Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-09-01


Editor Beacon ~ an somuch I'm
pressed with racing and breeding
conditions In st. Mary's County,
since my recent visit 10 Leonard.
town. that am impelled 10 present
some views for the consideration OF
all, and especially Tor the consider
alton Of merchants and business
men generally OF the town.
shall attempts. through the COL
umns OF your widely circulated
newspaper 70 state my case brief
ly. The Inhabitants of st Mary's,
have. in large sense. inherited the
sport owing instincts Of their an
cestors. This Is manifested by the
way they patrouiz- contests between
horses. Way back Ia Colonial days,
Southern Maryland owned and bred
bl 'oded horses; some of the citizens
OF the section named, imported from
England some Of Its best blood.
The effect OF the blood can be quick
ly detected in modern horse kind
by persons con versant with blooded
horses.
On this foundatioDal stock I thrs o
and four milers. has. from time to
time. been grated trosting blood of
more or less excellence. Without
going too far back. | will begin with
old Garrison, son Of Orange Blossom,
2:26 /. Later the blood of Happy
Russell was used. This horse re-
presented one OF The families founded
by Mambrino Chief III. His sire
was Mambrino Russell, by Woodford
Mambrino. 2:2i !, and his dam was
the famous Miss Russell, dam also
OF Maud S., and The only mare, liv-
ing or dead, that has Eve genera
lions in the 2:1O list. and is repre-
ssnted by six generations in the 2:3O
list.
Following Happy Russell. and. is
some measure Ct Incident with bis
coming, came Combs Don Cozine.
2:lO. Within the past year have
been impor ted into the county. Lord
Bingen and Bedworth Jr.. repre-
sentatives OF race winning families.
Now, there you are. These two
horses, and others 10 come, are ex-
pected to takeupthe workof strength
ening and vitaizing the blood al
ready In existence; and there is not
the slightest evidence In sight that
they will not be successful. The
recent meeting demonstrates that
the public will patronize racing when
properly conducted. 1t does not
matter with them so much whether
the time is slow or fast, provided
every driver tries" and drives
his mount ss ifhis life was at stake.
What enthuses the public la close
finishes, and 10 produce this result
horses must be deftly and skilfully
classified.
Betting on races is o more incid-
emit OF the sport, and. II not carried
TO extremes adds to it's zast. Bet.
ting is much like strong drink. a
good servant. but o dangerous mas
ter. Betting is form OF gambling
on results. aud when the appetite OF
man IL once whetted by speculation,
10 is apt 10 grow into q strong pas
SIGN that gets beyond ones control;
hence It's danger. Another prop
osition I lay down Is this: When
racing becomes business, instead
Of sport, it becomes . public nuts
ance; il passes beyond the bord-
er line Of sport and becomesa mer ace
70 the morals off community, where
bookmaking and poolselling is con-
Quoted. The moral sense OF every
we'll regulated Christian communi-
ty is rising against 10. aud. in some
states. stringent laws have been
passed against 10. | am we'll aware
that book making adds to the re-
venues Of racing associations; but,
TO do evil that good may come from
10. is false and q dangerous doc
trine. sLead rs not into tempta-
ton and deliver as from evil, is
the closing sentence OF the Lord &
Prayer. Again.. What profit It to
q man. If he gain the whole world
and lose bis own soul"
Having said oil this, pass on te
the object OF this letter, which ID
an appeal 10 the business men oI
Leonardtown. They are as mush
Interested in . we'll conducted race
meeting as those who are directly
associated In getting ID up. The
meeting brings large number o.
people 20 Lseonardsown from St
Mary's and contiguous counties
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