Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

VIII iM,er1o OF, as a sire to those he parted
WIN MT. sibley. however. great horse
man who breeder Rec that ne IT, is not the only
ana d,s pinned his faith on a sire that either
u'o not or could not make good.
Local horsemen helped swell the vast At
.ehoance at the grounds Of the Prospect
FarK and Maryland State Fair Association
near Baltimore. last week. viewed fro,,
any angle the fair was a great financial
success. the managers being in evidence
mat IT was financially the greatest in the
history or the association. in spite of un-
favorable weather the early part of the
we week. e.. The racing, which began Tuesday,
entered. E. F. Halls Gallant Maid cut her
record from 2.2413 in the first heat of the
IA trot to 2.21A, and then surrendered the
pace 10 the daughter Of the dead King AL
peri. 1.oaN. Iearoline, which finished the re-
mainder Of the heats, trotted in "straights>.
Charles c. Waters Montgomery BoV met
with the misfortune Of a fractured liga-
ment OF his right foreleg in the first heat
ana quite naturally finished behind the flag
IN the 2.24 pace that followed Dr. Frank Y.
smith of Frederick captured first money
with the bay PAGER Skiddoo, after a hot
contest OF five heats, and getting a mark
OF L.Iofa 1or the bay son of Monocacy
Those good local trotters. Caricita and
Kinslee, finished outside the money Thurs
day at Prospect in a seven-heat race Carl
cita being 3, 8, 3, 2. in the summary and
Kinsee 5. 5. 5, g. 2. when both were sent
to their stables for not taking a heat In
five: 1t was the irony of fate that Hum
boldt, which Caricita Inundated recently at
Rockville should have finished ahead of
the mare In this race. Alto Down, which
Won the race in fairly fast time, is a grand
son Of Palo Alto. the first stallion to trot
mile as fast as 2.OSA. Palo Altos sire
was Electioneer and his dam the thorough
bred Dame Winnie dam of FOUR by the
great running racehorse Planet, he by John
Minor Bolts Revenue and he by imported
Trustee. Iran Alto. 2.12A, sire of Alto
Down, promises to be a sire of game race
horses. as by his royal breeding he has the
right to be. OF the nine horses in the race,
three. or nearly 33 per cent, were descend
ants of Electioneer. In the 2.13 pace that
followed the stallion Black Dart. by the
champion race stallion Directum. 2O54,
won the race in straight heats in 2161s.
2.l3A and 2.12A: Finch finished in the
summary 8. 2 2. getting second money.
Flinch's present record is 2.12N. and 1t is
quite probable that he would have been
compelled to lower his mark to have won
the race.
Such local cracks as remain in town will
join the cavalcade that began this morning
to move on Leesburg, Va. Frank Thomas
will include in his string the fast PAGERS
May Queen, Harry Madden and Riley A.;
Jacob Hillerary will ship the pacing stall
lion T. E. 9. and pacing gelding Bob Inger-
soil. and Braxton Hillerary will take over
the road the good trotter Howard o. The
races at Leesburg begin Wednesday, the
events for the day being a $40 trot and
pace, purse $50; free-for-all trot and pace.
purse 1925. and a hunters hurdle race for
a mile. and two halfmile running races for
purses Of SIS. Thursday the events will be
a 235 trot and pace, purse $780, free-for-
all trot and pace, purse 1926 and a hurdle
and running race for purses OF SIS In each
event.
October % will begin the Winchester,
Va, fair, which will continue four days.
October % racing will begin. when will be
given a 2.30 trot and pace for purse Of
500; 2.22 trot and pace for purse of
500 and running race, mile heats, for a
purse Of s75 October "a there will be a 2l5
trot and pace for purse of $500. running
race. three-Quarter-nile heats. for purse
of 500; high jump contest of Oh feet for
purse Of $50 and a grand steeplechase for
a purse of SIS. October %. getaway day
will be given a 2.35 trot and pace for
purse Of $12s,. a novelty race for purse Of
$50 and a mule race for a purse Of $40 to
the winner.