The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-10
TROTTER AND PAGER
Old Glory Sale Is Still Being Discussed by Local
Horsemen-Other Gossip and Com
nent of Interest,"

| he by George Wilkes. 2:22. Mr. Nc
Carthy has just had his flly registered
and will begin her development next fall.
There is some probability that Won
March, 2:21 IA. will change hands soon
II the right price can be had on him.
Several local gentlemen have priced him
OF late, but there is a vast difference
Of opinion. between the stations present
owner and the would-be purchasers as 10
his actual value racing machine.
Up to date, Won March has been a badly
used horse. Whoever gets him will have
to make him over before he will be or
much use for track purposes. He is
boiling over with speed, but he lacks
track manners and a lot OF other things
before he can be made a race horse.
Horses have long memories, and they
unlearn things slowly. Placed in the
hands Of Alonzo Corbin, who is a pa
tlent and careful trainer, Won March
, might, in time, become a useful track
horse. Mr.. Corbin has at last decided
to try to establish a business for him.
self, which, in the summer season, he
will conduct in conjunction with the
training of horses. He has started a
livery business on Pennsylvania avenue
near Second street, and will winter and
jog few horses intended for the track.
Harry Bowling Is wintering at Leonard
town. and will direct his attention in 1872
to the development Of the Don Cozine's
the Lord Bingens. and the Bedworth
jr..s Mr.. Bowling is an excellent colt
handler, a fine driver and trainer and
valuable asset to any community to
which he attaches himself. The light
harness horse is on the boom in old ST
Mary. and the meetings held annually
at Leonardtown, the county seat are
red letter days in Southern Maryland.
Among the leading hOrsemen Of the coun-
ty are Frank c. Combs. Harry JONES' T.
G. Hodges. William Waters, Clement
Mattingly, Joseph Mattingly. John Mar
shall Dent. DR.. Dent, A. l.. Pilkerton,
George Hardsworth. and Aloysius King.
Joseph Mattingly is president of the ST.
Mary Racing Association, and Mr.. King
is secretary. There is talk Of a new
half-mile track near Leonardtown, as the
lease Of the old track expires during
the coming year. The land for the track
has not yet been selected.
DR.. J. n. Sansbury writes that he in
tends to make his Forestville track in
1912 the mecca for all light harness horse
men. He has decided to resurface the
better portion of the track. especially the
first turn, which has brought so many
horses and horsemen to grief in times
past. There was rano-. "h-o"A Mo
vious to the Ole ...,
was going to
81, 500, which he
and reinvest thu -aorn % rs
now appears TIL -. se~ a
decided to expe0d o. ,rrr 20 sLr,5
in putting his track .- -r-. Lays order
enlarge some of RS .Ju..s z-C c1Ls.-,..-
a grand stand. r. TIC jgc-0r VIZ f..
fully carry out aI7 Drssrasu-nr. D.. s..-
estvIIle track WI vs-- ..'. " he lsar,.v
dur rr rGY..1E -.cE-
Laurel and Burl ar- .-" sF-
Washington ira -Es r.. 49, ..s
Laurel track espe, iaIIy is not u the ,sGy
best for the training of trotters.
The fact that Senator ]. W. Bailey. Of
Texas. offered last week Mr.. Bradley, the
owner of Bingen. $4,000 for that great
sire of extreme speed is pretty good evil
dence that the distinguished Texan be-
lieves that the light harness industry is
on a solid basis. The fact that Mr..
Bradley, the owner Of Bingen. promptly
declined the offer is additional evidence
that the owner of Ardmaer Farm agrees
with Mr.. Bailey The sum Of $50, 900 Is
what Mr.. Bradley paid for Bingen. af-
ter the death of his ilIustrlous son. Todd.
2:14 "a. For long time Senator Bailey
fought shy OF the Bingens and IT is
permitted his preJudices against the
family to subside sufficiently to breed
one of his mares to him.
Not long ago the Senator purchased
fast record son of Todd to place on his
Kentucky farm. At the recent Old
Glory the Senator bought a few mares
from the Shultz consignment, and there
Is every evidence that the sale Of his
brood laS {c IN
MS final retirement from the breeding
-anks, the Senator's many weil-wish-
FRS feared was to be the case. The Sem
ator's consignment brought under the
hammer the big lump sum of $4,000. the
largest sum for a single consignment
hat has been received for many years
oast at the Garden.
strenuous effort is being made on the
,art Of several WashingtOnians to bring
Bale Axworthy from Hamilton. Va. to
where there will be a larger
leld for his services. ]. NJ. Corbin, his
'wner, is inclined to accede to the re-
Iuest, but finds II difficult, he says. to
ind just the kind of man to handle a
iorse of his breeding. Aside from be-
ng a grandly bred horse Bale Axworthy
5 a grand individual. In color he is
beautiful golden chestnut. stands close
o sixteen hands, and is OF kingly pres
nee. His blood lines are ultra-fashion-
.ble, and doubtless the horse would be
literally patronZed at this point IL
placed in the right hands. Not every
nan is fitted for the post Of stallioneer.
70 begin with. stalliOneer must be
'ersonally popular with breeders; second.
Ie must be a thorough horseman: third.
le must not be OF the small and cheap
ort who pinch a penny and think IL
lberality. Men who are small and cheap
ave no right TO be in the horse indus
~ anyway. Fourth, no man has any
BUSINESS with a stallion who Is not WILL
ng to expend a few dollars to keep him
efore the public. Men who have made
money as the owners of stations in the
asst. and who have made their stations
opular, are men who have continually
ept them before the public. Electioneer.
gorge Wilkes and Abdallah 10 in the
ands OF some men, would be rank fall
res as sires. 1t is the man behind the
tallion that counts.
And speaking OF Bale AXworthy, We
re reminded OF the fact that men own
lg welI-bred mares who do not avail
themselves Of the privilege of breeding
D horses bred in fashionable lines are
urning up their money. The recent
ales OF youngsters in New York are OBJ
sct lessons to every man who buys or
reeds The get OF Axworthy. 2:iCI-2
nd of Peter the Great and Todd, and
iingen and Mainfeaf and Mainsheet and
en- Watts. were those In greatest de-
..za ,nd a.. ky-k.z.