Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
VIEWING GRABTREE HORSES
MANY INSPECT MEMBERS OF THE
FAR-FAMED STABLE.
Nutboy, the Largest Money Winning
Trotter Of 1905, and My Star
at Brightwood.

During the past week lovers of the light
harness horse in large numbers have been
hitting the trails that lead to Brightwood
for the purpose of inspecting the members
OF the far-famed Crabtree stable. And the
stable is we'll worth the journey. Its con-
tents comprise seven horses. Two of the
stable have an international reputation
Nutboy 2O7A, the largest money winning
and most phenomenal trotter of 1906, and
My Star, 2O3z, the fastest green PAGER of
the same year. The horse next in impor-
lance in the string, she Being engaged in
stakes to the amount of $4,000, is the
handsome Sidney Prince mare Princine,
2.15A, which has shown miles around 2O9A
in her work.
This is the mare that was hawked about
last spring for the small sum Of $1,000 In
this city and Baltimore and snapped up by
Jack Crabtree, while some would-be local
1t did not take Crabtree long to discover
that he had a good thing, and so he took
her along with his stable and slowly pre-
pared her for this years events under the
master hand of Myron McHenry.
+ The remaining horses in the string are
green ones without records At the head OF
| this division is the back stallion Hal Di-
rect, that is literally entered in big stakes
and credited with mile in 2O6A. while IN
the hands of his former owner, Dave Nc
Crazy, who gave Star Pointer his record OF
159A. He is by the unbeaten Direct Hal.
2.05A, that Geers teamed so successfully a
few years ago, and is typical Direct as
far as conformation goes, but larger and
heavier than the little black rascal that
Salisbury once described as being the great
est race horse he ever owned. He has one
watch eye, which gives him rather
novel look about the head. and Is of kind
disposition. He Is being conditioned with
great care, as he must eventually meet
some Of the fastest and best PAGERS of the
year.
Hal Direct will probably make his debut
at Island Park. Albany. in order that he
may gain some knowledge of the game be-
fore reaching Detroit, where he will enter
society Of the first rank. Others in the
green string are Stella Oaks. PAGER; Gen
try's Star, PAGER, and Brace Girdle, trot-
ter. All Of the last named horses are lib
orally entered. have shown well In their
| work and will be raced here, at Baltimore
| and at Wilkesbarre. Later they will be
raced through the Hornellsville Rochester
circuit Later still they will pull up at
Island Park. Albany and then head for the
grand circuit
The Crabtree horses were wintered at Sa-
vannah, Ga, and are all In excellent con-
dition. Nutboy, the king pin of the lot
looks as strong as an OK Notwithstanding
| the heart-breaking miles he has gone he is
| as sound as newly mtlled dollar. He is a
| bay gelding, stands full sixteen hands and
| is rather leggy and light boned for such q
| large DOUleQ morse. ABOUT me HlpS ne IL
| too ragged to satisfy the most exactine
| horseman, while his Group slopes so much
| as to mar his otherwise pleasing conforma-
| ton. Jogging he is far from being good
| gated. as he acts as If he was lame in one
| hip, but when he fattens out he is as
smooth as oil and one can readily believe
| all the tales that have been related of him
| in the way of phenomenal speed. He is
now twelve years old. Like many great
race horses. he Is double gated but shifts
| instantly into a trot when his head is
! pointed the right way CT the stretch.
| My Star, chestnut gelding, has an ailine
| leg and 1t is a question whether he will be
| able to stand the vigorous "preps'' thai
| will be required of horse of his class II
| raced he must go in the 2.O4 class and
| every one knows what that means to g
| horse with bad leg. Walter Evans, train.
! er, has the horses In charge and he under.
| stands his business.
Mr.. Crabtree, who is In Savannah with
| his sister "Lotta," sent commissioner tc
| Cleveland to buy the great PAGER Black
| lock, 2.O7A. AS the stallion sold for $175Ot
I So, 100 more than Crabtree authorized his
man to give for him-the transaction fell
| through Last fall when Blackjack earned
| his present mark, Crabtree offered $4,000
| for him. but was refused. 1t is claimed thai
| the horse Is afflicted with bad feet, which
| IL true, will unfit him for many severe races
Miss Lolita is expected to come to Washing
I ton to see her horses tried out; there Is
| nothing certain about the matter, however
1t is said that she is large owner of rea
/ estate In Washington. having invested here
years ago when she was q stage favorite.