Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
By L. D. Sale.

follow the circuits. have decided to have
a little fun at home during the remainder
of the racing season. Wednesday after
noon next a matinee will be given by the
Brightwood Driving Club, and it Is the in
tention OF the management to give matt
nees every Wednesday afternoon in the
future as long as the racing season lasts.
The classes will be divided between A, b
and c. A and B will include some of the
horses which raced at Brghtwood last
Wednesday. with such added starters as
may be entered or the management may Sc
lect Class may include some OF the
youngsters owned in Washington that have
never started in race. In the last-named
class the heats will probably be half-mie
ones, If owners so desire, and il is quite
possible that the management may decide
to make all of the events half-mile heats
If horsemen prefer II that way. The
Knights of Pythas affair Wednesday last
developed the fact that n score of horses
remain in Washington tit 10 go TO the races
If their owners would only get them IN
racing condition.
August 20 the Georgetown contingent Will
have sole possession of the track, and the
event will be called Georgetown day. The
affair rests in the hands of Jacob lille
airy, John Garrett and Henry Copperthite,
which il assurance enough that a big crowd
will be present and the racing worth wit
Messing.
X
Torrid as the weather has been of late,
the homestretch of the new speedway has
been kept several degrees hotter during
week day evenings. The speeding hours
run from 6 pm to pm, and some very
warm contests can be seen free of charge
by driving to the course during the hours
named. The backstretch of the speedway
has been barred from the public Temporal
rily for some time by the superintendent
of public buildings and grounds, pending
the construction of a bridge across the
canal. When the bridge is completed there
will be an uninterrupted driveway of sew
eral miles along the Potomac. There seems
to rest in the minds Of some persons inter-
ested in the speedway anxiety as to the
future intentions of the government toward
the public as far future speedway rae
ing is concerned. To some the erection of
a bridge across the canal is considered
a menace to future speeding over the back
stretch. 1t is claimed that if the speed
way is lost to the horsemen OF the District
they will have only themselves to blame
for their neglect of their own interests.
Washington horses have for the past
week been scattered over the four points
of the compass. w. Z. Miller, with kushan,
and ]. C. Mott, with Rara Avis have been
doing their turns at Leonardtown; Lee 5.
Dorsey, with Edna G. and Jurash, and
Leonard Acker. with Montana Guard and
Jubilanta, have been trying to capture the
simoleons at OIL City, Pa: Charles Wa
tiers of Germantown has been doing some
stunts at Wilmington, Del. while Tom
Cannon has been resting up the great local
gelding, Royal Prize, and the fast pacing
mare Miss Clean, at Point Breeze. near
Philadelphia. Later on the pair VIII take
part in some stake engagements. On We'd
nesday, at Wilmington. MIR. Waters made
his long-looked-for killing with the black
mare Sister Ada, In the pa trot, the black
daughter of Krem Krom winning her race
in straight heats in a field of six. Hap
PLY for Gen. Smith, owner of Sister Ada.