Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
TALK OF A new i
HALf-M|LE TRACK
Thirty-Acre Tract of Land Near
Takoma Park In
spected.
Local Harness Horse Owners
Planning for the Coming
Campaign.
By L. D. Sale.

local horsenen lately relative to the con-
struction Of new half-mile track. Late
last week number Of horsemen visited
Takoma Park and inspected thirty-acre
tract of land near that place with the view
OF negotiating for It If it came up to ex-
pectations. The amount asked for the
property is $4,000. No decision has been
reached In regard to the purchase and
probably no definite action will be taken
until the track at Brightwood has passed
out OF existence. Among the gentlemen
interested in the project to buy a new site
are Z. McDermott and H. Copperthite. If a
new new rack Is constructed it will be run on
hnes dinerent from those on which any
local track has been run in recent years
They will, it Is believed, not only avoid past
errors, but will conduct fair every autumn
T pro as Is conducted at Timonium and
prospect Parks, near Baltimore
IN oehalf Of the project it is claimed that
II mas been demonstrated at several places
IN maryland and Virginia that fairs draw
t troett OF people that would not attend
track meetings If the agricultural end was
negIected 1t is asserted that the farmers
OF Prince George, Montgomery and Fred
erick counties would undoubtedly be glad to
a Io'ao such fair and make exhibits, while
aouooun, Fauquier, Rappahannock and
AleXandria counties in Virginia could be
easIy induced to contribute. It is predict
ed mat the same merchants in Washing
auh VIC ptaron1ze the Montgomery county
ana frederick fairs would be willing to
exhibit their wares at a purely local in.
stitutton. -0ooi ~"
twenty years ago or more at the wv Citv
Iaes track TAR was held each fall which
paid good dividends on the Investment and
II is heid that no good reason can, be ad
Vanced why the success of those DAYS can
not oe repeated, provided the management
t 1s ~ .ne hands OF men in whom the public
nave confidence. An association of the kind
named could afford to offer good purses for
the morse trots. Good purses always hiring
good horses and, by the same token. good
horses always draw the crowd.
X \
Local. horsemen are now busily engaged
In planning for the spring and summer
campaigns. 1t is pretty generally acknowI-
eused mat the most formidable stable
o"ieu IN the District, and quite the largest
rs tnat owned by Charles McDermott. In
me re trot.ing division he has Marion Wilkes
wy; The Dean. 219A; a new purchase a
,rotter not yet delivered, about which little
is SAD at present at headquarters. h,t
t Wnreh' II IN is Claimed has shown miles better
General, that has shown miles around sI5
ana The Envoy 2.24A, at three years.
The pacing division is headed by the bav
;n Kelly, 20, at three years Next
M point or interest Is Rex Leader that has
SHOWN himself capable of negotiating miles
around 215 or better and last. but NOT
least, Finch, 2.15A which Trainer Browlev
O. ms ne mas driven In 2.11. Every horse
IN the lot has proved his racing qualities.
and the stable, when ready for the word.
should reflect credit on the nations CAPITAL
Heretofore Mr. McDermott's horses have
received T,; their 'preps" at Belmont, near
Philadelphia. 1t is his present intention to
train them near this city.
The Jayins Brothers string at present
comprises Bedworth, jr., -2.06h; Bedford
Boy, 213h; s. D. R., 2.07A; Belle Hazel.
219A. and The Brewer. with mark around
2.45. but which can trot miles around go
and perhaps can shade those figures five or
more seconds. Before the racing season
fairly begins it is more than probable that
there will be some changes in the Javins
string. Trainer Morrow is even now looking
about for new material. If he is given a
free hand the McDermott stable may well
lock to its laurels.
No one can say just at present, except
E. F. Hall himself. of what his stable will
consist in 1907. Mr.. Hail is Just a trif1e
reticent on the subject at present. He has
just returned from trip to eastern Ten
ing of late that he will soon bring over the
Blue Ridge two or three hot ones that will
make some Of the fellows in this neck of
the woods sit up and take notice.
Henry Copperthite, who for ten years
past has been in the very thick of turf bat
ties, is rather an unknown quantity for
1907 He has recently resumed a portion Of
the business interests from which he parted
upward of three years ago, and 1t is quite
possible that he will be more of a locker
on the coming season than an active partici-
pant in light harness contests. Such horses
as he owns are in the hands of John Seely,
who, 1t is claimed, will soon remove to
Richmond Va, for the purpose of putting
his charges in condition
Jacob Hillerary will be out again with
Bob Ingersoll, 2.24A, and one or two
others, while T. E. Shugrue will content
himself with getting all the fun that is
coming to him out of the young and prom
Using stallion T. E. s. w. e. Miller will
give his recent purchase, Kushan, 2.1s12,
chance to lower his record during the COM
ing season, and will also race Roberta, and,
perhaps, two others. B. F. McCaully does
not expect to race this year, having turned
his attention to the more lucrative work
of starting. Mr.. McCaully made an excel
lent record as starter last season, and
expects to plunge deeper in the game this
season.