The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
By l.. d. SALE

are being kept hot with the hoofs OF trot-
ters and PAGERS, and from now until late
in the fall race horses will be kept busy
earning their winter oats. The center OF
interest this week Is the annual Mont
| gomery County fair. Its patrons always
| largely consist of citizens of the District
of Columbia, who attend because OF the
| horse trots.
Last week local horse interest was CEN
| tered in the first summer meeting of the
st. Mary County Racing Association at
ILeonardtown, in Southern Maryland, be-
cause a large number Of District owned
horses performed over the half-mile ring
at that point. The meeting was a great
success in point Of attendance and sport;
as a matter Of fact, in all that goes to-
ward the making of a race meeting, 1t
was the most successful ever held in the
ancient county of ST Mary. Washington
horses were in evidence each day OF the
meet and carried off the biggest part Of
the purses.
Javins brothers, of this city, were rep
resented by the largest stable of trotters
and PAGERS they have sent to the races
for the past five years. In the lot were
Gallant Maid. 2:21 IA; Bonnie Lassie.
Dougherty was represented by the good
PAGER Frank T, and DR.. J. w. Sansbury,
OF ForestvilIe. by the handsome trotting
stallion Prince George. John Javins made
a trip to the scene of action in a tour
ing car filled with his friends in Wash
ington, as did also Frank Thomas and
DR.. Sansbury, of Prince George County.
George Goodacre drove up from Piney
Point on Monday and piloted Bonnie Las
IL .NE. Ia, h.
| in evidence with his good stable of fast
| horses, among the lot being Axis, Alice
NJ, Boski. and Tuscarora. and created
sensation by reason of the speed they
showed. With the exception of Maduella,
| Alice NJ. is the fastest pacing mare Wash
| ington has sent to the races for the past
| five years. She is much better than 2:l5
PAGER right now, having worked mile in
2:13 IA quite recently, while Boski. a
handsome sorrei, three years old. by
Bertini. has recently worked a mile
around 2:20 at the trot.
|
| Axis, bay stallion. in the Miller stable,
has rounded to this year. and if he con-
tinues to go sound should take a low
record. 1t is a stable of which any horse
| owner may well be proud. Boski is slated
for the 2:l0 list. If he remains sound. and
| as for Alice NJ, II is hard to prophesy
| just at this time what her speed limit is.
Javins brothers Gallant Maid is in better
! racing condition than she has been in for
| some time She Is able to carry her great
| speed, goes on the trot every inch Of the
mile. and at Leonardtown showed that
she is Just as game as any mare that
ever faced starter.
|
The first days racing, Monday, August
q, was, with one exception, the 2:1S trot
and pace, given over to the county horses
The first race on the card was the three
year-old trot and pace, all being by Oar
Cozine, 2:10. The big part of the purse fel
to Lady Russell, we'll driven by A. L. Pill
kerton. who WINS the sensational pacel
| Russell Cozine. Lady Russell never lifted
her nose throughout the two heats tha
she trotted. The chasers-out in the two
heats were Happy Bob. driven by Harry
Bowling and owned by T. G. Hodges
brother of Lewis Hodges, of this city
and Don Cozine, jr., driven by his breed
Ter. +. ]. COombs, of Beauvue, st. MARY
County. In this race Lcttie Cozine,
very breedy-looking filly, also made hel
J debut. and attracted much attention anC
admiration. She is owned by the secre
tary of the association. Mr.. A. F. King
associate editor of the Leonardtown Bea
con. Lady Russers steadiness stood he
in such good stead throughout the rac'
that she was never headed.
Naturally, public inttrest was centeret
in the 2:1S trot and pace. in which wer,
entered Alice NJ. Gallant Maid, and Bon
ME Lassie. AS the fame of Alice NJ. hat
already preceded her by previous per
. formances, II required good deal o.
courage on the part Of the owners o.
Gallant Maid. and also of her trainer
Frank Thomas. of this city, to entel
against her Alice NJ. is a compactly
built bay mare, about fifteen hands high
and her gait at the pace is as smooth a:
the smoothest oil ever manufactured
She goes low at speed. has no waste ac
ton. and races as IL she liked it. She !;
by Cooper's Hannis, owned in Lower Vir'
ginia, on the Eastern Shore, and was
discovered last year by Mr.. Miller, and
purchased at what is now deemed ridic'
ulous price.
Bonnie Lassie was outclassed, but she
put I'D a game race, and showed grea'
bursts of speed in each of the three
heats trotted and paced. George Good
acre held the reins over her, and he raj
lied her in the stretches much as h,
used to do Dr. Chase when the sorre
gelding was finishing his miles. AS fol
Gallant Maid, she trotted the race of he
i life and made Alice M. stretch her necl
at parts Of the mile to head her. TIL,
track was heavy with sand and dead
owing to a long drought, so fast tim,
could not be made over 1t.
The 2:50 trot and pace excited much 10
cal interest, owing to the fact that tn,
horses entered were owned in the county
and every horse had warm partisans
They were Grace Russell. Binola, Sabl
Prince, and Russell .Hammett. At tn
word, Bowling. behind Grace Russell
, forged to the front, with Combs holdinl
the reins over Binola. at her wheel a
they rounded the. first turn. Sable Prince
with Thomas up, was a sulky length be
hind Russell Hammett was sent on ol
, a break, after spelling several scores
and all that his driver did in the hea
was to save his distance. After he 20
, settled he trotted fast. The second an
, third heats were repetitions Of the frs
beat. Grace Russell took the lead at tn
word and was never In danger.
Summaries:
Race for three-year-oldS: lurse so:
Lady Russcli, b. T.. By Don Coznc (Pilkcrtou) ]
Hapry Boo g. g.. By Dun Crdne tBowlinel..., ,
Dor Cozine. jr.. b. c.. by Dun Coxine tCosnisl
Iottis Cozine. br. g.. hy DON Cozine uathaml
Tine. 800. 302
,, sis trot and PACE: purse sioo:
Alice ~, n IN. by Cooper Hannis thilicrl.. ] ]
Gallant Maid. b m. hy Gallant Boy
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; Bonnie Lasae. ~. n. b. Bei~or'h. ~
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