Evening star., 1907-10-13
LIKELY TO END IN
A BLAZE OF GLORY
Nearing the Close of the Light
Harness Horse Season.
Coming Meeting at
BrightWood.
By L. D. Sale.

The reports for the week from Lexing
ton and Richmond and the high class of
the horses performing everywE ere tnd
cate that the light harness season of 1907
is destined to end in a blaze of glory.
Nor are the members of the aged divi-
sion the only pebbles on the beach. Ger
tainly not when a tWoyear-od colt in
race trots a mile in 2.12A as was the
case at Lexington Thursday, when Tramp
fast covered a mile in that record d-break
ing time. nor when three -year-old COW
ers mile in 2.0S24, was the case of
Kentucky Todd a few days since at CO.
lumbus
Great as was the performance of the
two-year-old Trampfast Thursday, no less
wonderful was that of the two-year-old
hlly Dorothy AXWorthy, which, lame and
scarcely able to hoDble when brought out
for the contest. led to within yard of
tire wire. Hers was a display of game
ness and race horse ability rare.y seen on
a race track among even aged and sea-
soned horses. The Laird and Henry Set
zer, which hung to the illy's wheel dur
ing the record breaking nile. striking y
illustrate the strides the American breed
er is making in the production of cary
speed, The Leading Lady, favoJite in
the betting, was evidently not herself.
And no wonder This fly has been racing
since August last, and flesh and blood
nave tneir ilNltduOnS.
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Among the sensations of a sensational
week among the trotters is the distancing
of Kentucky Todd, 20S$4, at Lexington
Wednesday last. The Associated Press
dispatch, dated at that point, in an
nouncing the result, was al too brief in
regard to the causes which led to the
unexpected result. The heat IN which
the son of Todd. 2.14A, was distanced was
the third of the race the time of the
mile being 211. That there was some
thing seriously the matter with the black
colt goes without question, as in his
record breaking miles he was not extend
ed to his full limit. Blue Hill and Acquin
a.so had the red flag thrown in their faces
in the same heat, while the fast Miss
Denssmore was also distanCed in the
slowest heat of the race, 212A. 1t was
day of unexpected upsets, due doubtless
to lack of condition, brought about in
some instances by severe racing.
At Richmond as at Lexington, the
week s racing was of the sensational or
der and the attendance phenomGnally
large. On the opening day of the fair.
Monday, Charles McDermotts Finch led
home his field in three straight heats in
the 213 pace beating Miss Peeler. that
has just been drawn from the grand
circuit and brought east, her owner and
trainer hoping thereby to pick up a little
easy money before gong into winter quar-
ters. Notice may d5 well be filed now
as later that there Is no easy money
lying around loose east. west. north or
south, especially at this season of the
year when every man who owns or trains
a horse is out for the money, if he can
get it and escape too low a record.
Finch will never start again IN a 2.13
pace Miss Peeler saw to that, and his
mark is now 2.l1A and his class the 2.12
pace That he was able to pace the
two last heats of fis winning race around
his present mark Is a vindication of the
many good things said in the past of his
speed ability by his former owner, ]. j.
o Keefe, and his present trainer and
driver, Robert Brawley.
On the following Thursday in the 2.10
pace Finch was not so fortunate but did
well at that. 1t was asking a great deal
of the son of Bona Prince to win two fast
races in one week and against such fast
pacing ghosts as Aileen Wilson, Dick Will
sons fast mare, and Frank Natty's Miss
Syracuse Finch proved to be fast enough
and good enough to warrant Brawley in