The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
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THE greatest year in the history of
the hght-harness horse.


1.-THE greatest year IN the history of
the hght-harness horse"
The writer, who was not born yester-
day nor the day following and there
fore is no spring chicken, has heard the
same remark for over a quarter of a
century, all of which illustrates the
enormous strides the light-harness breed
has taken during that period. At nearly
every meeting on the grand circuits East
and West for several years past records
have been lowered, and as we continue
10 perfect the breed with sagaelous
crosses our two-year-olds and three
year-olds win be doing on the race track
what our more aged trotters and PAGERS
did when the breed was young.
Young men now in their teens can re-
call to mind that an aged horse that
could trot a quarter in thirty seconds
was considered a marvel Of speed. Only
last week two-year-old FLY trotted a
quarter of mile over the Lexington,
Ky, track in thirty seconds, and doubt
less others of the same age exist who
can trot quarter Of a mile within a
second or two as fast When we arrived
at the point when tWo-year-olds and
three-year-olds can show a two-mlnute
gait the time is not far distant when
two-year-olds and three-year-olds will be
uotting miles in two minutes
To men who love 10 race horses this
condition OF things means an immense
saving, for early speed and early growth
mean that breeds and owners viii not
be compelled 10 wait from two 10 three
Years for their charges 10 mature IN or
der that they may obtain an earning ca
pacity.
These thoughts are largely prompted
By what The Harvester did Thursday
last at Syracuse, when ne trotted a mile
IN POI IA, reducing his record three
quarters Of second. This week the son
OF Walnut Hall. POS Ii and Notalet by
Moko. may essay 10 reach the two-min-
ute mark; and certain IL Is that if dav.
and track, and horse are Just right at CO.
Iumbus, he VIII succeed Another stall
lion that is being pointed toward the
tWo-minute mark is the gray son of the
dead Todd. PA "a; Bob Douglass. POS II.
winner OF the $4,000 Readville Handicap.
he has never shown as fast as The
Harvester has shown, but on two or
three occasions he has chased him out
quite closely, and he is bred every bit
as well as The Harvester. Both stations
are descendants of EIectioneer.
Just how fast the phenomenal three
year-old trotter Colorado E. can trot a
mile is not publicly known. Some think
him capable Of negotiating a mile right
now in 2:05. Possibly at Columbus.
where the Grand Circuit terminates for
the year lSle or az Lexington. the week
following. Owner Estabrook may decide
10 let him make the trial II. however.
Me. Estabrook also has his eyes glued on
the two-minute mark. he may nurse the
speed OF his remarkable young horse
rather than exhaust his vitality fur
Their in record breaking feats.
The results OF the racing season have
been of the most favorable kind for New
England-bred horses, and especially for
those bred az Allen Farm. in the Berk-
shire Hills, and of which farm Mr.
William Russell Allen is owner. Eleven
owned at the acknowledgement and
three-year-old s-entered the list only last
week. while others like Bisa. 910I-2. and
Belvasia, PIP II. bred at the farm, but
no longer owned there, have added
greatly 10 its reputation within the past
few days. Belvasia has won eight
straight races thus far this season. and
all she cost her present owner at the
farm was $780, Up TO date she has won
$500 in purses, and her racing season is
not closed. Belvasia is by Blngara no
record, and who is only nine years of
age Bingara is by Bingen. 2.06ll dam
by Anon, 2;07 81, and already has twenty
four in the list He promises 10 rank as
sire with Walnut Hall, Peter the
Great. and with his own sire Bingen.
Berka. owned by John Norris Of this
city. is by Bingara. and is richly bred on
the side Of her dam. Berka is equal to
quarters in thirty-two seconds. and when
she is placed in capable hands and prop
erly prepared will race with credit 10
herself, her owner and the man who
bred her, Mr.. William Russell Allen.
Another horse that is coming ranifIv
10 the front the present season is the
sensational half-mile ring trotter Of 1885
Senator Hale, PIP l-2, owned at Button
wood Stock Farm, Gettysburg. Pa. When
the Senator trotted to his mark at Hart
ford week before last and got second
money he had hardly recovered from an
attack OF Influenza which caused Kelly
TO lay him up for three weeks. A letter
received from his owner, Jacob L. Butt.
says Hale's race even with that disad-
vantage. was not satisfactory to him.
He thinks he should have won his race.
senator Hale raced at indianapolis last
week. will perform at Columbus this
week. and will then be taken 10 Licking
ton. In his workout mile at Readvire
IN 2;os 81 he trotted the last half in
l:0s -.
The remarkable race OF Palm Cozine
the good three-year-old owned BY George
Hardsworth, OF SLeonardtown, Nd. ar
Prospect Park last week, redeems. some
what the bad showing made By some Of
cur local horses during the week. While
Palm CoZine Is not owned in Washington.
the greater share of his training was re-
ceived from J. c. Mott. For some weeks
the young stallion was decidedly off and
showed poorly. Il now looks as IL he
had come back" which goes to show
what youthful vitality Is worth in a race
horse. The summary shows that Palm
Cozine was third in the first heat in
2:2Ii4. fourth in the second in 2:26lL.
and second in the third heat in 2.25 ID