The Washington herald., 1913-01-12

that would naturally connect with the
| scheme would be those at Forestville,
Upper Marlboro. La Plata. and Leonard
town. The track at the last-named town
was abandoned last year but there is
some conversation relative to its revival
or the construction of a new track.
Leonardtown and its environs Is one
of the best racing towns on the Southern
Maryland map. and Marlboro the poor
est. The decadence Of racing sport in
the Marlboro district is to be deplored.
Something should be done by the MARI
boro Fair and Racing Association to i'm
prove conditions. The gentlemen who
| control the association are men OF large
experience in racing matters, but for
some reason they do not attract the
patronage of the inhabitants in their part
Of Prince George County.
The Montgomery County Fair Associa-
, ton cannot be depended upon to give
| more than one meeting IN the year. The
| board of directors is mainly comprised of
farmers, and a controlling number OF
| them. or nearly so. are not strong on
racing sport. Mayor Lee Offut. William
Dorsey, President Jones, and a few
| others connected with the directorate are
more liberal and progressive; but as they
are in the minority can do little toward
| carrying out plans that in time would
| make Rockville one OF the important
| training and racing centers in Maryland.
In order to draw trainers to the track
all that is required is to keep the track
in condition.
The Rockville track has many natural
| advantages as a training point. 1t is
easy of access, having steam and trolley
connections; the water at the track Is
of the purest and best; there is plenty
of shade. and the footing of the track is
fairly good when the course is kept in
condition. The fair association people
should look better to their interests than
has been the case in the past.
We greatly undershot the mark when
We wrote last Sunday that there were
only five entries in the two-year-old trot-
ting futurity for 1913. The number is
nine. ]. c. Mott, of La Plata, Charles
County. Nd, contributes two. in addi-
ton to the five named; Ryan Brothers
one, and Frank c. Combs, Of Beauvere,
ST. Mary County, Nd. one. T. W. Dun
worth, 1002 Pennsylvania Avenue, has
been selected as stakeholder. and every
one agrees that the selection is an ex-
cellent one. On Tuesday last d. J. Nc
Carthy, who has carried the entire bur
den OF promoting the scheme on his
shoulders, and who deserves the thanks
of every horseman and progressive
breeder in this section, turned over to
ditions, and the money has been made a
special deposit in bank until the day of
the race, and can only be touched for a
specified purpose The two-year-old 1913
trotting futurity is the joint conception
of Mr.. Mccarthy and F. C. Combs, Of
Leonardtown. Mr.. Mccarthy, with char
acteristic energy and tenacity Of pur-
pose, never lessened IN his working hours
the tension of his grit on the proposition.
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doubters.
They said he couldn't do IT. but he did.
That he would surely rue IT, yes they
did. But Mccarthy took the Job and he
finished It, begob; and he put one over
on 'em. yes he d. begob: he put one over
on 'em. yes he did. Now, the moral of
this tale, which no one will bewail. is
that faint hearts never travel very far.
II you haven't got the grit, you are sure
ly a misft. and your lack Of courage al
ways is a bar; yes, your lack of courage
always is a bar. II Corbin isn't funk and
our three-year-olds all junk, as some
folks in this bailiwick seem to think, he
will now get on Ms stride and summon
up his pride and put McCarthy's triumph
on the blink; yes, put Dennis ]. McCar-
thy on the blink.
Now that the two-year-old futurity
class has been put away for a brief
period at least, DeglnS the Work OF gain
ering together the candidates for the
three-year-old trotting futurity. The two
year-old nominators have shown owners
of three-year-olds how to do the trick,
and Norman Corbin, who has charge of
the work, should have an easier time
than that which fell to the lot Of Mr..
Mccarthy At least ten or twelve high
class three-year-olds should face the
starter when the race Is called. No
owner Of a weIl-bred three-year-old trot-
ter can afford TO remain out. Harry
Corbin was in from Hamilton, Va, dur
ing the week, as also was ]. c. Mott,
Of La Plata
Each gentleman has a candidate for
the three-year-old pacing stakes. Mr..
Corbin's candidate is by DR.. Bell, 2:17il.
pacing; Mr. Motifs by Don Cozine, 2:10,
pacing. Just how many more candidates
there are within the prescribed territory
is vet to be ascertained. 1t is highly prob
able that a good-siZed field of PAGERS
could be marshaled IL some interested
person or persons would grapple with the
subject The DR.. Bell colt has just been
converted to the pace. and Harry says he
promises to be of high class at that gait
He also brought down from the tall
tinbers of Loudoun the gladstone infor-
nation that Bale Axworthy will not go
to the February .'old Glory" and that
Soligraph C2), 2:29it by Allerton, is back
in his owners stable and win be trained
this year and raced. Edward Rogers, of
Hamilton, is reported to be the owner of
a very promising three-year-old trotter
by Velou, son of Allerton, dam the dam
OF Keenworthy.