The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
TROTTER AND PAGER
Bad Weather Hampers Lght-harness Affairs in,
Washington-Many Well-bred Horses in
Montgomery County.

Nd, as well as in the District of Col
umbia, that a brief sketch of this great
son Of Mambrino Chief II will doubtless
| be read with interest His son Pretender
sired Benoni. who. for some years, stood
in Loudoun County, and whose blood Is
found in a number of producing dams
in that county. Mr.. ]. r. Jones. Of this
| city, probably owns more of the blood
| Of Benoni than any other man. Benoni
sired the dam of Lady Kushan. 2:z3k.
owned by r. f. Hall. of this city PAN
coast, 2:z1z, son Of Woodford Mambrino,
and and his greatest producing son. sired
Ponce De Leon, lib, who in turn sired
Montana Guard. 2:a0A. owned by the
Javtns Brothers. OF this city.
Woodford Mambrino, 2:HA, was foaled
the property of Mason R Henry. of Ken
lucky, and was born in 1853 in the very
! midst Of the civil war When young
he became the property Of A. J. Alex
ander. proprietor of Woodburn Farm,
Spring Station. KY. Mr.. Alexander was
one Of the first men in Kentucky to
| import light harness stations, and for
upward Of a quarter of a century Wood
burn Farm stood at the head Of all farms
In this country as breeding center OF
high class harness horses.
At Woodburn Farm were owned, ae
one time or another. the great sfres,
Pilot, Jr.. Abdallah Ii, Harold Edwin
Forest 10. Woodford Mambrino, Bay
Chief. and last, but not least, the i'm
mortal Lexington. whose blood. as well
as that of his sire Boston. blends SO
kindly with that of the trotter 1t
was on Woodburn Farm that Maud S.
the peerless daughter of Harold and.
Miss Russell. first saw the light. 1t was
on Woodburn Farm that Lord Russell,
hnr NJ aNN1 &
also his son kremlin, 2:07g, sire OF
kushan. The mother of 2:10 trotters-
Miss Russell-was foaled at Woodburn
Woodford Mambrino's dam was Wood
blne, by Woodford. a thoroughbred SON.
of kosciusko, he by Sir Archy Wood
bine, is also the dam of wedgewood.
2:19. Woodford Mambrino started in one
race as a three-year- at Louisville
and won 1t in straight heats in 3-o1+s and
20 This was in the fall OF 1856 He
was not started again until August. 1877.
and won again in straight heats. best
time 2:SE. Soon after this Mr.. Alex
ander parted with him. In the spring
of 1873 the Missouri horseman. R. c.
Pate. purchased Woodford Mambrino and
started him in fourteen races. in which
he won seven. took second money in two.
third money in three, and was behind
the money In the remainder. BY this
time his unfiinching game excited the
admiration of all horsemen.
Fistula of the withers had set in
and had slowly burrowed down deep
into the muscles of his shoulder. and yet
he responded cheerfully to every call
made upon him. Tho disease, which was
sapping his vitality, proved to be incur
able, and he died the following spring.
1t was at Minneapolis. Mimi, Septembe1;
4, 1873, that he got his mark of 2:211l
he defeating Bonesetter. PIG: Indian
apolis. 2:Z1, and Scott's Thomas. 2:21, in
straight heats; time. 2:21H. 2:22A ano
2:2254.
The Year Book credits Woodford Mann
brino with twenty-five sons that have
sired 145 trotters and twenty-five PAGERS,
and with twenty-six daughters that have
produced forty-four standard records.
forty-three of which are trotters. HiS
most successful sons as sires are Prin-
Russell, 2:oS, and Abbetsford, 2:1sz. The
dam of Frank Tippett's Red Princeps is
a daughter of Princeps, c:36, which should
make him a very valuable stock horse,
especially as his sire is Red Medium.
2:23k. and one of the coming great West
ern sires. Red Prnceps' get in this sec
ton of the country are very highly
spoken OF by those Who have seen them.
and he promises to be impressive
sire in the matter of speed and good
looks.
March g was court day at Leonard
town. AS is the case in kentucky, at
horses of the county are primped up
and beribboned and paraded before the
assembled multitude. 1t is one of the
great days of the year, and among
those who paraded horses was Nathan
Turner. of this city, owner Of that grand
son of Red Medium. 2:23k. and Fan
tasque, by Chimes-Gyman 4SSS, i'm
ported to this city some seven years ago
by E. F. Hall and Frank Tippett. Gyman
divided the attention of the crowd with
Frank ]. Combs Lord Bingen S44i0. son
of Bingen, 2:0614. and Kahla, by Alerton.
2:09A- Lord Bingen is also on the i'm
pressive order as to size, he being
very rich cherry bay, while his breed
ing is of the richest possible.
The Hardsworth stations, now m the
hands of J. C. Mott, of this city. also
showed their PAGES before the admirinS
multitude. 1t would be hard to find a
handsomer horse than Palm Cozine, he
rather overshadowing his full brother
Wolverine in the matter of beauty. Harry
Jones Bedworth, tr., 2:eoh. over halr
mile. ring, drew the plaudits of all ad-
mirers of blooded horsefesh. Bedworth.
Jr., Is the champion trotting stallion OF
Southern Maryland. has proved his su-
in the white heat of battle, and
no better bred one is owned anywhere
on this continent.
Mr.. Turner is back in town, please6
with his experience. and, while be con-
cedes that there are Others" he be-
ieves that he was not outpointed either
'or size, breeding. manners, or looks. AS
Gyman was never trained a minute for
speed. his contention is probably correct
Charles Weaver, of West Washington,
had intended to introduce on the occa-
don his three-year-old Don Cozine stall
ion Green Boy to the assemblage, but
Nr weaver was suddenly taken i'll and
,ad to declare the engagement OF.
RACING CARD FOR TODAY.