Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
LOOKING AHEAD To
R0CKV|LLE'S MEET
Various Trotting Events Have
Filled SatisfactoriIy-Track
Good for Fast Work.

The cold wave which prevailed CURING
the week just passed has seriously inter-
fered with the work of training. Horses
work best when the weather 10 modef=
ately warm, so that they can sweat out
freely and cool out slowly Stations Fa=
quire warmer weather than mares or geld
ings to race well. Just why this is SO is
not quite clear to inquiring minds, but it
Is fact upon which all skilled trainers
agree. The week at Brlghtweod, as far as
fast workouts are concerned, would nave
been uneventful one but for the MAJ
inee held Wednesday last. All trainers did
on other days wag to jog their horses slow
miles in order to keep them IN some kiRd
of condition for faster work until the
weather becomes more eongeniai
The Br!ghtwood matinee now being a
thing OF the past, the eyes of the local light
harness cult are directed toward Rockville,
which wheels into line for a tWo-days'
meeting May Is and 10. Mr.. Lee S. Dorsey,
manager, writes The Star that the track is
in the pink of condition for fast work,
and that the entries in the several events
have filled quite satisfactorily. The 2;ls
pace ought to be a corkeF. The entries, as
announced by Mr.. Dorsey, are Timothy b:
Shugrues Harry c.. J, ID, Morrisons Pat
s., J. ]. O'Keefes Make Blaes. Javin
Brothers' Robin Hood and Lee g. Dorsey's
also entered in the above GLASS, but on
account of her bad tumble at ghtWOod
Wednesday last, In which she was seri-
ously injured. 1t IL doubtful whether she
will be able to start
Il
The entries In the 2.e5 pace are A. Hill
leary's Kitty Wells, Amos ponaidseB's
Grace D.. James Fleteher's Maid Marian,
Jacob Hilleary's Bob Ingersail and Charles
{ "a
horses entered are Harry Haight's Happy
Steve. J. NJ. Morrlson's Colebria, II: D4=
ley's Harry H., William Rackey's Rexey,
John Dugan's Joe D. and JaviR Brothers
Hazel W The county race viii com
prise Charles Vier'a Blue Bell Charles
Griffiths Edna O., George Pattersoa's Lady
Bell William porsey's Ben ii. and Les S:
Dorsey's Dan ID, During each days meet
there will also be running race, in which
the entries closed at noon yesterday,
II 4
The Brightweed management Will be
compelled In the future 10 be better posted
In the rules of the National Tretting AS
ISOLATION, or II knowing the rules 10 en-
force them more fjgldiY than W6s the ease
Wednesday last In the Bedford Bey=lda g:
race. The rule recently Adopted by tbs
committee Oh rules saygi That when q
horse starts In a race without fepPies is
must finish the race without them: FAa
excuse made that tbs owner and trainer
Of Ida c. did not object ta the change does
not help matters any There is ma clause
In the rule which makes il aRti9aal with
owners, trainers or drivers as ia whether
the rule shall go OBSERVED o. nat: Laws are
made to be obeyed and he whe violates
them IL subject to penalty. Tha penalty
in this case IL fine or expulsion, and r
may be made both should tha esse be
brought TO the notice Of ta6 parent ags6=
citation. Neither is ignorance Of tbs FAie
an excuse. II IL the business Of t5s Be9-
pie who conduct racing to knew the rules,
Changes In rules are #sae eaeh FeaE
1t is the duty of persons connected with
race tracks to study them,
II II
w. J. Carter OF Riehmead, va, tbs ass
complished correspondent OF The HeFse=
man, Chicago, H., was In the city Thurs
day last for few hours. Mr.. Carter re=
ports that the growth OF light harness in=
terest Is something phenomenal In the Old
up in different sections OF the state, and
Mr.. Carter hopes that In Tins Virginia will
rival her daughter. Kentucky. In the breed
ing OF high-class horses OF all kinds, As
a matter OF fact Virginia has treated her
daughter better than she has treated her.
self She permitted. early In the last CEN
fury, some OF her best Eres and brood
mares to be exported to Kentucky when
they should have been kept at home. The
proverb Is old: One cannot eat his leek
in the celebrated Morgan horse, the yearly
sales of which to the inhabitants OF other
parts made the farmers OF the state rich.
But day came when the golden strsam
ceased to how because the people OF the
state permitted their best sires ana brood
mares to 30 abroad ana enrich other COM
m0nwea1ths The etream died at tts source
and now thousands q dollars arr belng an