The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
TROTTER AND PAGER
Berka and Alcyne Lower Records at Allentown,
Pa, on the Same Day-World's Records Il
--r Swatted at Columbus

freely staked. IL all goes well. Ko,on,
Is considered one of the best trottinr-
Prospects in this bailivick II is claimed
that he could have taken a low record
the present season. had he been sent for
II. II Is not improbable that Koroni and
berka VIII be seen on the Grand Circuit
some time in 1913.
II track conditions at Cumberland
were bad week before last, they mus.
have been exceedingly rotten at Car
Isle. Pa. Report has 1t that early in tbs
week the horses had TO race on the grass
on the outside Of the track. on account
OF the mud In the 2:27 trot. on Monday.
Gentle John, formerly a local speedway
favorite when owned by T W. Dun-
worth. made his first appearance since
he changed hands. John is being raced
for educational purposes this fall by Will
McHenry, and was third me first bea,
in 2:SS. NTH the second heat in 90 ow
ing to an interference. and second the
'hiro neat In 2:35 1-2. With local horses
scattered about in different parts OF
Pennsylvania and New Jersey and the
weather being good. there should be some
glad news before the frost meIlows the
SQUASH and the swallows homeward Nv.
W. E Miller encountered so much mud
ana bad weather at Carlisle week before
last that his good string was not able
TO show much speed Alice NJ. won b.r
race the same day that Berka and Al
tyne won the!r races. in very slow time
During the past week some of the
washington horses were at lancaster
Pa. where the footing must have bssn
pretty fair. for in the 2:I7 pace. pulled
on Tuesday. Alice NJ won the first heat
in ZIG IA. and was beaten the next three
meats in 21Sl II, 2:17 IL. and 2:ls Ia. Cen
tie John, on the same day, in the 2.e,
trot. in field Of fifteen horses. finished
fifth in 2:4 IA. fifth In the same time IN
the second heat, and sixth In 2:,,1-4 In
the third heat In this race Of fifteen
starters there were three Axworthys
The Beltsville QAd.) Farm mare, Vir-
gtnis Hill. finished in the race. 3, 10
Pooi selling in Pennsylvania is not legal,
ana yet IN some sections of the State
pool selling Is permitted by the authort-
ties. A movement Is on foot to make
pool selling in Pennsylvania legal We
are informed that the bill permitting II
In harness racing is already drawn, and
VIII De submitted to the next Leeisla-
ture. The bill provides that the States
highways shall be the beneficiary, by
turning into the State Treasury a per-
centage Of the profits Of each track where
light harness racing Is carried on. The
books Of all pool sellers are to be open
to audit by the proper State authorities.
races will not. be recognized.
4 is the present intention to build tracks
In or near Philadelphia. Pfttsburs. and
other centers where there Is an interest
In harness horse breeding.
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As for Alcyne, she has numerous reIa-
tives in 2:1o or better, and, IL she re-
mains sound. should certainly pace to a
record of 2:os or better next year. Judg-
ng from the time made by Miss Kushan
at Cumberland, Nd, on the same day.
week had made the track at that point
slow. After making gift
Of the first heat In the 2:is trot to Nelly
McZeus, in 2:25 IL, she finished up the
contest In straight heats In 2:241-2,
,:e4 IA. and trotted the fourth heat In
Ia nat. AS the bay mare is pretty good
Just now. and Is equal to mile on a
good track in 2:15. the course at Cumber-
land must have been to blame for the
slow time. The bay mare Graceline, In
9. c. Waters stable, finished outside the
and old Country Jake.
once owned here. was distanced In the
third heat Jennie Blue. In the BRIGHT
view Farm stable, could get no better
than third on the same day In the s:A
pace, while the Beltsville mare. Lady
Venus, Just saved her entrance Zee. Jen-
ME Blue has a record Of 2:18l-A and
when last heard from was getting rood
fast Possibly the track did not suit
her at Cumberland. which will account
Tor her not making . better showin9.