Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-11-28
NEWS OF HORSES
and HORSEMEN
ALCYSE AND BERKA ARE BOOK
kD FOR GRAND CIRCUIT
WINNERS

L g CorbIn. who halls from Viz /
t Einla. but whose home IT, now 81
Washington. u. c.. has been favored |
WIKI one OF the most successful sea- |
I sons Of his career as trainer and |
4 driver. with the tr0tting mare Berka. I
by BinEara. and Alcyne. -.ll =. the
1 pacing daughter % Red Medium In
GLIDING the Empcria meeting. Berka
had started IN fourteen races. win
+ ninE ten. taking second money IN two
I and third In another, and being un-
placed IA one These races were al
over halt-mile tracks save az hich-
mono. where the handsome bay mare
forced Moelle out ia the third heat
90 the 2-27 trot- an early closing event;
purse. $4,000. IN 2-l-A Berka y
. owned by Michael Morris. Of Wash
lngton. j.. c.. who will stake her along
the Grand Circuit line ia 1912. Alcyne
started sixteen times. winning SIX
races and being placed second ia the
remainder. She started only once on
a mile track and that at Richmond
and returned winner OF the f.1o early
closing pace. FOR a pure Of $1,000,
and reduced her record from 2.lZA
20 1-llA. Alcyne IS the property or
rcrhIr'E brother. -. C. Corbln, or
Washington. and along with Berka.
trip down the big lire u planned for
thLa blood-iike daughter OF REQ Ne
dlum Berka and Alcyue are each
, SIX years old and both mares appear
LeE4r(ttE hoAul
During the early part or the season
r Corbln also raced karoni. chestnut
gelclnE. 4. BY kavalN. 2.0T4. from
RuEalka. dam or kushan. l.ls u. by
Mazatian. son OF Electloneer. Starting
ln FIVE races. ne vas placed second ia
I three and third IN two. Karoni was
IconEidsred one % the handeomest
! horses IN training This season. In his
! work he trottec a trial over a half
~ 10
I in 90 and fnai quarter IN % seconds.
! After his last race the chestnut geld
} ing was sent home and mis- training
) suspended. a. ir was decided 10 keep
Z him over. lie viii ~ entered In some
e % the early closing events for 1914
p and Corblr thinks him the making OF
r quite a good trotter. Karoni is the
n property % John Morris. whose broth
}. er Michael Morris. owns Berka- In
10 conformation karOni is patterned
Q much after his sire. Kavall. Who was
d regarded a. one Of the handsornest
horses % the season that campaigned
/. along the Grand Circuit line
Z KavalM II son Of Kremlin. 2.e7E
Z, and Aimera. % Kentucky Prince. from
E Alma. a sister % Dexter. 2.i7L. lie
= heads tho trOtting stud OF the former
= FlrFlnlan. General =. =. Johnston.
: president OF the National Trotting As
= ISOLATION. and late Adfutant General
! q the state % Kentucky. There are
!. few horses with better look in the
= Blue Grass than Kavall. and ia Ka-
= roni ne has = son with enough finish
= and style 10 win az the National Horse
!. Show in New York or the Interna-
= fiOnal a. London. II 10 also worthy
= ~ special comment. TOO. that Berka.
= KaNalu and KarOni are all prOoucts %
q william Russell Al1en's far-fa med Al
= len farm. az Plttsned. Mass. the home
= % Berka's sire. Bingara. who got thls
7. seasons great trottlng stallion. Baden.
= 2 o. a.. the iarges. money winner OF
! any year.
The Prophet. chestnut gelting. g.
. BY Isiington. darn Castalla by Mote
Il I r1cr. won steeplechaee. az 2z miles
"a during the closing week % the Pimlico
Injecting. and over sloppy track I'D
the distance in 4-fb IS. The Pro
phet was bred ~ the Blue Rioge stud
- of II. r. Oxnard. 20 UpperviIle. Va
4. WyanGauch. the chestnut ely. a. q
=. fui sister 20 the Prophet. and alec q
p product % the Blue Ridge Stud was
- folc for export 20 the Argentine Re.
public in 1910.
n Frcm ffe plmiico meeting az Raiff.
- more william Garth shipped biz ntahI,
or runners 20 fnglesffe Yarn in Abe
n marie cnunff. near chs rloffsHvffie. TIE
"a country home o. the Dix NirglnIan WIZ
~ is widely known a. an owner. trafne'
ana breeder of thorough breds Ca ~
vii winter nearly nfty head - horses
se - inElfside. q numoer Of which ar,