The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
An The Latest News and Gossip Of Horseen Other Sports
.TROTTER AND PAGER
Stirring Events in the Wide Domain of the Ameri-
can TrotterHow Detroiters Welcome the
Stellar Attractions of Grand Circuit.,
By Z. D. SALE.

By L. d. SALE.
The
Trotters trot.
The PAGERS pace.
But the best horse does not aiways
win the race.
Only three things are absolutely certain
in this werld-death. taxes. and gas bills.
II racing was an exact science race
TO the glue factory.
Dunfee and Helen Stiles are strong
Tuesday last, at the ..soe' sparks dew
and there was nothing to 1t.
That Baron May steed, owned by Miilie
Sale. is liable to figure prominently In
the summaries by the time Detroit In
reached.
HIS performances at the 800 Tuesday
shows that he is about due. He stands
In the summary a In the fast time OF
:o6E and 2.osla. the fastest two trots OF
the year.
Anvil Is hardly out Of his colthood. and
is probably good for a mile right now
In 2:05, and, may before the season closes.
make bid for the stallion crown.
w. e. Miller's Alice NJ. and Norman
Corbin's Alcyne look goSd enough to
take a fling at Grand Circuit honors-
Should they ever be brought together In
a race there would be some lively betting.
One race outlined for the Rockville
Fair is sure to attract local attention.
special race has been carded between
Patchen Bell. Red Rock. and H. J. K
Why not give Black Patchen also a
chance to show? Mr.. Mccarthy is not
likely to shy at the proposition.
Frank c. Combs, of Beauvue. st. Mary
County. Nd. was In town last week look
ing for competent trainer. Mr.. Combs
has at home some very promising young
sters by the dead Don Cozine and the
very much alive Lord Bingen that he
would like TO have developed
J. c. Mott. of La Plata, was in town
during the week. His hotel and new
track keep him hustling. Harry Bowling
is the premier trainer in La Plata and
is kept busy.
DR.. ]. E. sansbury thinks he has a
second The Harvester In his Walnut Hall
two-year-old. as the colt is coming fast
to his speed. On Labor Day he and I.
+. Tippett, who owns the Mabel two-year-
old Hal Hardin. win again try conclu-
| sions.
1t is quite probable now that D. J. Nc
Carthy will prepare Black Patchen for
his Rockville race over the Sansbury
track at Forestville. Little Kittie. own
ed by Nicholas SchIaegel, will probably
get all OF her preparatory work over the
same track.
Hon. Lee offut and William Dorsey,
prominent officers of the Montgomery
County Fair. declare that II rs not their
fault that special stakes are not offered
for two and three year olds. They have
| long favored the scheme. but have been
voted down whenever they proposed II.
Mr.. Offut, who now owns Red Rock,
is preparing him for his race the latter
part OF August on the road. The sor-
rel gelding gets from ten TO fifteen miles
of road work daily. Red Rocks fast
work will begin about two or three
! weeks before the race c. C. Waters
first start of the season of 1912 will be at
| the Montgomery County Fair.
Mr.. Waters is training over his farm
! track In addition to Patchin Belle.
2Is1-. he will start, during fair week,
Kinslee, 2:ls Ia. and Allie x. 2:e1 IL
Gentle John is improved so much since
his recent accident that Corbin has be-
gun to extend him some In his work.
After giving the black gelding two slow
miles, Corbin last week let him have his
| head and the mile was finished In
| Jog around ESQ. Previous to his accident
John was trotting easy miles in 30 or
better.
Chickens come home to roost, and So do
some trotters. Keno Is the latest trotter
to come back. Miller would be a good
person to unload him on. II there is
| any speed left In him. Miller will find II.
He Is one Of the few men in this COM
munity who can take a discard and make
him look as good as II just out of the
shop.
keenworthy's press agent says he IS
rounding to. This Is evidently an inspired
utterance of some one who has a finan-
cial Interest in the gelding that W. II.
| Rhodes a short time since advised his
| owner to turn out. II Reenworthy is
rounding to-" he should be able to
prove it to an intending purchaser.
| II the performers on the Grand Circuit
keep up their present stroke, not few
OF them will be knocking at the threshold
| of the two minute mark before the sea-
son closes. The present, IS evidently to
be a record breaking year. exceeding
in this respect the phenomenal year Of
| 1911.
The sensation Of the week was the
performance Of Esther W. in the 2:11
| trot at Kalamazoo, Wednesday last. She
got away with the big end of the SIC. 600
Paper Mill purse. After losing the first
| heat to the bay stallion Bergen, in the
| fast time Of 2:0Si4, she had her field at
her mercy and trotted the three remain
ing heats in 2:071t, 2:osiG. and 2:osta
Esther W. is bay mare. by Director
Moore's First, and a graduate of the half
mile rings Of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Her
sire is a son of the PAGER Director Moore.
he a son of Director, 2:I7. and he a son
/ of Dictator. The last named was a full
brother OF Dexter, 2:171+. by Hanlbleto-
nian 10, out of the famous Clara. by
American Star Il There are sires who
\ have a longer 2:so list than Director.
All. but no sire that has ever lived has
| produced better race horses.
Bergen. who won the first heat in the
All trot, must have been quite as much
| Of a surprise to race goers as was Esther
| w. He Is a five-year-old bay stallion
| by Bingara, now the premier sire at Al
| len Farm, Pittsfield. Mass. and is owned
by Hon. w. c. Brown, president Of the
New York Central Railroad.
| Bergen's maternal blood lines are Of es-
pecial local interest, for his first dam
is Russula, by Kremlin, 2:07 "a: his sec
ond dam Rusina. by Belmont 5; his third
dam the famous Miss Russell by Pilot,
| jr.. Il, and his fourth dam Salls Russell.
| by Boston. In other words, Bergen's
I breeding on the side of his dam Is identi-
cal with that OF Koroni and of Kushan.
2:lsA. . .
| Bergen is in Geers' stable. His first
start for the season OF 1912 was at Lam
1 sing, Mich. in the 2:19 trot. July 2 where
4 he trotted to a record OF 2:13k in the
! first heat. and trotting the other two