The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18

correct. lie is by Domineer. he by Red
Wilkes. His dam is by the little game
cock Pamlico. 2:101-4. race-horse trot-
ter of high class. Red Rock should race
and we still believe that some day he will
confound those who think him of little
value as a racing tool.
AS for Glidewood there are ffty-three
different opinions in this town as to his
racing ability. 1t may be that he is
highly bred racing weed. but 1t is still
too early TO condemn him altogether.
Ed BALI. oil IA. formerly known as
Finch. is at present a resident of Wash
ington. Just how long he will remain
al this point is a question his owner, P.
j. O'Keefe. cannot answer right away
Mr.. O'Keefe does not own a fast horse
solely for his health. and II is quite
possible that Robert Brawley. of Phila-
delphia, will place the bay gelding on his
staff. The racing season is on the wane.
and whatever is to be done to get BALI
his winter oats VIII have to be done
soon. Mr.. OKeefe is much disgruntled
By the way Corbin managed his horse,
and that is the reason why BALI is at
present in Washington.
Mr.. OKeefe is not the only disgruntled
horse owner in Washington these pleas
ant September days. There are others,
and the gloom that hovers around them
Is so thick that Il can be cut with
knife.
Matters have gone wrong all around.
Some OF our good horses have gone else
where: others land the greater share)
are in the hospital for repairs, while
others still do not seem % have the
racing gift sufficiently to get within the
money. The wag who predicted in an
esteemed contemporary when our local
racers were shipped away that they
We're the best lot Washington ever sent
abroad to battle for the money should
be awarded a leather medal for his wit
and perspieacity.
Sweetheart, 2:l4i-2 formerly owned by
Z. F. Hall. did not do as we'll at Fair
mont, W, Va, week before last as she
did at Lebanon, Pa. The best she could
do in the summary was third IN rather
slow time. She won the second heat in
2:l7 "a then was fourth two heats, was
third in the fourth and fourth in the
fifth heat in 2:2l Ia Miss Nina went an
other corking good race at Timonium.
and 1t is 10 be hoped that. now that
she has got the winning habit, she will
do much TO redeem the duh mediocritv Of
our racing contingent abroad
Those interested in the Speedway will
probably know by Saturday night of this
week whether the course will live or
whether ii shall be put 10 an ignominious
death. President De Graw has employed
a reputable gentleman 10 call upon de-
lnquent members and ask them for their
dues. If they appear Indifferent and are
lax in the matter they viii be dropped
from the list of members. Several hun
dred dollars are due in membership fees.
and If a certain number of members drop
out the next step. will be to disband the
Drivers and Riders Association.
With DISARMAMENT will disappear the
last hope In this generation Of having a
speedway in the District of Columbia.
II Is hoped. however. that we shall not
be compelled 10 come to the pass Of dis
banding. II may, perhaps. be well 10 dis
band and reOrganize II is ap to the
members Of the organization to settle the
question one way or another, and the
subject should be settled speedily.
speedway cannot be maintained
without money. and It is not fair that a
few men should be made TO bear the
brunt and burden of furnishing funds
and give their time and labor for others
to enjoy the fruits thereof. At present
the treasury is as bare of money as was
the cupboard of old Mother Hubbard.
who searched it for a bone for her dog.
Secretary Hazen Is sitting on the lid but
with all of his sitting he is Matching
nothing at present except discomfort for
himself. especially when creditors drop
in and ask of him, How about that little
bill