The Washington herald., 1913-12-07

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! For some time previous to the civil wal
the most distinguished Virginia breeders
Were John Minor Bolts, of Culpeper, and
the Dosewells, at ''Bullfieid." near Rich.
mond. At the last named stood for Serv.
Ice Planet, sire of the mother OF trot.
ters. Dame Winnie. who rose to fame al
Palo Alto. Following the war. the former
Confederate. Capt Hancock. founded In
Abermarle the famous stud that produced
h'alus and many others that rose to
fame on the running turf. OF late years
the most conspicuous breeders Of trotters
have been the Floyd brothers In the
Peninsular, while Sam Walton. of Falls
Mills, in Southwestern Virginia, has
easily led the procession In that rich and
fertile region. There are many sections
Of Virginia better fitted for the produc-
ton Of the modern blood horse than the
ancient Virginia Peninsula. with its de-
pleted soil Loudoun and Fauquier In the
North and the Southwest section OF the
state, are better suited to grow the nu-
tritve grasses that have made Kentucky
the richest breeding ground in the world.
and the soils of each are fed with the
same species OF everlasting limestone
rcek. While Kentucky leads in the pro-
duction of trotting champions, and will
doubtless continue TO do so for genera
-N@'' NNaNOAiits IL has neNck produced a
tTotter the equal OF Uhlan: but Il had a
hand In his making, for his ancestors,
or the larger part OF them, there had
their origin. :
Montgomery, Frederick. and Washing
ton counties. Maryland. are as Wei
accepted for Producing horses OF every
grade as the most favored parts of Viz
glnia. Mr.. Billings could have not gone
astray had he located in either OF them.
AS Mr.s Billings Is something of a game
hunter, and ''Curi's Neck presents mani
advantages in that direction. lying, as il
does, along the James, IL is highly prob
able that this fact. and the fact that
De Is a yachtsman, had a great deal to
dc with his selection. But whatever be
the causes that have influenced him. this
decision cannot fail to advance the light
harness interests of Virginia Certain
l. Is that the attention OF other million
aires Will be attracted toward the his
tor1c. but hillest, much neglected region
The latest on Horse Row Is, that the
all-around Horse Bug" balloonist, life
saver, and good fellow. Maurice Joyce,
returns to his agricultural Iabors in
Prince George County with the coming
of spring. Back to the farm and simple
AAAN AbA hldut Sucn a MT
last summer as a farmer of up-to-date
methods that the faculty of the Mary
land Agricultural College. located ir
Prince George, has been thinking of Of
fering him a chair. Prof. Joyce, Ph.D.
Nj. A" would certainly look nifty in
print. but Maurice's chief objection to
the job is that II Is just a block too
far from Sultan Abdul Hamed Steu-
bener's place of business Another rumo-
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peace and sobriety of the immediate
Is that Harry Duby ana
Austin LOTUS are also seriously think
ing of taking up agriculture as a by
in the same locality. No other
county In Maryland, except Prince
George (and the Bladensburg district in
particular. which includes the strip OF
irrigated territory known on the map a.
The Rams Horn'D would be brave
enough to entertain the scheme OF
under one canvas three such
eminent citizens. But such We learn Is
really the case. The Eastern Branch ana
its many continents, may. in seasons of
extreme drouth, go dry. But there is not
the slightest possibility that the trio
named will be similarly affected; not
while Schlitz flows from the bung, and
Budweiser from the spiggot.
" 70 bt
in 1914 on the half-mile rings by three
of the largest stables of trotters and
PAGERS the National Capital has vet sent
put 10 battle for the money and the
highest honors. w. f. Miller. who is
wintering his successful string in South |
ern Virginia, will again try out Alice |
", 2:O9 IA; Mary Ellen. PIP IA; Virginia |
Augusta, 2:ls IA. and Jennie Blue, 2:17 IL |
Mr.. Miller's season just closed on the |
turf is unparalleled in the history of |
horse racing in this section. While the |
statistics are not now at hand-if our |
serves US right none Of his |
lorses was worse than second the en- |
ire season They raced in New Jersey, |
Maryland, Virginia, and |
through the Carolinas. The amount of |
money they won must run far into the
thousands and far exceeds anthlng /
hitherto pulled down by purely local |
Individual race horse owner. The |
,ther large stables that will be organized
~ Washingtonians will be under the sep
Irate ownership. of Norman Corbin and |
he McHenry Brothers (count 'em, ten),
Il the District of Columbia, and Hagers-
own. Neither of the firms last-named /
$ ready to uncover it's program for the
OullnR year. put IL Is well KNOWN Inat Il
ach Is quietly picking up likely candi-
lates sfor turf honors at every oppor-
unity.
About the time the next issue of The
sunday Herald is given to the public,
he Christmas numbers of the leading |
urf papers win be at hand. These
pecial numbers are a compendium OF
he best thoughts Of the leading turf
writer's of the country-men, for the
most part, OF practical experience and /
ersonal knowledge of the subjects they
iscuss. The statistical parts OF these
'hristmas numbers are, to the turf
tudent, of inestimable value as guide
osts to the advance of the light harness
in all parts OF the world. AL
hough the thoroughbred industry is
arge, and millions are invested, only
he American trotter is annually repre-
ented by richly illustrated and WELL
yritten' special number that is only pro-
uced by the expenditure of large sums
{ money. Although the light harness
ldustry has been hard hit within the
asst decade, 1t Is far from being in a
condition. Neither Washing
On nor Baltimore are fit elevations from
'hich to survey the vastness of IL. 1t
in the Middle West the great. South
est, and the inter-mountain States that
ne must look, to comprehend how
trong hold the trotter and PAGER have
n the minds of the American people.
American Boxer shot.
Paris. Dec. 6-wiIlie Lewis. the Ameri-
an middle-weight boxer, was accident
lly shot in the leg today by Frank Mo- 2
sau. the French heavyweight, while J
9th were hunting near Rutry, in the
department. of Seine Et-Oise The dis [