The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
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Get
Ready for the
GIorius Fourth
This Is the slogan one now hears re-
peated among local horsemen. And
II reports be true, there win be plenty
OF good racing close 70 Washington on
that day. Encouraged BY the success OF
Forestville on Decoration Day, few
local horsemeu are discussing the ques-
tlon OF giving a trotting meeting over
the Rockville track on July l. II Is
claimed that Mayor Lee onutt one Of
the leading officials OF the Montgomery
County Fair. Is favorable 70 the scheme,
and that other responsible citizens OF
Rockville stand ready 10 assist
No good reason exists why, a trotting
meeting at Rockville on Independence
Day should not prove financial sue
cess. Rockville Is a good-slzed town,
and Montgomery County Is 'thickly pop
uIated. The county Is one OF the larg-
est breeding centers In Maryland where
the American trotter Is bred. and the
Rockville track, when In condition Is
one OF the bestN half-mile rings in Mary
land Those willing 20 take hold OF the
matter at This end OF the line. II 10 said,
are Augustus Morgan and Moses Sins
heimer, responsible citizens financially,
and II is further said that the purses for
the occasion will be substantial ones. As
to the matter OF horses. Pleasant Fields
Farm. Germantown: BriEhtview Farm,
ColesvilIe, and DerwoOd Farm, Derwood.
MONTGOMERY County, could alone almost
fll the classes IN the several events.
AIonzo Corbin, who will next week move
his stable from Hagerstown 70 Prospect
Park. Baltimore, has, Mr., Morgan says,
promised to enter in every event.
DR.. ]. z. Sansbury, owner OF the Fer
estvIIIe track, Prince George County,
Nd, is already making plans for July
l. His Decoration Day meeting was
financial success and the doctor hopes
tnat the one planned for the Fourth OF
July will break all records IN a financial
sense. II the proposed Rockville meet
ing materializss, Il is possible the doctor
Twill have TO increase the size Of his
purses, in order to draw a suitable num-
her Of horses. Just what Henry Copper
thite. owner Of the Burke CNaD track,
has outlined for July is not known
al this writing. There have been rumors
OF a running meeting at Burke, in the
near future OF ten days duration. The
new half-mile track at Beltsville, Prince
George County, is now IN commission,
hut whether a meeting will be held on
it has not been made known.
The rejuvenatlon Of D. ]. MeCarthy's
Black Patchin, 2:21 II. is one OF the
seven wonders Of the local horse world.
Apparently, he broke down in his right
front ankle at Forestville upward Of
year ago. The trouble with the geldiRg
was a bony growth or exastosis Of the
ankle Joint, something that began TO az
feet him In his three-year-old form. But
for this he would long since have been
in the 2:l0 list. The last and most des-
perate remedy in such cases, the firing
iron, was applied, together with strong
bl!sters and at present he goes sound.
Black Patchin's fourth half at Forest
vile Decoration Day in 2.01 - and
quarter in SO u seconds surprised no
one acquainted with his speed, gameness,
and wonderful strength.
Black Patchin belongs 10 one Of the
greatest race horse families in turf his
tory. His paternaI grandsire was Wilkes
Boy. 2.24 II, by George Wilkes, 30. and
Wilkes Boys dam was the famous brood
mare Betty Brown, by MamhrinO Patch
IN IS. greatest Of brood mare slres in
his day. The sire OF Black Patchin is
The Patchin Boy. 2.l2, by Wilkes Boy,
speed producing son Of Gambetta Wilkes,
a.I9l-4 Black Patchin Is $50 PAGER
now, II his front legs can be made TO
stand the wear and tear OF training.
Driven for it, he Gan pace a half very
close to 1:03 on a good track. A less
painstalIing, persistent and patient man
than Mr.. McCarthy would have consigned
Black Patchin TO the junk pile months
ago.
Augustus Morgan. on Decoration Day
at ForestviIle. exhibited one Of the best
examples OF the trotting breed in his
Kushan- Florence wilkes four-year-old
fIIy ever owned in this community. The
nlly excited much attention from per
sons VINO know a trotter when they ssS
Il. and. II she is properly developed. will
tTot very fast. Every foot Is in the right
place when the fiIly Is extended, and her
action is snappy and frictionless-much
on the order Of her sire, Kushan, 2:lS IA,
that hitherto much abused and much
butchered stallion and race horse. II
Javins brothers, who now own Kushan.
will give him the opportunities a horse
OF his breeding and speed deserves, and
not hide him in the stable, as they now
appear to be doing. his speed list will
rapidly grow, and in time amply reward
them for any extra expense that may
Iicity so hand in hand in successful stall
lion management
T. G. Hodges Of Oakley. St Mary
County, Nd. a gentleman OF high char
acter and the leading breeder Of trotters
in his section OF st. Mary writes that
all OF his trottihg-bred youngsters are
coming on finely, Mr.. Hodges owns a
very promising pacing gelding by Happy
G., 2:25h, which he Is now driving on
the road. Happy G. Is a son OF Happy
Russell, and was foaled the property OF
Frank Combs. OF Beauvue, St Mary
County. The pride OF Mr.. Hodges stable,
however IS a twO-year-old fIly by Sweet
Andy. a son OF Andrew NJ. by Allerton,
2:Osit. The fllyI Mr.. Hodges says, is
well hammered and speedy at the trot.
and when she Is developed should be
very fast. All OF Mr.. Hodges yearlings
by Lord B,ngen and Clay, the latter by
Cahban, are coming forward fast, and
promise to mature into something yalu-
able for track or road. May t. $50, |
now far into her twenties in years, win
be bred TO Lord Bingens owned by Mr.. |
Combs. John Marshall Dent, OF Oakley, !