The Washington herald., 1912-09-03
CLOSE FINISHES
FEATURE EVENTS
AT FORESTYILLE
Free.for-all Race is Unfinished
Grey H, Russell cozine, and
Balm Coxine Win q Heat.
IwoLvrRIHE WINS CLASS B rRor
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The best racing ever seen in Princs
George county was the dominant fea.
ture In the three events pulled Al
the Fofestviils Driving Park this after.
nooon. M
Every heat was a horse race from
the word to the finish, and not until
darkness fell did the sport cease The
attendance was only fairly good, counter
attractions In Washington and Prince
George being the reason.
The topliner OF the day was the free
for-an trot or pace. and the time re-
corded over a slow track. on account
OF drouth, tells the story OF the class
Of the horses engaged and the skill and
earnestness of their drivers. So closely
were the heats contested. and so even.
iy were the horses matched in speed
that the race was unfinished when the
twilight shadows gathered: and. accord
ing to turf rule, the curtain rung down
on the thrilling features Of the day.
The Brigeview Farm mare, Inex NJ. a
daughter Of Red Medium. 2.20A, with
Thomas up. won the first two heats.
when. In the third. Pilkerton. by dint of
hard driving. beat the bay mare In a
hair-raising, eye-lash finish, in which ev-
cry driver was lifting his mount at
every stride In the fourth and last
heat Thomas set ahot pace with Inex n !,
and right at her wheel hung like a
puppy to a root that little Russell Co
zine stallion from far-off Leonardtown
while Paian Cozine, the only trotter In
the bunch. was close by. trotting like a
demon.
AS the trio rounded into the home
drives with Palen, headed his field, and
led under the wire bya length from Rus
sell Cozine, who was two lengths in
front OF mex NJ. who was plainly tiring
Class b Event Hot.
Nor was the Class B trot or pace less
fercely fought out. For two heats the
Brightview Farm mare seemed to have
her field at her mercy, but as the battle
for supremacy went on her lack of con.
dition told on her. In the third heat, the
Leonardtown stallion was thoroughly
warmed out OF his soreness and Pilker-
ton gradually worked him into a lead that
could not be overcome. Gentle John, who
had been rang and unsteady during the
previous heats. now began to show his
class and tackled him and looked as II
he had the bay stallion throttled for a
few strides, but lack of condition pre-
vented him from keeping up his stroke,
and he finished well up In second place.
Eowin d was a good third and Prince
Redwood last
In the fourth and fifth heats Dunworth.
behind Gentle John, made gallant tries.
but at critical moments left hts stride and
wolverine captured the race, Edna D.
getting second money and Gentle John
third money. II was a hard-fought race,
with every driver trying from start to
finish. and the best slow-class race ever
trotted over the Forestville track.
The colt race, contrary to expectation,
proved to be, featureIess Harvest Hall
was sore and out OF sorts from overwork,
and was drawn after the first heat. At
ter this there was nothing in the race TO
interest the great two-year-old Hal Har-
The summaries:
Class A-Trot or pace; purse. $50
fnex NJ, b. N. By Red Medium
Russell Cozine blk b. by Dan Cozine
(Pilkerton and Mottl. 2gl 2
Palm Cozire. blk. h.. by Dan cozine
Time. $50. aoA. 2:n. esl
Ciass B-rrot pace: purse. So
Wolverine. b. h. b Dan Cozine tPiiker-
toni -...--.-..-....-.----.-.-...-. l
Edna D.. b. m Lightbrown and
Thomasl l 5
Gentle John biz. g tDrnworth) ........4 2 .
Prince Redwood, b. 6. tkemp1. 90 dr.
Lad yRnssell. blk. N, (Mottl-.....-....... dr..
Tine. f5a. 235. 2:3s. 2.a. 81.
Class C-Colt trot; tvo-yearolds: purse So
Hal Hardin. br. C. BY Moko tAndrersl ....:..2 2 1
Bessie Harrison b. m tHarrisonl ...-........l 2
Harvest Hall, b. c, hyWalnut Hall tsAns-
The judges were D. ]. Mccarthy, P. j.
o'Keefe. and NJ E. Joyce. L. d. Sale
acted as starter.