The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

ter OF Interest This Week.
by L. ID. SALE.
The week past has been a strenuous
one for local horsemen who pitched their
camp a few days since at Wilmington,
on the Delaware
And. all in all. it was a great week
for Washington-owned horses. A few. OF
course, fell behind the intrenehments.
Such is usually the luck Of racing. One
cannot expect TO win all the time, for
Il Is a proverb OF the turf that there
never was a horse so good that his equal
or a better one could not be found some
where to lead him to the wire. Some
Of the local horses that failed TO cash
at Wilmington last week may have bet
ter luck later on. when the newness Of
racing against large fields wears of. This
is quite likely in the case Of Jake Hilarys
Miss Nina, which, in the past, has raced
very little in company. Green horses.
like young persons. have to be habitu-
ated to good company before they are
at their best.
Russell G. on Thursday was not able
TO repeat his victory OF Tuesday last In
a field OF eleven horses. and finished in
the summary behind Miss Nina, while
the 800 Miss Hobson repeated her vic
tory Of early In the week. and got
mark Of 2:1S Ia. which Is not by some
seconds the full measure Of her speed.
L. II -
lucky owner. saw her pass under the
wire the winner Of the race, a smile
( spread over his tawny visage as big as
a merry widow hat. Mr.. Halls other
candidate for turf hOnors and a low rec
ord, Manueila, was not quite as fortunate
as Miss Hobson in the 2:2O pace on We'd
nesday. She was Up against the good
horse Pencatur, and Pencatur can 20
some. She headed him TO the wire IN
the second heat IN the fast time Of PIG
for the mile. and then had to be contented
with second money. Austin Lotus Black
Patchin. which seems TO be racing in
the Hall colors, also failed to be in the
money In the 2:15 pace. while Henry
Copperthite's Ada D. finished behind him. !
and did not seem to have her pacing
shoes on. Thursday was Black Patchin's |
first start this beason, and Il Is reason
able 20 expect that he will give a better
account of himself later on. Ada D. may
be a trihe stale.
Next week the Washington aggregation /
Will HE themselves to Salem. n. J.. where
the highballs roll on the ground and the
'skeeters have teeth as large and sharp
as those Of q shark. and quite as vicious. |
George G0odacre's Ed Balfe, 2:11-4. did
not start at Wilmington, nor viii he
start at Salem. The geldiLg is not quite
up TO concert pitch yet, nor is Mr.. Good
acre as yet satisfied as to whether Train
er and Driver Widmyer Is on to the fast
gelding's curves. May Queen, Mr. Good
acres other pacing candidate. has been
placed In the hands Of Clayton Farhney.
Mr.. Fahrney Is an. artist IN extracting
kinEs from PAGERS, and it is believed
~ he VIII be able 10 put the bay mare
next 20 herself, so that she can be used !
IN some Of the late summer or fall |
events. Harry Dooey has also brought
his fast sOa Of Gov. Stanford down from 4
Burke. and Farhney is at present trying /
TO find out why he prefers to score down /
at the pace Instead OF trOt. as Il Is his /
duty TO do D. j. Mccarthy is driving I
Virginia lass on the road at present. and 4
be says she Is steadily improving in gait 4
within very short time. As a matter
of fact. the man from Hagerstown who |
made Bion, 2IS1 II. and a dozen more |
hard propositions good trotters and pac- 1
ers. Is filling up his stable fast Javins |
Bros. have made a consignment to the |
Farhney string, and other horse owners
VIII doubtless follow suit.
In response to an invitation. the writer |
Journeyed Friday last 20 Pleasant Fields /
Stock Farm. Montgomery County. Nd. (
10 see the horses there that are pointed /
for the races workout. Pleasant Fields |
the ancestral estate Of the Waters fam
ily. Of which Charles c. Waters Is now
the head. never looked more charming
than the day We drove up the long lane
70 the mansion on the hill The large
fields of corn seemed 20 nod a welcome /
IN the breeze, and dozens OF brood mares
with their foals by their sides. ankle \
deep in the lush grasses Of the pas
iturage, gave US cordial salute in shrin |
whinnies as we drove along.
Mr. Waters. with his 1,aOe acres Of
some of the finest farming land in old |
montgomery, lives like a feudal lord of
the sixteenth century, with twentieth
century achievements. He has thrashed
up to date 1900 bushels Of wheat. and
has several hundreds OF bushels yet in 4
stack. which is going some. when a |
ibushel Of wheat is worth in the markets
OF the world S.27. and corn. Of which
he has 800 acres approaching maturity. Is
nearing the dollar mark
The horses selected by Mr.. Waters to
carry his colors the present season com
prise six head-Patchin Belle. PAGER.
black mare. four years old. by Patchin
Wilkes dam Santana. by Mercury. sec
ond dam by Brown Hal. PIP: Carlos. bav
gelding. by Monocacy, dam Dolly. bv
Capt Goodwin; Kinslee, sorrel stallion
by Kinster, 2:143-4. dam. Bradford Girl
tdam OF Kinstress, 2.09 3-D; Johnny. five
years old. a green trotter. by Kinster.
dam by Monocacy; Kinsterette. six years
Old by Kinster, and Gipsy Girl. three
years old. bay mare, by the same sire.
Gipsy Girl and Carlos are the propertv
OF Mr.. J. A. Thomas. of Charleston. w.
Va Mr.. Waters bears the distinction
OF training and driving his own horses.
Broken health was one Of the reasons
why he embarked In the breeding OF
Dlooded trotters. He needed something
outside Of arduous farm duties TO occupy
his mind. and ne could think Of nothing
better than a fast horse to brace up his
health and give him excitement Of mind.
He has achieved all that he desired.
has won an envlable reputation on the
turf. and nearly every racing season
springs on the public an equine sensation.
lie was still young in the work Of breed
Ing trotters when Kinstress trotted 10 a
record Of 200 3-4. and il Is proverb
among horsemen that when one sees a
Pleasant Fields horse headed for the wire
he IS mt to go his miles, and Il Is very