torrance stamps Paulding BOY as race
horse of more than ordinary merit, ana III
no accident befalls him he VIII be frequent
ly heard from during the racing season
Paulding Boy is large bay stallion, bred
I'm Ohio and owned at Wilkesbarre, ia. he
is by York Wilkes. a rather obscure sire,
and last season distinguished himself by
being in the money in nearly every start
This season he is in the stable OIL j. }.
O'keefe and with the bay gelding Finch
is relied on by that gentleman as one or
manner in which 1t was fought out re-
deems week of mediocre performances
and is in strong contrast with the miserable
hzzle of the free-for-all on Wednesday, IN
which the fastest time was only 2:16hi.
Mr. b. f. McCaully performed the difficult
task Of starting the horses during the flVe
days meeting and fairly won the plaudits
OF every fair and honest horseman. The
equally onerous task of judging the heats
was performed by John II. Gheen, Charles
Il Hartung and Henry c. Copperthite
The eyes Of local horsemen have been To-
cussed during the past week on bIigi',mooo.
Those who visited the track with the expec-
tation Of witnessing sensational drives ana
finishes ard fast time were disappointed
As a whole the meeting in this respect was
unlntercsting. one would have a right 10
expect that when horses Ike Greenhhe'
oOTS,: Bedworth jr 2.05E; Bad News,
POSI- and Hudgecraft, 211A. were lined
up i'm race and driven 10 win that some
thing would be doing worth seeing. quite
the contrary was the case. the fastest
heat paced between these noted competl-
tors was in 21GA. ten and a quarter sec
onds slower time than the record OF the
horse that won the heat and race-Bedtoro,
jr If il be claimed that Bedford, Jr., was
not compelled to go faster to win, then 1t
speaks badly for the speed capacity of the
other horses in the race, provided they
were driven to win. If they were not driven
to win, then an investigation is in order
Charles c. Waters of Germantown. Nd,
writes The Star that his training opera
lions over the farm track are in full swing.
A our-year-old son of Kinster. 214ai, has,
he says. stepped an eighth in o15A seconds,
and a four-year-old hHy an eighth in 0I0
in their work. The celebrated brood mare
Maggie Sultan, go, has fOal by her side
by kFnster AS Maggie Sultan is the dam
Of Nico, 2oSA. a four years. Mr.. aWters
hopes her present foal will DO something
also TO distinguish itself. Senator Joseph
W. Bailey reports that up to date ten foals
have made their appearance at his farm in
kentucky, and that he hopes to be able to
see what they look like some time in June.
Jacob l.. Butt. Buttonwood Stock Farm,
Gettysburg Pa, reports that nine foals
have arrived up TO date at his farm. Among
the noted brood mares at Buttonwood is
Wiudsorina, 222, dam of King Albert,
2uGIa, which has a foal at foot by St Jul
Illus and he by Wilkes Boy Veta 2O914.
by Dunton Wilkes, is also owned at Button
wood. and has bay flly at foot by Pre-
cursor. 220ls and he by Senator Bailey's
prodigal. ZIG. Veta was a noted figure on
Maryland race tracks for many years and
was In the string Of Richard Henschel or
Baltimore.
In discussing a few days since the horse
interests OF Oregon. Representative Binger
Hermann of that state in conversation
with a representative of The Star said that
IN a few months the range horse would
probably disappear forever Ten years
ago. he said the wild horses on the ranges
We're so numerous that they had become a
nuisance. The average price per head
ranged all the way from 50 80 to So. No
one seemed to want them living so several
thousand head were rounded up and shot
Packing houses were established and the
canned meat was sold In Germany. Re
Gently the great demand for horses of all
kinds and demand for land for settlement
has stimulated owners to round I'D their
herds and send them to market The
roundup began the latter part Of April
and upward Of 200 of the finest and most
daring riders In the state secured the Sad
die mountain and Crab Creek mountain
region. In the first days drive 800 horses
were started. and only 400 captured Among
the lot were numerous sucklngs that had
been separated from their mothers; these
were shot.
During the first days drive. Mr.. Hermann
says about 1900 wild horses were corraled
IN the canyons. but several hundred finally
escaped. One lot OF 80 extra good ones
known as the wild goose" band. got away
They were sired by Arabian stations. and
were so swift and enduring that they wore
out all the horses at hand. Nearly all the
wild goose bands are pure grays or white
and black in color. Half Of the band had
never been branded and had never heard
the swish Of a rope. When the stations OF
this band made a dash to escape the bold
est riders were compelled TO give way In
10 May -. Mr.. Hermann says. about 1900
horses had been rounded up. Some Of the