The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
FORM new CIRCUIT
Revival Of Interest in TrOt-
ting in the South.
EIGHT WEEKS OF RACING
An Interesting Three-cOrnered Two
year-OId FiIly Event Arranged fox
July 4-Carricita and EmarystOne
Matched 10 Race Next Tuesday.
Other News Of Horses.

A new harness horse racing associa-
ton. which indicates that the South is
TO become an important section Of the
country In trotting and pacing affairs.
was recently organized at Roanoke, va
The circuit takes In eleven cities and
towns-Galax, Radford, Tazeweu. ROa-
noke. and Lynchburg. We: Winston
Salem. Greensboro. Raleigh. and Char
lotte. n. c.; Columbia. S. c.. ana Angus
IA Ca
On the circuit this year there will be
forty-eight days Of racing, and $4,000
viii be distributed among owners who
race horses there. OF this amount S22.-
900 viii be given In stakes. and SIS 900 in
purses, for trotters and PAGERS, and the
remainder, $2O.oo0. viii De given for run
ming events
-Four stake events Of $500 each wiz be
given al each point on the circuit. and
they viii ali be uniform as 20 class.
They are for 2.15 ard 2;22 PAGERS, and
21S and 2.24 trotters- The purse races
will be for 500 each. The running events
win call for purses OF from 500 to 500
each.
The birth of this organization has
pleased the half-mile ring followers
throughout the East and South The
dates for racing VII not conflict with
those Of the new Ohio, West Virginia
Pennsylvania, and Maryland circuit and
this fact Is gratifying 20 all concerned.
Owners Of several Washington stables
have determined 70 give their support TO
the Virginia-Caroiinas and Georgia en-
terprise. The president Of the circuit or
ganization IS Capt sam Walton. the
wealthy lumberman Of Fails Mills. Va.
and the secretary is Conrad Giesen, Of
Roanoke.
". l. Rhodes, formerly OF Washing
ton. and familiarly known 70 horsemen
here as Dusty" Rhodes. started this
seasons campaign at the Gentlemen's
Driving Park. Baltimore. and viii fol-
low the Ohio. West Virginia. Pennsyl-
vania. and Maryland circuit 10 the end.
Dusty stin has Hollock n, 2.09A. ST
PISA. and a half dozen other
record horses In hand. but the star o. his
band is believed 10 be the green PAGER.
Marcy Wilkes. Rhodes bought this mare
I'VE years old. from Western parties
about three months ago. paying the
round sum Of a.o00 for her Marcy
Wilkes Is q beautiful bay with flowing
name and tail. and works Ike q veteran.
She has never turned around in race,
but IS said 70 be able 10 pace II 200.
Dusty has named her Ia an OF the
stake events On the circuit that she Is
eligible 20. The next most attractive
one in this stable Is BervaldO. the bay
gelding that Rhodes won a qualifying
heat with in last years Readviue SO 900
Derby. In that event BeryaIdo trored
q mile and a quarter in 2.451., and a
mile In 2:oS9s. but this did not constitute
a record and he IS still eligible 20 the
2:2o class.
The Javins Brothers, OF this city have
sent the trotting stallion. Montana Guard.
PIN, and the green pacing mare, Bonnie
Lassie. 10 Charles Atkinson. the Balu-
more trainer and driver Bonnie Lassis
Is q sOrrel. BY Bedw0rth. jr., 2.05ls. She
was named 10 start IN the PA pace AZ
the GenJlemens Driving Park. but was
not IN form and was drawn Henry Cop
erthite's Ada D, 2:l5is. did rot get 20
start because OF constant rain. and was
shipped back 70 BurSs.
The match race for $50 between Jennie
Blue. owned by E. 2. Han. and Maid or
Dundee. owned by Maurice Joyce. has
been declared of. and a three-cornered
affair arranged for 500 q corner. Jennie
Blue and Maid Of Dundee are two-year-
bids, and the third starter In the coming
event viii be bay Oily Of that age
owned BY Charley Mott The race Is 10
take place at Burks or the Fourth OF
July. II win be mile heats. best two IN
.hree. and there is a lot OF money 10 be
had on the proposition that no heat wiz
be won In slower time than go The
Hall ana Mott fllies are now being
rained at BrightwoOd- Maid Of Dundee
S in the hands Of AlonzO COrbln at
3urks.
". E. Miller now owns the trotting
yelding. The Brewer. 2.2lH. Mr.. Miller
raded two brood mares. each with
,olt by her side. for The Brewer, re-
.eiving also a money consideration from
he Javins Brothers. The Brewer viii be
rained and raced this fall
The Merchants and Manufacturers
5take for trotters and the Chamber Of
Commerce for PAGERS. 70 be decided at
Detroit next month, are now absorbing
he attention Of harness horse men
throughout the land In the NJ aQd n.
3isa. in the stable Of Walter Cox. Of
n. H. seems to be favorite,
While Star Patchen, son Of the great
Toe Patchen, looks to be the goods for
he great pace. He can now negotiate
niles around 2:04. and Is without a mark
7e is said TO be the image Of his famous
laddy.
William L. Jones. who a few years
1go trained and raced horses n vir-
dnla. Maryland. and the District Of Co
umbia, and who Is wen known 20 about
very turfman In this part OF the coun-
~, is now secretary Of the Les Angeles
Driving Club. and also the Los Angeles
Harness Horse Association, which or
,anization win give a meeting under the
jurisdiction OF the California trotting
.ircuit July l4-l7.
The trotting mare, Carrieita. PIX. and
he pacing gelding. Emarystone. 2:1sH.
nave been matched to race three heats
y FIVE at Forrestville, Nd, next Tuesday,
or a stake Of 500.
". J. Andrews has sent all OF John E.
harness horses. with the ex-
.eption OF Brighton. to Hartford Brigh-
on IS stin AT Detroit, where he viii be
started In the NJ and NJ
Full Marathon Distance.
sporting Editor The Washington Herald:
I am referred to you 10 settle a dis
lute