The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27
BY L. d. SALE.
Weather, and then more weather.

weather, and then more weather.
This has been the condition OF things
in this latitude during the past week.
Possibly another month will pass be-
fore the trainers in this section OF the
country viii be able to give their charges
regular jogging exercise, Down in Ma
con, Ga, Selma, Ala, Memphis, Tenn.
and other points South. horses intended
for the races of 1910 have been regularly
logged ali the winter through, and are
now being given quite good deal of
stiff work
This fact explains why it is that when
they come up into this section they are
able TO carry away with them the larger
share Of the early seasons purses. Too
frequently horses owned in Washington,
Baltimore, aud Philadelphia are given a
hurried preparation and steered up
against them. and are knocked out before
the racing season fairly begins.
We are beginning 70 have some pretty
classy horses IN and about Washington.
and they are also beginning to be pretty
widely scattered The Hall string OF last
season. which was the best. taken as a
whole, ever owned at this point as well
as the largest, may be in other hands be-
fore the season is far advanced. George
Goodacre's Doctor Chase is unquestion-
ably a high-class trOtter, and there is no
good reason 10 disbelieve that Russell G.
viii not be as high class in 1910 as he was
in 1909. Kushan has wintered well; his
p sc <.f- a
they would stand a vigorous ''prep,"
which. If it is the case viii make him a
dangerous competitor in any class he may
be entered from 2:ls to 215. Russell q.
should be able this year to beat 2:i5 way
of, and few others that can go some
may come TO town before the season
fairly begins.
Washington is rich in frst-cIass pacing
material Manuells, Miss Hobson, Sweet
heart, and Alma have already shown
enough to warrant placing them In fast
company, and in stalking them literally
all along the line. Others that look
good, but are yet TO be tried cut, are
Miss Mary Cora Virgins, Jennie Blue,
Miss C0zine, May Cozine and the very
promising black stallion, Won March,
that has recently come to town. OF
young and untried trotters John Morris
Berka seems well fitted to head the list
in the matter OF speed. breeding and
manners. and VIII have lively competitor
in Miss Kushan, Mr.. Potts latest pur-
chase. From what can be learned. DR..
J. y. Sansbury's Prince George will also
have to be reckoned with.
F. f. Hail has a bunch at his Virginia
farm that It is whispered look pretty
good, OF both kinds W. E. Miller's Axis.
in the pacing division. is likely to create
stir in local horse circles, as are also
Potwith Boy. P. ]. O'Keefe's Thomas,
Dunworth's Gentle John, D. J. McCarthy's
Virginia Lass, and Louis Hodges Kule
in the younger trotting division. ], A.
Jones does not intend to introduce his
handsome Cushan trotting flly TO high
class trotting society until late in the
fall.
Alonzo CoIbin has his string at the St
Asaph track. but thus far has been able
to do but little with them except TO give
them their oats and hay. Naturally he
is growing impatient, as hay Is way I'D
in 6 in price. and oats are as high I'D
as any areoplane has thus far scared.
Training rates have also advanced. on
account Of the high prices Of grain and
hay, making the ownership Of a horse a
luxury that only a few men can afford.
The hay and the grain trusts seem 70
be arranging matters TO suit themselves,
while the Federal government seems to
De paying its respects 10 every other kind
OF trusts. How long the present condi-
tons win exist, no one seems to know.
Too many men who pay the freight seem
to be too Indifferent about the matter.
anyway to expect ever 10 effect a re-
form.
Mr.. Charles c. Waters. OF Pleasant
Field Stock Farm, Germantown Nd. in
a recent letter 10 the writer makes the
statement that he is going to retire from
the breeding ranks and put all of his
horses, except Kinster, 2I4st, and two or
three brood mares. under the hammer in
the near future. probably within the next
sixty days Mr.. Waters has bred and
raced trotters and PAGERS for upward OF |
fifteen years. The colors OF Pleasant
Fields Farm have been carried to vic
tory on many hard fought fields. Health |
not the best, and cares Of managing a |
large estate, have worn Mr.. Waters down /
and he feels that he would like 10 take
a good long rest and has decided to get If |
he VIII be missed, without question. /
from the ranks of active horsemen he. |
cause he has bred horses for the love of i
horses and raced them for the love Of the |
sport, and not solely for the revenues that
have accrued therefrom. Such men are /
true sportsmen and are a credit to the /
breeding interests of the country. The
feature Of gambling does not specially ap-
peal to them. At present Mr.. Waters Is
Jogging Kinslse. 2.lgl4; Carlos. 2.91H.
Patchin Bell, 2:1sl4. and very promising
filiy by Kinster named Lottie Jean dam
Jean, AHA. and Gipsey, a four-yar-old
that last season could reel off quarters in
IS seconds.
Others that Mr. Waters is paying stten.
don to are a chestnut two-year-oIs hv
Kinslee, dam Sue Norfolk. dam of i've:
Allie Lee. by Kinster, dam Bradford Girl
dam of Kinstress. 2.Os94, that is espe-
oially promising; a two-yesr-old chestnut
PAGER. owened by w. n. Bear Philadel-
phia. and numerous others by Kinster
and Kinsiee out Of highly bred mares
with and without records that look
elassy.
Speaking Of gambling. there died
few days since, in a New Orleans charity
hospital man whose meteorie career in
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