The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
BY J.. ID. SALE.


swing the past week and the tracks at
Norfolk and York also in line. there has
been quite enough to interest horsemen
in this bailwick.
At York, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Pleasant Fields Stock Farm, German
town, Montgomery County, Md, scored
one of the most brilliant victories in its
long and most honorable career when
the farm bred mare. Allie k, by Kin
ster, 2:14 "a. out of the dam OF Kinstress.
200 IA won a seven-heat victory over
the much touted Philadelphia mare Ave-
mia Axworthy, and getting record OF
2:22 ii. Allie N. is the mare that the
writer of these lines called attention to,
a trifle less then a year ago, as one OF
the best racing prospects in this section,
IL she trained Un. She is a blood bay
mare OF good size (rather above the
average size of the KinsterS), but in
general makeup and physical appear
ance closely resembles her fast and
game full sister kinstress
Mr. Charles G. Waters. owner OF the
magnificent estate OF Pleasant Fields,
with its 200 1cr"s Of fertile land. has
been before the public as a breeder of
high-cIass harness horses for the past
|
slCian, as was lis distinguished father,
era ndfather and great-grandfather. Mr..
Waters, on account of failing health,
took to the profession Of training horses,
mostly his own, with the hope that work
of that kind would restore him once
more TO manly viGOr. Mr.. Waters first
purchases were Kinster. by kinsman,
and his dam Kross. daughter of Ken
lucky Prince EinSter was at the time.
MI. nal
at the trots quickly called atten-
tion to Pleasant Fields as a prospective
nursery of trottSrs and, when kinstress,
2:CJ IA. in due time appeared on the
turf as one of ,he most remarkable halt
mile ring trottnrs that this section OF
the country had produced the get OF
| Kinster rose to high premium.
Mr.. Waters is worthy of the honors
that have accrued TO him. through all
the fifteen or more years he has been
breeder of high-class harness horses. He
! Is a gentleman possessed of the keenest
/ sense of honor He races horses not
so much for tho profit that may come
/ from success: but rather because he
! loves a highly bred horse and loves 10
! pilot them to victory. He scorns the
! trickinC that some horse owners dote
! upon as virtues; there is nothing cheap
and small about him in his dealings
with his fellow-men his word Is his
bond and he therefore has the respect
land confidence oC every one who knows
him. Men like MT. Waters are a credit
10 the horse-braeding industry, and they
give It a standing that the scurvy tricks
| of the shIfty horse-trader and horse
gypsy have never yet been able to at
tain.
! In the 2:20 trot at York on Wednesday,
/ the District-bred Country Jake had to
be content with third money. He was
second the first heat in 2:19 Ia. was
fourth in o:171-L second in 2:17 Ia, and
third in 2:171-4. VIII McHenry was be-
hind the geld3ng, and. all in all, he
trotted fairly good race. In the 2:lI
pace PatChin Belle in the Pleasant Fields
stables, but owned by Mr.. Hersey, or
Montgomery, also had to be contented
! with third MONEY. in which the first and
second heats were each in 2:l5 IA, the
third and fourth heats. each in 2:l7 IA,
and the fifth heat in 2:1S3-4. The hand
soonest and the most attractive going
one of the family tn which Country
Jake belongs is DR.. ]. n. Sansbury $
Prince George There are three full
brothers in the family. and all possess
good deal of speed, which cannot he util-
lied to the fullest extent on account Of
! unsteadiness at critical moments. In
MANY respects Country Jake is a remark
able horse He was not developed until
he was about eight years old. He was
idriven about ;he streets of Washington
for several years, and no one suspected,
apparently, that he was smitten win
speed. Will McHenry bought him at the
road horse price of $50. and proceeded
Ito make a fairly fast trotter out Of
! him.
The big trotting events of the week
were. Of course. at Lexington, where the
IEentucxy Futurity for three-year-olds
was trotted. the stakes. $4,000. being the
richest of the year. 1t was an event
worth travelling across the continent to
witness. for the factors in the race rep
resented the largest and the best field
! NJ tI,ree-vear-oId trotters this country
has Thus far produced. II was a siX-heat
race. which took days to hnlsh, ana the
time of each heat shows just how great
a field of -year-olds 1t was. Main
leaf, on Tuesday. won tne hrst W. nee 15s
lin 2:0s IA and 2:0S 1-2, lame as ne was ne
could not come back on "Wednesday De-
ca,isa Of his infirmity. Although beaten
lhe was not disgraced. With knowledge
Of his condition, every one VINO mas Loi-
lowed the Grand Circuit closely on "hlch
tho Youngsters raced tnlS sedSoh, II a.
easv TO believe that the race laid De-
tween Atlantic Express and Feter
THOMPSON, the winner OF the Slo'OOo ma
ltron stakes at Detroit, some three weeks
laRo. In the race for that stake, FeIeF
lThompson established new Worio rec
lord for geldings in the second neat oy
! trotting the mile in 2:OS l-t
In the Kentucky Futurity race Tues-
dav and Wednesday, seven three-year-
oIds went to the post The fast Allan
Farm colt Box was distanced Tuesday
in the third heat in 2:CS 81; the good
Auv I,ettie Lee was distanced in the
second heat in 2:OS 1-2. as was also the
Ariou. three-year-old Barton, probably
Inv reason of breaks. That good daughter
of Vice Commodore, Margaret Farlsh'
STAYED in for five heats, When she was
sent TO her stable for not winning neat
in five The battle on "Wednesday, then'
u.as- between Peter Thompson, Atlantic
E,Xnrsss- and Margaret Parrish. At the
| onaning of the contest on wednesday.
| NainIesf had two heats to his credit At
lIantic Express one which ne won IN
the third heat the day previous, IN an
of these heats Peter Thompson was wen
nm. and Curtis, behind MalnIea1' ana
6icl,erson behind Atlantic Express, PROB
ahIv knew that when the sun went down
nm Tuesday. that on the morrow the
s-aat son Of Peter the Great would have
20 he reckoned with And so 1t proved.
/ He was fresher than his neid ana nnIsh- is
/ ,konN g