The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-01

Mott win race him again in 1913. and
expects him 10 pace in 2:l0 or better.
F1attering reports reach this city from
Leonardtown. lower Maryland, relative &c
the get of the highly bred sire Lord
Bingen, owned by Frank c. Combs They
are good color and size. mainly trotters
and good headed. AS Lord Bingen Il by
Bingen. 2.o6 IA, and his dam by Aller-
ton. zoo IA. who heads all 2:3o sires.
Lord Bingen's colts should command high
figures
Mr.. Ward, of Fort Washington, Prince
George County. has sold his stallion colt
by, Dan Patch, 1:55, 10 a gentleman re-
siding in the county. When the colt
passed from Trainer Andrews hands .
few days ago he looked TO be very
promising PAGER.
Contractor Nolan. of this city, has re-
moved his very promising trotting mare
Miss Princess CD to his private stable
in town. She is a three-year-old. and.
when she gets age. should make fast
trotter. as she is good gaited and likes
track work.
II Alonzo Corbin gets all the horses
now promised him for 1913 his stable
viii be larger than that of any trainer
that local history records One OF the
horses he has been promised is Gentle
John. an Ia formerly used and owned
by 7. w. Dunworth. John Is slated for
the 2;15 list by his present owner, VIII
McHenry. of Hagerstown, Md.
The Washington Herald has published
the winnings of every local horse except
the horses trained and raced by ]. W.
Crawford for the Javins brothers, owners
OF Brightview Farm. Montgomery Coun-
ty. II would be interesting to know just
how much Washington horses won in
the aggregate in 1872 We believe the
sum will be close to $4,000
Norman Corbin has had Foxworthy C),
by Bale Axworthy, brought in town from
Hamilton, where he was being summered.
and is now driving him I'M his business.
The colt will be turned over to Mr.. Cor
bins brother. Aonzo c. Corbin, In the
spring for development.
T. W. Dunworth also brought in from
Hamilton, Va, during the week. the dam
of Miss Hobson. 2:17 ia, and is now
driving her on the road. Her weanling
FLY is a more rugged looking animal
than was Miss Hobson when young. and
is a typical Axworthy.
As additional evidence that the horse
is not in the discard list is the way
yearlings and two-year-olds sold We'd
nesday last at the Old Glory sale, New
One CONSIGNMENT EDIllTiSlItS
four two-year-olds. two weanlings, and
sixteen, yearlings. brought 1895, an
average of about 1856 per head. The
noted Brooklyn, n. Y, breeder, John
Shultz, paid $500 for a yesrIing stallion
colt by Peter the Great; dam. the cele-
brated broodmare TiHie Thompson.
Thomas Nolan. of PouShkeepsie, N. Y,
paid $1,000 for the yearIing Pavlova- by
Peter the Great. and Miss Kathrine
wilks, of Gait, Ontario, paid $500 for a
yearIing FLY by the same sire. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture paid 800 for three-year-old by
Red Medium, sire of the Washington
mare Alcyne, dam by Wilton. c. K. G.
Billings, owner of Uhlan, paid S2,2J0 for
Icon, 2:1o,- bred to The Harvester. J. II.
BiIlingsby, of LynnyiIle Tenn, got one
of the best bargains Of the day when he
carried OF The Able (2:10 1-2 at the trot
and 2:04 at the pace, for $500.
The lesson taught by the sale is that,
in order to get high figures for blood
horses, one must breed in speed producing
lines The intelligent buyers at horse
sales shy at all offerings that do not
squarely meet these requirements Speed
makes fashion everywhere. and horse
buyers are quite as anxious to be in the
fashion as are other varieties Of the hu-
man species The blood of Bingen, Peter
the Great, Walnut Hall. Noko, Todd,
The Director General. and that of Ak
worthy are the lines most sought for
by men of up-to-date horse knowledge.
To ignore these facts is the heighth OF
folly. u
"And the angel of the Lord said unto
Paul of Tarsus: Paul. Paul, II is hard
for thee to kick against the pricks." We
say to those who read these columns dill
gently every Sunday II will go hard
with them IL, with all these stubborn
facts before you. II YOU go contrary
to the lessons they teach. In time, per-
haps, other blood lines may supplant
them In popular favor. All sires do not
possess the power of perpetuating
through their descendants the gifts with
which they are endowed. But it may be
safely assumed that for many years to
come the blood of Electioneer and George
wilkes win be in the greatest, demand