Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

lock that = attracting the attention Of
horpemen. According to accounts. he has
stepped trial mile IN 2o4x. and stubhae-
held. his owner has refused for him $10.oO0
slightly rigging. His sire d a son Of the
late Senator Stockbridge's ambassador.
2.2k. his dam being mare Of Hal blood.
Monroe Salisbury OF California. 'the king
maker" hoated into Libertyville q few days
since with twelve great horses. which be-
long to Buffers East View farm on the
Hudson. In the lot are Judge Green. 2O9;
Consuela g.. 207K. and Arfsto. 2OSN. Al.
as have also other noted trainers. Liberty
vile recalls to mind the town OF Independ-
ence. Iowa, made famous In the eighties Dy
c. w. Williams OF Axtell and Ailerton
fame.
williams found independence tank sta
ton. where trains stopped for mflk.--Ae
took the s105,o00 for which he sold the
three-year-old champion. Axtell, liz, ana
built a kite track, which drew thousands
thtther annually to see some of the best
racing the continent; erected $4,000
opera house and constructed a trolley line
at his own expense, and then blew up. with
the stallion Allerton, 2.09A. as his only as
set, Williams escaped to- Galesburg, Ill,
where he recouped his fallen fortunes, ana
now is said to be camping on the shady
side of easy street Williams deserves a
good time in his old age for his 1ce-coio
nerve and especially for his good judgment
in breeding horses, which he let the other
fellows race and foot the bills. Grass mas
been growing for many summers over the
historic track at Independence and the puzz
of Williams trolley line has not been heard
for many moons while the opera house
has long since fallen into decay. 1t Is to be
hoped that the prosperity of Libertyvllie
will be more enduring than was that OF
Independence, and that she will long be a
beacon light to light-harness horsemen-
*
A local paper observes that "1ndepend-
ence day racing at Brightwood was more
than usually interesting" If this be true.
It is a sad commentary on previous meet
ings held at the track on that immortal
day. The card was the poorest framed by
the tracks managers In the past ten years
and Disguised every racegoer VINO KNOWS
and appreciates genuine holiday sport. The
excuse made is that horses are scarce. They
must be when SUCH program as that OF
Wednesday last is offered to the public III
the managers of Brightwood will take
well-meant tip and offer horse owners
something worth while the scarcity will
disappear. Time was not so long ago when
fields consisting of from seven to eight
horses responded to the call of the bell and
from 1,OUO to 1000 persons on occasions
filled the grandstand and infield to see the
sport
These were days when racing was con-
Quoted by such experienced men as John R.
Kelly, John H Gheen Charles E. Hartung.
B. F. McCauly and others more or~less
prominent. The people were there. the
horses were there and the money won was
there for the horsemen when the meeting
ended. There is no reason why triumphs
of the past should not be repeated If present
Brightwood managers will only follow the
examples of their predecessors. DR.. Charles
S. Hadfield who for two seasons past has
been an efficient secretary of the Bright
wood Driving Club, has resigned, and DR.. j.
D. Robinson, a horseman of quite wide ex-
perience, has been elected In his stead. It
is quite possible that the new secretary
may be able to command what his pre-
decessor could not. 1t is to be hoped he
can.
Alonzo Corbin carried his string of five
trotters and PAGERS to the Gentlemens
Driving Park, Baltimore, Friday last, at