Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
FOR LOCAL HORSES
Meetings to Be Held at Cumber.
land, Roanoke, Lynchburg
and Other Places.
By L. D. Sale.

Washington horses. with the exception of
the Corbin stable and the miserable parody
on racing which took place at Brightwood
Wednesday last, have been enjoying during
the past week a much-needed vacation.
This week II will be different The Cum
berland (Md) Trotting Association Will
give four days meeting, beginning Tues
day next and Roanoke, Va, will follow
suit Lynchburg and Richmond follow
Roanoke and then will come Hagerstown,
October o-12 and Frederick, october 1919
Such local horses as are looking for en-
gagements may find something to attract
their attention at York, Pa, as the fair at
that point begins October and continues
up to and including october D.
The grand circuit virtually closed with
thS meet held at Cincinnati last week
From the last-named point horses that
have been racing down the big line will
find engagements at Lexington, KY, where
will be held two weeks meeting as usual
and sport galore. lie will be something
out of the ordinary If a few more records
are not broken before the Lexington meet
ing IS concluded, as the track Is a fast
one and the horses pretty well keyed up
for their best efforts. After Lexington
comes the Birmingham, Ala. fair. at which
some good purses are offered and SIX days
of racing. The opening day for Birming-
ham is October IL. 1t is quite likely, how
ever, that the real topnotchers of the grand
circuit will go into winter quarters after
Lexington for their work has been siren
uous and the pace they have gone killing.
The report from Greensburg, Pa, Thurs
day indicated that the Corbin string struck
a streak of bad luck. In the go trot ku-
shan was big favorite over field of five
and finished 3, 2, 1, 5, 3. The first heat
and the race won by Joe Murphy, the
hay gelding Trelawney winning the second
heat and kushan the third in the fastest
heat of the race, 21SA. The remaining
heats We're in 22lA. 2.19H, 219A and
2194. The judges evidently did not like
the way the race was driven, as Trelaw-
ney's driver was fined $50 and Corbin was
taken from his sulky and another driver
substituted. All bets declared off
Therefore If there was any skullduggery in
the case those interested reaped none of
the benefit of their plot to skin the public.
1t is a matter for congratulation among
horsemen who believe In honest sport that
20 few jobs escape the eyes of the judges.
Mr.. Hall. owner of Kushan, was in Wash
business interests He is indignant over
the news that has come to him from
Greensburg and has already sought
plantation of the affair from Mr.. Corbin.
DIR. Bell also failed to connect with the
money in the 2.17 pace, the best he did
was 6, 5, 2, in field of six The brown
gelding Chance won the first heat In
2l74 when Flying Jim went out and fin
ished up the race in 2.1Sk, 217A and 2.17A.
DR.. Bell just saved his entrance money.
Latest advices from the St. Mary's Rae
Ing Association. Leonardtown. Md, are to
the effect that special classes will be made
for Washington horses. There will be a
free-for-all each day. in which they can
compete. and from the present outlook a
number Of local horses will participate in
all of the several events, which takes place
October II and Is. As Leonardtown has
not got as yet direct rail- communication
with the outside world horses intended
for the meeting will have to be shipped by
boat or taken to their point of destination
overland In the old days of the high
wheel sulky, and before the country was
gridroned with railroads, the mode of
transportation from one track to another
was by the broad highway. In those days
1t was familiar sight to see the driver
and trainer seated behind his money win
ner. while pals filled with rub rags and
stable furniture dangled from the axle of
the cart or sulky The swipe could be seen
In the foreground holding tightly to
fierce looking bob-taied bulldog straining
at his leash, while in the background
might also be seen the farmer and his
wife and brood Of young ones standing by
the roadside with mouths agape at the
unusual panorama. Along in the 3Os and
4Os of the nineteenth century the great
running mare Ariel, and the largest and
most successful running mare of her day,
travelled one season over 700 miles on foot
to meet her engagements. raced every week
and never lost a race This she did in fact
several seasons. travelling from north to
south and back again. Nowadays palace
cars are none too good for American racers
and they are attended with every known
luxury except a bathtub.
~
Lively scenes are enacted on the new
century speedway these autumnal after
moons. many horsemen preferring to keep
their charges in condition over 1T than run
the chance of soring them up over the