Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
LOCAL GOSSIP or
THE HARNESS HORSES
Supporters of the Trotting and
Pacing Game Numerous in
GeorgetoWn-Notes.

p&tronize the meetings held by the club in
large numbers. but they also race their
horses and back their opinions most liber-
ally. Just why so much sporting blood hap
pens to be concentrated in the West End
Is hard to conjecture. unless it be on the
basis that men and women of Irish blood
largely predominant in that neck of the
woods.
The horsemen of Georgetown would race
800 days In the year We're 1t not for the fact
that they are church-going people, and
set aside ffty-two days In the year for re-
lgious duties. During the long winter sea-
son Except on Sundays) they race around
the stove, plan for the coming summer and
long for 1t to come that they may get busy.
The props OF the trottfng game in the West
End are such men as Timothy Shugrue,
Henry III. Copperthite, J. F. Garrett, Graf
ton Hil1erary, Jacob Hillerary, George Bee
craft. John Dugan- George Walker. Charles
Chick, John Curtin, John Morgan. Louis
Collins, w. r. Sherwood. and numerous
others too numerous to recall to mind OFF,
hand 50 numerous are the owners OF
speed in the bailiwick mentioned that the
Brightwood Driving Club members are dis
cussing the question of setting aside day
some time In the latter part OF May or early
June to be specially devoted to trials Of
speed between Georgetown horses. That 1t
will be red letter day event goes without
saying among people acquainted with the
mettle of the men and horses interested.
Two Events Outlined.
Two events have already been outlined
for the day in question. One of the two
will be between the get of E. H. s., and the
other between the get of Harry c., 2.21A.
In the first event Timothy Shugrue names
I. e. S., a bay colt; j. F.-Garrett. Rosa e.,
bay fiilly. and John Curtin will start six
year-old bay gelding. unnamed. The sec
ona event viii be between W. H. Rackey's
Dan r.. three years: Louis Collins Nettie
C., four years. and A. p Myers Tessfe,
aged three years all by Harry c.. The
purse in each event is 800. winner take
all. The arrangement for other events for
aged horses on the same day has not been
concluded.
w r. Sherwood Is now the owner of Roy
Hal, 2.34A, having recently purchased
the son of Roy Wilkes from George C.
Hillerary. Roy Hal was purchased for the
speedway, and can step close to 2.25 when
just right. One of the handsomest horses
owned In the West End is a sorrel gelding
owned by George Beecraft. He is an all
round high actor, and endowed with high
class speed. John Dugan of Princess Or
loft and Joe d. fame is dividing his time
nowadays between the trotters and the run
ners. Mr.. Dugan has three of the last
named stabbed at Benning. and will try
them out at the coming meeting. Mr.. Du-
gan's Joe D.-Princess Orloff FLY now
three-year-old will be trained this year
over Brightwood.
meeting at Rockville.
Mr.. Lee S. Dorsey OF Rockville has de-
cided to give two days meeting at the
Rockville track instead of one as was first
designed the dates being May Is and TO-
The first days events will comprise q 2:2O
pace {stake). purse $500; a free-for--al,
purse $50, and a 2.35 trot purse $50. The
events scheduled for the second day are a
ESQ pace, also stake purse $500; 2.33
trot, purse $50. and a ESQ stake trot, purse
500. Entries for the stake events will close
on April q. All stake entries must be made
by midnight OF that date, first payment
being due at the time of entry. the latter
being $40. The last entry payment. $40.
must be paid on the day of the race.
Mr.. Dorsey hopes to interest the horse
men of Montgomery and Washington to be
able to give matinees at the Rockville track
at least once a month. Montgomery county
has now a number of highly bred young
sters, ranging from one to five years old,
by such well-known stations as General
Beale, 2.291s; Alto Ben, 2.291a; Olmedo
Wilkes, 2.351a, and other good sires that
from time to time have done service In the
county. The only Tuck Rabbit of Rock
Vile has in pickle number of trotters and
PAGERS that look mighty good at long range
and says he hopes to be able to get them
all to the races. Harry c., 221A, is In fine
plight, and will be raced again the coming
season by Mr.. Dorsey, who was so success
full with the gray horse In 1905. The e. H.
S.-Adah Wells FLY, that showed Mr.. Dorsey
so much speed at the pace last fall, has
wintered well and 1t now looks as If she
would be hot stuff In the slow classes be-
fore being pointed for the grand circuit
Ida G. at Brightwood.
Ida c., 213k, was lodged In Thomas Can
mons stables at Brightwood last Tuesday
and will Immediately be put to work. Mr..
Cannon has also recently taken on four
year-old geIding recently purchased at Nor
folk Va. by III. III. Cooperthite that IS
greatly afflicted with speed at the trot. He
Is named Ais and was bred in the west.
Mr. Cannon Is at present at loss as to
whether the Pilot Medium, jr.-Ida c. FLY
will go at the pace or trot when she gets
straightened out. Mr.. Cannon has decided
to train this season over Brightwood. Rob-
ert Brawley of J. NJ. D. fame reports con-
ditiors at Norfolk, where he Is working
Charles McDermott's large and fast string
of trotters and PAGERS, much better than he
expected to find them at this season Of he
wear Mr.. Brawley hopes to have an entry
in each of the events at the May meeting at
Norfolk. W. H. Richardson of Washington
Is also in Norfolk, where he expects to re-
main for some time, on account of serious
accident to his son-in-iaw. DR.. Clark, who
recently fell and fractured leg. Mr.. Rich
ardson expects to get together small but
select string Of trotters and PAGERS while
in the southern city with which to race dur
ing the coming summer.
Grafton Hillerary recently purchased from
e F. Hall of this city very promising SIX
year-old PAGER by Anxious. sire OF MISS
Clean. 9 15L She has gone a half in i. 10
to hich-wheel cart and will be put in train
ing az soon as the footing gets good at
Brightwood.
One of the handsomest members or the
O'Keese- Reaves string at Brightwood Is the
bay stallion Pauiding Boy 2.13A-
Mr.. McCaulley to Be Starter. :
IT now looks as IL B. g.. McCaully would
do the starting at Brightwood during 1905,
having received the Endorsement of the Of
ficia,s of the club. as well as from the OIL
GERS of the Montgomery Fair Association.
several local horsemen have also Endorsed
Mr. McCanIly's application to the n. I. A.
for tina position of official starter
George p Zurhorst, Albert Brooks, James
Neale. FL. H. Copperthite and John ID.
Gheen expect to attend the dispersal sale OF
the Mcmillan horses the firskweek In April
al Calverton Station. Va. Charles Shears.
4 noted Maryland colt trainer. has accepted
a uos,tion at the Buttonwood stock farm.
Petersburg, Pa. Mr. Jacob L. Butt. owner
OF Buttonwood. has sent the fast mare Dol
lie Wilkes, 225ix, by Red Wilkes, dam the
dam of Phoebe Wilkes, 2.09A. and Bell Bee,
by Electric Bell, TO Kentucky to be bred to
the phenomenal Todd.
= ]. Fietcher's offer of 81 900 for DR.. Bell.
2slel1. has been refused and L. F. Hall has