The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
HARVEST HALL
FEATURES CARD
At FORESTYILLE
DR.. Sansburys Two-year-old Trots
Last Eighth of Second Mile
in II 1-2 Seconds.
HALL HARDIN SHOWS CLASS

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the series OF matinees at Sansbury Driv-
ing Park. This neck of Prince Georg'
is at present in a hustle Of preparation
for the Marlboro fair, which begins mex
Tuesday, and ends Saturday. The ngh'
harness races will be pulled OF Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday.
Trainer Andrews string of trotters anc
PAGERS are entered at Marlboro, ana are
going well and in the pink Of condition
Hal Hardin worked a mile Thursday ir
2:30. and a last quarter in 3S seconds
He is entered in the two-year-old stakes
and the colt that beats him home will
have to step some. Jubilanto, 2:1sik. Is
also entered at Marlboro, but not at the
trot. He goes a trifle crimpy at thai
gait, and Andrews has entered him In
the free-for-aIl pace or trot, and thinks
he will do. If he is correct on this point
he will also be seen at Rockville during
the week OF the fair, which begins Au
gust q. No one but DR.. Sansbury
knows how fast Harvest Hall is, and be
won't say a WORD.
Andrews will also give the bay geldins
Prince Redwood chance to see wha
he can do at Marlboro and Rockville
He gave him some slow miles on Thurs
day. the first being in 2:f7, the second
in 2:H, and the last mile in 2:3S. Peter
Ford, DR.. ]. E. Sansbury's candidate
for the slow pacing class at Marlboro
and Rockville. is going sound and i'm
proving in speed Andrews gave him
a mile on Thursday in 2:i0 as a pipe
opener, and repeated him in 2:3s. Pete
can beat 2;30 way OF when he wants to.
new candidate for turf honors ar
rived at the track to-day. He is a good
sized two-year-old bay gelding, by Lord
Leland. dam by Prince Orion LIS. and
he has a good way of going at the trot.
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owner. Another one that is expected
TO arrive tomorrow is the Dan Patch
colt Goldie Patch, from whom much is
expected. Edward Daniels, of Berwyn.
Nd, and a Mr.. Young, OF Washington,
are his joint owners. Trainer Andrews
purchased the promising trotting filly
SUnfiower yesterday, sire Kinster, 2:14 3-4.
dam Jean, 2:ll IA. Mr.. c. c. Waters,
of Germantown, Nd, bred Sunfiower
and owned sire and dam.
DR.. ]. E. Sansbury has framed a SEN
sational card for Labor Day. His posters
for the occasion are out and scattered
far and wide throughout the county. The
curtain raiser will be a three-minute
trot or pace. purse so, to be followed by
q race for two-year-olds (no colts of the
age barfed), purse $50. and a free-for-all
tTot and pace, purse $50 Those who en-
! icy motorcycle racing will see some of
the best ever offered in these parts. The
cyclers viii be called to score down at
4:3o p. m. In addition to the above, there
will be a novelty race-cycle VS.. a rum
ming horse; q professional between strip
ped machines and an amateur race be-
tween stock machines. Semmes will fur
nish Transportation with his touring cars
every hour during Labor Day. The Sat-
urday matinees at the Driving Park will
be suspended until after Labor Day.
Two-ycar-oIds Feature.
The special feature of the afternoon
sport to-day was the race between Dr.
]. E. Sansbury's two-year-old colt, Har-
vest Hall, and T. F. Tippetts' Hal Har-
din. Each colt showed great improve
ment over its efforts of one week ago
The track was heavy and dead Csome six
seconds slow, and fetlock deep in dust
there having been no rainfall in this
part of Prince George County in six
weeks, and corn and grass are suffering
for the want of 1t. The colts were
forced 10 go ON the extreme outside of
the track. Even with this handicap,
Harvest trotted the last half of his Sec
ond mile in as good as Ill on a fast
track and the last eighth actually in
il l-2 seconds. In the first heat, which
was trotted in Pas 1-2, Hardin and Har-
vest Hall trotted the mile like a pole
named winning the heat by a scant head.
In the second heat the pace was hot
ter. The pair came to the wire head
and head, and after they rounded the
first turn they began to step. The half
was negotiated in LOO fat by Harvest
Hall under strong pull, with Hardin
in close pursuit Again Harvest Hall
led under the wire, but the colt was
right after him and made him trot the
mile in 30 which was easy for him.
The third and last mile was to be a
cooling out one, but ii proved the hot
test of the series. Andrews made play
with Hardin at the score and the pair
went at it hammer and tongs. Up the
back stretch they fairly flew and were
trotting like veteran campaigners, with
Harvest Hall in the lead as they passed
under the wire the first time around.
When they reached good footing again
on the back stretch. Sansbury unloosen-
ed the wraps on Harvest Hall, and he
drew away from his doughty antago-
mist, who was hanging on like bulldog.
From the head of the stretch homo
Sansbury and Andrews were cheering on
their mounts with voice and reins. Sud-
denly, near the wire. Harvest Hall
broke, and before Sansbury could pull
him to his stride Hardin headed him and
led him under the wire in the fast time
Of 2:3s Harvest Hall a short length back
only at the finish. 1t was the fastest
mile for age ever trotted In this section
OF Maryland in a race. Each colt was
bred at the famous Walnut Hall Stock
FarTn, Donerail. KY, where the sire of
each colt is owned as well as their re-
spective dams.
In the special race between Peter ForL
and Prince Redwood the aged gelding
was much the best actor. Ford was out
Of sorts, and would not Strike lick at
the pace, Finally he was seized with a
bad case of thumps and was taken to the
stahle.
The Summaries.
The summaries:
Harvest Hall. b C.. By Walnut Hall tsans-
Hal Hardin, H G., by MokS (Andrews)..z2 |
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Speeial rzce-ThIee In FIVE.
Prince Redwood, aged. b. e., b. Princ& Red /
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Peter Ford br. c.. by Austzai tsansbuy) q
Time-2:5. 2sD. 2S5.
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be world beater next season. At least
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Co.
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