The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
TROTTLR
and PAGER

% 2:So performers. Trampfast G0 has 2,
Ed Custer QO has 26, Cochato 90 has 90,
Vice Commodore I'D has 26. and BingAra
CD has 81. Sidney Prince (2O) has IS.
Ringer ID has 14s, Mckinney C2s), III;
Ailerton Id, 254; Prodigal ID, 1856
Bombro CID, los; Gambetta Wilkes ID
2S2: Ashland Wilkes CSD, 172, and The
Bondsman QS, lO7.
The year 1913 produced s. 2:lo trotters. as
against 50 in 1912, and as against 50 In
1911. The fastest stallion trotters Of 1s1:
are Andil, 2:G 81, and Lord Dewey
2:S S-4, son Of Admiral Dewey, 20i "a
and Extasy 8), 2:1I L.
The fastest mare trotters are Dude
ArchdaIe. 2:O31-4. and Cheeny. 2:04 81
Tenara. 2:05 S-4; Gazeta, 2:O6; Belford Bell
2:0S l-2, and RythmeH 90. 2:06 IL. a very
great race mare OF the year was Lulu
Lumkne, 2:09 IA. by Orator.
Walter Cox. Of Dover, n. H., personally
won in purses So, "a in 1913 and all of the
horses connected with his stable won $50,
6S5. T. w. Murphy's personal winnings
for the season were s76,3S0. During the
last three seasons Murphy has won In
purses and stakes 1891. .2S4 with hores he
drove.
Allen Farm statistics show that Berks
in 1913 was separately timed in her races
~ -"SS 80 -sNS --Is - anu $50
One-half in :03 I-2 and another in 1:O3 IA
And yet, with this speed, the statistics
show she only won $40 during the season.
On the other hand, Korini. in the samt
stable, and owned by the same man
won. according TO the statistics printed
$40. II is hard to account for Berka's
poor showing. except is be that she was
no., on all occasions, driven to win.
We are morally certain Koroni was not
although II must be admitted he and his
stablemate raced against some of tbs
best horses of the year Koroni, no mat.
ter what others may say or think is z
sure 2:l0 trotter, and We expect to heal
OF him trotting in that time or better ir
1914
Norman Corbin. the eminent local speed
merchant. sold during the week the fast.
trotting gelding Geno, to a Herndor
man. and the Peter Lotus Alto Dewey
filly to a resident OF Waldorf, Nd. Prices
not reported.
Alonzo Corbin made a hurried trip tc
Beauvue Stock Farm during the y.eek "a
look over trotting. prospect by Lord
Blngen, dam by Grattan. owned by +
{. Combs. bargain was not consum-
mated, but may be later on.
All persons interested in the proposed
three-year-old trotting stake, of 1914, and
bie l"o-year-old trotting stake. of 1914,
are requested to meet at the St James
Hotel, corner OF Pennsylvania avenue
and Sixth street, next Tuesday evening
az 1:5o TO discuss and adopt conditions
On which the two important stakes shall
be raced.
II is time the two stakes were headed
toward their destination. The training
season will soon be here again Colts
that are yearlings this month will be
two years of age January !, according
TO turf law. and two-year-olds will grad
uate TO the three-year-oId class The
meeting is OF pressing Importance, and
there should be full attendance
An undeveloped colt. as compared with
developed one, is as one to three In
value. One cannot know whether ones
colt has speed above the ordinary. unless
one develops him. If the youngster fails
TO come up TO the requirements, its
owner knows what he should do with
him. and further expense is avoided. II,
on the other hand. a colt develops speed
above the average he should be raced
scme and be made valuable to his owner.
or to some possible buyer. 4 buyer IS
always at hand for a colt that can do
things