The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
GLOUCESTER HAS
WINNING HORSES
w. ]. Burlee's String Is Going
Strong on the New
England Tracks.
HENRY BEDWoRTH is STAR
Has Started Only -Four Times
This Season, and Each Time
Brought the Bacon Home.
HENRY BEDW0RTH is STAR

In acute contrast to the overwhelm-
ing majority OF Virginia harness horse
owners, who have little save the honor
OF owning harness horses to salye over
he chafed places in their pocket
books, w. ]. Burlee. OF White Marsh.
Gloucester county, is cnuckling to him
self over the performances of at least
two of his horses. Mr.. Burlee has
string of four on the New England
tracks, which have done Virginia and
Gloucester county proud, and Mr.. Bur
lee is glad.
Chief OF the stable and pride of the
farm. SO far as White Marsh Is con-
cerned. is Henry Bedworth. Henry
Bedworth is Gloucester bred and Glou-
cester born, and he seems to take the
most wonderful pride in UNFOLDING the
fame OF the Virginia 'squires OF Glou-
cester. Bedworth has made something
of a killing this summer. although he
has performed only minimum OF
times.
Bedworth's first appearance this sum-
mer was in Baltimore. Baltimore ia
some pumpkins when it comes to
horses, and Mr.. Burlee. although he
had great faith in the Gloucester horoe.
was not backing on any killings being
made. Bedworth started twice in Bal
timore. and twice he brought the bacon
home. He paced the mile in 2:17A
each time, and there was no other To
hold him down.
Won at Hillssrove.
Then the string was taken to Hills
grove. where Bedworth was again
strapped to sulky, and again he did
things to the bookies who sold him in
ere Iga ~ta fcd fyuI n
IHinsgrove. and twice the White Marsh
colors came down the stretch far and
away ahead of the ruck. The time
| made in Hlllsgrove was better than
the big bay did in Baltimore.
| Another article in the stable OF Mr..
Burlee Is Sassafras Boy. Sassafrus
Boy was foaled in the bushes that bear
his name near and about Woods Gross
Roads, in Gloucester. Just about hall
a decade ago. He is great looking
sorrel, with every line well-nigh per-
feet. And he has borne out his looks
Sassafras Boy has had short caree,
horses is late, but he has one beautiful
race to his credit. He was started
once in Baltimore and brought the race
| home in 2:2lA.
Mr. Burlee places great deal OF the
credit for the success OF his stable al
the heels Of Pat Doherty. of Newpor,
| News. who is handling his horses this
summer The string, which Is now III
New England, consists OF four, three
trotters and one PAGER and Doherty
has got the quartet in such shape that
great things are expected of them. In
the string are Henry Bedworth, PAGER;
Sassafras Boy. Edward F. and Eblighs
trotters.
All of the string are Gloucester
horses. born and bred and Mr.. Burlee
hopes to make killing with them
just to show the Northern and Western
Ihorsemen that Virginia Is not entirely
dead SO far as trotting horses are con-
cerned.
The Burlee string viii be brought to
Richmond when the Virginia State Fair
meeting begins, and Mr.. Burlee expects
to clean up at least one of the big
purses that are offered In the events
From the way the horses are going
now such a thing as making clean
up is entirely probable, and Doherty
pledges himself to keep the string In
good shape.