Evening star., 1907-09-01
LOCAL HORSES TO
co TO T|MON|UM
By L. D, Sale.

perform this week at Timonium near
Baltimore The annual fair opens at that
point tomorrow. 1t is a most excelIently
managed institution and the exhibition of
stock is one Of the finest in Maryland.
The racing is always interesting and the
track 1alrly fast Large numbers of Dis
eflct people patronize the Timonium fair
w. w. Corcoran, representing the Cumber-
iahu fair Association, was in daily at
'ehdahce at Rockville, engaged in getting
| entries for the Cumberland fair which
| takes place October l and runs four davs
Mr.. Corcoran is an amateur sneedwav
champion driver and is a noted trainer Of
trotters and PAGERS. He says the people of
cumberland are making preparations for a
large crowd and that the entry lists are
filling rapidly.
October II there will be match race
over Brightwood between Edward Fiend-
ys trotter Red May, James O'Donahue's
aldson's Big Dick, for a purse of s1OO
winner take all
Mr.. John o. Gheen, prominent District
nsht harness relnsman, has been in New
England during the past two weeks TAX
ing in the Readville and Narragansett
Park races. John H Gheen of Mt. Pleas
ant. owner Of many fast trotters and
pacers leaves this week for Trenton N
j., for the purpose of visiting the Tren-
ton falr and his grandson, who is in busi-
ness in that city. The Pleasant Fields
horses viii be this week at Tmonfum
Frank j. Combs of st. Marys q prominent
planter and breeder and owner of Don
Cozine, 2.10, was in the city Thursday last
and attended the fair at Rockville
The managers of the Labor day races at
Brightwood have completed all their ar
rangements for the meet, and there is
every prospect of full entry lists and
great sport All of the local horses not
entered at Timonium will participate in
the events at this point
The entries for the Labor day meet at
Brightwood are:
2;l3 trot and pace; purse s15O-Ada D.
Red ROCK, Edna G., Rara Avis and Kushan.
IA trot and pace; purse S1J0-The Brew
er, Maid Hanon. The Duke May Queen
Myron c., Bob Ingerson and Lady Bell.
Racing will begin at pm.
Running race, one-half mile-Black
Flag. Ethelbertha Twlster, Gunston, Sea
gate, Frettman, Ardella, Mary.
| 224 elass-Tostor, The Brewer The Duke,
Maid Marion, Bob Englesole, Maid Queen,
Lady Belle, Myron c.
Special race-Howard O., Tomanthe Boy,
Manners. T. E. S. Oakwilk. Mary Brad
street, Eddie Patricia McGregor.
ZIG class-Edna G., Ada D., Rara Avis
Red Rock, Kusham.
Local light harness interest has been
| centered during the week on Rockville
| And now that the 1fty-fourth annual fair
of the Montgomery Agricultural Society
has passed into history, few words of
comment will not be out of place. Aside
from the admirable exposition of farm
products, of domestic animals, Of farm
machinery and Of art in its various
phases, the fair was object lesson and
gave contradiction to those pessimists
who have been claiming for, 10, these
many years. that agricultural expositions
cannot be made a financial success with
out the aid of the bookmaker. The bril-
liant scene of coloring in the grand stand
and infield each day, where thousands of
he l.
most unprecedented gathering of men from
every avocation in life, all attested that
they were gathered together for sports
sake, and that the feature of gambling did
not appeal to them, far as the compe-
tition of horses was concerned. near as
much was feared by some of the fair
managers and some of the patrons of the
exposition.
Betting there was between individuals,
as the writer saw personally, but it
was done in such an unostentatious
eye, and. in fact was carried on
to such a small extent, as not to
attract much public attention. There was
no bookmaker present to tempt drivers to
pull their horses. Every race was on the
level. Every driver drove to win. Every
heat was horse race, and in every race
pulled off the best horse won The usual
wrangle and fStcufS over bets were alb
sent, and there were less soreheads, less
empty pockethooks and less drunkenness
than at any preceding fair held in Mont
SO1neTy county.
Rockville is not the only town in which
light harness racing has been held this
year in which the pool box HIS been elimi-
mated At the recent grand circuit meet
in Cleveland the pool box was banis he'd,
and the management did not lose dollar.
The grand circuit meet held at ReadvilIe,
Mass, week before last was a financial
success, and yet betting was barred 1t
was also barred at Providence last week,
and the crowds that attended in the mat
ter of size were almost Unprecedented in
the history of the track. Now, Andy Welch
has been notified by the Hartford. Conn,
authorities that pool selling will not be per-
mitted at the meeting to be held at that
point this week. 1t is fair to presume that
not one man woman Interested in light |
harness racing will absent themselves be-
cause pool selling will not be permitted, !
while. on the other hand, it is a fair pre- |
sumption that hundreds will attend for the
very reason that it is prohibited. There |
is nothing perncous or immoral in honestly |
conducted contests between horses. 1t is |
the men who care for nothing but the |
gambling end of the game with their dis |
reputable methods who have brought horse |
racing into disrepute.
Thursday has always been the day of |
greatest interest at the Rockville falr Tor |
horse lovers. Tuesday, the first day, the |
only Washington-owned horse TO get |
piece of the money was George Goodacres |
good. green young pacing mare, May Queen. |
Colebra. Oak Wilkes and Manners fell out |
Red Rock, in the =. IA trot and 2.l1 pace, We'd |
cdo n mot IN haU