Evening star., 1911-08-19
HERCUL0|D AT TRACK
SteepIechaser Has Yet to
Meet Defeat This Season.
ARMY HORSES AT PIMLICO
Warmers String Looks Good to Ex-
perts-Garths Have a Number
of Fast Ones There.

BALTIMORE, Nd, August 19.-Pimlico
,, is taking on an air of activity as horses
are arriving daily for the Hunt meeting.
August 81, September and 4.
Fresh brush has been put in the two
jumps near the main entrance, where the
schooling course is located, and every
morning and afternoon a goodly sized
gallery congregates to witness the "lep-
pers."
Among the recent arrivals of timber
toppers is that grand-looking animal.
Herculoid, that has won ever race he has
started in this season. The property OF
Charles Pfizer, master of the Essex Hunt,
Gladstone. n. j., Herculoid was bred by
the late Col. Robert Neville, who regard
ed him as the most finished product turn
ed out by the famous Pelham Farms. He
is big. outstanding bay gelding of heroic
proportions, over sixteen hands high, with
immense bone and of superb conforma-
ton.
Among his winnings this season have
been steeplechase for qualified hunters
at the Maryland United Hunts spring
meeting, the committee steeplechase cup
at Belmont Park Terminal and the chal-
lenge cup at Brookline.
In all his races this season Herculold
has been piloted by that peerless jockey,
l.
lico.
A newcomer to the Hunts meeting Is
Henry w. Warner of the Long Island
hunting set who is represented by well
bred lot of three, consisting of Brendan.
by Giganteum-Miss Doone; FauitleSs, oy
Kingston-Clemence, and Nosegay, by
Nasturtium-Eppie. These horses have
been raced at the various hunt meetings
earlier in the season, Nosegay dong
especially well on the fiat, winning the
xxa1t LOTT OF oil
Terminal. defeating such good ones as
Dullcare, Gu Bon, kissing Cup, Left
Eileen Aroon. o. U. Kidd. Sam Matthews
and others.
In J. Merryman Blacks stable is a
good-looking three-year-old bred by f..
G. Merryman. Gerar Farm, near Cockeys-
vile. that If looks go for anything ought
to do well over the jumps. His sire,
Formaster, was a speedy California bred
horse that Bob Walden brought up from
New Orleans several years ago.
Six racers belonging to Lieut.. Charles
K. Rocnwell and other army officers ar
rived yesterday, while Bob Walden is due
this morning from Bowlingbrook with
eleven head. that ought to hold theri own
with the best of them.
A visitor to the track early in the week
was young Lewis Garth on his way to
Hamilton. Canada, from the farm down
by Charlottesville. The Garths have six
or seven horses at the track, including
A. D. PARIS jumper. Trudo, a prominent
steeplechase prospect Lewis bids fair to
rival his father, the veteran Billy Garth,
as a trainer, and is particularly success
full with timber toppers, which he schools
himself
Among the jumpers developed by Garth
the younger was st. Abe, one OF the
| bright particular stars Of the season 6
steeplechasers.
Dorsey NJ Williams. former master OF
| hounds of the Patapsco Hunt Club. was
| in town few days ago looking up the
performances Of some thoroughbreds re-
Gently acquired by the Folly farm OF
| Howard county. One Of these horses. Lu-
| Glen. bred by Mrs. l.. A. Livingstone al
| the famous Rancocas farm. won the stee-
plechase at the Highland horse show Sat