Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
NEW CONTROL OF
BR|CHTWOOD TRACK
Henry Copperthite Takes Hold
of the Course and Will Give
Meeting Next Month.
Bv l. d Sale

Since Henry Copperthite of Georgetown,
horseman and man OF energy and good
Judgment. has taken hold of the Bright
wood race track, the course has taken on
new life and the horsemen of the District
OF Columbia are rallying around him as if
he was the sole hope of summers sport
Although Mr.. .Copperthite has had possess
sion OF the track for only a brief period
he has already begun to do things. Recog-
nizing that the course has not for three
years been fit one to work good horses
over, he has put teams at work and is
blowing up the track. He has put on ma
chimes to pulverze the clods of earth and
has been following up this work with har-
rows. This week the track will be floated.
and when all is done and the sprinkling
cart kept busy Brightwood will be not only
safer course than it ever was before, but
from two to three seconds faster
For the initial meeting which will begin
Tuesday, May %, and end May 80. Mr..
Copperthite has decided to hang I'D H.7O0
in purses. The largest purse will be $50
ana the smallest SIS. On the first day.
Tuesday. May %, there will be a special
four-year-old trot for purse of $780, This
Will be an event of special interest be-
cause there are upward of bakers dozen
Of well-bred and promising four-year-olds
owned In the District, and the rivalry
among owners is so fierce that their friends.
their wives, their daughters, and their cous-
ms and their aunts, and few other collat-
eraf branches of their respective families,
Will be sure to be present and witness the
debut of the youngsters. The band will
play, the elephant will walk round to the
tune of Annie Rooney" and do a few
other stunts. and everybody will be happy
a nf 10 aolx
get piece of the money.
The 2.24 pace, which will follow, for a
purse of $780, will draw out a good company
| of green PAGERS, while the 216 pace, for a
purse of $125, will catch a number of side
wheelers that have escaped the charmed
215 class circle. The days sport will close
with two running races-the first being a
half-mile dash for purse of s75 and the
second six-furlong dash for purse of
the same size. Wednesday, May 90, will
be given up to 2.25 trot for purse of
500; a 2.40 pace for purse of S125; ZIG
| trot for purse of 1925; five-furlong dash
| for runners for purse OF $75 and six
| furlong dash for purse of the same size.
| Thursday, May 80, there will be 2l0
| pace for purse of 1925: 2.40 trot for a
purse of the same size; a free-for-all trot
| and pace for a purse of $50 and three run
| ming races viz, a five-furlong dash for a
| purse of SIS; a six-furlong dash for a purse
| OF the same size and mile dash for q
| purse of 800.
Mr. Copperthite is determined that every
heat shall be a horse race, each of the
| three days a banner day, and that the
rules of the National Trotting Association
| will be strictly applied and strictly inter
preted. The heats in the light harness
| races will be the best two in three-money
| divided as usual. It will cost the owners
Of horses 5 per cent to enter and money
| winners will be compelled to pay in 5 pei
| cent of the purse in addition. Entries close
| at II pm. May 81 In each race Eve horses
| must enter and four start and hobbies are
/ not barred.
Although the program framed by Mr.
Copperthite and Secretary Shuckers is q
good one it is claimed that they have
| made one serious mistake which should be
| promptly rectified. One clause of the con.
ditions states that two horses may star,
| from the same stable This is not strictly
! according to rules, without general con
1 sent, and most manifestly unfair to single
| horse owners. 1t gives the owner of two
| horses, or the trainer of two horses OIL
| more two chances to win against the ons
/ chance of the single horse owner. Thu
| proposition, it Is declared, Is bound t.
create dissatisfaction and may seriousl,
! affect entries. The desire to secure larg'
list of entries should not obscure In thu