The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
Gossip Of Horses and KOrsemenAn0ng The LocaI Bowler:
TROTTER AND PAGER
Interesting Nepg, Notes, and Gossip About Local
Horses and Plans for the Spring Campaign

{ justice to those race secretaries who
are suddenly stricken with optic
paralysis when rotten thing Is pulled
ION. II 3 designed. the present racing
season to catch. coming and going.
track owners ana track managers who
enter into conspiracy 10 save their
purses BY the nefarious scheme Of en-
1 terinR their own horses 10 every event
/ on the programme. thus reducing to q
minimum the chances or outsiders to win
anything
Unfortunately, for the maintenanee Of
racing sport IN its highest and best sense.
Il are moved thereto from q purely COM
merciaI point OF view. Whenever any
sport Is commerciallzed II ceases to be
sport and becomes business. EagsEness
to win for the sake Of the money in
volved. then becomes the chief consldera-
ton. no matter whether Il Is gained
honestly or otherwise. 1t is this dis
play Of commercial greed which has
led to turf scandals OF various kinds,
such as the Ringing Of horses, con-
| spiraeies to defrand the public by ar
ranging in private. before the race, how
the purse shall be divided and all other
such nefarious schemes which no man
really honest would consent 10. Rae
ing sport, to be clean. must be above
COmnercial cOn61QeIauOn8 ana aDoNe1
temptation to defraud
Two well-known local mares viii 20
out this year for racing honors, In
which the horse-loinyg people Of this
section will nave special Interest. One
IS the bay mare Berka. owned by John
Morris; the other Is Miss Kushan, 2:16 is,
owned by Javins Brothers. Francis and
John. Berka has had only one season
Of racing experiences; Miss Kushan is
SO r.fn fr.s. 49, A,tf
Both mares are trotters, and each is
absolutely game Both mares are related
in blood, Berka tracing to the cham
pion trotting stallion OF 1Ss9-Kremlin 20
2:07 3-4-maternaIly-MI Kushan pater-
naliy through Kremlin's son. Kushan.
2:lS1-4. now owned by Javins Brothers.
II there were more men like John Nor
ris In Washington. the National Capital
would be center of light harness horse
interest He is OF the material from
which true sportsmen are made. Frank.
open, honest, generous. not anxious TO
pile up wealth for the mere pleasure
OF seeing II grow bigger, and for the
mere purpose Of boarding H. he is the
type Of man TO win and hold the respect
of his feIlow-men-
Berka is a daughter OF Burgara, who
Is rapidly drawing away from all of
Bingen's other sons as a sire Of stand
ard speed. and is fortified with racing
stamina through her dam. daughter Of
Kremlin. The blood OF Boston. winner |
of forty-three heats (three and four mile |
ones) out of forty-hve starts. courses
through her veins. Berka graduated last
year from the primary class OF trotters; |
this year she is the high school. so to
speak; and we belong to the side who |
beiieve. II she gets 10 the post sound, |
win make good.
Until John and Francis Javins pur-
chased Miss Kushan. 2:16 II they never I
owned race horse anywhere near ap-
preaching class. She has never raced /
in the Javins colors. Her very remark
able campaign OF 1911 still fingers IN the
memories OF racegoers. She descends
frofn a family that Ia noted for its pro-
duetion of race winners. Her gameness
is not questioned. More than one of
her blood are in the 2:10 list, and. with
anything like good luck, she should trot L
into the charmed circle the present year.
II raced over mile tracks Her owners
have burned up enough Of crisp dollars
during the past ten years to become |.
legatees of good luck
They have done their share-yes, even L
more than their share-to build up and L
maintain the harness horse interests of L
the National Capital; and II can further
be said of them, that what they have L
done has been done in an unselfsh spirit.
and uninhuenced by a sordid greed that
so often mars the actions OF men. They
have never taken to the tall timber. nor
hidden themselves in the high grass
when their horses were needed for matt
nee purposes; but like T. W. Dunworth.
d. J. Mccarthy, Bernard Dougherty. Il
and others who might be named, have
stood on the firing line and contributed
their mites to the common cause.
Mr.. Watson B. Morrow, representing /,
that most excellent turf paper. the Trot-
ter and PAGER, New York City, was in
Of that journal. and gathered in quite a
number of subscriptions, as wen ss q
quantity of horse news. Mr.. Morrow left
behind him, on his departure for other
fields. many pleasant impressions OF his
visit.
H. S. Cray. the well known trainer,
and manager OF the Beltsville, Nd, |,
branch Of Bennett Stock Farm. Watson.
W. Va. was also IN town during the
week Mf. Cray reports that eventually
all Of Mr.. Benefits horses Will be CEN
tered at Beltsville. thus making II one
of the most important breeding plants in
Maryland.
1t Is difficult to appreciate the logic
1f Gov. Goldsborough's recent veto of
The bill legalIzing fifteen days in the
spring and fifteen days in the fall for
racing at Laurel The proposition had
been previously fndorsed by the Jockey
club, and, while the club has not al
WAYS shown the highest wisdom in some
II its Endorsements. in this particular
Ease It did the right thing, Every true
over Of racing sport will uphold the
hands Of the Governor IN his endeayor TO
prevent Maryland from becoming a State
1f merry
Whatever may be said of 'curley.'
Browns methods in other fields land i
much has been said the racing at Lau-
rel. UP TO date. has been clean. as Tar
Is known. The purses at Laurel have
been OF good size In the running events.
while those given at the trotting meet j
ng of last fall at Laurel were OF Grand
Circuit calibeF, and far surpassed In
ralue the performances, which were not !
lboye the standard OF ordinary half
nile rings. Mr.. Brown cannot be Justly
blamed for what happened. Il was mis-
AXE on his part to attempt TO combine
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