The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
CORBIN'S GREAT STOCK
WILL ALL BE SOLD
Many Noted Horses to Go Under the. Hammer.
Plenty of Racing for Horse Lopers-Gos-
sip of the Track and Turf

pions and futurity winners. Louisa AK
worthy C3), filly, by Bale Axworth: dam,
Jennie, by Lorings Conway, a Morgan
horse. This filly is showing phenomenal
speed, and is rated by good judges a
great prospect. Third in the list of
youngsters is -Foxworthy C2), a chestnut
colt, by Bale Axworthy, dam by AxteI-
loid, 'son OF William L.. sire of AxtclI
90, PIP. This is an extra good two-year-
old. Fourth in the list Is J. c. Worthy
a chestnut geldng, by Bale Axworthy,
dam, thoroughbred mare, and he is a
trotter sure enough. in spite of his thor
oughbred dam. Another youngster who
will go to the highest bidder is J. NJ.
Worthy, a weanling colt. Ibay in color.
and whose dam is Florence Wilkes.
2:2l IA. Howard Worthy is a gray geld
ing, one year old, by Velon, a son of
Moko; dam, Elsie DOnegon, by Re-eIec-
tion. Rube Worthy is a gray yearling
filly by Bale Axworthy, dam by Kushan,
2:1S L., second dam by DR.. d. d. Carter 5
Hazel Bashaw. In the same sale will be
fifteen aged horses and youngsters, the
greater part being of heavy draft blood.
and which will grow into useful animals
for all work.
There is something more or less pa
thetic in the dispersal OF a stock farm,
whatever may be the reason given for
the same. The dog aside, no other ami
NAL represents so much sentiment as the
horse, and the sentiment is not confined
to the head of the house alone, but is
shared by every member of his family
The horse, farther back than history
records, has been the friend and COM
panion of man. In peace and in war he
hsag- -, .;41. gv,n
ter, patient under abase. and ready to
give all that was in him. He has been
potent factor in all that We know of
civilization; without him mankind would
still be in close touch with the Dark
Ages. The horse Is and always has been
part of our domestic existence, as he
has always been and will continue to
be a large asset in our national wealth.
The dispersal of a stock farm means, in
many instances, the shattering of many
fond hopes. ExigencIes arise which COM
pei a change Of plans. and thus the
whole fabric dissolves at the wave Of the
auCtionecr's hammer.
Men interested in horse breeding cannot
go astray in buying anything in the
Corb!n consignment. II it is stallion
one wants. he can take his pick. If one
favors the Wilkes family, Bale AxwOrthy
and Solograph will fill the bill. If one
prefers the Electioneer family. he may
find DR.. Bell to his liking. II one likes
the McGregor family above all others.
Winwood MCGregOr, with his size and
splendid individuality. cnOuld be all that
he could fairly demand. The Wilkes, the
ElectiOneer, and the McGregor blood has
each produced worlds champions, and
one cannot go aTisS in buying either
Bale AXworthy. Solograph, DR.. Bell or
Winwood McGregor. Each has as good
right to sire worlds champions as his
ancestor AS far as the youngsters are
concerned, the farmers Of Loudoun Coun-
" will make a mistake if they permit
them to leave the county. If the stall
lions are permitted to go to foreign parts
it is doubtful if their loss to this and
other communities contiguous to LOudoun
County will be replaced.
Mr.. Charles c. Waters. owner of Pleas
ant Fields Stock Farm, writes that
weather conditions have worked havoc
with his string of trotters and PAGERS.
They were laid up, he says, for three
weeks on account of rain. and have been
no good since. Allie X. had worked the
half-miIe home track in 2:1S, last quarter
.
Patchen Belle, PA; last half in 1:03 L.:
Kinslee a mile in 2:1S, last half in 1:O4.
He got off at Rockville and has been
turned out ever since. Mr.. Waters says
his three-year-old PAGER by Joe Patchen
could beat 2:2O and did step an eighth
in OILS L. He caught cold at Rockville
and had to be turned out. The dam of
this promising youngster is Prentona
Wilkes. 2:33 Il, by Anderson Wilkes; sec
IL
third dam by Mambrino Patchen--breed-
ing good enough to suit the most fastidi-
Gus. Mr.. Waters has on the farm full
sister of the phenomenal youngster,
which he has just taken up to be broken.
Mr.. Waters was last week at Clarksburg,
w. Va, with his string Of horses.
Peter Thompson trotted off at Lexing-
ton Thursday last with the big end Of
the champion stallion stake No. ;, its
value being s7,65l2J. As at Columbus,
the contest for the stake was between
Thompson and the Bellini- ni-Expressive
colt, Atlantic Express, and Mainleaf.
The track was soggy, and fast time was
not expected. Nevertheless Thompson
trotted the middle heat in 2:0S IL, which
demonstrates what a remarkable colt he
is In spite of his lameness, the game
colt Mainleaf staid in 20 the end, a
characteristic of his family, which has
always been noted for their staying quail
tiles.
Mainleaf is a great-grandson of Old
Director, who, in turn, was by Dictator,
full brother of Dexter, PHI IA. The blood
of Old Clara, daughter of American Star,
continues to make itself felt, as does that
of the great matron, Miss Russell, to the
latest generation.