The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

and that he bears the Indian sign. He
Is a bay gelding. bred at Village Farm,
foaled in 1906. and his sire Is Chimes,
2:30z. by Electioneer. and his dam Nettie
King, by Mambrino King. 2:2oA. The
Huguenot is the eleventh Of the get of
Chimes to enter the 2:1o list. and the six
teenth 2:10 performer produced by the
daughter of Mambrino King. Arthur H.
Parker, the breeder Of Uhlan. 1:6s%s. also
bred The Huguenot. The next stopping
place of the horses is Detroit. the meet
ing at Grand Rapids having been de-
clared off by the burning of the grand
stand Thursday last
Turning from the Grand Circuit to our
local light-harness affairs, there Is not
much to cheer and absolutely nothing to
inebriate. A few local horsemen show
signs OF still drawing the breath Of life.
but the major part are apparently In
moribund condition. This is very alarm
ing, because there are so few Of us, and
numbers make strength in every organi-
zation. The ending of the matinee series
last Thursday afternoon, together with
the crowd present, has inspired the man
citation with the hope that a matinee held
over the Speedway every Tuesday after
noon will arouse interest. The types
Friday morning made us say every after
noon. The types also made us say last
Sunday that Miss Russell had twenty-five
descendants in the 2:10 list, when, as a
matter Of fact, she has up to date 245.
II Bernard Dougherty is to be believed,
he will, temporarily at least, retire from
the turf and pay closer attention to his
private affairs, which now demand more
of his time. Owing to this fact the big
sorrel PAGER Frank T. is on the market.
and the man who becomes his new owner
will have one of the most consistent
horses ever brought to this city. He can
be placed in any field of horses. no mat
ter how large, and rated by a woman, II
she knows how to drive.
Frank is fearless of all objects, will
race at any hour of the day or night. Is
only ten years old, and usefully sound.
A woman can drive him on the road.
and II she wants to step him little he
has 2:15 speed on tap any time when
called on. Frank T. is sixteen hands
and will weigh trifie over LOCO pounds.
He is by the great sire Red Wilkes. and
Is as well bred on his dams side as he Is
on his sire's. Don't all speak at once.
Every horseman in Washington will be
gratified to know that the Jayins broth
ers are enlarging their horse holdings
and may eventually return to racing on
the half-mile rings. No two men in the
District have been more liberal with
their money than John and Francis Jaw
Ins when a good trotter or PAGER was in
sight. They are breeding on small
scale on their fine farm sat Colesville.
Montgomery County. and are gradually
going through the weeding-out process
among their brood mares and replacing
them with more fashionabiy bred animals.
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Their most important purchase. during
the week was the race stallion Kushan.
2:1s,s. by Kremlin, 2:077i, Kushan's dam
being the great brood mare Rusalka, by
Mazatlan, 2:263I. by Electicneer, second
dam Rusina, daughter of Belmont and
Miss Russell, ancestor of 245 in the 2:10
list. a record no mare, running or trot-
ting bred. has ever approached. Michael
Morris Karoni is bred the same way on
his dams side. The other purchase made
by Javins Bros. during the past week
was the pacing mare Miss Hobson, 2:17A,
by Hobson. After long rest Miss Hob
son will be prepared to race. II she
stands the prep" as it is hoped she will.
she will be sent for as fast a record as
she can take and retired to the brood
mare ranks and bred to Kushan.
Dr. NJ. W. Hef1in, who recently returned
from Mexico, where he has large mining
interests, disposed Of Ora Pearl last week
to Charles Myers, who will matinee her
and drive her on the road. She is sweet
roadster and a mare of show-ring caliber.
Thomas Conners, Of Harpers Ferry, a
man long in the light-harness game. was
in the city Thursday last. He thinks It
quite possible that in the fall he will dis
pose of his interests at Harpers Ferry
and become a permanent resident OF
Washington.
Louis Hodges may be seen every after
noon on the Potomac Driveway behind
his new trotter, w. c. A, 2:21. The horse
with the initials has been close up In a
race In 2:15. and Is a model road horse,
with style enough to equip couple Of
road horses and then have some to spare.
Miss Kushan Is back from Philadelphia
and in the stable of her owner and breed.
er. ]. A Jones. She looks well. and the
report is that she did for Trainer Brav-
ley everything he asked Of her.
Good reports continue to come IN re-
garding the bay mare Berka, owned by
John Morris. It is reported also that
Corbin is pleased with Miss Arcola. 2:16A.
owned by Peter LOTUS. and that he Is
confident she can pace a mile in 2:12; in
fact, 1t is said that she has already paced
a mile for Corpin that fast In her work.
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