The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
ByL. D. SALE.

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Daniels, OF Berwyn. on Wednesday last.
alleged price $500 Mr.. Daniels has pur-
chased the sorrel PAGER for matinee and
general racing purposes. and the consen-
sus Of opinion among local horsemen is
that he has got good horse for a rea-
sonable sum of money. Mr.. Lincoln pur-
chased the sorrel gelding during the
early part of last fall in Philadelphia
from the Charles McDermott consign-
ment,
His debut here was made at the. Open
Ing of the new Speedway, under the tn
telage of John O. Gheen, and he made a
favorable impression. At the formal
opening of the Speedway for the matinee
season of 1910 he won the free-for-all In
an impressive manner, since which time
he has been used on the road by Mr..
Jones. who has had him in charge for
Mr. Lincoln.
Mr.. COnnors. of Harpers Ferry. was in
town last week in search OF a racing
prospect. He saw and liked Mr.. Louis
Hodges sorreI trotting mare Flexina
better than anything he saw but an
offer for her OF $500 on the part OF Mr.
Connors seemed TO have no attraction
for Mr.. Hodges, as he has a standing
offer of $1,000 from prominent member
of the Drivers and Riders Association.
1t is now believed that even an offer Of
$3.50 for the handsome mare would not
cause Mr.. Hodges TO part with her.
Few persons are aware that Mr.
Hodges has another prospective trotter
in a three-year-old gelding owned by
him. as he has not been nth disposed
10 discuss him for publication The sire
Of the youpgster is Don Cozine. 2:l0. by
Gambetta Wilkes. PISA his dam being
the noted road mare May T, once owned
by Harry Lansdale, and now the prop
erty OF Mr.. Hodges The gelding is said
10 be very promising 81 the trot. and, as
a matter OF fact Mr. Hodges has a right
10 believe that the youngster viii be
something out OF the common. May 7.
was bred in Westmoreland County Va,
the birthplace Of three Presidents-Wash-
ington, Monroe, and Madison, the latter
having been born at Port Conway while
his mother was on a visit 70 her parents,
who resided at that point when the in
teresting event took place.
Westmoreland Is also the county In
which all the Lees who took prominent
parts in the Revolutionary war were born,
with the single exception Of Light Horse
Harry a cousin, who was born at Dunn
fries, in Stafford County. The late Rob-
ert E. Lee also first saw the light OF day
in Westmoreland. in the historic mansion
known as "Stratford Hall" which still
stands, in quite excellent repair.
May rs granddam was a daughter OF
- - 4
when the war between the States broke
out in 1861 was ridden by her then owner.
a native of WestmOreland. all the way
from Kentucky to that county. where he
enlisted in a company Of Confederate
cavalry. She was continuously ridden in
all of Stuarts raids and battles; was at
Appomattox when the late Fitzhugh Lee
cut his way through the Union lines and
escaped scot free with her MASTER on her
back The. mare and her owner did not
halt untifThey were back in old West
moreland again, where she was eventu-
ally bred and produced several fOals. one
being the mother OF May T.
Some fifteen years ago or more May T.
was purchased in Westmoreland by F. p.
Lafferty, OF this city, then a distin-
guished light-harness horseman, and was
raced quite successfully by him In spite
OF the fact that she possessed a good
deal OF hot thoroughbred blood close up.
About ten years ago May T. took a rec
ord against time over the BrightwoOd
track Of 2:90, driven by Thomas Cannon,
and could have trotted close to 2-25 on
good mile track on that day had she
been specially prepared for the effort.
Soon after her arrival here the mare was
purchased at a long price by Harry
Lansdale from Mr. Lafferty, who drove
her on the road. With the single excep-
ton Of the bob-tsled. blaze-face Victor
Anderson mare. so long a prominent fig
uTe on our streets on account of her
gamey appearance and bold, upheaded,
and determined way Of going. no animal
ever attracted quite as much attention as
Mat T. She was a mans horse" every
day she was harnessed, and it is doubt
full IL any other man but Mr.. Lansdale
would have ventured to have held the
reins over her. A giant in size and
strength. it was a mans work even for
him to guide and hold her. May T. is
now upward OF twenty-three years old.
and she Is as upheaded and game as
ever
The Victor Anderson mare, with which
she is so frequently compared, suceumbed
three years ago, she falling dead in the
traces on Fourteenth street in Mount
Pleasant. She left but one descendant, a
bay geldiEs. now four years old. marked
like his mother possessing ali Of his
dams characteristics, and is by Hobson.
that as a three-year-old paced a mile in
a race in els. The gelding is now the
property of the writer of this column.
Timothy Dunworth's Gentle John has
gone TO grass. This is much better than
going to the dogs or somewhere else. The
long-continued bad weather, with no
chance of getting a few races under the
black gelding's belt. decided Mr.. Dun
worth to turn him out for month, give
him a rest and some of natures food.
Back TO nature" is Mr. Dunworth's
motto, and many a good horse owned at
the Nations Capital would be a better
racing prospect IL he was given a like
let-up occasionally and turned out to
Craze.
The week past has cast all the trainers
in this, bailiwick into the depths of de-
spair. All that Corbin, at st. Asaph and
Mott. at the Sansbury track. Forestville.
have been able to accomplish in the way
OF training was jogging on the road. and,
as matter Of fact. but little Of that
could be done on account of frequent
showers. Sometimes a rainfall is the
best thing that can happen to horses in
training, especially after a long spell of
sood weather and when the horses have
been pretty thoroughly drilled out and
become partly baked inside. The rest
and the rain seem TO invigorate them as
nothing else can.
Dr. Sansbury, owner of the ForestviIle
track, places his card for his Fourth of
July meet in the hands Of the public to-
day The doctor has pat a good deal OF
thought, care, and labor into the card
and gives the impression that 1t is the
best ne has yet conceived. One thing the
doctor has decided to do 10 the future
eliminate motorcycle races, he deeming
them too dangerous for life and limb on
q race track Thai tta,- gre irtoro.cta-.o-