The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
news OF HORSES
And HORSEMEN
GOOD HARNESS RACING AT
STATE FAIR GROUNDS
ON LABOR DAY.
(BY W. j. Carfcr.l

(By w. j. Carter)
Labor Day races at the State Fair
Grounds track furnished some inter
esting contests and seemingly proved
more attraction to the masses than
most other sporting events pro-
grammed for the occasion. -Four har-
ness races were down on the card
and an impromptu match between
Labama and Money closed the after
moons sport. The free-for-all trot and
pace, half-mile heats. 2 in 3. purse
S25, was first called and six starters
scored for the word, with Humboldt,
2:16 Il, the only trotter among them.
and the 6nseXed son of Norval head
ed the summary by winning two heats
in 1907 = and 1:0S1a. The big brown
gelding is now in the stable of Sam
Earring, who drove him. DR.. Madara.
2:OSH, a former Grand Circuit pupil
of Scott Hudsons. was second; The
Spaniard, 2:1SA, third, and Tom Lit
Teton, 2:15 u, fourth, while Winnie
ID. and Sir Henry. 2:17h "a. also start
ed. Humboldt was formerly the prop
erty of ]. NJ. Kavanaugh, of Harrison
burg, who owns Hailworthy, 2;05 II,
and in the stout Virginian's hands the
son of Norval won a number of races
over the two-lap courses. A good ac-
tor in the hands of Kavanaugh, an
amateur reins man. Humboldt shows
even better manners schooled by Ear
ing, and the brown gelding is pretty
sure TO join the ranks of matinee per-
formers. where he seems likely TO
prove a star among fun horses. Pit
ted against a field of PAGERS, OF which
Sir Henry and others have recently
shown halves under 1:05, Humboldt
held his own and furnished evidence
of sprinting capacity that was greeted
10y generous applause.
Glass a for trotters and PAGERS
eligible to the 2:22 class; price set
harness. brought out a field of four
made up of Nelly McZeus, 1929 u;
Princess Proem, 2:29A. and Petaurist.
2:29L, all with trotting records, and
the PAGER. Bayard H., 2:22A. Prin-
cess Proem. with Earring up, won the
first heat in 1925, after which Nelly
ZeuS won the second and third heats
in 2:21A each pulled up, but at that
the shapely brown daughter Of Nc
Zeus, 2:13. finished the latter half of
owner, DR.. James =. McDonough, for
whom she recently worked a mile in
2:19H Il The daughter of McZeuS and
Louise Branch, full sister to Branch
wood. 1922 "a. by WOODBURY. Hamil-
tOnian, trOtted to her record Of 2:26h
at the Virginia State Fair in 1906;
the contest. in fact. being the first race
called at the initial meeting OF the
association, which was organized that
year In passing it may be stated
II.
Timber Twig. a big bay gelding, by
Portsmouth, son Of AlcyOne. 1927, won
two heats and then Nelly McZeus
finished first in three others and was
declared the winner. She was then
owned by a. T. Griffith and driven by
William l. Bass. In the Labor Day
race Princess Proem stood second in
the summary to Nelly McZeus; Bay
ard II. third and Petaurist fourth. The
latter, a son of Peter the Great,
2:O7 Il, out of Telka, by Arion. 2:O7%
IS owned by Joseph Lasitter and
driven by William G.. Bryan, from
whom the bay stallion trotted a good
race and should be heard from when
started in his class this fall.
In class Is, for roadsters; prize. robe.
here were but two starters. and the
chestnut mare. Idlewild, green PAGER.
oy Mcbride, won in 2:S3 and $3.50.
With Money, bay gelding, by Me- Gus.
-'l3. driven by his owner r. T. Ed
Yards. second. William c. Bryan, Of
whose stable Idlewild is a member.
drove the daughter of Mcbride.
The 2:35 trot. purse. $25. had three
starters, and the winner turned up in
DR.. McDonough's old warhorse the
white geldtnS. Labama, ten years old
by Reelection, out Of Emeline, dam
Of the great producer. Alabama. 2:15,
10y Aimont. Jr. Labama logged home
i'm front of Baron Cal, good looking
bay gelding. by Baron Dillon. and Dan
Cotman, neatly turned little PAGER Of
unknown breeding. in slow time and
then finished tar ahead OF the two
geldings in the second heat in 2:29K
His previous record was 2:39L.
At the conclusion Of the 2:35 trot a
banter between William Newsome and
r. 7. Edwards resulted in match
between the latter's bay gelding. Nc
Ney, and DR.. McDonough's white geld
ing. Labama. I.abama easily disDOsed
| q n l. IL
declined further issue and took his
horse to the stable. Money has been
able to show quarters for years past
| pretty much at any time right of the
road around "a seconds. and only re-
| Gently worked a mile in 2:26L but
was unsteady in both Of the contests
referred to. Labama. however. is
| really q remarkable horse, certainly
| in the matter of endurance, as I'M
\ daunted by distance, no road has ever
! seemed too long for the bloOd-Iike
| white gelding, and a speed rate too.
| that few horses are ever able to main
| tain hour after hour. In the 2:35 class
| and the match race he trotted heats
| under 2:3O. and will he credited to
! his sire as new performer in the
| list of standard speed.
William NewsOme. who for years
past has shOd many of the best known
/ trOtters seen around Richmond while
| incidentally, too. doing some training
| and driving both for fun and in reg
ular races, donated a set OF shoes to
the winner of each race on Labor Day
| NewsOme owns the well bred mare
Kapella. by KavalN. 2:O7%. which is
very highly priced. and we'll it might
! be. seeing that Akar is one of the
fastest green PAGERS of the season. as
in the hands Of Geers the chestnut
stallion has shown himself TO be better
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