The Washington times., 1908-09-06

everywhere in the United States ex-
cept on the grand circuit.
Business viii be resumed on the big
rings tomorrow at Hartford, Conn, the
meet continuing for five days. Henry
CoDperthite will also open his track at
Burke, Va. tomorrow as a compliment
10 Labor Day and he Is making pTepara-
tions. he says. to entertain between
1900 and 1000 people from the District
of Columbia. Fairfax, Alexandra, Lou
doun and Prince William counties. A
special train for the grounds will leave
Union Station at 1I10 a. m, .IeaTI Ing
Burke on its return trip at 6.l5 p. m.
and arriving in Washington at p. m.
Mr.. Copperthite has framed a card
for the days entertainments that should
draw like a mustard plaster The sport
viii begin at 10 o'clock with a baseball
game. IN which the wlnnng club gets
a prize Of 80. At noon there will be
given a tournament, with a prize OF $50
TO the winner. At 2 o'clock sharp, the
first race will be called by Starter B. F.
McCaully, there being carded Tor the
afternoon a free for all .rOt and pace,
purse, $50; a 2:27 trot and pace. purse.
500; a three-minute tr0t and pace, purse
$50. and three running races. In the
last named events twenty horses are al
ready entered.
The evtries for the harness events
are;
Free for all trot and pace, Ada D., L. J.
X. DR.. Bell. Howard o., Ida C.. Grace
d.
2:27 trot and pace. Ida Medium. T.
f. S, Grace D. Happy G.. and Howard
O.
Three-minute trot and pace, Red
Porch. Virginia B.. Nettie c.. Hot STUFF.
Miss Nina. and Ida Medium.
During the pase week A number Of
our best trotters and PAGERS have been
performing at TimOnium. near Balti-
more In the 2:l9 pace on Tuesday. Red
Rock. driven by Alonzo Corbin. got
third money in a fast and large field.
driving Warren 3. out the first heat IN
2:l6i4. In the 2:22 trot on Wednesday,
Phil Steubener's fast and game mare
Carcacita just missed saving her en-
trance money in a good and fast field
of trotters. Corbin again holding the
reins. BY the time the bay mare reach
es Prospect Park, she should be able
OF her form of 1907.
In the 2:22 pace on Thursday, Wash
ington horse owners got their revenge
for Harry Madden. owned by George L.
Goodacre. went out and led his field
to the wire in straight heats at the
long price OF To l. Il Is rumored that
quite a large number Of local horsemen
got down in time on the chestnut geld
ing before his price shortened. As evi-
dence that the son OF Red Cedar is
getting good. IS the fact that ne paced
his three winning heats close TO 2:20J+,
the slowest-the third-being in PIN.
In the 2:l9 trot, which followed. W.
+. Miller was not so lucky, with the
bay stallion Kushan. 2:l9k. Under the
circumstances. Kushan trotted d good
race. he has just ended heavy stud
season. and is not quite ready 10 show
the great speed he possesses.
If the devotion Of an unusual amount
Of space TO the ReadviIIe Trotting
Derby can pOpularize the sport with
American race goers. then turf papers
devoted 10 the interests OF the light
harness horse have done their full duty.
Not in twenty years have so many
columns been devoted to a single event.
II, as claimed. the ReadviHe managers
came out OF the race financially whole.
it is possible that the scheme will be
repeated 10 a limited extent next sea-
son.
Allen Winter, the horse that won the
big end OF the purse, $4,000. is a six
teen-hand, richly colored brown or bay
stallion Of impressive conformation, and
was bred and Is now owned by NJ. H
Reardon, OF Indianapolis. Ind. He be-
longs TO the celebrated Jay Bird family,
his sire being Ed. Winter. 2:12&s. he by
Jay Bird, 2:31%. and he by George
Wilkes. 2:22. the one time champion stall
lion and founder of the greatest trotting
family that the world has ever known.
The dam of Allen Winter traces in the
paternal line TO Happy Medium, another
great son of Hambletonian 10. Miss Que,
his dam. Is the daughter of Que Allen.
2.0924. and he by Champion Medium.
2;22l4, by Happy Medirm, while Miss
Que's dam is Myrtle Peek, by Wilkes
wood. 2:23I2. a son of NutwOod, 2:lS&;
Myrtle Peek's dam being Jessie Drake,
by Joe Gavin. son OF Messenger Du-
roc.
Allen Winter goes in light shoes.
wears no boots in front and nothing
above his ankles behind. He was un-
fIeSllOnaDly tne pest morse IN lne
Derby for. with a standing start. he
t-Otted a mile and a quarter, plus 250
feet, at the rate of 2:0 $40. This being
Il. case, with a flying start such as he
" ould be entitled to in ordinary race,
Re should be able to trot a mile very
close to 2;05i4, and, perhaps, shade that
mark q trifie. On the face OF the returns
he looks to be one Of the fastest trotting
stations Of the present season.
T5orsemen ALI over the world have fol-
lowed the meteoric career Of c. W. Will
liams, Of Galesburg. H., and formerly