The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

social converse and drive and race theil
/ horses. or see them work, without un.
necessary loss of time from BUSINESS
calls for no elaborate argument II we
are to take our stand with Detroit
Cleveland, Boston, and other large cities
| East and West, washingtonians must
take on a hustle. We have never be-
longed TO the pessimistie lot OF men In
1 this town who throw up their hands and
declare lieht-harness interest in the Dis
! trict of Columbia Is as dead as Judas
iscariot II not more so. The contrary
is proved whenever opportunity is given
| Washingtonians TO get to race track
i where our local horses are to perform.
We have not at present a large number
OF horses actively engaged in racing, but
those We have are well bred and few
have been the occasions when they have
been outside of the money the present
racing season. We shall have more GOOD
horses just as soon de a convenient place
is had where they. can be trained or
driven by their owners. Men must have
recreation. and there is no more inno-
cent, inspiring, or more healthy snort
than that OF holding the reins over a
spirited, well-bred horse of the light
arhess breed. We need a half-nile trot-
ing track, and We are, going TO have
oHe-no' now, perhaps, but soon,
The Grand Circuit events a, tba vo.r
nave been of special interest, the most
sensational being the performance -,
the Bingara stallion Baden and the mare
Archdale at the New York state Fair.
neld al Syracuse. Baden won the cIa assic
si"Vo purse on Monday, trotting his first
neat In 2;O6& and his second in 5:o5&
reducing his record a quarter of a sec
ond, thus making him the champion stat
non o, ISL Dudie trotted the two fast
hn A.
each heat being in 2.o4H. Baden was
orea py William Russell Allen, OF Pitts
neio, Mass. and was sold by that gen.
tenan in his colthood for a few hundred
uoilars- Baden has earned for his owner
thus Tar this season more than 81, 900
and has several engagements before him
ere tne season closes What investment
can man make that brings in so short
period such rich returns? After the
present racing season closes, Baden will
probably be retired to the breeding atud
where In all probability, II he lives, he
Will earn thousands of dollars more for
MS owner. 1t was a classy field that
made Baden lower his record, Including
such fast mares as Esther w, in cox's
stable: Dovsh Medium, in Geer's stable.
and the brown stallion Dave Halle, in
hurphy's string.
wen, 1t is time we all doffed our top
pieces to Berka. Thursday, at Prospect
Park, she answered every question put to
her by the public and beat a fast ana
highly bred field OF trotters In a most de-
cisiye manner by winning the a;aO trot In
straight heats and in the fast time of
z:l65t' 2:l61s, and 2:17A. Congratula atfons
are extended to John Morris. her plucky
owner; Alonzo Corbin, who trained. con-
ditioned, and drove her to victory: 70
Michael Morris. who selected her before
her sire, Bingara, became known 10 fame
ana last. but not least, congratulations
are extended 10 Mr. William Russell
Allen, of Allen Farm, PittsfeId. Mass
who bred her and also bred and also
owns her sire and dam. Last of all, let
all Washingtonians shake hands with
themselves over the cheering fact that
so good and fast mare is owned at this
point It will stimulate others in our
midst to buy well-bred and fashionable
horsefesh. and thereby place the Ma
uonal Capital in the position II should
occupy In the turf history Of the coun-
try. Mr.. william Russell Allen, who bred
and owned Berka and Baden, the last
named the biggest money winning trotter
of 1872, is one of the foremost breeders
Of trotters in the' world, a gentleman OF
high standing in the business and social
world, and has expended hundreds of
thousands of dollars to improve the light
harness breed.
He began some twenty years ago TO
lay broad and deep the foundation of his
breeding plant by bringing to his mag
nificent estate of 1.s0o acres in the beau
tful Berkshire Hills thrice tested strains
OF racing blood. At the bottom of every
pedigreed horse owned at Allen Farm
will be found the blood of the best four |
mile thoroughbreds. such as that of Bos- |
nm hn
foTty-fiVe starts; Of Lexington, Boston's1 |
son: Of American Eclipse and |
OF Sir Henry, who gave Eclipse the |
hardest battle Of his long and illustrfous
turf career; and on this tried racing |
blood he fled the best winning trotting /
strains on the American turf. He whoi
builds must build wisely If results worth |
having are to be achieved. Nothing in
nature is the result of chance: all is |
in natures laws; like pro-
iuces like in breeding or the likeness |
0f some ancestor. Heredity will not be |
ienied. 1t bestows the gifts OF the gods
and the vices of satan. if man so wills |
T. In animal life, as in human. the un-
and Interchangeable laws is "as
who reads the text Alright will reap BEN
Gifts; he who misses its true meaning
will go down to perdition.
At Winchester. Va. Thursday some
hing was also doing of local interest. |
Charles G. Waters, of Pleasant Fields |
7arnN Germantown, Montgomery County, /
administered a beating in straight heats
With Patchen Bell to W. z. Miller's good
mare, Alice NJ. in the 2:1s pace in 2:15,
:16A, and 2:l6A. In this hard-fought |
race Javin brothers Jennie Blue was
bird each heat, while Henry Copper
hite's Sir James and Bennett FARMS
1ady Venus had the red flag thrown in
heir faces. In the free-for-all trot or
,ace. on the same day.. w. E. Nfiller's
Axis got third money. The first two
leats were in 2:21h and 2:2iA, The third
leat was in 2:ls, in which Axis was Sec
md. Earlier in the week Miss Kushan
made a poor showing in her race. some
hing not easily understood at this dis
.ance: and Koroni, in his race at Pros
,ect Park. on Tuesday, did not distin-
,uish himself for a horse said TO be
quail to Berka in point of speed and
manners 4
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The cry Of local horse owners will now
'e that of fffty-one years ago-"On to
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