The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-22

stakes OF 1914 open January z,
1913, and close April l, 1913.
Persons who desire TO enter are
requested to confer with T. w.
Dunworth, corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Tenth Street.
Owners of candidates for the three
year-old stakes of 1913 should confer
with Norman Corbin, 3l1 Missouri Ave
nue..
D. J. Mccarthy, Eleventh Street near
the haymarket, will answer all questions
and receive all moneys relating to the
two-year-Old stakes of 1913. Five entries
have already been made.
Montana Guard, 2:2OI-4. by Ponce de
Leon. owned by Javins brothers, John
and Francis. is a sire of 2:3O speed.
Virginia Guard 2:27 IL, is credited to
him in the Christmas number of the
Horse Review, and there may be others
not yet handed in.
The Review also gives Norman Cor
bins Alcyne, 2:1ll-2, the credit of be-
ing in 1872 the busiest PAGER OF the Red
Medium family.
When T. W. Dunworth with his Bale
ANwOrthy FLY, J. R. Boyd. with his
kushan filly, and DR.. J. z. Sansbury
with his Prince George horse colt meet
in those fUturity stakes of 1914 there
will be some fun.
1t is Warner. not Hugh Gily. who
owns the promising fIlies for sale now
located at Pleasant Fields, Germantown.
Montgomery County. Md. Mr. Guy is To-
Gated at 3l2 Ninth Street Northwest.
With Guyman, that good young son of
Red Medium located in Canada, and Bale
Axworthy en- route to the auction ring
breeders in this section will certainly lose
something they will regret when too late.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
P. V. De Graw expects in May two foals
by Guyman out of his pair of beautiful
driving mares, Biddy McGinty and Lady
McDermott
D. J. McCarty hopes to be able to
breed his good broodmare. Virginia Lass,
TO Norman Corbin's Main Gallant C2 by
Main Street CO, 2:0S IA. Only a few choice
mares will be bred to him. as he is en-
tered in the Washington Sunday Herald
three-year-old stakes Of 1913
In the same stakes will also appear F.
A. Robinson's great colt Hal Hardin,
who, on January l. will also be a three
year-oId. There will also be other colts
Of high breeding in the stakes. and the
track that secures the race will be in
great luck.
DR.. ]. Z. Sansbury, owner and manager
of the Forestville, Prince George County
of $50 added money to the stakes II the
two and three-year-old futurities of 1918
are trotted over his track. The Mont
Eomery County Agricultural Society will
probably be also a bidder.
Trainer William Andrews Of Forest
Vile, has arranged snug winter quarters
for a number of horses at his farm IN
the village and has several good pros
poets already in his stables, among the
1nN ha nv "a n
Patch, 1:55. Hal Hardin is being winter
ed at the farms of his owner. located
near Brandywine, Prince George County.
Mr.. Andrews was in Leonardtown during
the past week.
Frank Thomas has recently purchased
and is driving on the road full brother
Of the famous Piker Wilkes, 2:05 IL. A
few days ago a stranger appropriated
Franks rig, and was about to make
of with il. Franks eagle eye was on
him, however.
Before the stranger. had got fan he
was overhauled. and what he got should
prove an example to men who appropri-
ate other peoples property. After Frank
had mauled the stranger sufficiently. he
handed him over to a policeman and the
man got six months in the workhouse.
Bernard Dougherty, the main guy Of
the McGrath menage, in Eleventh Street,
and who handles more horses good, bad
and indifferent than any other single
individual in Washington. expects to be
out in the spring with something new in
the way Of speed.
II is quite probable that before the rae
ing season begins John Morris. owner
Of the good mare, Berka, 2:l4 IA, will
add to his stable a free legged PAGER that
can show, and is practically green. Berka
will be turned over to Corbln soon, and
will have as a stable companion Roroni,
owned by Michael Morris. The Alto
Dewey FLY, owned by Peter LOTUS, will
go into the Corbin stable about the same
time and will be conditioned for the
three-year-old Washington Herald stakes.
Maurice E. Joyce, who owns a one
third interest in the highly bred two
yesr-old geldIng. The Profile. by The
Peer 2:I5 "a. dam by Walnut Hall.
2.OS1-4 (sire of the Harvester, 2:oD, in
tends to have competitor in the three
year-old futurity stakes. The Profile Is
hardly bridlewise as yet but IL ever a
colt was bred for championship honors
he is He is no prize beauty to look at
but horses do mot trot on their good
looks.
AS the breeding season will be at hand
in a few short weeks, there are a few
doubts that local stallion owners should
bear in mind. Don't be afraid to let
would-be breeders know that you own
q sire. little printers INK, wei ap-
piled. goes further than conversation.
Above all things don't be tight wad;
some men call economy holding the spig-
got while the molasses runs out at the
bunghole. Don't forget that the men who
have succeeded best with sires are those
who have kept them constantly before
the public. Don't allow a poor man who
owns a good mare to get away from you,
even II you have TO give him q service
gratis It may return TO you in four-fold
size some day when least expected.
AIlerton, 2:0e IA, son Of Jay Bird, now
has IS5 trotters and 50 PAGERS in the Esd
list NorYal. PA "a. son OF Electioneer,
has in the list 50 trotters and q PAGERS
Mckinney. son Of Alcyone, 2:27. has II
frotters and 2 PAGERS in the $50 list.