The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17

past been trying TO get O'Keefe to match
his gelding against Gentle John, but that
! O'Keefe seemed wary of the bait offered.
A few days since. Il IS alleged. Mr.. Dun
worth again dispatched an emIssary 90
lC'Keefe with proposition 10 match Pot
with Boy. Unexpectedly the proposition
this time was accepted by O'Keefe. he
! stiDulating that the amount should be
$500 side or any part thereof. For rea-
sons best known to Mr.. Dunworth the
terms were not acceptable Mr.. O'Keefe
now says that If the sum mentioned by
him was too paltry for Mr.. Dunworth TO
consider he stands ready TO make a match
for $1,000 a side. and hopes this time that
Mr.. Dunworth viii not get cold feet and
take to the tall timber.
Flexina has so favorably impressed
persons who patronize the Speedway that
her blood lines may prove Of interest
She was born IN 1905. the property OF
John r Hughes. OF Lexington Ky. Her
sire was FIexo $3.50. record 2:lr4. by
Young Jim zoe. sire Of the dam Of Bin
gen. 2:O6ll. FIexina's dam Is Moonset. by
Jay Hawller 1920, son Of Jay Bird $780,
second dam Moonlight, by Red Wilkes;
third dam AIoonbeam, by John DHlard
name that figures frequently In the
blood lines Of some OF the best light
harness horses. The DillaTds are saddle
stock. Flexina bears every evidence Of
having been carefully handled and devel-
oped, as her manners are Of the best
whether In company or on the road.
Flexina and John Morris Berka are the
fastest young trotting mares owned in
| the District, with Mr.. Potts Miss Kushan
very close up in the procession.
| 10 is a rather strange coincidence that
/ Miss Kushan's sire. Kushan. and Berka
should have been bred by the same man.
/ Mr.. William Russell Allen. Of Allen Farm.
! PIttsfeld. Mass. Those who would like
to see the three mares In a special race
will probably be disappointed the present
season. Berka Is Off her feeds. in fact.
J sick. and Mr.. Morris has decided to turn
her out 10 grass until fall, when she may
again be taken up and prepared for a
few late events.
Michael Morris Red and Black. 2IU4.
/ IS getting over his lameness. caused by
running stone I'm his frog. and Will soon
be seen again on the Speedway. Gilbert
/ Beusinger has purchased a new trotter in
/ the handsome black gelding Otard, 2:16ll.
/ X is said that previous 20 his purchase
/ he had worked a mile in 2.1S Austin
/ LOTUS IS stiH keeping his alleged trOtter
under cover. Michael Morris observes
that he win do we'll 10 keep him there.
To this Mr. Lotus rejoins that his is not
the only horse owned in Washington at
the present time that is under cover for
/ one reason or another. When Irishmen
meet there are always scintilations Of
wit more or less apropos 20 subjects un-
der discussion. +. F. Hall is driving
Manuella, 2:1o4, on the road.
This would seem 20 indicate TIL ;Gc.c
( is no prospect of a match between the
mare and Ed Bali i'm the near future.
BALI is already getting pretty stiff work
at St Asaph. +. Y Stonestreet has sold
Eddie 3. 30 Henry Copperthite and does
not expect 10 return 10 Ight-harness
ranks until late in the season. Mr..
Stonestreet is al present spending his
J days between Washington and AsheVille
\. G. His only son is in bad health and
has been taken to the North Carolina
health resort with the nope that he will
rapidly recover. Mr.. COpperthite will
race Eddie 3. the present season. The
subject of holding a Decoration Day
meeting at St Asaph has again been re-
.yived, but as to what persons viii give
no
purses seems to be kept a dark secret
In the meantime Mr. Copperthite is go
ing on with his plans just the same as il
there was to be no Interference with his
scheme