Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
PREPARING FOR
ITS BEST SEASON
Brightwood Driving Club Will
Give a Four-Days' Meeting
This Year.
BY L. d. SALE.

The Brightweod Driving Club Is prepar-
Ing to put up for the racing season of 1890
the best sport the Patrons of the track have
ever known. Commencing May 50 the club:
will give a four days meeting The purses
for each Of the events for light harm sss per-
formers will be $500. The runners will have
chance to pull down purses of $3.50. and
by so doing the club hopes to induce own
ers to exhibit a superior brand TO those
which have in the past disperted colo 3 at
Brighiwood. Heretofore too many runners
have been permitted to start, which re-
CURED the presence of an agent of the So
citey for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals. Doubtless this season Secretary
Hadfieid's eagle eye will promptly detect
all shortcomings. and as promptly differen-
tate between the goats and the sheep. Pa
irons of Brightwood have become exces-
stvely weary of being daily compelled to
eat Geld dinners while the starter consumes
thirty or more minutes lining up field
of skates that, when the flag finally does
fall. cannot run fast enough to warm their
blood.
In addition to the regular spring meet
ing 1t has been arranged by the Brightwood
management to have matinees at least
twice a month. These meetings will keep
alive track interest and serve also 20 keep
horses intended for the fall events In con
dition. Early in the week the track at
bIISHlWOuu WAS uaIfOWeu ana 1Oaleu III
order that the horses already stabbed there
might. be daily logged. but the snow and
sleet of the past few days have put the
track temporarily out Of commission again.
Notwithstanding the excellent average
brand of weather furnished by March Ga
tickle month at best) very few horses are
informed at Brightwocd. The Reaves-
OKeefe string arrived from Macon, Ga.
last week, but weather conditions have
tied them up, very much to their damage.
Down in the land Of watermeons and
peaches it is different. There horses may
be worked. with rare exceptions, during the
winter months, and, usually, when brought
north are ready to go out and race for the
money 1t is rumored that the firm men
toned will carry with them through the
southern circuit a string of runners.
The Javins Brothers String.
1t is pretty well settled that the veteran
James Morrow. he of Happy Jim fame. will
handle Javins Brothers string of trotters
and PAGERS during the coming racing sea-
son. Unless Mr.. Morrow's hands have lost
their cunning and his brain its ordinary fer
tilfty of resource. the Javins horses will
make good in 1906 be consigned to the
sales ring. Bedworth ir.. 20S12, has win
tered finely. while Bedford Boy, 2111s, has
beef enough on his ribs and TANKS to stock
a cart horse. S. d. r., 2. 19l2. also looks
good and strong. Thomas Cannon has also
wintered the great little mare Miss Clean
215A, and Ada D., 2.15A, in fine shape
Eva, 2.2J1a. came to him too late to be sput
in the pink of condition as far as flesh is
concerned. But at her best she carries very
little flesh.
Alonzo Corbin has five horses In his sta
bles ar Brishtwood. but is undecided as TO
how many viii get to the races. He has
brought DR.. Bell, > 1914 in from his winters
outing. and the handsome son of Electric
Bell shows a greatly improved appearance
over his racing form of last season. So
good does the Doctor look, and so promis-
ing his future. that on the day of the stall
Hons arrival mir. CoTbin was offered the
sum Of 81 600 for him, an advance OF $3.50
over his original cost a year or SO previous
Representative ice Sibey of Pennsylvania
paid the late Senator Stanford sl2. 800 for
DR.. Bells sire when the latter was a year
ling When Electric Bell was a three-year-
old Mr.. s bley had him sold for sJ0.0(o, but
before the younSster could be delivered be
ran away and SO badly injured himself that
Mr.. Sibiey declared the sale off. Electric
Bell had shown trials as a three-year-old
close TO 30. and Mr.. Marvin declared that
he would have driven him in 2.13 before the
season closed but for the injury he received.
An Onchya Wilkes-Cuyler Clay geldng in
MIR. Corbin's string. and which can pace a
merry clip. looks to be pretty slick goods
for the slowpacing classes during the COM
ing season. And there are others that look
pretty good. too at long range but, of
course, the performance is the only true