The Washington herald., 1911-12-24
BY l.. ID. SALE.
Boost! Don't knock,


One is as easy as the other and leaves
a sweeter taste IN the mouth. The chron-
&c knocker-the man who rarely agrees
with his fellows and not infreqQently
disagrees with himself-we shall always
have with us. He seems to be a part of
natures plan, such as fieas, bedbugs,
reaches, mosquitoes, and other pests.
Each is a nuisance, but human nifty is COM
PEELED to put up with them. In some
instances a knock is a boost; much de-
pends upon from what quarter the knock
emanates. This is a reason for getting
together on the part of the horsemen of
the District of Columbia, and there is
every evidence that the apathy that has
prevailed among them for some time past
is giving way to fresh hopes, mutual and
better understandings, and a new order
of things.
When affairs get as bad as they can be,
any change is for the better. The horse
men of the District are ripe for change
and eager for a spot where they can
meet plan, and exchange views. and
when they wish, enjoy some recreation
from the grind of daily existence. Every
man has his way of enjoying himself.
Some men delight in owning fine horse
flesh and in driving them on the road or
tracE, or in seeing them in speed con-
tests. 1t is an innocent healthful, and
manly sport. and, when confined within
certain limits. Injuries neither man nor
horse. The project of a permanent speed
way in the District of Columbia, which
shall be under the control of the United
States government, is Onv of a distant
future. and its establishment depends
upon the action of Congress- which body
moves slowly.
Thus far, the donation of a speedway
on the part of the United States govern
mrnt has not worked to the entire salts
faction OF the horsemen of the District
On two separate occasions the Federal
government has dOnated ground for a
speedway and then wiped their donations
off the map. Between $1,000 and $1,000
has been spent during the past ten
years hy hOrsemen of the District for
the construction and maintenance of a
speedway. and not one of the COntribu-
tors has d dOlaI to show for it in return
nor any evidence at hand. except his
chcckbcok. that he ever contributed one
red cent
The Federal government last spring
turned over to the hOrsemen of the Dis
triCt the use OF street, a half mile in
length. in which they might speed their
horses The street. almost since its COM
pIetiOn. has been made a public highway,
in which have been worn deep ruts. thus
destroying its utility for speeding pur
poses. This condition Of things has dis
EuSted and discouraged hOrsemen of the
District. and they are now turning their
attention to something permanent, and
which can be absolutely controlled by
th'm twelve months in the year. A half
mile track. properly located and manag-
en, --'TV~~ - -vNN1 nrnhIemi nothing
else ever will. Now let horSem6n ger TG-
gether and act. Boost, Don't knock!
Push! Don shovel
In last Sundays issue of The Wash
mgtun Herald We called attention to the
remarkable campaign of Alice NJ, 2:17ii.
the property Of W. r. Miller, of this
city. \ contemporary. some weeks ago.
placed Miss kushan, 2:lGI2. ahead of her
in winning capacity. The facts do not
warrant the assertion We have in hand
a complete summary of Miss Kushans s
starts in 1911. and. while she won more
starts and more money than any other
1rotter owned in the District. her net
winnings are less by $1.115 than the net
amount Won ny the PAGER, Alice NJ.
Miss KuShan made an excellent cam
.pa ign. although she was Il seasoned mare
a. compared with Alice NJ, who was
green performer. Miss Kushan won in
1911. out Of ten starts. the handsome sum
CC S1c;I She was seven times first, sec
one once. third once, and fourth OnCe.
She began her campaign August !, at
TasIey. Va. for a $500 purse, and won her
race in straight heats, each being in
":2lL. On August she started at POGO
moke City and won a siX-heat race. She
finished fifth the first three heats and
ba in
straight heats.
August 81 she started at Rockville for
a $500 purse and stands in the summary
3-4-2 On September l she started over
the same track for purse of $500 and
Won a race that went five heats. being
third the first heat. second in the second
heat and fifth in the fifth heat. She
then went on and won the last two heats
and the big end of the purse. On Sep
rember she started at TimOnium for
500 purse in a five-heat race, which she
won and got a mark Of 2:1T4. Septem-
Der 10 she started at Richmond for
$500 purse in a five-heat race. which she
won, and lowered her mark to 2:1612.
September u she started at Winchester,
Va for a S4GO purse, which she won in
straight heats. September q she started
at Hanover. Pa, for a 800 purse and got
fourth money. OCTOBER Sne started AT
Norfolk. Va, for a $4Oo purse and won in
straight heats. October II she started at
Laurel for a $1,000 purse and got second
money Miss Kushans net earnings
were: Tasley $50: PoCOmoke, $50; her
two starts at Rockville. 1885,; Timonium,
800: Richmond. $500; Winchester. 5000;
Hanover, $40: Norfolk. 5000, and Laurel.
$3.50 Total net earnings. $I,5S5 Alice NJ
started eighteen times, was first fifteen
times, second twice, and fourth once.
The only other mare to campaign
abroad. owned in the District, was the
bay mare Berka, the property Of John
Morris 1t was her first season out, and.
from the beginning, il was decided by
her owner and trainer that her campaign
should he educational. II was not intend
ed she should win. She trotted number
of creditahle races and retired from the
seasons campaign without lowering her
record of 2:26at, which she got as two
year-oId before being purchased from Mr..
William Russell Allen of Pittsfield,
Mass, her breeder. Berka made eight
starts in 1911. 1er first being at Norfolk,
October 3, for n 500 purse, and she got
third money, $6e. September she start
ed at Timonium in a 500 purse and again
got third money. S45.
September u she started at Baltimore
for a 800 purse and got fourth money.
September 20, at Allentown, Pa, she
started for a $500 purse. and for the
first time was out of the money, the
heats being in 2:17IG. 2:16h, and 2:l6II.