The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
.TROTTER AND PAGER

Bushes and the Bushe
Dream-A Week OF
BY L. D. SALE.
interesting Turf Events.
Salisbury. Nd: far-off Buffalo, and
Monroe, N. Y, drew the attention ioi
Washington horsemen during the week
and what the equine performers did to
records on the tracks Of these towns was
a-plenty
The Salisbury fair opened on Tuesday
with an estimated attendance of 1000
and II fell 10 the lot OF Virginia owned
two-year- r-oId-Tillie Upton. daughter OF
Ozone, son of Moko-to break the State
record. The filly circled the two-lap track
the first heat In, e:2iis. and In the second
heat in 2:lsk. most wonderful perform
ance. and lowering the State record, held
by Doc c.. 2.3sh. fifteen seconds.
A two-lap ring, in its very best estate.
is about four seconds slower than a mile
track. >Owners of Moko blood In these
parts, such as DR.. J. E. Sansbury and T.
F. Tippett. have a right TO shake hands
with themselves. The honor of driving
the filly to her record fell to Col. Mack.
a son OF that Gen. Mack. 2:l21l. that the
late Mr.. Richards, OF Baltimore, sold in
this city some six or more years ago to
Mr.. Hall, OF the Eastern Shore. Gen.
Mack is a son of Robert McGregor,A 2:i7ls.
Brenda York. dam of Tillie Upton, was
also youngster Of phenomenal speed.
In the 2:3o pace at Salisbury, on Tues
day, Won March, in field OF six, wor
one heat, the second. in 2:ls IL. but
the subsequent proceedings interested
him no more. In the first heat he was
fifth In e:is IA, in the third he was
sixth in e:2o L.. and in the fourth hea,
he was third in 2:19 IL Won March
however. is not a sound horse, there
fore, taking that fact into considera'
tion, he did fairly well. IL the black
stallion Is as lame as IL is said he Is
il is hard to understand how the race
he went Tuesday will tend to improve
his chances OF winning in the weeks
to come Axis. in the same stable (W
Z. MiIler's), on the other hand. seems
TO be an improving horse. Ever since
Miller has owned him (the past two
StdsOHsb ne mas pttu VI dCtoAul
until the present one. n Is true that
he has not won a race in two starts,
but he was well up In fairly good time
at Pocomoke. and, on Tuesday. at Sails
bury, he was second three times to Car
rie Woodruff. where the heats were in
s:l7 Ia. 2:1s l-2, and 2:ls L.
At Monroe, n. Y, on the same day,
Miss Kushan, a member of J. r Craw-
ford's stable. showed higher class than
she has ever been credited with possess
ing. She was pitted against the high
class trotter, Pretoria Nc. and was Sec
ond the first heat In 2:l2 Ia In the
second heat she was fifth in e:l3 1-2: in
the third heat she was fourth in 2:l5 1-2.
and in the fourth heat was third In
2:15 "a. Rhine Maiden, who won the
first heat, faded to eleventh position in
the second heat. was IN ninth place In
the third heat, and was distanced in the
fourth heat. Taking into consideration
the time of each heat, Miss kushan' $
on Tuesday easily ranks as
her best during the three seasons she
has been racing. Crawford claims that
she is q 2:l0 trotter. She looks to be
hardly that now. but she is as fast
and as game as they make them. Her
forte is where the heats are split Where
htlus are evenly I1hICItt, Snt 10 d udn-
gerous contender In any race that is not
in three straight heats.
Tuesday at Salisbury was a red-letter
day for two-year-old fiTlies While TiIlie
Upton, the Virginia filly, was giving the
Eastern Shore people a thrill every min
ute. Lasselrs Nowaday Girl was doing
things at Monroe. She led field of ten
high-class youngsters to the wire twice.
the first time in 2:21k and the second
time in 2:1Sl4. beating Tillie Tipton's
time by two seconds only. Nowaday Girl
made brave showing at the Brunot
Island meet. near Pittsburg. week before
asst, where in the first heat she came
near beating the Madden colt, Baldy
NcGregor. Nowaday Girl is by McDou-
gall. a son of Robert McGregor, while
Baldy McGregor Is by Jay McGregor.
also by Robert McGregor. 1t was the
proud boast of the ancient Highland
laughter of the clan McGregor that
where the McGregor sat was at the head
If the table. The descendants of his
equine namesake seem to occupy the
'ame proud eminence.
W. E. Miller was up against The
Bondsman gelding Col Franklin again
lim pace three heats in the fastest time
made on the Eastern Shore circuit thus
'ar. In the first heat in the 2:1s pace at
Wednesday she drove the
Colonel out in 2:l3 IA. In the second heat
'he made him pace the mile in 2:l5I.,
Ind in the third and last mile in 2:lsJt.
rhe best Silver Lake could get was third
money. The form shown by Alice M.
hus far in her races may well cause the
packers of the good mare Alcyne some
Inxiety. There has been some doubt ex-
,ressed as to the gameness of Alice n.
,ut thus far she seems to have ANSWERED.
very question put to her In that respect.
Her dam. we recently learned, was by
he Maryland sire Won Brock. and he was
son Of Marshall Ney. another Mary
and sire who sired enduring race horses.
( Alcyne and Alice NJ. meet under favor
Lble conditions the present season there
hould be race worth going many miles
o witness. In tie matter Of speed they
re about equal. Corbin as driver is
he superior of Miller. and Alcyne In q |
ace would have this in her favor.