The Washington herald., 1907-01-20


in 1907, and while the Brlghtwood club
dropped out last fall. it will not want 10
conflict with any dates claimed by Nor
folk. Tazewell, or any other point gov
erneds by the circuit authorities, and it
viii, therefore, in all probability con-
clUde what it will do within the next
week or at the farthcst, the week after.
Since the race of TWO weeks ago. be-
tween Larry McCormick's pacing mare,
Mystic, 2I314, and Everett f. TayiOr's
trotting geiding, Forney, 2:19h, to decide
the Potomac Speedway championship.
there has been considerable criticism con-
corning the manner of awarding the
premium for that event. The prize was a
one-half share in a handsome speeding
wagon. given by Frank Phillips, Of
Cleveland.
The conditions governing the champion
ship brush were published Sunday morn
ing. February T. 1906 and in justice 70 the
speedway committee of the Road Drivers
and Riders Association. are reproduced.
Frank Phillips, of Cleveland. maker OF
the Phillips wagons. was in Washington
last week, the guest of John .. Gheen
Among other sights Mr.. Gheen showed
Mr. Phillips the new Potomac Speedway.
Mr. Phillips authorized Mr.. Gheen. who
Is member of the executive committee
of the Road Drivers and Riders Asso-
citation. to announce that he would do
nate Onc-half interest In one Of his speed
way wagons as a prize for a speedway
contest the conditions Of which be will
hereafter name ar Phillips further
stated that he would take from the owner
Of the winner OF this contest Sl25 for his
CMr- Phillips half Of the wagon, or be
viii give the winner $50 instead of a half
ownership in it,
These conditions are simple and should
SET AT rest further talk. 1t is understood
Mr.. Mccormick, who won the prize with
Mysous, viii determine in a few days
whether he viii take the wagon or Mr..
Phillips $50.
The report published In The Herald
some time ago 20 the effect that Charles
McDermott would send the big pacing
gelding, Greeuline, 2:072s. to the mid
winter sale at Madison Square Garden,
New York, January . TO February I. is
confirmed by the list of horses adyer-
tised TO be sold there. John r. Gentry.
jr-, 2-1Si4. also owned by Mr.. McDermott.
VIII so along with Greenline Irish Jack.
1-1ls4- formerly owned by Peter TAYLOR.
Of the Arlington Hotel will go for the
high dollar at the same sale. as viii
Kinstress. 2:e97i. bred, broke. and trained
by Charley Waters, OF Montgomery Coun-
y, Md; Riley B., 2:054 and twenty OF
more horses with marks ranging from
2-ll 10 2l5 that have been familiar figures
on the tracks in this vicinity for the past
two racing seasons. The immense sOrreI
uotting gelding, George NJ, 2IH4, last
year in the hands of Al. Cummings. q
Pennsylvania driver, well known to all
Washington horsemen. is among the num-
Der.
A report from the South Is to the effect
that the scheme TO organize a circuit to
include tracks in Southern Virginia.
North and South Carolina, Georgia. Flori-
da, and Alabama has about been con
Summated and that racing viii be begun
there, probably starting at Richmond. i'm
mediately after the fan meetings close at
Baltimore. If carried out this plan viii
embrace eight or ten tracks, and Iengthen
the racing year eight or ten weeks. Own
ers and drivers nave long complained that
the harness horse racing season was too
short.
James Morrow, the dean Of the local
trotung horse drivers brigade suffered
a severe attack of vertigo last week. He
is improving rapidly, however, and VIII
be around in a week or two. He is per
haps the oldest man in the United States
actively engaged in training and driving.
and is an artist in his line. He has had
more than fifty years experience.
z. F. Hall has his weather eye open
for a fash of a couple Of good, green
trotters. He says If he can find more
bargains like he got in Kushan ne viii
Go business quickly. Mr. Hall IS one Of
the most prominent merchants of North
east Washington. At the Mcmillan sale
at Calvert, Va, last summer, Mr. Hall
bought about a dozen richiy-bred colts
that he has on his fathers Locust Grove
farm, near BealtOn, Va Out of the lot
he expects TO get couple of fast ones.
It is said that neither Charles Nc
Dermotts Marion Wilkes, 2:0SiI, Larry
McCOrmick's Mysotis 2.1Ss4. nor Henry
Coppertbite's Ada D.. 2:l5A. will be
IdiHeu OF raced TINS year. According To
report it has been determined 20 send
Marion Wilkes to the court of the great
Siliko. 2:1i14, and Larry Mccormick and
Mr.. COpperthite are considering sending
Mysotis and Ada d. to the same place.
Local hOrsemen have always been
patrons OF the Pennsylvania tracks, and
they win, therefore, be gratifed to learn
that WiIkesbarre, one of the best racing
towns in that State. has determined upon
dates for two meetings this year, one to
take place June . to y, and the other
August = TO 81. and it is announced thar
the association viii open several early
closing events for purses of 1909. while
the regular races will be for $500 each.
Special Bowling Matches.
Tomorrow evening, after the close