The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-28


Il is to be regretted that our own local
horses have not been as conspicuous in
these events as every patriotic citizen OF
the District would wish J. c. Motifs
stable went to pieces early in the season.
partly through errors in training. and
partly. because things beyond his control
interviewed. Alonzo Corbln has also had
his troubles, some Of which were also
beyond his control from the outset. and
some Of which came TO him through err
rors Of judgment.
Trainers and horses have their of
years. and the best stables in the land
as far as breeding and speed are con
cerned. have their of years. The racing
season. as far as our local horses are
concerned. is young; they have had but
few races to leg them up and It is not
improbable that later on they will race
better and improve IN speed. They have
been up against a lot OF good horses
indeed better than the average at this
early season OF the year, horses that FIVE
years ago and in fact three years ago
would have been considered Of Grand
Circuit caliber.
The march of the American light har-
ness horse is onward and upward Each
succeeding year we find him improving
in speed and racing qualities. due 10
scientific breeding. The two-minute mark
has already been reached and passed the
present season. without artificial appli-
ances. at the trot by geldIng, Uhlan,
1854. and, when the Harvester. 2.O2, is
turned for the two-minute mark on some
NJ day. no one who has followed that
wonderful five-year-old stallion doubts
that he will place the stallion record at
two minutes for the mile. and may pos
sibly shade it a trife
Thus far ne has not been specially
trained for such supreme effort. and it
Is quite probable that Mr.. Geers will not
ask the question OF the great son Of Wal
nut Hall and Notelet. by AIolSe. until
Columbus or Lexington is reached.
Those who follow the Hght-harness
horse if they have paid the attention to
blood lines which they should. cannot
have failed to be impressed with the po-
tency OF the EIecuoneer- Wilkes cross.
Those gentlemen. who breed or buy in
Discriminatory, and who do not sit de-
liberately down and try to solve other
problems I'm their business. have no right
to complain IL they do not succeed in
breeding or owning extreme speed. Other
combinations OF blood lines produce ex-
IRENE speed occasionally, but none with
the uniformity Of an Elecuoneer and
Wilkes cross.
Dan Patch 1:55ls. is an inbred wilkes.
Lou Dillon, 1:5Slz. is a Strathmore. and
carries no Wilkes blood. Major Delmar.
l:59A. is an ElectiOneer. Uhlan, 1854 TO
sulkey and 2:0l to wagon, is Electioneer
and Wilkes. and The Harvester, 2:O2 Is
also Electloneer and Wilkes Audubon
Boy. 1884, is an inbred Wilkes. and Star
Pointer. 1.5ej7. is an inbred Hal In the
maternal line The Harvester is an inbred
Wilkes, for the dam of Walnut Hall.
POSE. was By Red Wilkes: while
MokO, sire OF The Harvester's dam. is
by Baron Wilkes. His maternal founda-
tiOnal crosses run 10 Mambrino Chief, Il:
Almont, 90; Mambrino Patchin, IS: Strath-
more. Harris Hambletonian, and Pan
coast, ANA.
The dam Of Bingen. 2:os14, sire Of Uhlan.
was Young Jim. by George Wilkes. 1t
will be noted. in passing. that Electioneer
now leads all two-minute sires at the
trot. while George Wilkes leads al two
minute sires at the pace: and back Of
all stand those grand old sires Of trot-
tiers, Hambletonan. 10. and Mambrino
Chief. H. ltneal descendants Of Imported
Messenger, running bred.
This week. all OF the horses connected
with the Eastern Grand Circuit viii be
at Readville, where they will be joined
By horses that have not thus far per-
formed in public the present year. Rec
ord-brealdng crowds will doubtless be
present TO see some Of the best and most
exciting racing OF the season. Numerous
fast and well-bred youngsters will con-
test for the futurity stakes. which are
well filled, and the American Derby alone
Will be worth travelling hundreds Of miles
to witness. Notwithstanding the preJu-
dices Of the early Puritans against all
kinds OF sports, their descendants dearly
love the American trotter: and, now that
amid New Englands bleak and barren
hills and cold climate a champion has
been bred. they will surely turn out to
do him honor
For many generations II was held that
only in as mild climate as exists in
Kentucky with the latter's limestone
land and bluegrass. could record break
ers be bred The fallacy OF that doc
trine has recently been established.
From Baltimore. our local horses will
be shipped to Rockville for the Mont
gomery County annual fair meeting.
Some OF the horses that have been racing
at the Gentlemens Driving Park. during
the past week. will be present. and our
local horses will have to fight desperate
ly 10 carry on the honors Of the day. It
is understood that owing to the con-
unuous hammering Of The washington
Herald the managers Of the fair assoc
ciation have conceded one polnt-tbey
have decided 10 give a class for youngs-
ters. Next year we hope to see them
go one step farther and give a two-year-
old trot a two-yesr-old pace. a three
year-old trot. and a three-year-oId pace.
and thus encourage the breeders OF Mary
land and parts contiguous thereto
II the association does this It will be
doing its duty and thus carry out the
spirit which should animate all agri-
cultural fair associations. Youngsters.
bred as they are to-day, have an earning
capacity that in some instances. exceeds
that Of aged horses The entries usual
ly pay for the stakes, for breeders fall
over each other in making nominations.
Jacob l.. Butt. proprietor OF Button