The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
TROTTER AND PAGER

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along nicely in their work. Edward Balf
win. 1t is said, make his debut for 1s11
at Laurel the latter part of this month
If he is not thoroughly prepared this
year TO race for a mans life his owner,
F. ]. o'Keefe, viii not be to blame. He
has given the bay PAGER plenty of time
to get ready to carry his great speed,
and he ought to close his season in q
blaze of glory and recompense his owner
for his extreme patience.
Bowling has in his stable a newcomer
IN the shape of mare of much promise
by King Redwood. She is owned by
Charles Weaver. of West Washington,
and IL ever a man deserved to own
good horse that man is Charles Weaver.
He has stood by our local Speedway
when others with more money and
horses have ANONYMOUSLY shown the
white feather. When money is needed
he does not suddenly get cold feet and
sullenly retire in his shell, but, like
Louis Hodges, c. ], Claspy, D. ]. Nc
Carthy, the Morris borthers (1ichael and
john, Peter LOTUS, T. w. Dunworth,
Javins brothers (Francis and john, ].
A. Jones, and scores of other local horse
men who might be mentioned, puts his
hands in his pocket and cheerfully pro-
bat of an eyeball or even q sigh. In
the equation of horse racing there Is
no room for small and stingy men. 1t
is sport that demands money, IL IL
is TO be enjoyed, and, as a rule, those
who participate in II are liberal with
their money and time to the last de-
gree.
T. G. Hodges, brother of the popular
kI,E
of Oakley Stock Farm, st. Mary Coun-
ty, writes that the brood mares and
young things at his farm are in good
shape Mr.. Hodges has recently pur-
chased of DR.. S. K. Wilson, of Tigh-
man Island, Talbot County. Maryland.
very promising thirteen-months'- -old hlly,
from which he hopes great things when
broken and developed The sire Of the
by Allerton, 2:o9 IA. Andrew NJ we saw
as a youngster in the stables of the
Cloverdell Stock Farm, Montgomery
County, Pa. in 1894. He was a rugged
looking sorrel. and has become quite
noted sire Of speed.
The dam of the iIly. Mr.. Hodges
writes, is Happy Belle, formerly owned
by Harry Lansdale, OF Washington, and
later still, by Mr.. Hodges. Mr.. Hodges
admired the mare so much that he was
determined to own one Of her foals, as
the mare had passed out Of his posses
sion. The sire of Happy Bell was Hap
py Russell. With such breeding Mr.
Hodges should not only have a fast flly,
but a future great brood mare. Back
of the Happy Russell blood is the old
Star-Tankerville ard four-nile blood. Mr..
Hodges also holds in high esteem gray
three-year-old colt by Happy G., now
owned in this city, that already shows a
good way of going, and which Mr.. Hodges
will place soon in the hands of Trainer
Harry Bowling.
All of the foals Of this year at Oakley
Stock Farm are growing finely, and
everybody in that end Of st. Mary Is
looking forward to the annual race meet
ings at Leonardtown later In the season.
The venerable matron. May T., Mr..
Hodges writes, is as frisky as a three
year-old. A foal by Lord Bingen, out of
a mare by onycha Wilkes, is much ad-
mired by ali who have seen it. John
Marshall Dent, one of the rising young
men of ST. Mary is also breeding some
and may enlarge his interests in that
direction in the near future. Mr.. Dent
is distantly related to the late Chief JUS
tice Marshall and the late Lieut.. Gen.
Longstreet.
Mr.. ]. NJ Corbin, of Hamilton, Lou
doun County, Va, has decided to send
his great stallion, Bale Axworthy, by
Axworthy, third 2:15 IA, dam the great
broodmare Laurel dam of six in 2:30,
or better, to Washington next spring.
MIR. Corbin thinks the horse will have
better advantages at this point than he
can possibly have in Virginia for some
years to come.
Andrew Gleason will have to be helped
with steel bands IL Palm Cozine con-
tinues to lower his record. His youngsteT
is by Palm Cozine, and, take Andrews
word for it. can show a two-minute clip !
right now in the pasture. 1t Is not true |
that the colt has already been entered |
in all the futurities of 1913, because that |
date is trifie too far advanced for An |
drew to consider.
There is some talk of a match between
the owners of Frank T. and Lillard's |
Bayard Wilkes, jr., to come of about /
June 20, over the Sansbury track at
ForestvilIe. If the match fills DR.. Sans
bury will see that other attractions will /
be on the card. The doughty doctor Is
now rapidly improving in health and /
will soon be seen in the sulky again.
The fifth of the series of matinees will |
take place over the new Speedway next
Tuesday afternoon The first race, in the
Class A trot, between Linkwood May and
Gallant Maid, win be promptly called at