The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
Rv L. n SALE.

Loeal horse interest has Deen cehheTeu
during the week on the events at LAUREL
The racing at that track has been fairly
good. taking into consideration the back
wardness Of the spring season and the
condition most horses are in hereabouts.
The four-county free-for-aII on wednes-
day was of special interest TO Washing
tonians and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. In 1t
as contestants were Palm Cezine. Javins
brothers Gallant Maid, DR.. Sansbury's
Linlwood May, and P. ]. S.eubener's
Cora Virgins.
1t was the Maids first race Of the pres
ent year, mile heats. The miles trotted
were close to her record. and she shows
an Improvement over last year. 1t now
looks as If the Javinses have a right to
expect excellent results from Gallant
Maid this year IL she remains sound.
While it was not fair to expect that
Linkwood May would beat Palm Cozine,
one has right TO believe that If DR..
Sansbury had been up behind her she
would have made trifle better showing
than she did. Cora Virgins was Just
outside Of the breastworks in 2:21h,
2:I944, and 2:19 This is not so bad, after
all. The gray mare gives an indication
that she is of the improving kind, and
that she may. with careful handling, be
at least 2:2o or better PAGER before
snow flies.
In the four-county free-for-ail the sum
maries indicate, and evidence from other
direction indicates. that Mott was not
trying for first money. 1t may be that
Palm Cozine could not have beaten Bert
II, the PAGER, had he tried; it may be,
also, that It was planned that Bert H.
should win. Certain 1t is the tip was
out the night previous to the race that
he was to be put over the plate, and
when the race was over Rhodes was
there with the goods. The Virginia
mares, Belle Night and Hazel Belle, must
have proved distinct disappointment to
the man whose proudest boast is Il buy
em cheap" Unquestionably, had they
been placed early in the season in the
hands of an artist like AlonZo Corbin,
provided they could have been so placed,
they would have made better showing.
In the long run It does not pay to be a
cheap man; the man who can do things
is worth his price; the laborer is worthy
Of his hire. And speaking of economy,
some men seem to think they are saving
money by holding onto the spiggot while
the material in the keg IS running out at
the bunghole.
A surprise was sprung on the local
horse-Ioving community on Thursday
when P. ]. O'Keefes Ed. Balf formerly
known as Flinch) paced himself into
third money in the 2:12 pace, in which the
best time was 2:121l, in the second heat
That BALI is much better horse than
he was thought to be, in the third heat
of the race he was second in 2:14k.
In three weeks time the bay gelding
should be able to pace miles close TO his
mark OF 2:11A. and perhaps, If driven for
ii, shade that mark one or two seconds
Those who have held that he has shot
his bolt win have to retract, for it looks
as il he was really coming back.
The showing he made against Canyons
Mellow in the, 2:24 trot on Thursday Is
sufficient evidence of this. He stands in
the summaries 3, 4, 8, where the heats
were IN 2:2sA, 222A, and 2:21k. Russell
Cozine, the star PAGER in the galaxy of
stars in the Mott stable, is rounding to
rapidly, and 1t is said that two or
three weeks hence he will be as good as
new II the prophecy proves true, Don
cozine will have a 2:1O PAGER to his credit
without doubt. Those who were not pres
ent to- witness the 2:24 trot have no
doubt wondered what happened to that
brilliant local trotter. Won March, that
the green Harvester should have beaten
him out of third money Won March has
long been the white mans hope in this