The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
Timely Gossip Of Interest to Observation-Disclosures and Results

himself capable of pacing three heats
around 2:02. AS for The Able, that di-
vided second and third money with In
dependence Boy last Wednesday, he
seems to have shot his bolt for all time,
and the present season is probably his
last on the big rings of the country.
1t is also probable that the fast but not
fast enough Walter W., that Geers has
been teaming for the past two years,
will also be retired. The history Of
the year, so far, discloses that the pac-
ing brigade on the Grand Circuit has
not shown as brilliantly as in years past.
At one time 1t looked that by the use of
hobbies the trotters were in the future
to play minor part in the turf history
of the country. The present season, how
ever, has brought out so many good
trotters that 1t looks as If the trotters
were destined to hold their own against
their lateral-gaited brethren.
Snow on Thursday took occasion to put
the bay mare My Shady Belle over the
plate at Syracuse, and gave her a mark
OF 2:O6k, Murphy, with Twinkling Dan,
getting second money by winning the
first heat in the same time At this
distance the race looks almost as shady
as the name of the horse that won it.
While few outsiders suspected that the
bay mare had such speed at her COM
IL idS DccA lIldI
Dan had plenty, and the third and final
heat Of the race in the slow time Of
2:13A would Indicate. that there was at
least an understanding among drivers.
The result OF the Madden sweepstakes,
which were trotted at Syracuse on
Thursday last, was no surprise to those
acquainted with the relative speed and
racing qualities of the chesnut mare So
prano and the bay. gelding Hailworthy.
When Mr.. Madden threw out his wide
challenge last winter every well-posted
horseman knew that II was aimed at
Joan, 2:04%, the phenomenal four-year-
old trotter of 1910 Soprano at that period
had not yet, in public, shown the high
form she has displayed this yearl and
many believed that II Joan should con-
tinue to be good that she would make
short work of the daughter of Bellini
We suggested at the time the challenge
was issued that the willy Madden, who
Is one of the most astute matChmakerS
this or any other country has produced
probably had something up his sleeve to
warrant his making the proposition. And
so 1t has proved.
Soprano early in the season trotted to
record of 2:O34; Joan no longer pos
sessed the form she possessed in 1910;
was withdrawn from the contest. In
the meantime the managers OF Hall
worthy thought him good enough to en-
ter for the sweepstakes. and the sum-
mary shows that he really was good
enough to take two heats from the ches-
nut mare, the two 2:O6l4 and POS, being
the fastest OF the race. while the three
that Soprano won were in the slow time
OF 2:0S12, 2:OSA, and 2:o924. Hailworthy
won the second and third heats of the
race. 1t would seem, In view of the re-
suits that there were enough of fast
trOtters in prospect, even as early as
last winter, to have warranted the en-
tering of more. horses in the contest for
the 1920 purse offered. A race Is never
won until it is trotted or paced, and
many things are liable TO happen in a
horse race, as experienced turfmen we'll
know.
Local horsemen are again discussing
the question of resuming matinees on