Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
By L. d. Sale.

Belmont Park, Philadelphia, has claimed
local light harness interest during the past
week. There the stables of Cannon, Cor
bin and Seely have been doing their little
stunts. Cannon, up to this writing, has
done particularly we'll with Frank Crovo's
bay geldng, Royal Prize, which seems to
be horse Of considerable class. In the
ESQ trot Tuesday in field of twelve he
won in straight heats, the fastest time be-
ing in 2.2OA. On the following day. We'd
nesday, in the 2.27 trot, he again won from
field Of twelve in straight heats, trotting
the first heat in 2.16A, the fastest of the
three heats trotted. That Royal Prize
comes mighty close to being 215 trotter
over a mile track must be pretty generally
conceded. The only locally owned trotter
that seems to be able to take his measure
Is Kushan. The Brewer, If right and going
sound, could undoubtedly give him a horse
race.
Aside from the Grove gelding, the other
Washington horses quartered at Belmont
did not particularly distinguish themselves
during the week. J. May Morrison's Flor
ence Wilkes finished outside the money
in the 2.25 pace Tuesday, as did Henry
Copperthite's Myron c. In the PIG pace,
the same day, Seey finished just outside
Rock Wednesday E. F. Halls Caricita,
driven by Corbin, won third money In the
2.19 trot, which speaks well Tor her speed
and racing qualities, as kasonna, the WIN
ner of the race is Dr. ]. c. McCoys NJ.
and NJ. candidate, and is supposed to be
able to step miles around 2.1O. Her sire
Is Kavalli 2.074, he by kremlin. 2OIA.
On the same day, in the PIT pace, Mr..
Copperthite's Ada D. must have been in
bad form as she finished u, Q. I. 9. w. E.
Motifs new purchase, Rara Avis, went a
most excellent race in the 2.l9 trot tnlsh-
ing fourth and saving his entrance fee.
This week local horses appear at Point
Breeze also near Philadelphia. While the
track at that point is not quite as fast as
the Belmont course, it is safe and horses
like it because there is always SOFT cuSh-
ion on its surface.
After Kushan'S remarkable two miles
over Brightwood track July 4, experienced
horsemen were heard to remark that the
race would probably fix his business for the
present season. Instead of being four
weeks out of the stud, as stated last sun
day in The Star, it appears, according 10
the statement of Mr.. W. E. Miller ms
owner, that he had only been out of service service
one week This makes the performance
of the son of Kremlin on the date naiilg -;
still more remarkable. ho nohahIv have
ordinary trotting lines would propdpiS Ll"t
been ruined If subjected to similar i -
ment But it should be borne III nirilu tn ne,
from the fifth to the h,Itf - So 80
Kushan's ancestors were the famous loui
noiis ,rsii which our grandfathers knew and
admired all of which counts ,b aor muen IN
| the pedigree of trotter IN Tie matter Vi
endurance and gameness
tuesday Miller worked % kushan mile to
d q 90 The last quarter of the mile was
trotted in exactly 33 seconds In the next
heat the stallion was hitched to suTky. The
mic was negotiated in 2.25. When Miller
reached the wire the second time he asked
the stallion to step some; he responded so
promptly and so well that the last half was
stepped in 1.O1, and the last quarter in 3219
seconds, close to a two-minute clip. In the
third heat the mile was trotted in 2.26 the
last half in LOS and the last quarter in 81
seconds fiat The fourth heat was COOL
ing-out mile in $50. The stallion was only
asked to step last halls and last quarters
and the way he did his work is pretty good
evidence that his race of July put him on
edge instead Of to the bad, as was predicted
by some would be the case Should KushaT
make q good showing this season 1t Is Mr.
Miller's intention to stake him heavily in