The Washington herald., 1911-10-01
BY l.. ID. SALE.

This week Lexington for the trotters
and Laurel for the runners.
To those who love the sport OF the
turf. it should prove a week Of exceeding
interest. Laurel Is so close to the Ma
tional Capital and so easy of access by
steam or trolley that doubtless Washing
tOnians in large numbers will take ad-
vantage OF the conditions offered. The
Laurel management will throw open its
gates TO the public tomorrow, and, as
they file into the grounds, they will see
not only one Of the most perfect racing
plants in the United States. but will be
amazed a. the Transformation that has
taken place within the past few weeks.
None but men fitted to grapple with huge
problems could have accomplished within
so brief a period such important results.
The runners will hold the boards ex-
clusiveIy from October ?. up to and in
cluding October Il. The industrial ex-
hibit will last from October 9 to Oc-
tober q. The horse show. live stock.
poultry, and agricultural exhibits will
run from Octoper 16 to October n.
Harness and running races will take
place during the same dates. and there
% to October 81. John o. Gheen. Of this
city. is named as superintendent of the
horse department, and this fact should
excite confidence that everything will be
properly conducted in that line. F. H.
.Cashell, Of Montgomery, is superintendent
of the cattle exhibit. also of the sheep
and swine. Calvin Hicks is in charge of
the poultry exhibit; William Kennedy OF
Horticulture DR.. r. S. Hill of fruits and
vegetables, &C.. and all Of the other de-
partments are in competent hands.
Wet weather throughout the past week
has again proved a factor in racing sport.
At Columbus It interfered with the card
on Wednesday. The event of the day was
the. Horse Review Futurity for three-year-
old trotters, begun on Tuesday. in which
Margaret Parish won the first heat in
2:0S IA; Mainleaf the second, in PIP IA.
and Atlantic Express the third, in 200 IA.
On Wednesday, Atlantic Express won
the fourth heat and the race in 2:0S IA.
and demonstrated that he is. the best
three-year-old racing machine of 1911. At
lantic Express is a bay colt by Bellini,
and his dam was the great three-year-
old race mare Expressive dam of Altsee).
by Electioneer, out of the thoroughbred
Esther dam OF FOUR, by Express, and
he by Euroror.
Expressive was brought over the Pacific
Slope by Monroe Salisbury upward Of
twelve years ago, and raced against aged
horses She had a reputation for game
ness and speed unequaled by any other
three-year-old filly of her day. She
closed her racing career with a three
wear old mark OF 2:121-2. When, after
the death Of Senator Stanford, the Palo
Alto horses were dispersed, Expressive
was purchased by the Hillandale Stock
Farm, Mamaroneck, N. Y, and bred to
Bellini a son OF Artillery. The field of
three-year-olds in the Horse Review
Futurity was one of the best that ever
battled for a purse. Every colt in the
lot was bred IN the most ultra-fashioI-
able lines.
The Horse Review Futurity for two
year-old trotters on Tuesday was also
interesting Princess Todd scored her sec
ond victory of the season in this race,
winning in straight heats, the first being
2:l5 IA, and the second in 2:13 IA. She is
black filly, by Kentucky Todd 90,
2:OS 81, and her dam is Grace Bingen, by
Bingen, 2:O6l-4. Grace Bingen's dam is
by Emperor Wilkes, 2:20 S-4. Kentucky
Todd's dam is the famous Paronella dam
Of seven), by Parkville, a son OF Elec-
tioneer. Here, again, we find the potent
Electioneer- Wilkes crossing. In the 2:OS
pacing race. the same day, three heats
having been raced on Monday, My Shady
Belle outlasted and outgamed a large
and good field of wrigglers. II was
six-heat affair, and the Shady Belle mare
opened the proceedings on Tuesday by
pacing the fourth heat in 2:o6 3-4 and the
fifth and sixth in 2:07 IA and 2:oS Ia. re-
spectively.
The day was marked by an accident to
Murphy, who. while driving the Baron
Review filly. Baroness Helen, was thrown
into the infield on account Of the mares
falling with hing in the homesuetch.
Murphy is reported to have suffered a
broken rib; IL so, the fracture must have
been slight. for he is reported as having
driven on Wednesday Longworth b. In
the 2:o7 pacing race and r. T. G. in the
s 900 2:1s trot. The result of the 2:10 trot
on wednesday was Of more than usual In