The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
HARNESS HORSE GOSSIP.

The local professional harness-horse
trainers and drivers are about all seeking
winter quarters that are convenient to
the new Potomac Speedway. All reeog-
nize tho merit OF the speedway as a jog
ging course. and they want to be close TO
it. Hence well appointed. comfortable
stables in that locality are in demand
Robert Brawley has taken the Morrison
barn in the rear Of Seventeenth street
just north OF the avenue, where he has
Greepline, 2;07 81; Marion Wilkes, 2:0s IA
The Dean, PIG Ia. Florence c., Rex
Leader, Walter N, and several other
promising green ones. Tom Cannon is at
the Speedway stables on Fourteenth
street; Len Acker has Peter TayIor's
Direct Mack, 2.17 Ia, and Jubilanta,
2:2O IA, in a neat stable in the rear Of
Nineteenth street. near the avenue, and
Alonzo Carbin VIII put Kushan, 2:17 II;
DR.. Bell, 2:l7 IA; Bell Hazel. 2:lB Ia, and
the other horses Of his string into that
neighborhood as soon as he can secure a
suitable building.
Lee Dorsey will bring his stable OF trot-
ters and PAGERS from Rockville TO Wash
ington shortly, and will handle them on
The Potomac Speedway this winter. Dor
Sey has what he thinks Is a lot of very
promising young horses. Among them is
a four year-old bay trotting gelding by
KineteF, 2:l6 IA. This colt Is owned by
Charles Z. Tanner Of Montgomery
County. Nd. Another prospect Is six
year-old sOrTel trotting stud owned by
George Davis, OF Bealsville. Md This
horse is a son of Silver King still an
q hEr fc
trotting gelding owned by Frank Getzen-
donner, Of this city. This gelding is by
Media Wilkes. Another one is a four
year-old boy trotting gelding. the prop
erty OF Trainer Dorsey. This gelding IS
by Gilbert Red. Dorsey has but one
PAGER. Edna G.. by Media Wilkes. I'm hand
at present Edna @. Is owned by Charles
Griffith. Of this city.
Harry Dooley has placed in Tom Can
mons hands for education n four-year-old
bay flly. by a son Of George wilkes, that
looks especially good. She is a big, husky
miss. with a slashing gait. and has shown
quarters without apparent exertion IN %
seconds. despite the fact that she is yet
hardly bridle-wise. She is a trotter John
T. Pearson has also put into CannOns
care a sOTrel three-year-old FLY, with
four white legs and white face. that steps
like a real trotter She is BY a Wilkes
stallion, and her dam IS Jewell. by Gam
beta Wilkes Bruce CeltOn OF the Ire
mont House, has turned over TO Cannon
Happy Hooligan. a handsome sOrrel tret-
ting gelding that will go 70 the races next
year IL he proves as good as ne promises.
Happy HeoIigan is FIVE years old. He was
sired by the famous Maryland stallion,
Happy Russell
The Brightwood Club is considering the
matter OF giving a trotting, pacing, and
running matinee on Thanksgiving Day.
The question will be settled within the
week. The last matinee at Brightwood.
from the racing view. was certainly an
entertaining affair and If the proposed
one can be made anything like as good
it viii draw a big audience.
At least a dozen Washington admirers
of fast trotting and pacing horses will at
tend the great sale OF speed at Madison
Square Garden. New York, November 26
to December 6, with a view OF buying
some good ones. II is even said that a
certain rich young man OF this city Is
dreaming about Sweet Marie.