The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

eastern Virginia. II he can get the horses
he wants he may change his mind and
train at Laurel. Harry Bowling, who has
been in town for some weeks past. is
undecided as to which point he will train.
His great success i'm 1870 was with that
good and reliable trotter. Bedworth. jr..
2:2lk. champion trotting stallion of
Southern Maryland.
When it Is considered that in his mile
over the Indifferent Leonardtown track in
2:21h he trotted a half-mile ring that is
sixty yards over a mile, the greatness of
the performance fully dawns upon one.
Mr.. Bowling is one of the most reliable
and careful trainers in this section of
the country, and has never touched a
horse without producing speed.
Timothy w. Dunworth. IL prominent
member of the Drivers and Riders Asso-
citation. has for the past three weeks been
lying at his residence in this city in a
critical condition with incipient pneu-
monia. He is reported to be improving
slowly. but is 100 weak to pay much at
tention to his large business. Louis C..
Shuckers. who for the past six years has
figured largely AS turf writer for various
local papers. has also been critically i'll
for some weeks with grip Mr.. Shuckers
is being cared for i'm a local hospital. and
the latest report from him is that it will
be some time before he will be able to
resume his turf duties. ------~'~
Peter LOTUS is wintering Miss Arcola in
Washington. The handsome and fast
black mare is in fine fettle, and il ever
the Potomac driveway and the streets of
Washington get fit to drive upon again
he hopes to give her the necessary eX-
ercise. John Morris Is also wintering
Berka in town. He, too, has been in
termed by the condition of the streets.
According to turf law. Michael Morris
fast and handsome colt Karoni, by Ka-
valli, 2:O7a., dam the dam of Kushan, 2:1SIs.
will be a three-year-Cld to-day. AS soon as
the season will permit. he will be placed
in the hands of a competent trainer. with
every expectation <on the part of his
owner and others who have seen him at
speed that he will make good.
P. F. Tippett. owner of Won March.
2:2fi, has decided to retire from active
mainder of his days on his 3S0-acre farm
in Prince George County. Mr.. Tippett
has few well-bred mares which he in
tends to breed to Won March in the
spring. Won March will be raced i'm 1911.
but who will train and drive him is not
yet decided on.
Is our Outy III tUIS COnH6CtIOU
warn all persons who own youngsters
eligible to registration that II they have
not taken advantage of the registration
rules, which provide that two-year-olds
and younger may be registered for fee
of s., they have forfeited &. On January
1 all twO-year-olds become three-year-
olds, according to turf law. and the fee
on and thereafter is 81. There is a Ia
mentable show of Indifference on the part
Of breeders and owners of young stock
in this locality in regard to registration.
There Is also a shameful Indifference
shown by purchasers of well-bred brood
mares, in that they do. not get with the
mares when purchased all that Is known
Of their breeding. By reason Of this in
many pedigrees are hopelessly
lost; or. II not lost altogether. unneces-
sary cost is inflicted upon the purchaser.
who is compelled to pay money to the
person who Is selected to straighten out
the pedigree. the Registry Association
takes nothing for granted. All of its
are from Missouri, and have to
be shown before an animal can be regis |
tered and . certificate granted. 4
1t should be borne in mind that the foal |!
Of q standard mare cannot be registered
unless the dam has also been registered. |
n the sire Is standard bred and Is not |
registered. he. too. must be registered be- |
fore the foal can be registered. 1t will |
be seen. then. that the owner Of the foal |
has to pay the freight. which Is not fair |
10 the owner Of said foal Before he can i
register the foal, he 10 compelled TO pay |
but Of his own pockets $S-$ for the sire |!
and the same amount. for the dam, all |
" which some other person or persons |
,ught to pay or share In the paying. To |
lum up the iniciuity OF such Q proceeding. |
he total ooet Of registration OF the foal
b SlA where 4 should only be = II the I
bal p rsgistered before II y three yearst
y sge.
n oeegfste - safe. no pne, ehovid pur-
Ih6se 8 heo6H I1ara sof any lind uithout /
4 "a n - : ssss lIlessls !