The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

lowned by outside gentlemen, which vii
be worked during the spring and sum
mer, some of which he hopes will get Il
the races. Mr.. Waters is thinking o
holding a sale some time In the sprtn.
of a lot of highly bred youngsters b!
Kinster and Kinslee, as he has not tn,
time to give them the care and attention
they need to bring them forward. In all
about seventy-five head of trotting-bret
horses are at Pleasant Fields.
Mr.. Waters breeds and farms on
large scale, he owning upward of 1,3O
acres of as fine land as lies within tn,
precincts of Montgomery County. A day
spent at Pleasant Fields during tn,
training season is one never forgotten
Within the halls of the ancient mansion
is dispensed old-time Southern hospi
tality, now rapidly growing to be a mere
memory in many sections south of Masor
and Dixon's line. Under its broaC
porches or its stately elms and locusts IL
midsummer one may easily forget tht
cares of existence and long for the early
I days on the old farm.
| While it is not at all probable thai
Manuella and Miss Arcola will be brougr
together in purse race, it is quite prob
able that their owners may be induced
| to enter them in the forthcoming matt
nees over the new Potomac Speedway
which Col. Cosby hopes to have ready for
fast work by April l. The matter is ex-
citing good deal of interest among local
horsemen, and it is the consensus OF
opinion among them that the feature
would draw, as none other would, thou
sands to the Speedway. AS a matter
Of fact, there is no other logical settle
ment of the difference of opinion as to the
merits of the two mares on the part of
their respective owners. A purse as a
prize does not decide anything any more
than a cup does. The owner of each
mare Is a member of the Drivers and
Riders Association, and it is the duty
Of both gentlemen to prove their loyalty
10 its interests by coming together again
in series of contests, the animal stand
ing best at the end of the series being
awarded the honor belonging TO it.
Are we to have a permanent speedway
in the District of Columbia? We have
heard the question asked quite frequently
Of late. Col. Cosby has repeatedly said
that we are, and he knows as much
about the subject as any one in the
service of the engineer department. In
the interval Col. Cosby is doing the
very best possible for the horsemen of
the District. The park plans compel him
to go forward in the matter of improve
ments as fast as Congress gives the
necessary appropriations. He would go
faster if he could, but he can do nothing
without authority of law. This is the
exact situation in regard to a permanent
speedway. 1t will come, but horsemen
must be patient.
They may thank their stars that they
have got what has already been awarded
them. No other community OF horsemen
have got what the horsemen of Wash
ington have had allotted to them at so
small an expense. That they have been
compelled to move on is not the fault of
The government or of Col Spencer
Cosby.
The breeder that can produce one or
who has a good-sized fortune in his
srasp. 1t is the aim of every intelligent
breeder to do this. and to demonstrate
he anxiety of horsemen TO get posses !
sion OF a prospective futurity winner one |
las only to read the returns of the re- |
cent midwinter sale held in New York |
futuTity winners and brood |
mares held the center OF the stage, and |
whenever a well-bred youngster was |
'rousht out belonging to a family noted !
or its early speed prospects the bidding |
vas rapid and the figures rushed upward |
Interest attaches TO the |
acing of two and three year olds that |
he racing of elder horses cannot ex-
ite.
While nothing of importance has ma
ured in this locality relative to the pro-
POSED stakes for three-year-olds, now
hat the idea has been broached local
'wners of youngsters of that age are
akng hold of the proposition with
vhIz that betokens success. The writer
f this column has been criticised some
rhat broadly by some interested persons
or insisting that trotters and PAGERS
hall race in separate classes. We still
nCline 70 the proposition advanced, but
re willing to yield to the majority of
hose directly interested in the subject
after all, il is d matter for colt owners !
D decide, although we still fear that
hen the affair is all over the trick will
OF be repeated. However, let the good
ause go' forward. 1t is the duty of all
ltcrested from this date to the date of
le meet to give the scheme a boost-to
ush, not shove
With two good tracks in close proximity
Washington Cnot as close, however
: we wish they were), it is important
lat their dates shall not conflict during
le racing months to come. The track
/ Laurel. twenty-five miles distant
'om Washington. and the Sansbury
ack, located at Forestville, Prince
gorge County, eight miles east of Wash
gton, will presently be in the field {
for the patronage of the pub
:. II an arrangement of dates can be
ade among those who control both
acks, in order that they may not con-
ct. each course should be able to reap
me profit from the event carded. II
ey begin to wage a war against each
her their profits must necessarily be
sSened, and one or the other of them
III find a deficit when the receipts are
united. The Laurel track must neces-
rily draw its patrons, 10 a large de-
ee, from the District of Columbia and
Irts contiguous thereto The managers
that course may as well from the
art of their proceedings for the sum-
pr eliminate Baltimore and its environs,
tn their two or more tracks from it's
uation from what it expects to do.
Heretofore Baltimore and its environs
We been catered to more than have the
of the District of Columbia,
d that large section of territory that
s between Laurel and the District line.
'ery horseman in the District OF Column
l feels kindly toward Dr. Sansbury
Is inclined to give him support. The
me may be said of every turf writer.
e doctor, in constructing his excellent.l
Lck, has been 10 a great personal ex-