The Washington herald., 1911-07-30
TROTTER AND PAGER
Grand Rapids Proves Itself Worthy of Place in
Big Light-harness CIcui-Other News
Notes and GOSSIP

! bletonian 10. Prince March, his sire, is
by Delmarch, 2:1l 1-2, and Prince March's
dam. Queen Wilkes, 2:23 3-i by George
Wilkes: second dam by Ethan Allen,
2:25 1-2, by Vermont Black Hawk. and
third dam by, Hambletonian Mambrino,
2:21 IA. by Abdallah Is. Cuyler Clay, the
sire of Bronson that sired the second
dam Of r. c. T., was for some years
owned in Washington by Paymaster OF
the Navy, the late A. J. Smith.
Paymaster Gen. Smith bought Cuyler
in kentucky, when he was young, and
stood him for service in the District,
and also at Pleasant Fields Stock Farm,
Germantown, Md. When Gen. Smith
as he was called, retired some twelve
years or more ago from breeding trot-
ters, he consigned Cuyler Clay to sale
held in North Carolina, where he died
about seven years ago at an advanced
age. Cuyler- Clay was a sorrel horse
with a sprinkling of gray hairs in his
coat, marked characteristic of the fam
lily on the maternal side, and inherited
no doubt from the celebrated Gray Rose.
dam of Cuyler. Cuyler Clay's dam was
Bridget, 2:3C, by George NJ. Patchin,
2:23 IL, son Of Cassius NJ. Clay.
Cuyler Clay was an animal of in
tense nerve force. which all of his get
could not be controlled in harness, and
many OF his get. though speedy, were
much like him in this respect. Doubt
less r. T. c. inherited much of this sub
tie quality called nerve force from his
second dam. and without which no horse
can ever become 4 Sensational per-
former if it can be controlled. Nutwood
Prince, r. T. C.'s paternal sire, was by
Nutwood. 2:1S 3-4, and the initiated geld
ing makes another 2:1O descendant of
Miss Russell, extending her number of
descendants in the list 246. Local horses
carrying the same blood of r. 7. C. are
DR.. G. r. Hollinworths Dreadnought
and Javins Brothers kushan.
The other sensational trotter of the
year thus far. is the bay stallion Argot
pace. The Campbell Brothers, of Spring
Hill, Tenn, who bred Argot Hal and
who owned his sire, nearly broke the
neck of the stallion in order to make
him pace. Brown Hal had never be-
fore sired anything but a PAGER, and
they took it for granted that the bay
stallion was to the manner born. But
he wasn't The Campbell Brothers were
able, however, to get Argot Hal to pace
Il mile in 2:0S IL in the fall of 1907, and
ten days later with the same shoes,
trotted him a mile in PIP IL. Edward
and James Benyon got him in the spring
of 1908 and they, too, tried to make him
pace. and finally did give him a record
of Eli 81.
About this time he developed into the
worst kind of puller, and was other
wise bad hammered. They next decided
TO try him at the trot, when his tenn
per Immediately changed. He is now
considered one of the most consistent
performers of the year, and ranks among
some OF the fastest trotters of the year.
1t is quite probable that with horse
to drive him out. Argot Hal is good for
heats around 2:O6, and perhaps he could
shade even that mark for a trifle right
now. The Halls possess the racing quail
ty in a pre-eminent degree.
In the first flight of speed is the chest
nut trotting gelding Gold Dollar, 2:O6 IA,
who won the 2:O9 trot on Wednesday;
nor is Mr. Geers' four-year-old bay stall
lion Anvil to be despised. He was out
classed last Tuesday by Argot Hail. a
seasoned horse; but before the season is
ended he will beat more trotters than
will beat him. Hailworthy demonstrated
Gcers' confidence in him at Grand Rapids
on Thursday by disposing of Orc, Brace
Girdle, and Sterling Mckinney in the
Grand Rapids Handicap. in straight
heats, without lowering his record. He
is owned IN Harrisonburg, Va, by the
Cavanaugh Brothers. Geers' Chamber
of Commerce candidate, Akar. has
proved disappointment thus far to his
Richmond, Va, owner and to Mr.. Geers,
who has had the training of him since
early in the winter. II is not that Akar
is not fast and game at the pace, but
the other fact that he is suffering from
a painful quarter crack that makes him
unsteady. 1t is doubtful if he will be
able to perform at his best the balance
of the year; certainly not until the hoof
in which is the crack has grown out
considerably more than it is now.
The trotter that seems to be able to
make r. T. c. stretch his neck most is
the New England bred mare, Belvasia,
although the roam stallion AL. Stanley
shows class and is always at him. This
week is Detroit's great week, and young
men will see visions and old men will
dream dreams. John and Michael Nor
ris and Peter Lotus, of this city, are
on their way to the scene of action.
May the power of their arms be great
and their bank accounts solid.
c. J. Mott, who listened to the cry OF
Westward ho," soon after the Laurel
races were ended was in town last week
for a few hours and is glad that his
life was spared, to say nothing of the
fact that the trip was a losing one, his
horses being out of the money in every
start This last week he was in Tasley,
Va, and he expects TO work his way