The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
TROTTER
and PAGER

man who owns them is worthy of the
honor. He is, in the highest sense, a
sportsman of whom the District OF CO.
Iumbia should be proud.
The printing committee in the colt
stakes, which will be pulled of Novem-
Der Y over the Rockville track. has made
rapid progress. There is every prospect
that the affair will, be properly adver-
tised. as the gentlemen on the commit
tee never do things by halves. Messrs.
Mccarthy and Hall. who represent the
racing committee. may. be trusted to do
their parts. All persons Interested in the
aged classes should direct their entries
to them at once. The free-for-all trot or
pace promises to be a red4hot contest.
Black Patchen and Red Rock are sure TO
have ii out between them again. and II
is not unlikely that Dave Hershey's
Patchen Belle will be found fighting for
first honors- Only extremely bad weather
can interfere with the financial success Of
the meeting.
The 2:40 trot or pace should draw at
least score or more horses to the Rock
vile track November IL In view of the
Increasing interest in colt stake racing in
the District OF Columbia and Southern
Maryland, the time is ripe for the foru1a-
ton of breeders association. which
might properly be styled The District
of Columbia and Southern Maryland
Breeders Association" The title is
long one. but it fills the bill and the pro-
posed association a long felt want The
proposition should appeal to every breeder
and colt owner
IRE tr~, r. tha
three-y year-olds of 1914. and il is to be
hoped that the number Will be more than
doubled. Southern Maryland Is not as
fully represented in the stakes to be
raced of November Il as il should be.
Had a breeders association been formed
as early as the fall of 1872 the stake
eIigibles Sor 1913, in each class, probably
would have been three times as many as
were finally entered for the year. by rea-
son OF the fact that more breeders and
owners OF colts would have been enlisted,
all Of whom might be expected to labor
for the cause. The conditions OF future
stake races must be broadened material
ly. Men must be encouraged not only to
breed stake colts. but they must also be
encouraged TO purchase candidates for
stakes not already closed.
The two-year-old trotting. stake of 1914
Is constructed on lines too narrow. They
closed too soon January l was early
enough to close them, thus enlarging the
number OF entries and increasing the
value of the stake. The three-year-Old
stake conditions of 1913 were constructed
on a broader basis than was the two
year-old stake. and the owners of 1872
yearlings would have done better had
their conditions been equally as liberal
For IL is hardly sportsmanlike for colt
owners to narrow the possibilities OF win
ming a stake to a mere handful of colt
owners. Snap judgments should always
be avoided in such matters. Stakes, be-
fore being closed. should undergo the
widest publicity The success Of future
enIistments in stakes will. in large
sense, depend upon how the stakes raced
OF next month are conducted. Sharp
rivalry may be expected between colt
owners. Sharp rivalry is better than
lethargy. Where there is sharp rivalry
there is intense interest. But there is a
danger line, beyond which harmony and
good feeling cannot exist.
In every field Of horses, young or cid,
will always be found one or more that
possess superior speed Very naturally
the owners Of the slower ones immediate
IL begin to figure on schemes that may
OF difference II is perfectly legitimate
TO do this thing, provided life and limb
are not endangered, and the rights OF
the individual are not infringed upon.
The man who owns a colt or aged horse
that ne thinks can distance its Held Is
quite ant to get sore against such con-
spiracies: but. really, he should not COM
plain The natural instinct Of man Is 10
protect himself in legitimate way, and
the law. and the jury, and the court
take cognizance of that fact The man,
therefore. who believes he owns the best
coli or aged horse in a field OF horses
rnust not expect that his opponents are
going to permit him to flag the contend
ing horses and carry on the best end
of the stake without vigorous struS-
gle to prevent it. We trust these Few
observations will be as oil on the some
what troubled waters OF our local stake
races yet to come. Harmony and good
nature should prevail between colt own
ers. and every person interested snould
labor to make the affair stellar event
Every local horse owner. and every
nerson interested in trotting sport.
whether a HORSEPOWER or not. should
keen well in mind that DR.. Sansbury viii
give racing at his track on election day.
n will be the doctors farewell appear
ance on any turf stage for the present
wear, and he fully intends that the event
shall be worthy of himself and the
patronage of the public. The track was
never faster than it now is Well
rnmor is that Hal Hardin
trotted a mile over it during the week