The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
By 4. D. SALE.

word Of eporti
Also OF politics.
May the most deserving IN either feld
get nrzt under the wire. Washington
sportsmen had their hil during the week
whether they were horse, baseball. or
political fans. The opening Of the spring
rseine sejI,''I season IN thess parts took place
Tuesday ct Prospect Park, Baltimore.
and incidentally uncovered two quite
slick horses IN 6earchlast and the wash
ington-Owned mare Alcyne IN the stable
Of Alonzo Corbin. The hrst two heats In
2:lsS by the son Of the once three-year-
old pacing champion Searehlight is most
excellent time at this season Of the year
And the fact that he was driven .Ss OUT ~
the second heat In exactly 2slsA By the
washington marc speaks in high terms
Of her speed.
In 1911 AIcyne was up in some Of her
races IN AIS But that was when the
season was well advanced and the little
mare had been well hardened for fast
miles. The fact that she has all Of her
speed Of last year should be encouraging
to her owner, Norman Corbin, OF this
city. worthy young man, and 70 her
trainer. his brother. Alonzo Corbin, who
has brought the mare to her present
men were present In quite large numbers
on the opening day and throughout the
better part Of the week Alcyne 10 q
notable example Of what patience can
accomplish with q hot-headed but speedy
animal. To cool her excitaole brain SO
that her speed could be controlled. she
was bred two years ago and put In har-
ness again last season. Then, by humor-
ing her eccentricities. her driver was able
after time TO keep her from trying TO
eat up everything in front OF her or
break her hobbies IN the attempt.
searchIIRht, the sire OF Searchlast.
aisA, is a California product. and is
by Darklight, one Of the very best
sons OF Alycous, 2:7 Alyeous, al.
was a fun brothsr OF Alcsntara, 2:23'
out Of the celebrated Alma Mater, by
Mambrfno Patehin. S. Searchhght
was the sensational PAGER of his year
and wound up his racing career with q
record Of 2so9A. subsequently ne
was sold to an Illinois breeder, and has
made good as a sire OF speed and OF
race horse qualities. His get seem 10
prefer the pacing gait rather than
that OF the trotting gait. Aloyous died
in his eleventh year, just as his worth
as a sire Of extreme speed began 10 be
demonstrated Alcantara lived to
ripe old age (some twenty-seven
years), II we rightly remember, and
bis 2:3O list greatly exceeds that OF
his full brother. Alcyous. But what II
lacks in numbers Is made up IN guar
fly, which is Of the very best from
racing point Of view:
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
P. v. De Graw returned Tuesday from
an oficial trip through Iowa and Ne
braska and Western New York In
spIte of the fact that the section West
which he visited IL the breeding ground
Of every type OF horse, Mr.. De GraW
remarks that he saw few horses. The
chief mode OF transportation West, as
in the East, Is the automobile, ana IaE-
mers are using them almost as meeh
as people in the towns and cities
These facts, however. do not discour-
age the genial Fourth Assistant as
holds that there will be horses and
plenty of them, as long as there are
automobiles, and he personally IN
tends to stick TO the old horse as long
as he is able TO hold the reins over one
and sit up and take nourishment.
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And. in passing, It Is worthy Of note
that Mr.. De Graw IS still patiently
pluEEtnE for an international horse
show to be held in the National Capi-
tai in the very near future. He De-
lieyes that an international exhibit OF
hiph-eIass horsefesh will draw to
washington horses and people from
every quarter OF the civilized globe,
and show a balance in the society
treasury when the accounts are
SQUARED. In his leisures moments. ana
with some able assistance from out
sIders. Mr.. De Graw has prepared a
yery tasteful, interesting, and artistic
horse show souvenir. which, In due
time. will be presented to President
rbompsou, Of the National Horse
Show Association. II comprises CLIP
nInVs Of local horse show events from
the daily papers. as well as from pa
pers devoted to the blood horsei togeth-
er with photographs Of horses and IN
dlviduals connected with the several
events. 1t Is memento worthy 70 ne
on the table Of any gentleman, VINO Is
interested in the Improvement of the
horse. .
Congress- has recently agreed to give
Col. Spencer Cosby. superintendent OF
Public Buildings and Grounds, very
good sum of money for improvements IN
Potomac Park. Some Of this money Col.
Cosby intends to use in the development
OF that part Of the parking WHICH lies
east OF Long Bridge. In the plantof i'm
provements Is a permanent speedway.
sonethipE In which every horse lover
In The District Of Columbia Is interested
II may be two years. We are Informed
before the proposed speedway becomes
an absolute realty. But whether It
comes sooner or later, II must, when II
does come, reawaken interest in light
harness sport in washington. While mo-
toring unquestionably has It's charms
C.eyery one Is doing IT'D, primitive love
OF the horse strongly abides In the hearts
Of men II this were not true, thou
sands of men and women would not at
tend horse shows.
The glad rags and notable personages
functions are only incidents Of these an
nual gatherings. The horse and what he
does are the center Of attraction. And,
although mastery reinsmanship and acts
Of daring over the hurdles also have
their votaries, and elegant carriages and
eouipments charm the eye; they, TOO. are
mere details The noble horse. with
iashing eyes, proud carriage. and, rhyth-
rnieal movements, thrills the Imagination.
excites the fever IN the blood, and alone
challenges admiration. Perhaps IN all
this We bark back 70 our barbarous or
semi -barbarpus ancestors. One need not
scratch very deep 70 find the barbarian
in man, no matter how high his degree
OF civilization. We children Of men are
very much as were our fathers.
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