The Washington herald., 1910-11-27

the air Of knock, Brothers, Knock"-al-
belt that not one OF them ever owned a
race horse. and most likely never will.
II does a genuine horseman good to
see T. w. Dunworth drive Gentle John
IN race, he enjoys II so hugely. What
ever Dunworth does he does with a vim
and an enthusiasm that is truly refresh
ing. and whatever he undertakes he does
Well. At all hours OF the day he is over
flowing with that dynamic force, dash,
grit, and courage that makes the Irish
soldier the peer OF any In the world, all
of which qualities he mysteriously COM
municates TO his horse when desperate
drives are demanded. John came into
/ Dunworths hands as raw material about
one year ago; to-day he comes pretty
near being the finished product: none but
| local trotters OF the first rank have any
thing on him II Dunworth holds the
reins. John has kind master and Dun
worth has a good horse, and when the
tumult and the shouting are over he
takes him to his stall, has him carefully
! tended, returns 10 his place OF business,
and
Not wave of trouble rolls
Across his peaceful breast"
Envlous OF the plaudits that Michael
Morris is receiving from the fair sex
when he appears behind John Norris
Berka in Speedway contests. Austin Loft
tus is again taking notice OF fast horse
flesh. Berka is a trOtter and to outrival
Morris Austin wifi have no other kind
| AS near as can be learned. It is a fight
10 a finish, and there is rumOr that IL
Foxy Grattan has not already become
Austin's property ne Is likely to be his
owner in the near future. Foxy is right
| ~ named. from all that has been learned
OF his antecedents. and he is some trotter
II any one should ask the question. Aus
tin can play Reynard. too. with some
effect. and il will be worth going miles
TO witness Morris and Austin fight IT out
in the sweet hereafter in Speedway
events.
Few men. II any. have more friends
inside and out of light harness circles
than John Morris. owner OF the big.
handsome Bingara mare. Berka. Intense
! ly bred in extreme speed lines. she is
just beginning 10 show again in her races
the class she exhibited one year ago on
the Speedway Were the racing season
10 be extended thirty days longer It
would be reasonable TO believe. consider
| ing her Improvement during the past two
meetings. that Berka would be able TO
cope successfully with the very best top
notcher in her class. AS II is. she Will
be saved up.for another year for Speed
way events.
D. j. Mccarthy has rejuvenated Black
Patchn (2:2OlD so successfully since he
took him up from pasture some four
weeks since that he promises 10 be a
great Speedway horse in 1911 This most
excellent son Of the Patchin Boy has
never had full justice done him since he
came TO Washington. He was always
hastily prepared for his engagements,
without due regard being had for some
OF his infirmities. brought about by ex-
| cessive racing In his three-year-old form
He is now going sound for the first time
in three years, and is a dangerous horse
| to stack up against when just right. He
! belongs TO the great Wilkes Boy family.
which as a race family has no superior
on the American light harness turf.
c. ]. Claspy expresses great dissatisfac-
ton over the antics Of his pacing geld
ing. Bedford Boy (2:lsi4), and cannot un-
derstand what got into his system since
he was turned out to pasture. In every
race he has entered during the past three
weeks he has been regularly bringing
up the rear of the procession in ridieu-
lous manner for horse that has raced
on the Grand Circuit in heats around 2:oS.
The roam geldins Is "a trifie the worse Tor
years. IL is true: but il is not his years
that are affiicting him. His spirits are
as high as ever. and at every opportun-
ity he tries to make of with his driver.
Recently he ran off with Mr. Claspy.
wrecked the buggy. and sent his owner
TO tie hospital with some severe bruises
about the head and a dislocated thumb.
Some one hasSsuggested that he must
have got hold of some loco weed during
his soiourn In Montgomery County.
E. F. Hall has at last parted with Gal
liant Maid (2:20ill TO the Javins Brothers,
who are using the mare on the Speed
way and like her better every time they
draw a line over her. She will be bred
in 1911 TO the Javins farm stallion, Mon
tana Guard f2Nh), and possibly raced
some throughout the year. The Maids
place has been taken in the Hall stable
bv the promising chestnut mare. Hazel
Bell, and by the speed and manners she
has shown on the Speedway promises to
be a useful mare whether raced on the
circular tracks or on the Speedway. All
of the speed horses remaining In Mr.
Halls stables were shipped the latter
part of the week TO his farm In Virginia,
where they viii be wintered.
Alonzo Corbln arrived from the Madi-
son Square Garden sales the middle Of
the week. While at the Garden he pur-
chased for his father. J. NJ. corbin' Ham
uton. Va. the -year-Qld stallion Sol
aeraph ESQ, by Allerton t2:o9i4). while
his dam is by the great brood mare sire,
Strathmore, son Of Hambletonian 10. The
dam of Solagraph is in the great brood
mare list, she being the dam OF Citation
fe.02iL) and six others that have per-
toyned In 2:sO or better. MIR. Corbin ex-
meets 70 .amain in Washington through