The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-10
By l.. ID. SALE.


The tidings of that sale came like a
bolt from a clear sky. Before it began
ard for some months previous there was
feeling abroad that the bottom Of the
light harness market was gradually sag
ging. The phenomenal growth OF the
automobile industry seemed to give war
rant to the fear. One had only to look
about him TO realize that the light har-
ness horse was disappearing from the
streets of our cities. Nothing had oc-
CURED for months to prop the horse mar
ket The truth seems to be that indus
trial growth of this country is so rapid,
the various demands for the horse are so
great that the horse-breeding interests
of the United States are not keeping pace
with tine wondrous development OF our
gigantic material resources.
Possibly the firm foreign demand plays
some part in keeping up prices. Week be-
fore last 7TS head Of horses sold for an
average of S42O5O per head. as against
769 which sold for an average Of S4f5
per head the year previous. Under such
conditions, the funeral sermon which
some men are ready to preach over the
remains Of the horse may well be de-
ferred to some future occasion. The
morse will be with us for many years to
come; he will work along all lines OF
human endeavor side by side with the
automobile and motor truck. and there
will be ample work for each one to do.
With such cheering intelligence at hand
Washington horsemen take fresh courage
and go forward with some Of the plans
that are gradually taking shape in their
minds relative to the building of a half
mile track I'm close proximity to the Ma
tional Capital II is conceded by every
intelligent local hOrseman that half
mile track is IN absolute necessity, If
light harness horse interests in the Dis
trict of Columbia are TO be preserved.
Some of the most enterprising citizens
of the District favor the scheme and
stand ready to take stock in the enter
prise. Even men who do not own fast
trotters are in favor OF it. DR.. Patton
says he will subscribe for twenty-five
shares at once. and IL the scheme Is
started right will increase his holdings.
John Preston SAYS he Is willing to put
good money into the enterprise and that
he knows several men of means who will
join with him. No one who knows Mich
ael Morris. John Morris. D. ]. Mccarthy.
T ]. O'Keefe, Peter LOTUS, Austin Lof-
tus. the Weaver brothers. Charles and
William. doubts where they stand on the
subject II the scheme is pointed in the
right direction and the right kind of
men are placed in charge of it. T. W.
Dunworth, Michael Inscoe, and w F.
Miller may surely be counted on II the
matter is presented to them in the right
way. and the same may be said of John
o. Gheen, Andrew Gleason, ]. r. Jones,
and the Javins brothers, Francis and
John. II canvass was properly made
of the horseman of the District of Co
lumbia il is safe to say that between
fifty and seventy-five men, financially re-
sponsibe could be found who would put
up the necessary money to lease piece
Of ground for Il certain number of years
and build a track and club house.
In order, however. to test public SEN
timent on the subject. 1t is proposed by
those interested to call a meeting at
the st. James Hotel on Thursday even
ing next, at p. m, in order that the
matter may be discussed informally and
a temporary organization formed. All
persons interested in the light harness
horse are invited to attend the meet
ing and give their views freely az to
what should be done in the premises.
Free discussion of the subject will tend
TO clear the atmosphere of all doubt as
TO tine sanity of the project, and II the
meeting does nothing more than bring
the horse-loving interests of the District
together, it will accomplish much good.
Andrew Gleason. one of the stoutest
supporters of light harness horse inter-
ssts in the District, recently met with a
severe financial loss in the death of
his fast pacing mare Lady CozIne, by
Hal.
our hours of her death the mare ap-
oeared to be as well as ever she was.
The veterinary called in pronounced the
ase as one of spinal meningitis. and says
hat even II the mare lived she would |
Fever have been any practical use to |
Ter owner. Mr.. Gleason paid several |
hundred dollars for Lady Cozine when !
he was coming three years of age, |
nd at one time refused $3.50 for |
lorse colt. which Mr.. Gleason values !
tightly, he being by Palm Cozine. PIG Ia. ,
Iast spring Nan Patterson. by Happy F.
RUSSELL. and owned by Mr.. Gleason, was !
red to Kushan, 2:1S1 L.. and Mr.. Glea-
on believes the mare is safely in foal.
DIR. Patton Is now driving on the road
Iysotis. 2:l2I4. Notwithstanding the fact |
hat he is the owner of an automobile.
he doctor says that when he goes out /
or pleasure nothing that he has yet own
d in the way of motor power gives him |
8 much pleasure as a good horse. My
otis has been bred to Binvolo, son of /
Singara, and is expected to foal in the |
pring. DR.. Patton has been one OF the
rops of local Speedway interests for
many years past and is vitality interest
d in the proposed new half mile track
nd club house. John Morris is winter
lg his fast mare, Berka, by Bingara,
I his brothers stable in Georgetown.
II. Morris expects to have the mare
ogged all during the winter months and
hen will place her in the hands of
.lonZo Corbin, who will train and drive
er I'm all OF her engagements in 1912.
s Berka has already shown herself ca
able of taking a mark of els or better,
cen the coming season on the Grand Cir
uit, near its close IL she trains on well.
]. A. Jones Is winterIng Miss Kushan
his own private stable in this city: 1
n the spring she will be placed In the
ands Of Robert Brawley. OF Philadel-
hia, who Will develop her speed. Mr..
ones has decided to let some other man
wn and race the mare II she makes
God showing. which she is very likely II
} do. as she improved rapidly last sum-
Ter while In the hands OF Mr.. Brawley
Ir. Jones owns n filly, coming three by
ale Axworthy, that he believes will be
BILE to enter the 2:30 list next year with
Ut much special training. She Is being
inferred in Virginia, and the man who
as her Ia charge thinks she is one of
he best young prospects he had ever