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

through another transformation. For The
past four years the association has been
in rather a languid condition The re-
cent meeting has inspired the horscmen
and breeders OF ST Marys with fresh
hope. and they now feel encouraged TO
go forward, instead Of dlsbanding, as
was the intention few weeks ago Fresh
blood and younger blood have been
drawn into the association. until now
the affairs or the association are con
Quoted with a vim, enthusiasm, tudg-
ment and energy that is highly com
mendable, and which must eventually be
OF inealculable advantage 10 the breed
ing and horse interests OF the county.
To Harry NJ. Jones. a young and up-to-
date business man OF Leonardtown. is
TO be given much credit for plac-
ing the association on its feet. Others
who have given him valuable assistance
are Frank c. Combs. who imported the
successful sire. Don Cozine. 2:l0. into the
county: Joseph Mattingly. president Of
the ST. Marys County Racing ASsocia-
alton. wealthy pSnter and an enthusi-
astic light-harness horseman: Harry
Bowling, formerly Of this city who IS
now training and driving horses for
amusement as well as profit in Leonard
town; William V. Waters, a planter. an
old horseman. and a crack amateur driver.
J. F. Goldsborough. another large planter,
who in doing his teamwork uses nothing
but thoroughbred running horses, and says
that they can DO more work than the half
breds or cOarser kind, and, last but not
least, George Hardsworth. formerly Of
Defiance. Ohio. and owner and breeder
Of Palm CoZine and the Wolverine. two
colts that any man might be proud to
own.
Another ardent norseman's trainer and
driver in Leonardtovn Is A. L. PiiNing-
ton, owner Of the fast colt Russell
Cozine, who will De heard from the
near future. NJ, Pnkington trained the
twO-year-old Wolverine for his recent en-
gagements, and made him the best colt
OF his age in St Marys County.
st. Marys County is the banner county
OF Southern Maryland IN the matter OF
well-bred horsenesh. The inhabitants OF
the county are the descendants OF that
colony that Lord Baltimore planted in
Maryland in 1902, and Leonardtown is
the oldest incorporated town in Mary
land Those who came over with Lord
Baltimore brought with them the sport
loving instincts OF their Anglo-Saxon an
cestors. The foundational blood Of the
horse kind OF the county Is the old Eng
lish thoroughbred. On this has. from
time 20 time, been piled trotting crosses.
thus building up an enduring breed Of
horse.
OF late years the blood Of Orange Bios
som, through HIS sons. Garrison. Happy
Russell, and Don Cozine. has been min
gled with what came before. until at the
present time St Marys County is one OF
the principal marts in Maryland for the
sale of good horses Within the mast
twelve months have been imported into
the county Lord Bingen. by Bingen,
2:O6I4 dam by Allerton, 2.09h. and. with
in the past two years. Bedworth. tr.
2;22'4. dam by Constantine. 2:l2A The.
former is owned by +. c. Combs and the
latter by Harry NJ. Jones. and they can
not fail to improve the stock of the
county.
Harry Bowling, trainer and driver OF
Bedworth. jr-, arrived In the city Fri
day morning from Leonardtown. and left
for Rockville Saturday morning. his
string being Bedworth. jr.. 2:22H: Rus
sell Cozine. 8. 2:54s4. and Wolverine. 2
2:49. Bedworth is entered m the 2.lS
trot at Rockville and the free-for-an
and Russell Cozine and Wolverine. In the
colt race.