Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
LOCAL HORSES At
THE COUNTY FAIRS
Remarkably Large Attendance
at Marlboro, Cumberland
and Lynchburg.
Bv L, D. Sale.


One Of the features of the week past has
been the phenomenal attendance at fairs
The reports from Marlboro. Cumberland
and Lynchburg, where fairs have been run
ming during the week, all state that the
attendance surpassed anything previously
known in the history of the grounds. The
racing In connection with the fair exhibits
has been keen. Wednesday, at Marlboro,
George Goodacre's May Queen, driven by
Frank Thomas, tramped on her field In the
$50 trot and 2.3 pace, her closest con-
tender being Amos Donaldsons handsome
and fast mare, Grace d. Jacob Hf.lerary's
fast pacing stallion. T. E. s., just saved his
entry fee. demonstrating that he has not
yet recovered from the grueling miles given
him in May last when he was stud fat. Had
Mr.. Hillerary been patient and gone slow
early in the spring with this handsome and
speedy horse and bided his time, 7. E. s.
might now have a mark at the pace close
to 2.2O. The erratfc Riley A. and the
dickey-legged Coebra, in the same race,
not only fell behind the breastworks. but
did not get within Shouting distance OF
them.
thursday, at Marlboro, Washington horses
again made try for the money. The best
race on the card for the day was the 2.1S
trot and 222 pace. King Redwood was the
best horse in the bunch Of seven starters,
winning in straight heats. George Good
acres Harry Madden being the contending
horse in two heats, when the gray veteran,
Rarl Avis. took up the Chase and drove the
stallion out in 2.23 fiat, showing that since
he came into the hands of James Morrow
he has become a greatly improved horse
w. H. Chambers The Duke finished in the
summary in fourth-horse place, beating
kushan, Linkwood May and Bob Ingersoll
the three last named finishing outside the
money. To see kushan, the greatest trot-
ter and one of the gamest horses ever
brought to Washington, finish outside of the
money in the field that faced Starter Stolh-
man Thursday is not so much a reflection
on the horse as on the man who owns,
drives and controls him. Since Rockville.
where he showed decided lameness in his
front legs, he has been on the complaining
list and never should have been started. If
he had been his old self. but one horse
King Redwood-could have taken his meas
ure in the race, and IT is doubtful If he
could have done it had the great stallion
hands Of the man who conditioned and
raced him last year.
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E. F. Hall, who sold Kushan to w. E.
Miller last winter. has been trying his luck
with his string during the past week at
Lynchburg with the three-year-old filly
Manuolla and Caracita. Manuola is I'M
questionably the greatest young prospect
ever owned in this vfcinity-if she comes
out of her present campaign sound. At
Electric Park, Baltimore, last Friday week
she made her first start in race and
against aged horses. She paced the first
heat in 2.22A over a heavy track, then
dropped the second one to the Buttonwood
farm candidate Progo and went on and
won in straight heats, the third heat being
in 222A. At Lynchburg Thursday last she
again started against a field Of aged horses
(seYen in alb and after dropping heat to
DIR. Zim. paced the second one in 2194 and
the third in the same notch, thus winning
two races in one week.
No three-year-old ever owned in Washing
ton ever paced two heats in a race as fast
as did this FLY at Lynchburg.
IT Is only few months since that T. f.
Hall of this city purchased for his father
Manuolla Of Robert Brawley, Charles Nc
Dermott's trainer and driver, for the in
significant sum of $40. Brawley purchased
the FLY during the fall of 1906 at a Madi-
son Square Garden sale for $40. AS he was
compelled to leave~town. and 1T was not
convenient to take the flly with him, he
accepted the first offer made Tor her.
About six weeks ago the FLY was brought
to Washington from Virginia to be trained
and was placed in the hands of Alonzo
Corbin In the few trials given her by Cor
bin she exhibited much speed that h. r
Hall purchased her from the elder Hall
for the sum of 81 900. or its equivalent. The
flly has already won $500 in purses and II
she continues sound, promises to win her
self out the present season. In her race at
Prospect Park Brawley. behind Rex Lead
er was also a contender, finishing abso-
Iutelv last with him for two heats and then
drawing his mount. Such an experience
docs not tend to make the average horse
man happy. Manuolla is by Austral. by
Bow Bells, out of Beautiful Bells. and she
has much of the phenomenal early speed
Of the Electioneer and the Beautiful Bells
family.
Lucky as Mr.. Hall is in some of his horse
deals lie sometimes trips in judgment. He
allowed Caracita to. start at Rockville after
she had colided with another horse and
tipped her driver out and ran two miles
before being caught. She went a game
race afterward, and won 1t by inches only, |
but It cooked her goose. as far as the pres
ent season is concerned. for she has never
been good since that day. At Lynchburg
Wednesday last the best she could get WAS
third-horse place, while Thomas Cannon !
in the same race, in the 2.2l trot, with the
Philadelphia gelding, Donavan Boy. picked
up second money, after winning one heat.
At Cumberland, where B. F. McCaully of
this city has been starting during the past
week the trotters and PAGERS have been |
going great guns, while the fields have |
been unusually large. Upward of 2OO hors s |
were entered for the meet. and every event !
to start up to Thursday last was Peter l