The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
TROTTER AND PAGER
Repiew of Wonderful Week in the Grand Circuit.
North Randall Track One of Fastest in
Country-Other News and GOSSIP.

on the Grand Circuit has sbovn
fdpio development than the black gaIa-
ing Lewis Forest, winner of the Ohio
a.E trot, on Thursday last. He
liaae beivasfa take second money last
week, although before the first heat 81
was top-heavy favortte for tbs * re
stake. The chestnut stallion StroiIsr
distinguished himself in the third bae.
Dy taking 1t in 2:0 3-4, while Belva sia
LOOK the nrst heat in, the fast time OF
zO6 IL Stroller is by Allerton, 2:09 Ii.
while Lewis Forest is. by General For.
est, also son of Allerton
The hard-luck horse of this season and
OF other seasons, Is the black stallion
High Admiral. By reason of the care
tul preparation of Geers and his brill
liant reinsmanship, he did manage to
break into the charmed 2:10 circle at
Grand Rapids, his fastest heat being in
z:T S-t High Admiral is the son of Ad-
miral Dewey, 2:O6 IL, and Avena, 2:27.
Inc last named took two-year-old rec
ord of 2:19 1-2, but the record was finalIv
rejected, hence her official record is onIy
~, made earlier. The Admiral Deweys
Dear the unenviable distinction of being
bad legged lot. an Inheritance handed
down by Nancy Hanks, Dewey's dam. A
morse without legs is like a wagon with
out wheels, and. when one breeds into
a family noted for its bad legs. like that
Of the Deweys, the asset of sneed is
more than counterbalanced by the inabfl-
ity to perform.
To add to the misfortunes of High Ad-
miral and his brothers and sisters, Aveua,
the dam of High Admiral and Alto Dew
ey. was also bad. legged. That prince of
trainers and drivers, the late Orrin
Hicock. had her and tried his best to
rejuvenate her underpinning, but finally
threw up the task in disgust It was
then that she was put to breeding and
to hand down to future generations her
physical defect
Unlucky also was Admiral Dewey. who
was discarded by his breeder, the late
Forbes, of Boston. DR.. Mccoy.
OF ktrkwood, Del, became his owner.
He was speedy, but. Handicapped with
bad legs, he has transmitted the same
to his descendants. To have taken the
bad-legged Avena, and then have bred
her to the bad-legged Admiral Dewey,
was piece OF folly that no one who
knows DIR. Mccoy. a skilled veterinary,
would think him capable of doing. Final
ly fate was kind to the doctor; for Ad-
miral Dewey died in 1898. at the age Of
ten, and, fortunately, Avena turned her
heels to the sky a year later.
viii some one tell us what is the mat
ter with Manuella? II the ManueIIa we
have read of in the local prints as hav-
Ing finished last at Tasley week before
last and last again at Pocomoke this
last week is the same mare that struck
the Grand Circuit at Columbus In 1910
and paced to a record of 2:07 1-2? II the
Manuella of Tasley and Pocomoke fame
Is the same that her owner, or alleged
owner, wanted three weeks ago to match
against Ed. BALI for $500 or 81, 900 a side?
II so. We repeat, what is the matter with
Manuella?
Maybe 1t Is a case Of hobbleitar, or,
maybe, an attack of nervousitar when
Mary Ann takes her by, the throatlatch
Of Manuella ever gets that close to the
Sidney Prince mare), or. perhaps, II is
else. Let us hope 1t is. In
any event, every one interested may be
assured that Foxy Grattan is holding
his sides behind his hams and cabbages
and potatoes at the lucky coup he exc
cuted on his old friend and erstwhile
racing pard.