The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
Remarkable Epoch in Light
harness Racing.
RECORDS BROKEN BY SCORE
No Previous Years Can show such
Peerless TrOtters as Uhlan and
The MISUNDERSTANDING Track a
MarxeI-ssRnueIIa- the Firss Local
Horse 70 Win Grand Circuit Race.
By L. d. SALE.

that VIII long be remembered by those
who swear by the light harness horse.
Records have fallen all along the line as
thick as autumn leaves. other months
and other years have brought forward a
large crop % reeord-breating PAGERS. No
previous year. however. has brought
forward such peerless trotters as Uhlan.
1:5SA. The Harvester. 2;0l. and Colorado
z. CD. 2:05&. each holder of the worlds
record. So splendid has been their deeds
that Minor Heirs remarkable mile at In
dianapolis, September l6 has almost been
lost sight OF. on that day. in a special
10 beat 1;59, he paced mile in the open
in 1851; while George Cane reduced his
record In trial mile from 2:03A TO 2:O254.
Great as Is the son of Heir at Law as
a record smasher, there is a little black
stallion on his TRAN called The Able
that, in another season, will make him
look TO his laurels. Up TO this hour OF
writing he has won ten straight races
in fast time and his speed limit is FAR
from being reached. AS a race horse
PAGER 1t is doubtful whether the world
has seen his superior. It is rather re-
markable that the sire OF The Able, the
sire OF Minor Heir. and the sire o. Ess
H. Kay, another crack Grand Circuit
PAGER, should have all been owned by the
late c, ]. Hamlin. OF Village Farm, East
Aurora, n. Y. Chimes go. 1908, came
TO the farm as a three-year-old He is
the sire of the dam of Ess H. Kay, while
the latter's sire. Direct Hal 2:O5H. be-
came the property of Mr.. Hamlin in his
five-year-old form. after retiring an IN
beaten PAGER, Heir at Law, the sire Of
Minor Heir was bred at Village Farm
II might be stretch of the Imagination
10 say that Mr.. Hamlin bred better than
he knew.
Like the late Leland Stanford. he was
man OF methods, and was businesslike
to the core. Unlike the master OF PaIo
Alto, however, he was little given to ex-
periments. Mr.. Hamlin would hardly
have dared TO breed either Chimes or
Mambrino King 10 strictly thoroughbred
mares, as did Senator Stanford Elec-
uoneer and II is quite probable that even
had he attempted the experiment that
il would have resulted In disaster.
In controlling speed in his get Elec-
uoneer stands in a class by himself.
Just why this Is so it is hard to explain.
There were. contemporaneous 10 EIec-
tioneer, stations quite as well bred as
he. but none of them ever showed the |
superlatiye quality of speed controlling /
power as did this son Of Hambletonian /
and Green Mountain Maid
The track at Columbus has long been /
known for it's speed producing power. It's |
soil IS Of that peculiar elasticity that |
suits horses OF all gaits and all ages.
It's futurities have long been classics, |
and for years past those interested IN |
the light harness industry have focked |
annually to Columbus from all parts OF |
the union 10 see the youngsters perform.
This week We shall probably be treated /
10 some remarkable miles by two and |
three year olds at the trot and pace. |
One conspicuous owner of fast young /
sters will be absent this year Senator /
j. w. Bailey, of Texas who. for the first /
time in many years, has nothing EN- /
tered. although il is 10 be presumed that |
the youngsters on his breeding farm.
near Lexington, Ky, are equal to. il /
not better. than those he has entered in
the past for the stakes
Thus far the eminent Texas statesman
has entered into no public explanation
as TO why he has ceased his activities.
1t certainly is not because he loves the
light harness horse less, but rather that
he lacks trainer that IS up to his ideal
"a colt handler.
1t IS possible before this article reaches
the readers of The Washington Herald
Senator Hale viii have tested the speed
giving qualities Of the Columbus track.
AT indianapolis. September H. he headed
the summary in the 5000 go trot. in
field that included the swift Baron Penn
and My Gift. and in which. in the sec
ond heat. he reduced his Hartford record
OF 2I2la 10 2:10lz. and trotting the third
heat or his race in 2:l2 fiat. Penn took
the first heat in 2:l0A, and the fifth heat
In 2;iA Ny Gift took the fourth heat in
2I2h, Il was a hard fought race. and
Kelly writes that he did not expect to
win the largest share of the purse.
He expects the Senator to do better at
Columbus. as he seems to be improving
IN every race that he is started in He
hopes 10 give him a record of 2:O7Ik be-
fore the meeting at Lexington closes. As
Hale never makes a mistake. when at a
high rate of speed, this he should be
able 10 do.
and, speaking of Columbus. what is
the matter with our own local mare
Manuella? She seems to be all right in
spite of the general belief that her own
er, E. F. Hall. was suffering from an
Uranium when he entered the
mare in such good field of horses. Her
first mile on Thursday last. in 2:O7lk, her
second in 2:l0A, and her third mile in
S;osA, Indicate that she is of higher ,
class than she has been generally cred ;
tied with. For two OF three DAYS prevl- /
ons TO her race OF Thursday 1t was ]
quietly whispered in this town that she I
was slated for killing. and certain per-
sons residing at this point were urged TO
come on and get share of the spoils
Very few. If any. believed that she was
equal TO the task
Manuella is the first Washington owend
horse that has won a race on the Grand !
Circuit, and she is the first locally owned ,
lerse that has ever been entered in ,
Grand Circuit company. She is now IN :
high society, and 1t is to be hoped that ;
when she returns to Washington she +,
win not turn up her nose at the other
,quines owned here that are not as
lassy as she. Plebeians though they NAV s
e. they do not care 10 be snubbed. | !
is another 10 the credit OF '