The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-01
TROTT Err AND PAGER


|puil him to his stride Inex n. collared
and passed him and took the heat. How
ever. he came back again In the third
heat, and once more the hopes Of his
admirers rose. In the fourth and NTH
the Brightyisw Farm mare. mex II.
got the big end Of the purse. Old L. J.
K. now In the sere and yellow a. re-
cards ass, paced good race. with Frank
Comba. the Leonardtown tesmster. hold
ing the reins. and Mr.. Combs added to
laurels already won since he 1ourneyed
northward from old 81. Mary.
Thursdays events brought TO the
grounds q record breaking crowd from
Warrington to see Beria and the Leon
ardtown stallion Palm Cozine. 2:l9 IA.
perform There has also been some local
discussion as to the merits Of Berka as a
genuine racing tool. But after her per-
sormance on Thursday on q euppy and
holding track. where the best footing
was on the extreme outside and. COM
pared with a good track. some eight or
ten seconds slow. We are of the opinion
clasr. Palm Cozine, only n few weeks
ago out Of the stud and hastily prepared
over q farm track. although fairly and
decidedly beaten In straight heats. was
not disgraced. He was never actually
DANGEROUS, except In the third and de-
Gliding heat. Combs. near the finish.
seemed to have the heat won. when he
became too anxious. and the stallion
made . fatal rifne. of which Corbin I'M
mediately took advantage and won OUT
with Berka by a length. The race was
decidedly the best Of the days events
In point OF public interest
The ZIG trot on Thursday was also
two-horse AFFAIR. and before 1t was con-
cluded developed an unpleasantness that
sometimes occurs on race tracks Judges
are not infalIible. and sometimes are
severe when they should be lenient and
are otter lenient when they should be
severe In this particular case we are
inclined to believe they were too severe
The race. from start to finish. was be-
tween Miss Kushan. an aged rotter
with a mark OF 2:l61-4. and the four
year-oid geiding Bosid. not fully re-
covered from a severe attack OF ship
ping fever. At the close OF the nrst
heat, which Miss Kushan won. w. Z.
Miller. Boskrs owner and driver. was
sumnariiy taken from his sulky-and
subsequently fined sso-and the renown-
ed Thomas johnson. better known to
the racing fraternity as Goldsmith
Maid Tommy substituted. on the
ground that Miller did not try" II
is highly probable that Miller DID not
try very hard to beat Miss Kushan. as
he was In a sane state OF mind, ane
knew that unless Miss Kushan fell dead
or broke a leg the task was an I'M
possible one.
Mr.. Miller simply did what any other
sane man would have done under the
circumstance TO save his
colt as much as possible Time out OF
mind. events of a like nature have been
pulled on over the Rockville track. and
those connected with IT have gone I'M
scathed. II the wave of reform and the
moral upiift has suddenly struck the
high-brows OF the Rockville track
judges stand. and has come to stay, We
shall most heartily rejoice: for we have
had much to say in the columns OF The
Washington Herald on that point in the
past But why make FISH Of one and
foul of another? Had corbin tried with
Koroni in the 2:2i trot. on "Wednesday,
which Virginia Hill. the Bennett Farm
candidate. won. does any sane man, any
experienced race-goeh doubt that he
would have not won the race in straight
heats? It Is never too late to repent.
nor to reform bad habits. In this partfc-
ular instance. however. Corbin Is smok-
ing his cigar this very morning In
peace. with second money safely sew
ed up In his purse. and a contented smile
on his tanned features: while Miller
well Miller Is simply playing the role OF
the goat. and Is hit for fifty plunks for
initiating Corbin. and not getting away
with his. It Is very funny. and let, US
ali give him the merry ha-ha. and Cor
bin the high shake.
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Well. the best part OF our local horses
will perform next week at Tfmoneum. In
spite of an apparent decadence of local
interest In light harness sport. the time
has never been. during our twenty-seven
years of residence at this point, when so
many high-class horses were around
here. II half-mile track. with all the
necessary appointments. was constructed
within easy access OF the city local IN
terest would quickly revive. Miller and
Corbin will soon face southwark again.
their first start being at Richmond. Va.
where Alcyne and Alice NJ. are entered
in the $1,000 pacing stake. Alice NJ Is
entered in seven stakes in the 2:l4 class.
going from Richmond to Petersburg. and
from there to Emporia. Farmville, and
Raleigh. where her campaign for the
season Of 1919 will probably end.
Her campaign began at Tasley. and she
raced every week on the Eastern Shore
circuit She was N against. in each OF
her races. Col Franklin. 2:lo PAGER At
Tasley she drove him out In Ell, at Po-
comoke in 2:15. at Salisbury in 2:13 IL.
and at Easton she was second to Alcyn,
where the heats were in 2:15 IL Axis.
also in the Miller stable. has shown high
class in all Of his starts. and has won a
number OF good races. His last win was
Monday last at Colchester. and in fast
time for the track-2:21 IL He can pace
a quarter In twenty seconds. and Miller
thinks he Is a prospective 3:10 PAGER.
Owing to severe. illness for the past
month, little could be done with Boski.
the only trotter In the Miller outfit. II
Is highly possible now that he viii be
saved for the 1913 campaign. for he has
a great future, II he remains sound.
Won March Is hardly ht to 60 bruising
heats. and not much is expected from
him this year. His inffrmity will not
permit severe racing. and he. too. win
likely be held over. Corbin also has a
strong stable to draw from Alcyne,
like Alice NJ. Is 2:lo PAGER. koroni.
like Boski. IL very close to 2:l5 trotter.
Berka win probably trot in ELS or better
before the close of the month of October.
ma A..r- r.