Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
LOCAL HARNESS HORSES,
By L. D. Sale.

All OF the local horses which took part
in the two weeks meet at Baltimore are
back again in their quarters at Brightwood
and in fine condition for future work. They
needed few races under their belts to
fit them for the more strenuous campaign
which they will be compelled to make
later on. Even the most severe critic of
local horsefesh must admit that they fair
ly held their own in the large fields of
horses from the several states that per-
formed at Baltimore, which indicates that
steady If slow improvement is going on
in the class Of horses now owned here.
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Manager Copperthite is at present dis
cussing the question Of giving a meeting at
Brightwood July 4. The trainers at Bright
wood had framed meeting for this week,
but 1t Is alleged that Mr.. Copperthite who
controls the track at present, put his veto
on the movement, fearing that 1t would
put crimp in the gate and other receipts
Of the proposed July meet. AS the stables
Of Thomas Cannon and Alonzo Corbin are
expected to take part in the proposed
meeting at Newport News, Va, it is pos
sible that there will be shortage of horses
at Brightwood July 4.
Peter Taylor, jr shipped his horses to
Wilkesbarre. Pa, from Baltimore and got
third money Tuesday last with Carstairs.
Mr. Taylors horses do not seem to have
got fairly on their stride as yet as Train
er Acker has been in bad health for upward
Of month past and has not been in con-
dition to give them the work that horses
must have that are campaigned.
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Two new horses, both trotters; have been
recently brought to Washington One is
named Royal Prize, by a son of STEAMBOAT,
2.07A, the champion stallion of his day, and
the other is the bay mare Caricita QO,
by Clay King. he son Of Electioneer
Royal Prize is a nne-year-old bay gelding
with a matinee wagon record Of 2.16A. He
was bought by Cannon for Frank Grove of
this city, the only local Italian that Is in
clined to indulge in well-bred horsenesh.
AS Royal Prize worked a mile over Bright
wood in POI few days since it will be
seen that he is a horse Of some quality. He
certainly is horse of excellent individual
Of the Stamboul strain. STEAMBOAT was an
inbred Clay and the fastest of all the fam
lily that trace their descent in the paternal
line to Wadsworth's Henry Clay 81. SIAM
boul was bred in California and when he
died was owned by E. H. Hartman the
noted railway magnate. Caricita, the Cor
bin purchase, is a 1873 hand mare very
stoutly built has the Electioneer conforma-
tion-upright shoulders and high above the
croup-and, 1t is said, all the time goes on
the trot and Is trappy gated.
Belle Hazel. 2.19A, which was let up on
and blistered a short time ago, is rounding
to and now looks and acts as II she would
soon do to go to the races once more. At
present she Is in the hands of James Nor
row for repairs, and If that skilled reins-
man and veterinarian cannot bring her
around the other fellows may as well give
her up. The Brewer. also In Morrow's
ha ND md a..
excellent showing over the Baltimore
| tracks. 1t is Morrow's present intention to
campaign him through the Maryland and
Virginia circuits, and as he has already dem
onstrated in his races that a mark around
2.17 and perhaps 2.16 are not beyond his
capacity right now, he ought to be able to
bring back to the Javinses some of the
| money they have dropped in their other horse
ventures. Bedworth jr., 2.O7h which show
ed lame in the early spring, is rounding to
again and Morrow thinks that the little