The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
HARNESS HORSE GOSSIP
FROM DISTRICT STABLES
Road Driving Keeping Many Good Steeds in Trim.
Lack of Speedway Proving Great Deter
rent to Important Industry
By L. D. SALE.

horses over the Potomac driveway. The
lack Of a suitable spot. where horse
men may speed their horses beyond the
legal limit is working great injury 10
the speed horse Industry ia The National
Capital There are no present signs
that conditions Will be peter
T L. ShUgrue. for years one Of the
strongest plll-rs in the trottiug game
IN the far west end, has temporarily re-
tired from the sport on account of a
lack of material suited 20 his taste.
Louis Ceilings. of BalIston. Va. has
purchased from Amos Donaldson The
fast and handsome pacing mare by T.
H. :. which Mr. Donaldson bred and
raced for two seasons
J. c. Mott. who was quite active last
season In turf events does not expect
10 be out I'm 1893. His main prop, the
pacing stallion Happy c., is being win
tered near Leouardtowu, Nd, by +. O.
Combs, the owner OF Don Coziue. 30
Charles Weaver. Of West Washington.
attracts good deal of attention IA sse
days with the handsome geldiuE which
ne recently traded for with J. &. Mott
The EeldlnE has very attractive wdy
of going. being very trappy lu action
and could be made a good park ami
NAL.
Dr. Ashworth thinks .hc has i'm Harry
Harding and General Sale, the former
PAGER by Don Coziue. 2-lD and the
latter tro-ter hg General Beate
2-2"z. two Of the most promising two
year-.-SIs i'm the District. Boob VIII
Doc traiucd over the CupUeTthue track.
Burke, in 1909
August BraIle. OF the East End. has
decided 20 place his stallion ny El Capt
taua into tie hands Of some good
trainer either I'm this city or Baltimore
Senator Joseph ". Bailey. of Texas,
has shipped all of his purchases ~ the
recent Madison Square Garden sale %
his farm near Lexington. Ky
The McHeury Brothers OF this city,
who purchased last summer Of the lale
Washington \ail0r the bay geidlnS
Country Jake for a small sum, think
they have in the son OF Mars 20 or
better tTOtJe- He showed his ablitE
at the Haperstowu fair last fall 20 troJ
iu 2-25 after only a few weeks train
inS.
George Goodacre recently sold his
two-yearoId stud colt by Mars 70 a
man residing iU FoTestvile. Md The
horses he intends 90 race IN 1893 arc
Ed Bale. --l-'4. May Queen, ---5, and
Red Rock. --lsii.
Charles G.. Waters. of Germantown.
string OF Ministers i'm the history Of The
farm
H. J. Mccarthy thinks so well OF his
WIkes-N Virginia Maid hIy that he has
decided 10 train her some next season.
She is a square trOtter with lot or
nerve force Ar present Mr. Mccarthy
is driving her on the road
In addition TO the stallion which
Henry CouperJhiteN purchased last
spring. Mr.. COppcrthite viii put ln
training q threC-yeaT-OII Ally by Beau
SAINT. 2-o6is While Beausaut is a PAGER.
the lilly is q tr1tter-
Harry Bowling. who has been active
I'm local turf matters for many years, is
wlnter.ng IN Prince George county
James Nell, a weIl-Enown -r1ttiug
horse fancier has for some days been
on the sick list
James Byrnes OF Caplt0. UW IS using
his --15 trotter TO wagon, py a son OF
NOryal. on the road.
A. r. Brooke, who In past years
always managed TO have a horse I'm his
stables that could go some, has become
a devotee Of the taXIcab-