Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
LOCAL NEWS OF THE
HARNESS HORSES
Trainers Busy With Trotters
and PAGERS for CON-
ing Season.
Nv L. ID. Sale.

BY L. D. Sale.
From every quarter OF the United States
where a training camp Is located comes
the intelligence that the season Of 1909
will be the banner year in the history OF
the light harness horse. The demand
for the horse that can go out and do
things was never more inslstent. nor were
prices for the same ever higher since the
historical panic of the early nineties. AS
proof that the light harness industry is
now on a solid basis one has only to
turn to the reports of the salesrinss dur
ing the winter just past and to the ad-
vertising columns of the numerous turf
papers of the country.
II will be within the limits Of truth to
say that more light harness horses will
be bred during the season OF 1900 than in
any previous season. and this in spite OF
the fact that anti-betting laws are in
force in numerous states where the breed
ing interests are strongest. This is evil
dence that breeders and horsemen gen.
orally are becoming reconciled to the
laws now on the statute books. and that
in the future there will be more sentiment
and less of commercialism in racing sport.
In the great chain of mile rings connected
with the grand circuit bookmaking will!
be permitted only at Detroit and kalama-
ZOO Nevertheless, the purses offered by
the associations of other cities connected
with the grand circuit will not be cut.
Readville flashes up with a thirty-five-
thousand-dollar purse thandicap) for trot-
tiers and a f1fteen-thousand-dol handi-
cap for PAGERS, and then. as If to crown
Its belief that the bookmaker is not the
whole peach to racegoers, offers to horse
men ten-thousand-dollar purse for free
for-allers.
Local Activity.
In the District Of Columbia and its en-
virons there was never greater activity
In horse circles. Javins Brothers, who
own farm a few miles north of Wash
ington. in Montgomery county. have re-
Gently constructed a very handsome half
mile track on their land and expect to
open it to the public Decoration day
They will give another meeting July 4
and matinees every two weeks during the
racing season. Clarence Moore of this
city. who recently purchased the Ray
farm of 80 acres near Forest Glen. Md,
intends to devote the same to breeding
purposes. He has not exactly decided
to what lines he will turn his attention.
He is inclined to favor at present the
breeding of cross-country animals, and
possibly later on he may purchase some
brood mares and breed some trotters.
Frank Tippett, q successful business
man of South Washington. has just con-
cluded the purchase of q stock farm near
Upper Marlboro. Prince George county,
which he will devote to the breeding of
trotters. A half-mile track will. In the
course of time. be constructed for the
purpose of educating the youngsters of
characteristic enterprise, will build a
stem from his farm to connect with the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad in order to facilitate the
transportation of products to and from
his farm. Mr. Tippett is busy at present
in getting his farm In shape for his
breeding venture. Last fall he purchased
the handsome and highly bred stallion
Red Princeps. by the famous sire Red
Medium, 2.23A, a son of Red Wilkes, Red
Princeps. dam being by the celebrated
Princeps. and this valuable young sire
will head his stud for the present.
Euys Alto Dewey.
E. F. Hall. a prominent Capitol Hill
business man. is also going into the
breeding Of trotters extensively. He al
ready has upward OF twenty head of
brood mares. stations and young things
informed on his farm of go acres at
Bealeton. Va, on the Southern road, and
last week purchased at a long price, of
Col. Laughlin of Fredericksburg, Va. the
highly bred colt Alto Dewey, by Ad-
miral Dewey. 2.O43. dam by Palo Alto.
time. This young stallion will eventually
head the Hall stock farm at Bealeton
Br1ghtwood track having been practi-
cally abandoned by local horsemen for
training purposes. the Copperthite track
at Burke. Va, is now the point of in
terest In this section. Seventeen horses
are already being logged over the track
daily, and ten more trOtters and PAGERS
are expected the early part of the pres
ent week. The Burke plant is the most
complete for the purpose for which 1t was
constructed within fifty miles of Washing
ton. The track proper Is on a meadow
bottom. and the soil Is of such a charac-
ter as to make it easy to keep in order
The turns are well thrown up. and, while
it is not as yet the fastest track in the
country. 1t is one of the very best in the
country to train horses over, on account
Of it's elasticity and the manner in which
it Is kept The stablng comprises fifty
stalls, and recently Mr.. Copperthite erect
ed in connection with them an awning of
wood ten feet in width and running the
entire length of the row of stalls. to
shelter horses and men from the sun and
rain In order to accommodate trainers
and other guests at the track Mr.. Cop
perthite has just completed hotel =.
by 60 feet just inside the main entrance
to the track. 1t contains fourteen Sleep
ing rooms and every convenience known
to modern hotel keeping.
Buckles Fine Track.
MT COppeTlNlte, WHO IdnCeO III wash
ington upward of twenty-five years ago
with just $3.50 In his purse. and who now
ranks among the successful business men
of the National capital. has spent several
thousands of dollars at Burke and has
been of great financial aid to that town
in his enterprises. The track at Burke.
constructed in 1903. has been a financial
success from the start. the crowds at
tending the events offered being unprece-
dented In this section for purely trot-
ting track. Last Labor day upward of
1900 paid admissions passed the gates of
the track. The track will be opened to
the public formally May 81. A meeting
will also be given July and Labor day.
In October Mr.. Copperthite will inaugur-
ate a three days agricultural fair, the
first to be held in Fairfax county in its
long and eventful history.
AonZo Corbin of this city Is at the
track with seven trotters and PAGERS. and
others will be added to his string during
the week Among the trotters in his
string are Harry L., b. &. 90 by Governor
Stanford. owned by Harry Dudley of
Washington: Gibson 60, b. g. by Worth
Ter son Of Advertiser. owned by r. Rap
ley of Montgomery county. and an I'M
named bay mare by Austral, the property
of Frank Grove of Washington. All of
the horses named are green ones and
In the pacing division is the celebrated
Charley Hal, 2.O6A. by Star Hal. also a
great PAGER. owned by Frank Grove; l.. j.
X. the famous local sdewheeler with
mark of 2.16A and a trial Of 2.O9A. owned
by Patrick O'keefe OF this city: Miss Hob
son. a green pacing filly by Hobson.
which is very fast and is owned by j. J.