The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-05-26
RACE EVENTS BRIGHTWOOD
Preparations Completed for Three
Days of Racing.
Crack Harness Horses VIII Meet In
The Full List of Entries.

The race meeting at Brightwood May
2S. ., and 90 will be a credit TO the
harness horse fraternity OF the National
Capital. Never in the history of the his
toric track has there been horses shown
there such as will appear this week, and
never in the District has there been rae
ing such as is promised by them.
Fifty horses are named TO compete in
seven harness horse events, an average
of seven to the race, and many of these
horses are of the highest quality the
country affords.
A feature of the meeting will be an ex-
hibition on the afternoon Of Decoration
Day Of the horses In the famous stable
owned by Lolita Crabtree, the celebrated
former actress. and Miss Crabtree will
be on hand % witness Il. In this stable
is the sweet little pacing gelding, My
Star. that started out last year a green
horse and finished the season with a
record OF 2,03A. a performance never be
fore achieved by "A harness horse In the
world Nut Boy, that went out last year
with a mark Of 215i, and wound up with
a record Of 2.07i4, winning more money on
the Grand Circuit than any other trotter
that ever went down that line. with the
exception Of the phenomenal Sweet Marie.
PTinCeen. 2.l5i4, Virginia bred, that is
named in stakes this year aggregating
10000: Brace Birdie, a candidate for
honors in the great Merchants and Man
ufacturers' PA event for trOtters, at De
troit. md Is nominated to start in stake
races sggregating in value $1,000 Hal
Direct one Of the handsomest stations
in the world, that has never turned
/ around in a race yet is entered In all
of the 2.07 and 2.0S stake events on the
Grand Circuit. and Gentry's Star, Stella
/ Oaks. and green pacing mare
I Just purchased that il is said can reel OF
"a mile in POS. These horses are not only
attractive because Of their gerat speed,
but they are beyond doubt the most beau
tiful lot Of animals embraced by one
stable.
[ And among other horses from Out-of-
/ town are those owned by George NJ,
/ Garth. Of CORTLAND. Ala, who brought
out the now famous PAGERS, Rudy Kip.
/ Mozet, and others that have shown eX-
| IRENE speed: those Of Theodore Allen, Of
/ PENNSYLVANIA. who has three at Bright
wood that are expected 70 show 2.l0 or
/ better this year. and many others.
Frank NJ Walker who ofiiciates on the
/ Grand Circuit and will start the horses
at Brightwood. will arrive tomorrow
evening. and will be entertained at the
/ Arlington Hotel.
/ Beside the harness horse events there
| will be six running races, for which there
will be about seventy entries.
/ Following IS a list Of the entries for
/ the harness races:
2as psce-Ada D. Henry C-pperthite Washing
| ton. Miss Gleam. n. 4. Schwartz Washington
Direct Mack Peter TAYLOR. IT,. Washington; /. J.
X, John J. OKeefe Washington, and stella oaks.
/ J. A. Crsbtree. Quincy. Mas
2.iO pace-Gentry's Star. J. A. Crabtree. Quincy.
Mass: Fred :. Hal. George NJ. Garth. CORTLAND,
Ala: Jack Starts. Theodore Allen, East Downing
/ ton Pa: Baron Whips William Kerr. East Down
/ inzton. Pa: Mrron G.. Myron G. Copporthite,
Washington; Grace D.. L. G. Corbin Washington,
and T. z. S. Timothy Z. Shugrue Washington
2l9 pace-Fred 5 Hal George VI. Garth, Court
/ land Ala; Jack starts Theodore Allen East
Downington. Pa. Baron Whips William Kerr, East
/ D1Wningt0n Pa Jubanta Peter Taylor. ir. Wash
ington; L. J. k. John J. O'Keefe, Washington
Red Rock John Seeey Washington; Bob Ingtis2u,
George C. HILLARY. Washington and Edna c.. ace
/ 5. Dorsey. Rockville Nd.
2.9i trut or pace-Hal Direct, J. A. Crahtree
Quincy Mass Gentfy's Star. !. A. Crabtree. Quin
| cy. Mass: Jack Starts Theodore Alien. East Down
[ ing.on. Pa; Baron Whips William Kerr, East
/ Dowington Pa. Donna Hal. George VI. Garth
| Courtland Ala Little TUFTS John VI. LOwrey
/ Baltimore Md Eddie b Henry Copperthite
/ washington Pee Wee !. g. Fowler. Washington
Florence wilkes j. MAY Morrison. Washington, Bot
/ Ingerson George e. HilleaU. Washington: Maid
Marion. \. f. Moran Washington. and Edna g.
Lee :. Dorsey. Rockville Nd
2Is trot-Celesta. Theodore Allen. East Downing
ton Pal Crystal L.. r, +. Leonard, Norfolk, Va
Montana Guard. Peter TAYLOR ir.. Washington: \
i. r. L. e. Corbin. Washington. and Sir Electroid
Charles Early. B-andywine Nd
2:H trot-The Brewer. James Morrow. Washington
The Nightingale. Henry Copperthite. Washington
Signet Girl Myron e. Copperthte. Washington
Carstsirs Peter Taylor. jr.. Washington; Cslihre
c. Mott Washington. Bob H. Frank Thomas
Washington and Joe D.. John Dugan Washington.
Free-for aIl-My star. J. A. Crabtree. Quincy
Mass Gaiety Peter Taylor jr. Washington: Adj
D.. Henry Copperthite Washington. Miss Clean
H. A. Schwartz Washington, and L. J. X. JONI
| J. OKeefe Washington.