The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

will take up Gentle John, 2:2O l.
sters. As a horse center, Hagers-
town and its environs has several
shades of light harness horse busl-
ness over Washington.
Corbin is frank enough to say that he
does not expect to have Berka and koro-
nj in his stable for the season OF 1913
Who will have them he is unable to say.
but the rumor is still afloat that each
will perform on the Grand Circuit. 1t is
quite probable that Murphy will get
them II they are to fly this year for larg-
er game. Corbin says Koroni was
2:l5 trotter in 1912, and that Berka was
equal TO miles around 2:lo-
II breeding counts in race horses, and
il does, then Berka and Koroni with
their well known speed, will not be out
of their class on the big rings. Ac-
cording TO a recent article published In
the Horse Review by "Marqua'' in re-
gard TO the gait of the crack trotter of
gl2-Baden-there is no reason to believe
that Berka is gated very much as he is.
Baden goes low in front when at speed,
and so does Berka. Baden at speed
trots behind, instead of in front, and
Berka presents the same appearance
when fattened out.
Baden never goes higher in front than
the middle of his knees and Berka's
action in front is about the same. There
is nothing so very strange in this COIN
Cidence in the matter of gait. Baden is
by the same sire. and carries three
crosses 10 EleCtiOneer and three to George
Wilkes. but he is Electionccr, not
Eraa
crosses to Electioneer, and her gait is
more after the manner of the Elec-
tioneer's than of the Kremlin's, of which
blood is her dam. HOroni, on the other
hand is a Kremlin. being a son of Ka-
vaII, 2:O7 IA. pacing. while through his
dam he carries a strain of Electionecr
and Clay blood. for Beautiful Bells was
his grand dam. Strange to say. how
ever. Koroni is gated more like the
E,lectioneers than is Berka. His stride
is quick. low and sweeping, while his
hind action is also low, like that OF the
Electioneers.
Kushan, 2:1S1- is bred on the side OF
his dam exactly as is Koron:. Kushan
is a son of kremlin, 2?G1 "a, trottinG,
while Koroni is his grandson. But there
is a wide difference in the Eaits of the
two horses. Kushan is rapid gated in
front and goes rather high. His hind
action, one would think. too high to
enable him to carry his speed a number
Of heats. But this is a mistake, for the
farther he goes the better he is. His
high action in front and rear does not
seem to tire him
From what We have read from the pens
OF experts about Baden. We conclude
his action is not impressive. From the
little We have seen of Berka her action
Is of the same order. Along toward the
close Of Berka's campaign. however, her
gait became smoother, especially at speed,
and there is reason to believe that
the coming racing season she will show
still greater Improvement in the way
of gait and speed. Judging from past
performances, she should eventually trot
turf much below the 21O mark.
We are not among the number Gf there
are any of the kind, who believe Berka
has reached the full limit of her speed.
She has ripened slowly. remarkably so
for an animal bred as she is. and She
should wear longer than if she had found
her speed at an earlier period. We have
a premOnition that the season OF 1913
is To he a particularly brilliant one for
Washington horses, and eminently
satisfactory one for Washington horse
owners. COrbin promises TO have out
in 1913 quite strong a stable Cf not
a stronger oneD as he had out in 1912.
Certainly the outlook is far more bril-
liant. At the opening of the training
season of 1912 there was nothing, appar
emily, in sight that was cheering to an
ambitious trainer. Never before has Cor
bin faced a training season with such
a large and high-class lot of highly bred
material The trotters in his string look
especially high class, and If he can get
them TO the wire sound and ready to race
he should be able to get some of the
money hung up. His trotting contingent
comprises Main Gallant C9 by Main
sheet, 2:c5: Herbert COzine 90, by Don
Cozine, 2:IO. The Profile CSl, by The
Peer, 2:l5 3-4, and the Peter LOTUS filly
80, by Alto Dewey, 30 IA. The LOTUS
filIy is big and awkward as yet, but
she has the right stroke and should
learn TO trot fast. In all the lot named, |
in fact, there is not one bad-gaited
youngster, not one poor individual
The pacing end of his stable is espe
cially strong. for it has Alcyne, 2:l2 1-2. |
by Red Medium, 2:23 IA tAlcyne having
arrived I'm camp during the week.. her
stable companions being the Mckinney !