The Washington herald., 1911-02-19

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week, however. ha.
sent chill into the
L.. ID. SALE. marrow of light har
ness horsemen. just as many of then
| were about to decide to bring theiI
charges in from their winter quarters and
harden them up for the spring matinees
In order that matters may he forward
ed and all proper arrangements b. made
for those important events a meeting is
hereby called by the president of the Driv-
| ers and Riders Association for TueSday y
evening next, at o'clock, at the Metro
! politan Hotel. The object of this meet
! ing. the first of the association since
| December Il, 1872 is for the purpose of
| discussing local light harness conditions
opening of the new speedway which Col.
Cosby hopes to have ready for use in
the neighborhood of April /.
1t is intended by the members of the
] Drivers and Riders Association to make
I the forthcoming matinee series the most
interesting that has thus far been given
at this point.
Profiting by the experience gained in
the matinee series of last fall admitted to
be among the most brilliant in the his
tory of the association there will be
some very important changes. The new
speedway committee will see to il that
the classification of horses is more care
fully made: the judges will he carefully
selected by the committee; the judges
stand will be cleared of every person not
entitled to be there. and tedious waits
between heats more carefully avoided.
The starter of the field of horses has
difficult assignment, and, unless his
hands are upheld by drivers and horse
owners he must fail in giving satisfac-
frequently blamed for things for which
he alone Is not responsible.
1t is the duty of drivers Of horses to
appear promptly on the course TO begin
with. and to be at the head of the stretch
ready to start when called. That fields
are not gotten off more promptly is not
so much the fault OF the starter as it is
OF some driver who is trying to get the
best OF his fellows in the getaway. II is
all in the game, OF course. but these lit
tie matters make trouble for the starter
and spectators impatient. 1t will also be
a part of the duty of the speedway COM
mittee during the coming matinee series
to keep spectators off the track at the
finish. and Col. Cosby will be asked 10
furnish sufficient detail of officers to
enforce orders to that effect.
There is every evidence that there is to
be no lack Of horses for speedway events
the coming racing season. With one ex-
ception, the number of horses is unchang-
ed from that of last season. DIR. Chase
is not with us. but there is every reason
to believe that Mr.. Goodacre is still with
us in mind and body, and that when the
season opens in earnest he will be look
ing for something that will trim anything
in its class. r. f. Hall is buying some
thing that can go some almost every day,
and. almost every day, he is selling some
thing that has speed. Harry Lansburgh,
at least for the present is out of the
game. He says that before he decides
to buy any more speed, he will wait un-
til the permanent speedway is completed.
Other gentlemen there are who are in
the same mood.
In the meantime, gentlemen who own |
speed are willing to accept what we have !
Mr.. Lansburgh is hearing favorable re- |
ports from David H. the bay trotter he !
had brought from Indiana last spring,
with the intention of buying, if he suited. |
AS the horse did not come up to expec- |
tations he was returned. He has now |
that he is the best show horse in In
and that $500 has been re-
fused for him by his present owner.
Waiting for a permanent speedway is
Just so much out of a mans life. es-
If he loves a good horse and
gkes to drive him at speed against his
neighbors. No date can be set when the
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,ompIished fact. More depends upon the
Congress than upon Col. Cosby. In 1872
We shall be in the midst of another Pres
Dental campaign and election, and be-
ween now and that period the Congress
nay be expected to do great deal of
.heese pairing in the way Of economy.
t is better to rally around what we
AVE and make the most of it. and that
We believe the horsemen OF Washington
lave decided to do.
This Is the season of year that horse
men everywhere look ever their stock in
rade and get rid of their junk" OF
curse, ii goes without saying that there
5 no such thing as Junk owned in the
District of Columbia. If the contrary is
he case, we repeat, this Is a good time ,
o pass it along Junk" in the horse
Is defined as a race horse that
temperamentally. or physically defec-
I've. The temperamentally defective race
orse is one that does not race consist
ntly; that will fade when another horse
,oks him in the eye, or will back up
{ the three-qu7rters POLE and beg to ride
ONE; or will lead his field ten lengths
} the head Of the stI etch, jump into the
ir, and get the red flag thrown in his
ice.
There have been jgst such horses as
lese described. but of course none of
nat kind are owned in the District Of
olumbia. The physically defective horse
one who owns to having one or more
owed tendons. or one or more curbs.
nd is the patient of DR.. Reducine. OF
ourse. there are no horses Of the kind
lentioned owned in the District of Co
wners would claim that II was the best
evidence OF extreme speed
This is the season OF the year, also.
hen we hear tales Oairy and otherwise)
,out what a wonderful speed mare Miss
obson is, and now that IL that leg of
srs would only stand the storm and
ress OF training Dan Patch. Minor Heir.
adv Maud c.. and all the other two
inute or better strnters would be made
J look like common pikers. We are told I