The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-10
SPEEDWAY RACES
DRAW Big CROWD
Miss ArcOla Wins Feature
Event of Card.
PONY DAsHEs ARE CLASSY
Attract Considerable At
tentton fn Both CIasses-Dr. Chase
Cleans Up His Field in the Class
A Trot-Foxy Grnttan Springs "A
Big Surprise and Wins.
By L. d. SALE.

More than LOCO persons from the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Maryland. and Viz
ginia assembled at the Potomac Speed
way yesterday afternoon, in which a
large number of women and children
were In evidence. and saw Peter Lotus
Miss Arcola. 2:15l4, trim E. F. Halls
Manuella. 2:07ll, in the free-for-ar pace;
saw old Harry Madden defeat a good
and fast field of horses in the Glass A
pace; saw Or. Chase put II al over his
field in the Class a trot. and also saw
what was not on their programmes
Foxy Grattan win over a pretty good
field OF local trotters.
Although our local horses were beaten
in this event, none of them was dis
graeed, for Foxy is well named and has
wealth Of speed on tap.
The story Of the afternoon in detail
may prove interesting to racegoers. The
first race called was between Manuella
and Miss Arcola, Red Rock and Maj.
Purcell declining the issue. Miss AreoIa
led Manuella at the wire in the first heat
by sulky length, the last named going
To a bad break near the finish. Com
plant was made TO the judges that Miss
Arcola carried the Hall mare wide while
coming down the stretch. but the judges
decided 10 let the race go as IT was
finished. Peter LOTUS Miss Arcola's
driver. was. however. cautioned. In the
second heat the contest was close the
entire half mile between the two great
mares, Manuella getting the decision by
neck. Ia the third and final heat Man
uella was unsteady near the finish, and
Miss Areola finished In front by two
sulky lengths
Class a Pace Exciting.
The Class A pace excited much interest
on the part Of the spectators. The field
comprised Bedford Boy. Harry Madden.
Robin Hood. Black Patchin, and Fair
Nancy. II was good bunch OF PAGERS.
and Robin Hood led ii CALAMITY TO the
wire in the first heat in fast time In
the second Harry Madden took up the
gage of battle and finished up the race
in straight heats. but not without a hot
contest. Black Patchin made a great
showing following his long let-up.
In the Glass ~ tr0t the contestants
were Country Boy. Dr. Chase. Lady
Kushan, and Gallant Maid. 1t was a field
Of as high a class matinee trotters as
can be found in most any city. The wise
ones present Were of the opinion that the
battle for supremacy would be between
Gallant Maid and Dr. Chase, and so it
proved. The Maid was not as good as
she had shown herself to be on previous
occasions, and the Doctor proved TO be her
master.
Before the next matinee takes place.
which will be held on the afternoon OF
November l6, the daughter OF Gallant
Boy may possibly round 20 and reverse
the verdict Of yesterday. Lady Kushan
made an excellent showing. In the sec
ond heat Country Boy exhibited a sur
prising turn of speed by driving Chase
out in 1:oS IL.
Berka. Gentle John. Prince George,
Hazel Bell. and Foxy Grattan were the
candidates that faced the starter in the
Glass B trot The Grattan gelding proved
the best OF his field He was chased
out the first heat in l:o9ls by Hazel Belle,
the second heat in 1:l0lz by Gentle John,
and the third heat in I'll by the black
gelding. who has been in from pasture
only two weeks. Berka seemed tied up
and could not untraek herself Prince
George was unsteady. The first heat was
a dead one between Prince George and
Berka.
The pony races scheduled drew a large
number of women and children 10 the
track. The events We're divided into two
classes-big and little ponies-and all Of
the fields were large. The first time down
it was a running match in both classes.
In the second attempt the midgets were
a trifie more steady. Miss Olive Brown
won the big pony prize with Prince and
Miss Marion Cecilia Goodacre won the
little pony prize with Shamrock. The
time of the heat in the big pony class
was 81 seconds. The winner in the little
pony class covered the 800 yards dis
lance in SSi1 seconds.
Judges Are Capable.
The judges In the pony class were Miss
Mildred r. Hoge, Miss Ruth Curtis, and