The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
by l.. ID. SALE.

By l.. ID. SALE.
The curtain has been rung down on
Lexington for 1910 With weather 10
suit the occasion. every one interested
had right TO expect something out of
The common. and they have not been dis
appointed
The greatest light harness stallion of
all the ages since the morning stars sang
together. The Harvester, broke the two
mile trOtting record on Thursday. and the
greatest four-year-old dlly that the world
has yet seen. Joan. lowered all records
Tor aee for either mare, stallion. or geld
ing For sixteen years the worlds record
for four-year-olds has stood at 2:O6. made
by Fantasy daughter of Chimes. 2:S04.
For eighteen years the worlds two-mile
record stood at 4;l6A. made by Cresceus.
son OF Robert McGregor.
To-day the tWo-mile trotting record
stands az Aba, and the four-year-
mile record for all sexes stands at 2.O44
Each Of the record breakers traces 10
Hambletonial 10 paternally; The Har-
vester through ElecuoneeT. and Joan
through Dictator, Electioneer and Dicta-
Tor being sons Of Hambletonlan. Director
Spier, the sire OF Joan, is a son Of Di-
Tectum, 205A, the champion four year-Old
stallion Of his day. and Directum was a
son of Director. 2l5 and he by Dictator.
the unmarked brother Of Dexter. 2.I7H.
the champion gelding OF his day. The
Dictators have long been noted for their
racing qualities.
Director was a great race horse and
was raced numerically during all of his
racing career by his owner Monroe Sails
bury, the cruelest horse owner that ever
existed
With the season ended on the big tracks,
the sensational honors rest with the
Electioneers. but it is doubtful il they
are the largest money winners. The
house founded by George Wilkes. 2:22
Enthusiastically won the most money. as
usual In the matter OF extreme speed,
however, the Wilkes must take second
place to the Electioneers. as they have
been compelled TO do ever since the first
Electioneer faced a starter But no one
who owns Wilkes blood need be dis
heartened.
AS money winners the Wilkes are the
most useful, for there IS not race track
in the United States from which they are
absent during the racing season. and
they usually Ounumber the ElectlOneers
almost two 10 one.
The Four-county Fair. recently inaug-
urated at Laurel. has set a mark that
other county fairs in this section may
well try 70 emulate The track, although
new, is fast. and. as far as can be
learned. all the races over It were con-
Quoted under National Association rules
We are also Informed that the money
hung up was not divided In advance by
the horsemen as is too often the case
by fair associations IN this vicinity The
fields were extremely large, and the sport
was Of a higher order than expected.
Washington horses seem 10 have carried
of fully their share Of the prizes. on
Monday Lady Kushan got second money
in the 2:24 trot and a record of 2;23l4.
The three-year-old Palm Cozlne trotted a
trance fee. IN the 2:85 pace the same
day. Cora Virgins. for the first time.
earned winning brackets and got a mark
OF 2:29li
on Tuesday Won March headed the
summary in the 2:40 trot. and Country
Boy saved his entrance fee in the 2:20
trot In a field of good horses, where the
time was below 2:2l In the PIP pace on
Thursday Ed BALI got second money.
which was as good as Owner p. J.
O'Keefe expected. as the gelding has
been short of werk for several weeks,
while Sl1iddoo. the winner. has been
keyed up 10 concert pitch ever since the
racing season commenced.
Kushan and RUSSELL G. finished outside
the money in the 2I7 trot, but no one
acquainted with the condition of the two
horses expected anything different |
Kushan's place from now on Is in the
stud. from which he should never have
been taken. and that OF Russell G. is in
pasture for a long let-up. It Is worse
than folly-it is a erime-to race horses |
in their physical condition.
II is expected that some Of the horses
entered at Laurel VIII perform at Leon
ardtown either October II. IS, or 19
Horses can be shipped at 1880 a. m. Tues /
day. The Leonardtown plant Is one of
the finest small plants In Maryland The
track is fast. and when a horse has
earned money over it he gets all that is
coming 70 him. On Tuesday and Wednes- |
day there VIII be two running events in
addition 10 the light harness events. Ma !
poleon Plunkett, favorably known in this |
section. viii have charge Of the running
end of the racing. The citizens Of Leon /
ardtown are noted for their hospitality to
horsemen. and those who have once en- |
joyed It are liable TO return.
Harry F. Jones, the secretary Of the |
LeOnardtoWn track, is an up-to-date /
horseman and has done much fer the adj /
vancement of the course. Some of the /
best people in St Mary County are
members OF the racing association, and |
take pride in that fact The new $4,000 /
St Mary's Hotel is also up-to-date, and |
its managers know how TO treat guests.
October % and Z are dates set for the /
horse show AT the ball park In this city, |
and the managers thereof are working |
overtime. As heretofore stated, the Wash |
ington horse show is likely to develop into I
an International affair II Is along these /
lines that the present managers are work |
ing, and, as they have failed In nothing |
that they have undertaken up 10 date. /
they are quite liable to succeed in their /
undertaking in this particular project
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