The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
lying Fairy Wins Old Bay Handicap at Havre de Grace
TROTTER
and PAGER


Girl whom Andrews drove TO victory al
Detroit the week previous, and sever
others who were thought good enough tc
win a part Of the purse. As a demon
stration that Berka's speed has not been
overestimated by some persons. and un-
derestimated by others, she finished
second to Poletta, the first heat in 2:l0 1-2.
In the second heat she was unsteady, and
all Mccarthy tried TO do was 10 beat
the flag. In the third she was fourth to
DIR. Thorn, the winner of the race, in
2:OS "a, and in the fourth heat she was
eighth to the same horse in 2:1O Ia DR..
Thorn is a bay gelding by Arion %
2:l0 3-I to high wheels. Koroni, in the
same stable with Berka, is expected TO
start the early part of this week over
the same track. II Mccarthy elects to
win with him (although prophesies are
dangerous), the sorrel gelding should trot
the slick Columbus track better than 2:l0.
Berka can probably trot il very close to
those figures. il not interfered with. II
has been definitely decided that Koroni
at Richmond, Va, and that Mccarthy
will pilot him.
There was an unusually sharp reversal
of form Wednesday in the Horse Re-
view three-year-old Futurity Stake, purse
S. 600, when Dan Chenault showed the
blind three-year-old sensation of the
year, Etawawah, the way home, and
eight others of the best three-year-old
Of the year. Geers had been pointing the
colt for the stake ever since his victory
at Detroit, and expected TO capture the
fat prize. Dan Chenaults first heat in
2:O6 IA has only been beaten but once
and that once by Colorado E., 2:O4 3-4,
which still remains worlds record for
a three-year-old. Chenault is owned in
w Va, and is by Peter
Donna. The sensation of the week, how
ever, was reserved for the two-year-old
Peter Volo in Murphy's stable. The
youngster reeIed of a first heat in 2:06 II.
a worlds record for a age, and trotteed
his second heat in 2:W. beating the two
year-old record of 2:07 3-4 made by Native
Belle at Lexington. KY, in 1909. She,
also, was driven by Murphy. Peter Volo
is a brown colt by Peter the Great, and
his owner is W. z. D. Stokes, Of New
York Another sensation was sprung on
Thursday, when Braden Direct. in the
ree-for-aIl pace. paced a second heat in
2?O2 IA. a third heat in 2:O1 H. and
fourth heat in 2:0 81 These three fast
heats make Braden Direct the fastest
Of the year.
There is a report abroad (which needs
10 be verified). that Joe Heath, of Vim
T. renown. has returned from Forrest
rille a wiser and a sadder man than when
he departed for the famous track on
Wednesday last Joe landed at the track
with Jim hitched TO a wagon whose aXles
'airly groaned with the burden of toe
Weights and boots. Joe announced on his
arrival that he was on the job for a
Killing, and Immediately placed Jim in a
lark stall with armed guards to prevent
any attempt that might be made by
anvious horsemen 10 interfere with his
speed. The best part of the forenoon was
spent by Joe in unloading the boots from
The wagon, and adorning with them the
oony frame of Jim T. When the bell
rang for the three minute trot. Jim
emerged from his stall with every boot
Dn him in the catalogue. except ear
boots, and these Billy Chambers careful
Y adjusted. Billy also suggested shadow
but none were in the outfit.
lin came down for the word, and also
.ame home to the wire in the course OF
he afternoon, but quite lame. On eX-
animation by no less expert than Frank
il was discovered that Joe had
lailed JiIn's toeweights close to the
oronets of his front feet instead Of at
he toes where they belonged. But for this
atal mistake the story of the race would
cad differently. Florence Kushan would
ave been distanced, and a worlds record
II is thus that great events
ire determined by mere trifles.
Walnut Hall leads all 2:3O sires again
his year, but the descendants of Bingen
md Peter the Great continue to win the
zig money. The first two named trace
n a direct paternal line TO Electioneer,
'eter the Great to Happy Medium. son of
10 And yet the Bingens
lave a trife the best OF it over the
'eter the Greats in the way of big stake
in 1918 as they did in 1912. But
n the matter of string phenomenal early
peed, Peter the Great overshadows all
wing and dead sires. except the mighty
peed sire Electioneer, 125. The biggest
take winning trotter Of 1872 was Baden.
:O0 IA. with $4,000 10 his credit in a
ingie season. and Baden is a grandson
4 Bingen. With the single exception of
'enara who is a daughter of Moko. and
whose dam is by Expedition, 2:15 1-2,
on of Electioneer, rs, Lord Dewey,
:O6 3-4, ranks all stake winners for the
ear. and promises to push the big bay
mare very closely Lord Dewey is a
of Ringen, he being a son of
ADMIRAL Dewey, 2:04 "a, and the Admiral
vas one Oh blnBen DeSl SONS
Bingen's best sons, by the records, are
singora, still living. and Admiral Dewey
nd Todd, dead for some years past. Peter
he Great lives and is upward of twenty
ears of age. He has sired no son the
quail of Todd, no son the equal OF
sIngora, nor a son the equal of Admiral
Dewey. The value of sire is estimated
ccording to his capacity to breed on
through his sons and daughters, and the
smily founded by Happy Medium and
erpetuated by his grandson, Peter the
treat, has not been remarkable in this
espect; in fact it may be said that, in
he very highest sense, II has failed to
make good. But whatever may be said
n the way of derogation in regard to
'eter the Greats breeding on capacity,
o one can say that he is not the sire of
enuine race horses, that he is not an
xtreme speed sire of the first rank, and
hat he is not a sire of high class futurity |
Winners Peter Volo, 2:O6 IA, at two
ears of age, is the marvel of the day |
nd of the year, and, indeed, of GEN. |
ury remarkable for the evolution of the |