The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-04

TrOtter and PAGER


4 it expects to keep step with it's sister
| associations in Maryland, and with
those of other States. If the associa-
ton secures the local stakes we shall
! count it a personal triumph as far as
| the association has gone. For years
past we have advocated that the fair
authorities give special purses for two
and three-year-old trotters, and for
three-year PAGERS. Some members
| of the association favored the scheme
but they were in the minority.
An offer to secure the stakes is
| then. a concession. and we are thank
full for that much. We desire to call
| attention to those members of the
Montgomery County Fair Association
who have opposed for many years past
speed contests, that it is only through
such contests that the blood horse has
| been brought 10 his present high es-
| tate, as a road horse and as race
horse. The duty of an agricultural
society is to promote the breeding of
all types of useful animals for the
farm and road, in the matter of horse
, kind. If gamblers make of the blood
horse a tool for evil, Danish the gan
blers; but do not deprive those resi-
dents Of Montgomery County and the
District of Columbia the privilege of
enjoying such an innocent amusement
as speed contests, nor strike blow,
as 1t is now proposed TO do. at the
breeding interests Of MONTGOMERY Coun-
ty. Many thousands of dollars are in
vested in the county In trotting-bred
horses. There are three quite large
breeding plants in the county where
the light harness horse is bred, aud
probably so per cent of the farmers
Of the county aim to breed at least one
trotting bred foal aInuarl. Most of
these farmers like see their colts or
mature horses coILpete for purses at
the county fair. The refusal to have
speed contests is a direct blow at them
ty fairs were not instituted for that
purpose.
The rumor is that Austin LOTUS is
in the market for a likely young trot-
ter or PAGER and is willing to pay the
price. il the right article can he be
found IL he finds nothing within the
next four weeks to suit him, he in
tends 10 sail for Limerick and stand
for seat I'm the new Irish Parliament.
Austin is fonder of the "ould sod than
Michael Morris who, when the ship
that brought him over to the land OF
opportunity was about TO pull out
from the dock at Cork. took Off his hat
in final salute to his native land and
reverently exclaimed: Farewell. Ire
and: none but fools remain" But this
was many years ago: home affairs are
better now. Since Washington was
bereft of a speedway, Peter LOTUS has
turned his attention TO the pleasant.
hut costly pastime Of breeding trot-
tiers. He has one already in training
and another on the way to he trained.
if the sign of the moon is right when
il arrives. Michael Morris will spend
his summer vacation in following his
horses, and every one wishes him the
best of luck in his racing ventures.
John Morris will keep his eyes glued
on Berka, at odd times, when business
is not too pressing. W. +. Miller will
pick up his string of trotters and pac-
ers now in Crawford's hands. the lat
ter part of June. and for three months
will be a busy man, while most of us
poor devils, who are compelled to re-
main at home and sZZle will anXiously
await the returns as they come in from
day to day from the fields of battle.
What has become OF those gentle
mon who, few months ago. were so
anxious for a pacing stake for three
year-olds? They seem to be very much
belated. for the date fixed for the stake
10 fill has passed and still no entries.
Possibly some have fallen asleep and
others by the wayside. On the other
hand. owners Of foals for the 1914
trotting stake are very much alive
and eager to hand in their nomina
tions. Brothers Boyd, Dunworth, and
Forrest are so eager to get in line
that it has become necessary to halter
them, in order to keep them within
bounds. All of the candidates in the
three and two-year-old trotting stakes
are in active training, and at this rate
the infants will soon he having their
training harness on. Dunworth trav-
eled all the way into Montgomery
County during the week to take a look
at his 1914 candidate. Mary AXworthy.
and is so pleased with his chances for
the stake that he has put the big end
of il already to his bank account. Boyd
and Forrest have drawn their share of
the stake and have spent il. Mccarthy
has purchased a house and lot with
his. and, as to the others, ii is hard to
tell to what eNtravagances they have
gone. From what we have been told,
the 1914 trotting stake will he a gilt
euSe0 dHdlT, Win plenty OF trimmings
on the side. and some heart burnings
when all is over but the shouting.
The latest intelligence is that the
Baltimore track managers are still
Sulking in their tents. Just what they
expect 10 gain by this is not clear. The
racing commission is the supreme au-
thority on the subject, and what IT
says goes. Should the Baltimore tracks
finally decide to give no racing events
this year horse owners will be COM
PEELED to alter their plans for the sum-
mer campaign. There will he plenty
of meetings of the betless kind in the
Middle States and throughout New
England. In the West. as far as the
Golden Gate, there will be more or
less legal betting. Michigan, for in
stance, is gridironed with half-mile
tracks at which betting goes. and nu-
merous circuits are on the racing map.
Tracks are numerous and horses scarce
everywhere, and seem to be growing
scarce every year; and this in spite
Of the fact that we are breeding more
trotters than ever before in the history
of the country. The scrap heap gets
large percentage of them annually, to