The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
TROTTER
and PAGER

Mccarthy, by Alto Bell, a few road les
sons. Daniel Mccarthy has been doing
the teaIning.
DIR. ]. E. sansbury, of ForestviIle, Nd,
is giving Harvest Hail. and John Bunny
their long and much-needed rest. They
are turned out in paddocks and let run.
Every little while the doctor is seized
with an almost uncomfortable desire to
give them a honing for the beneflt of his
friends, but some one has hidden the
keys to the paddocks.
Old Linkwood May, 2:1s IA. and Car
ricita, 2:2O L. veterans of the trotting
turf. and as game mares as ever looked
through a bride, are in retirement for
life. and have richly earned their vaca-
ton. The underpinning of each mare is
gone.
Those persons who are so greatly in
terested in a government-made speedway
should be getting together for a move
on Congress when il meets in December
speedway cannot be built without an
appropriation, and Congress controls that
important matter. The Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House must be seen
first.
The Old Glory sale of trotting- bred
stock opened in New York on Monday.
J. NJ. Corbin, of Hamilton, Va, was a
visitor TO the sale from this section. In
the list. Capt. Audry was knocked down
10 a Toronto horseman for s3I5O. This
was on Wednesday.
The next best price for the day was
s. 600 for the yearling Lowell Axworthy;
dam Carpet. by Prodigal. 2:i6 Carpet is
also the dam of Gen. Watts, 2:06 81 A
two-year-old colt, by Peter the Great,
dam Carpet, sold for $50 The young
Mokos also sold well, as did the Walnut
Halls.
Miss Bardene C2), by Moko, brought
$50 Boudella ID, by Walnut Hall,
brought SIS. Col. Torke %, by Walnut
Hall. brought S425 Everything young,
fashionably bred and well entered in the
futurities brought a good price. AS a
general rule. the most promising of this
line OF stun never gets to the auctions,
as their owners wish to race them them
selves.
Former Senator Joseph W. Bailey. of
Washington and Texas, was a daily visi-
tor T." the sales. as he had consigned a
number from his Fairland Farm, Ky.
There is a rumor that the distinguished
Texan intends to narrow his breeding
operations; but it is not at all probable
he will wholly retire.
B. F. McCaully's Bob r. demonstrated
again on Thursday. at the dedication of
champion perennial trotter. With seven
ounces all around. and no boots worth
mentioning, all tracks, new or old, sloppy
or dry, look alike to him. As a speed
way or snow horse he has no superior in
these parts, and, as a road horse, he has
few equals. Despite his docked tail
he is one of the handsomest horses in
Washington.
Javins brothers uncovered on Thurs
day. at their new track, a roam three
year-old trotting colt. by Trampfast,
2:l2A, gated to go fast. Thursday last
was not a good day to extend him, nor
was the track an ideal one for a young
trotter. as the back stretch was heavy
E F. Halls finds" and the Javins'
grabbed him hot from the bat.
Look out for Kushan. jr., in 1914. Here
is a colt of the wearing kind. that will
take lot of beating as he natures. He
is well bred, too. by Kushan, 2:1SIt, dam
by Kinster, 2:14&i; second dam by Oncha
Wilkes. 2:aO14; third dam by Happy Rus
sell, 2:21A; fourth dam, Miss Alice, 2:25lL,
by Cuyler Clay, by Cuyler.
E F. Hall thinks orbin has got the
swift GUNNER gelding, John r Henry S
machinery adjusted to the nicely of a
hair, and that in the future the hand
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lifting his nose. Henry was worked in
hobbies the past season. when he really
wanted to trot. If not sold in the mean
time. Henry will be raced under the
coIors of Z. F. Hall through the Mary
land. Southern Pennsylvania. and Vir-
ginia circuits. Corbin will probably have
him.
In the same string with John Henry
will be Karo "a, January l. Karo is a
sure enough trotter also. BY Velon, son
of Moko. and his dam Nellie Fox, by
Benoni. 2:19 IA. pacing, and 30 IA, trot-
ting Karo should surely develop into a
rare horse Of high merit. Weisner broth
ers. of Baltimore. announce themselves
as being highly pleased with the young
ster n. V. Hall recently purchased for
them by Bale Axworthy.
The Peter the Great two-year-old. owned
Jointly by Javins and Hall, will not
be brought here to be trained. Doble
has him at present. and he Is so prom
Using that it is highly probable that his
future lessons in racing speed and racing
manners will devolve on either Cox or
Murphy 1t appears that Peters dam is
not by Patchen Wilkes, but by J. ]. Au-
dobon, 2:19 IA, he by Alcyone- The colt
will be given every advantage to make
good.
Benton NJ. Ray, of Colesville, who is
wintering, breaking and mannering T.
W. Dunworth's one-year-old, Mary Ak
worthy, introduced the handsome miss
to high equine society last Thursday
forenoon at Javins Bros new track, to
break cart. Although naturally embar-
raised in making her debut before so
many strangers and equine rivals, Mary
easily carried OF first honors by her
dignifed department and natural beauty.
Had T. w. been present nothing but a
big touring car, all to himself, would
j. u sIIAin.d tn taka him hnrne