The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-23

also secretary OF the st. Marys County
Racing Association.
]. c. Mott. of Washington. who raced
Russell G.. Palm Cozine, and The VOL
VERNE at Leonardtown. left this morning
by boat for some OF the fairs in the Vir-
ginia tidewater country He win strike
In first at Mathews. Va: viii GO
thence 10 Heathsvilie, and from the last
named point TO Kimarnock. Va. and
hopes to wind up at Hillsgroye. r. l.
w. +. Miller has also taken his string
to the points named, they consisting OF
Axis, Bosky, and Tuscarora. Mr.. Miller
VIII return home when the fairs end. The
towns named give three weeks Of racing.
Napoleon Plunkett and Mathew Myer.
of Washington, we're IN evidence at
Leonardtown during the week with some
good runners. The string consisted of
Elaborate, Goldle B., Special License, and
Azure Maid. The gentlemen named re-
turned TO Washington with their horses
on Friday morning by boat. Messrs.
Plunkett and Myers won the good Will of
the people OF ST. Mary's during their visit
by their square dealing and willingness to
entertain the crowd. which was especially
large on Wednesday.
The way the trotters have been tumbling
into the 2:i0 charmed circle since the
season opened compels those who are
Interested TO sit up and take notice. -
to last week forty-seven entered the 2:10
list, and possibly few more may be
rounded up before the end OF another
week. The season. on the other hand.
has been an exceedingly lean one for
three-year-od PAGERS Leftwich and
Twinkling Dan have been about the only
two that have distinguished themselves,
and they have not shown much In the
way OF extreme speed. The new hopples
rule, If rigidly enforced, win drive a large
number Of young PAGERS out OF business
during the next two years. a
-
When E. f. Hall went over TO Stony
Ford, Orange County, n. Y. some three
years ago or more, and brought back
with him a field OF youngsters by Austral,
little was thought of the venture by
local horsemen. II is true that Manu-
ella was at the time the most promising
three-year-old PAGER owned IN this Sec
tions but one swallow does not make
summer. and the wise ones thought the
purchases were largely speculative. As
a matter OF fact, they were.
Up TO date however, not a single
youngster brought 10 the District OF CO.
lumbia from Stony Ford has turned out
badly, In fact, IS per cent OF them have
made good. and those that are not racing
good this year may do SO next Nearly
all Of the young things purchased by Mr..
Hall at the place named are in the hands
Of others. One of the very best mares
that he parted with recently was the bay
mare, Sweetheart, owned by win Nc
Henry. Ssf went a stif hve-heat race
Of her winning heats were around 2.l4
and Ella She would. another year. II
well cared for. easily enter the 2:10 list.
And speaking OF Mr.. Halls venture OF
some years ago. the time has about ar
rived when several Neutrality-suspicious.. II
they intend 10 stay in the game and keep
up with the procession of fast ones, will
be compelled 10 go to the sales rings or
elsewhere and bring home some fresh,
young, and fashionable blood The sea-
son Just closed has demonstrated that
the horses owned here that have been
racing this year will not do 20 go with
very far from the boundary lines Of the
District OF Columbia II is a painful
thing TO say, and doubtless painful for
horse owners 20 read; but such is the
solemn fact.
When a horse owner finds that he Is IN
bad he Will save himself expense and
much humiliation If he unloads quickly.
even # the unloading Is at a substantial
loss By using good judgment he may
reeoup his losses IN other directions.
Some of the best-bred horses IN the
United States viii, In a few weeks. 90
under the hammer In New York.
The good ones will, of course, go high,
but better pay q high price for a horse
that promises 10 go out and bring home
the money than winter one or two no.
account ones With one or two excep-
ions, the race horses owned here will
not do. We need here something that
will give the National Capital a reputa-
ion abroad and make the City OF Wash
ngton talked about