The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
By l. ID. SALE.


matches made in winter around the stove
rarely materialized. ..-, .-.
The statement promises to be verified,
as the latest proposed match between
Black Patchen, Miss Arcola, and. Red
Rock probably never will be pulled of.
D. J. Mccarthy, owner of Black 'Patchen,
v no originally proposed the match, has
reconsidered his proposition, not because
he fears the results o much as because
he now realizes that he cannot afford to
give his time ts getting his horse in con-
dition against such odds
No sooner was Mr.. McCarthy's def
thrown to the breeze than up stepped
cne +. +. Hall. we'll known in light
harness. horse circles. with the PAGER Red
Torch and asked for consideration. As
far as can be learned no objection has
been made against Red Torch becoming
a part of the match. Certain it is that
1ir. Mccarthy does not object.
AS is usual at this season of the year,
horse owners are being besieged by
trainers, who are making up their strings
Tor the spring and summer. Some of oVr
local horse owners have listened to tile
siren voices that are whispering in their
cars, and some have partly consented for
the purpose Of racing their steeds outside
Of the jurisdiction of the District of Co
lCmbia. As one cannot have his leek and
eat it. too it will come to pass that if
, Gny considerable number o: local trOtters
and PAGERS go into the hands of train
crS the proposed matinceS over the new
Speedway will be releSated to the sweet
bye-and-bye. This. of course, must be
patent to every person Who has given the
matter a moment of serious thought.
There are men living in Washington
who, for one reason or another, would
like to see the Drivers and Riders AsSo-
ciatiOn of the District of Columbia driven
cut OF existence. Some of them have
omitted no occasion to give the associa-
tion black eye in their conversation
and to discredit its members. Some men
are so constructed that their chief pleas
ure in life is to tear down rather than
build Up. Happily. however, in this par
tiCular case their influence is nil The
Drivers and Riders Association will go
On attending TO its business and will ex-
ist when the chronic kickers have turned
up their toes to the diisies and have
been forgotten.
The bars are still up TO the entries of
tie new Speedway, which is evidence
that Col Cosby is not quite ready for |
local horsemen to work over it Some |
criticism has been fndulged in by horse |
owners in regard to the width of the |
track for four-wheel vehicles at speed |
The Speedway is eventually to be given /
u? to the pubic for and is of regu- |
lGtion width The permanent Speedway |
will, when CostruCted year or two |
hence, be all that is desired for racing |
purposes.
In the interval local horsenen arc"iucky |
10 be able to have what Col Cosby has |
already given them. But for his gener- |
osity and forethouEht local horsemen |
would not have within the District limits /
a single spot on which they could drive a |
horse al speed. a meeting Of association
members will be called in the near future |
to discuss several things of Importance
in relation to the new Speedway The
judges and starters stands must be re-
moved soon from their present location,
and, as matter of fact, the fences at
the finish of the old track should be re-
moved soon in order that the crowd may
be kept within the proper limits.
Frank J. Combs. the largest breeder of +
light-harness horses in St Mary Coun-
~ and once owner of the good sire Don
Cozine and at present owner of Lord
Bingen, son Of Bingen, 2:O6l4, was in
town early last week and reported that
horse interests in his county were look
ing up. The lease on the local track at
I.eonardtown has expired and the owner
thereof is anxious to get possession of it
for the purpose of cultivation. Mr. Comb
says that if the lease cannot be renewed
another site will be selected near the
town and that the usual summer and fall
meets will be held.
Leonardtown is one Of the best rural
racing Centers on the map. a two days
meet is usually held summer and autumn
and the inhabitants of the county turnt
out en- maSSe for the occasion, some |
driving forty miles in "A single day to be
present Racing week is week devot- J
&c also to social festivities at which the
bellies and beaux have their innings.
Charles c. Waters, master of Pleasant
Field Stock Farm, Germantown. Nd,
writes to contradict the story that has
heen going the rounds of the press that
he has lost any brood mares through
eating clay pigeons. He says he cannot |
understand how such q silly tale origi-
mated. Mr. Waters further says that ne
has lost just one mare, and she was put
TO death on account of her extreme age
She could no longer walk or eat and he
thought it humane act to end her mis-
cry. Mr.. Waters is jogging quite num-
her Of youngsters by Kinster and Kins-
lee on the roads. One yCungster by the
last-named sire, dam by Monocacy, ;
2:15S4. and second dam Cress, the dam of
Kinster. 2:1424, he thinks highly Of as
She shows as much natural speed as
anything he has handled up to date.
.
Henry Copperthite, of this CITY, and I
owner OF the hslf-mile ring at Burke,
Fairfax County, writes that he will prob
ably lease his track for tho season Of
1911. The question will he settled in a
few days, il ii is not already arranged. |
While IA F. Hall has no. decided wheth-
cr he will train and race the present | !
Year or not, il is quite probable that II ~
he does race that some of his horses will
get their preparatory course at Burke | !
1t is also quite probable that some of his ]
horses will be in the hands Of Harry
Corbin, younger brother of Alonzo Cor
bin, who has decided to train al Laurel |
Mr.. Hall had Kushan, 2.1Sik brought |
into the city from Forestville last week
and for a brief season will drive him on I ,
the road. Kushan is model road horse,
being well hammered and is always ready =
10 have his speed turned on
T. w. Dunworth has decided to bring
Gentle John in from the country in
few days, when he viii be taken up and
logged. P. J. o'Keefe viii bring Ed, BALI ,
in about April l. Flexina win be brought I