The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-10
KELLY is A WINNER
McDermOtt Brings Speedy
Horse to Washington.
MANY CLEVER PERFORMANCES
Last Year He Paced the Fastest Mile
Gone by "A Tkree-year-OId GeIding,
Negotiating the Distance i'm 2:I0.
Made Good in Race for Kentucky
stock Farm Purse-OfherP Purchases.

Kelly, Mr.. Charles McDermott's most re-
cent venture in horsehesh, is said to be
wonder Kelly is only a pony in size
fourteen hands high and weighing about
80 pounds. Mr. McDermott got him for
round price at the recent sale of fast
horses at New York. Kelly was sired by
Baronmare, a son of Baron Wilkes HIS
dam is Miss Van Tassell, by Don Wilkes.
! Experts in the racing game declare that
Kelly has greater speed and more quality
than any other horse of his size.
As a two-year-old Kelly, in 1905, paced
mile in 2:1S1l the fastest heat gone that
/ season by a youngster of his age. and in
1906 he paced the fastest mile gone by a
three year-old gelding, PIG.
Only TWO pacing geldings, at three years
old. have beaten Kelly's time. They were
Agirato and King of Diamonds. In 1896
each OF these horses paced mile in 2O9l4
Kelly got his record at Milwaukee last
/ fall in a race IN which the fastest PAGERS
of his class and age in the world took
part He won the first heat IN 2:10 and the
/ second one in 2:l1I4
| The race, however that tested Kellys
real merit was for the Kentucky Stock
Farm Purse, at Columbus, Ohio, last Sep
TENDER Breuda Yark, driven by Ed
/ Geers, Waverly, and Kelly had the affair
/ to themselves. although a half dozen other
/ fast ones started. Kelly Tapped Breuda
| Yark out IN the first heat in 2:0S3a, world
record for three-year-old pacing fllies.
Waverly finishing third In The final
heat Kelly drove Breuda Yark out IN
2:094 The previous worlds record for
/ three-year-old mares, 2:09l4, was made by
Little Squaw in 1899.
This race. horsemen assert, demon
strated Kelly's ability TO wipe out the
worlds record for three-year-old pacing
geldings-heId by Agitato and King OF
/ DiamOnds-for he surely went a mile bet
ter than 200 in it.
And Kelly is a remarkable horse aside
from his baby size and his speed. lie
! wears shoes each weighing 2iz ounces, m
weights. 10 boots, nor hopples. He is a
nicely rounded bay. with disposition as
mild as that Of a gentle maiden, and man
ners that are perfect.
Many of Mr.. McDermotts friends have
seen Kelly during the past week, and
congratulated him Cor bringing 10 Wash
,ngton a horse Of such renown.
Charles Desses attended the Madison
square Garden midwinter sale and
brought back the sorrel trotting mare
Elnora. This mare was sent 10 the sale
from this city She was formerly owned
by ;. Dana Lincoln Mir Desses bough;
her for his wife. Elnora is a full sister
to Mambrino queen. Z.1Si., and Fleet
f IS E4r .s
NambrinO King and her dam was
Schaible Girl. by Bobbie. EIyria Is the
sire Of more than 100 horses in the list
Elnora was foiled in 1893 She was bought
by William Webber, the East Washing
ton merchant at a blue-ribbon sale az
Cleveland about four years ago. M
/ Weber used her as a roadster until about
a year ago, when he disposed OF her
Elnora has been q mile in 2.20 and car
show a half any time in 1:l0.
John Seeley, who has taken charge OF
Henry Copperthite's string of horses. con
templates going to Richmond within the
next three or four weeks TO begin prepara-
ton for the coming season. The Copper
thite stable has Ada D.. 215lt. and three
4 green pacers-Eddie B.. by Truman's
Brother. PISA, a three-ye1r-oId bay dliy
by Pilot Medium. out of Ida &. 2.I3l
and AIyrOn g. and Mr. Coppertaite may
add trOtter or two To the bunch before
lie is shipped a couple of good greer
\ PAGERS, owned by the Brown brothers, vii
be taken along. as VIII Seeleys runners
Sea Gate and GunstOn; and the present
outfit may be increased by horses owned
by several other gentlemen
Albert Moore. who for years was chief
Icaretaker Of horses on the Onawa Qowa)
breeding establishment of the late James
D. Yoemans. has joined John Seeley, and
viii go over the racing circuits with him
this year. mr.. Moore thoroughly under
stands conditioning and educating horses
for track duty. He aided Seeley when he
had Frank YOakum, Ainsworth, and other
fast one. in hand.
John Benton, who last year and TIM
year before had the trotting geIding Sir
Electroid on the circuits in Maryland
virginia. Pennsylvania. and New York
viii give his attention To Istria and
Henry Sutherland. a couple OF runners
this year Mr.. Benton thinks well of botf
horses. and will race them in New Yorl
State.
GreenIine. 9:C72s, is again in Washing
ton He was put up at the midwntel
sale at Madison Square Garden. anS
passed under the hammer. but. it is said
was bid in by Paul Connolly. of Phila
delphia, for his owner, Charles McDer
mott.
, The Brghtwood Driving Club viii Civ,
its second annual banquet next month
The first event of the kind given by tn,
club took place on the evening OF las
; St Valentines Day, and was "A very en-
ioyable affair It is expected that tn,
coming entertainment will be even nor,
pIeasurable than the first one TIL
; members of the club are: John E Javins
president: Herman Oppenheimer, vic,
! president; DR.. J. d. Robinson, secretary
w. \. Brown, treasurer; Louis J. Kessel
Henry COpperthite. Thomas NJ. Bond
Moses Sinsheimer. A. A Davis, Charlie.
McDermott H T. Palmer. Francis jaw
J ms. Peter Taylor. John H. Gordon. anC
Samuel GassenheimeT.
It is understood that Larry Mccormick
who won the free-for-all contest on tn,
Potomac Speedway. has notified the hea,
Of the Road Drivers and Riders Associa
ton. Gen. P. V De Graw. that he vii
donate the prize awarded his mare Ny
} sotis-a one-half interest in q One-mal
speed wagon-tO the association, ant
that at a future time the whole Wagon
will be raced for by classes of horses {,
be named later.
It is reported that Charles McDermot