The Washington herald., 1912-07-05
ALICE N. CAPTURES
FREE-ROR ALL RACE
Local Horse Takes Feature Event
on Good Card at Forest
vile Track.

Forestville, Nd, July L-Trotting and
pacing races, mule and pony races. with
a game OF baseball in action in the In
field was the sport served up by DR..
J. E. Sansbury to several hundred people
at his Forestville track this afternoon.
Some OF the fastest horses IN the Dis
trtct performed. W. E. Miller's Nc
2:l7 Ia, with trial Of 2:12. was here. His
| lntest purchase, Won March, an IL at
the trot, and trial Of 2:12 at the pace,
was also here and performed, and last
but not least, the grand four-year-old
Boski, 2:29 IL, showed what q superb
trotter and race horse he Is in one Of
! the events.
In fact, the day was one Of most en-
joyable sport, and perfect in the max
ing. Cool breezes kept the air in motion,
and whole families were present, en-
toying their outing to the uttermost.
The Judges.
The judges and timers were Mr.
Brooks. OF Upper Marlboro. and Mr..
Lightbrown and l. D. Dale, OF Wash
ington. The last named also acted as
starting Judge
On account OF the speed and reputa-
ton OF the horses engaged, the free-for-
all attracted the greater interest. II
vas won by Alice NJ. in straight heats.
but there were parts OF the miles paced
when Won March made the smooth
going little mare stretch her neck. Jubi-
lanto, the third contender In the race,
was not conditioned TO carry his known
speed at the pace set by the handsome
bay daughter of the dead Garrison. The
second heat was paced by Alice N. IN
IN.
The three minute trot or pace excited
much interest, because so many Prince
George County horses were entered in
II. Washington race goers were spe-
cially interested in Nicholas Slaigle's
beautiful chestnut mare, Little Kitty,
who showed hne bursts OF speed. but
was hardly up 10 a bruising race. While
Peter Ford made most excellent show
ing and proved that he was the making
OF a fast race horse, the surprise Of the
day was the performance OF Prince Red
wood. There was nothing in the field,
however, that could head the chestnut
colt Boski, and he won IN straight
heats as he pleased, after dropping the
first heat 70 Kitty, admirably teamed by
d. ]. Mccarthy.
The venerable Sailor Wilkes, re-
vamped and almost as good as new,
romped OF with first money in the spe-
cial race. All the other horses in the
race tried to head him in turn. but the
black PAGER held them safe. His clos
est GdCA neat "NAS -4ASS
Kremlin and Austral. jr.
The Clerk and Emerystone were
matched for a race, but after one heat
the owner OF Emerystone got cold feet
and drew his horse.
Mule Race Desperate.
The mule race between Speaker
Champ Clark and Gov. woodrow VIII
son was a desperate and prolonged
struggle. Clark started OF in the lead
at the word. and seemed TO be making
a runaway race of IL, when something
happened: he bolted and his, rider
landed in the inheld. With 9 loud and
prolonged bray, Wilson saw his oppor
tunity and seized IT, winning the heat
and race.
The pony race that followed created
quite as much amusement. Every rider
was literally made to bite the dust,
and much of II. Mules and ponies be-
long to T. F. Tippetts, who is some
man in Prince George. The summaries: