The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-07

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stantine. won the stake in 1900. she win
ming the second, fifth. and sixth heats;
best time. 2:14N. In 1901 came across the
/ Pacific Slope fleet black ghost named
/ Eleata, one of the best four-year-olds
| that California-prOdigal as she is with
her great race horses-had thus far sent
| East to combat for purses and high
! honors. This black mare cut the record
so low in the third heat OF the race.
which she won in straight heats. that IL
/ stood for six years. Her first heat was
in PIP, her second in 2:ll. and her third
! in 2:0SA. II is worthy OF remark in
passing that the horse that won second
money In this event was the same old
Country Jay that surprised the world
very recently by trotting second to So
mona Girl at Kalamazoo in 2:OlH. and
then beating the California mare in the
/ second and third heats in the remarkable
time Of 2;O5A and 2:O51a. Eleata is now
staid brood mare. and Country jay now
fourteen years old, is. like Tennyson's
brook, going on, apparently forever.
In 1902 rhythmic so outclassed his field
that he won in the slow time of 2:1lk,
2:llk. and 2:l1%. In 1898 the gray gelding
John Taylor won the stake, the fastest
heat being in 2:lO14. Taylor became In
volved in a mixup in one heat, ran away,
and then came back and trimmed his
field. The succeeding winners Of the
stake are Stanley Dillon. Angle. Ann Dl-
rect. Sonoma Girl (whO set the stake
record at 2:O6l4). Spanish Queen. the rom
mare MargR. who won the stake in 1919.
and the winner of this year. Dude Arch
dale.
The mile trotted by the California-bred
sonoma Girl in her famous duel with
High Ball still stands: but there can be
no question that II there had been any
thing in her field TO have driven out
Dude Archdale last Wednesday at De-
troit, a new record would have been es-
tablished for the famous stake.
a feature worthy Of attention in con-
nection with all high-class stakes is that
commercialism ranks second in the as
pirations Of true spOrtsmen and all high
class breeders. The poorest owner of a
hIgh-class mare may aspire to breeding
something worthy Of winning the stake,
and frequently does breed a winner. After
the fOal is developed there are plenty
Of rich men throughout the United States
who are looking for something by which
they may win the classic NJ. & NJ or
the Chamber of Commerce stakes. or the
Pennsylvania. at Lexington. Ky. and
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for the prospect. Ordinarily, the men
who purchase place the purse second to
the honor Of winning And this is sports
manship Of the right sort
This is the spirit that lifts the turf
above the sOrdidness that prevails in so
many instances. and places the sport OF
racing on high plane. Men who look
on a race course as a place on which
gambling may be carried on, and who look
upon the race horse as a mere gambling
implement, are no credit to the turf. but
rather a curse put upon a sport that fur
nishes innocent pleasure to millions OF
people in every State on this broad con-
tinent
And it may be said here, for the benefit
Of those persons who believe that the
moral sense Of the people of the United
States is dulled, that Il is degenerating.
that il is not keenly alive and not ready
to assert itself for righteousness sake;
that it is not keenly alive to the abuses
that have crept into the turf year after
year until they have Slapped its useful
ness. need only have their attention
turned to the State of New York, where,
Il Is stated. every race track in the Com
monwealth devoted 10 the running game
will be closed September 1 because Of
the law against betting a law upheld by
majority of the inhabitants of the
State.
II the men who are plotting TO estab-
lish a running game at Upper Marlboro
are doing so with the expectation OF
making it a merry-gO-round. such as ex-
lists in sections south of the Potomac. and
for the mere pleasure Of setting up a
gambling institution pure and simple.
they will soon find the people Of Mary
land after them. horse and dragon, as
soon as the Maryland legislature con-
venes. II is understood at this point
that the prime movers In the affair have
been denied a charter by the National
Jockey Club. and II is further understood
at this point that the club has served
notice on every horse owner who enters
and races at Marlboro that he and his
horse will be outlawed by so doing.
If the governor Of Maryland is Of the
right sort he will seek lawful means to
put down every attempt to establish a
resort for gamblers in Prince George
County. whether the attempt is made at
the ancient town Of Upper Marlboro or
elsewhere. II is only by rigid action in
this case that the sport Of racing can
be long maintained in the State of Mary
land
With Manuella. Gallant Maid, and
Kushan, all owned by z. F. Hall, Of this
city. and Ed. BALI. owned by p. ].
O'Keefe. also of Washington. a good
sized section Of interest is taken from
the Sansbury track Miss Hobson and
Alto Dewey are enjoying a vacation, but
may be taken up later on. If the mem
bers of Motifs string round to in time
they will start In at Leonardtown, work
their way 20 Marlboro. and then swing
round to Rockville and make a try in the
classes offered by the Montgomery Coun-
" Fair Association. The latest intelll-
gence from the Rockville track is TO the
effect that a dozen horses are already in
training there, and that a bunch of run
ners is expected this week for the pur-
pose of working over the course.
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