The Washington herald., 1913-02-16

starting point being Forestville. F
are expected to go to La Plata,
Charles County; from thence to
Leonardtown and Marlboro.
The idea is an excellent one. and every
horseman In this section hopes the doc
tor will succeed in working out the
scheme. While there is no immediate
prospect of trolley line between WASH
ington and Upper Marlboro. 1t Is settled
fact that the State Road Commission will
take up the work of completing the un-
finished link Of the Marlboro pike. Work
begins on the road March ], and the
doctor is assured that by April there
will be an auto line working between
Washington and Marlboro. The Forest
willie track will be open to visitors on the
Sabbath, but there will be no trials OF
speed on that day permitted. 1t Is ex-
pected that a number Of futurlty canoi-
dates will be worked over the Forestviiie
track during the spring and summer
months, and Track Superintendent An
drews pledges his word that the track
and stabling shall be at all times In hrst-
class condition.
As a breeding center, Forestvilie VIII
he especially in the limelight during the
snr,nr and summer of 1873 The grandly
bred three-year-olds, Harvest Hall and
Hal Hardin and the Lord Bingen two
year-oId. Bingo will each do limited
service; and each colt represents lead
ing sire of the day. Those breeders WHO
favor the blood of Electioneer. from
whom descended Uhlan, 1:S. and The
Harvester, 2:0l, will have Harvest Han
and Ringo to select FROM. Those VINO
prefer the blood of George Wilkes. found
er of the Wilkes family, will naturally
patronize Hal Hardin, inbred to the I'M
mortal George Wilkes through sire ana
dam for the Hardin colt is by Moko,
the best son of Baron Wilkes, 2:ls, ana
Baron Wilkes is the greatest living son
Of George Wilkes.
Hardin.s dam. Halle Hardin. has al
ready produced a zoe IA trotter in Betty
Brook. and Halle Hardin is daughter
of Gambetta. a son of Gambetta Wilkes,
o:1SI-4 another great sire of speed, py
George Wilkes Gambetta not only sireo
rhe dam of Hal Hardin, but he also sired
the dam of Trevillian, 2OS IA, one OF the
great race horses of his time. AS Tor
Harvest Hall. owned by Dr. Sansbury,
no one hereabouts owns a better 1ndiVio-
ual or a better bred colt At the risk
of offending his owner II is our duty to
state that this grand trotting colt has not
had in DR. Sansbury's hands what w;ls
due him. He was drilled in III TOO per
sis,entIy for a two-year-old. and but for
his Cameness and stamina would nave
been ruined as racing prospect for
life.
Fortunately and almost miraculously,
he has recuperated his wasted vitality,
and overcome the disbursements Incl
dent to his severe training. He IS now
a big, lusty, and handsome colt ana
promises this year to maintain the bril-
liant reputation of his family. His sire
Walnut Hall. 2:0s IA, is the sire OF the
champion stallion of the world, The Har-
yester, 2:0l, and his dam, Molesia- is
sister to the beautiful race mare MysaIe,
9:121-e owned by DR.. Patton, of this
CITY Molesia is also the dam Of Silico,
2:1l a stake winner. Harvest Hail, tnere-
fore is an Electioneer and Wilkes, and
one cannot frame a better combination.
Bingo is only q two-year-old, and MS
service will be exceedingly brief. His
sire Lord Bingen, is a very highly ored
horse, being by Bingen. 2:oS IA. and his
dam by Allerton, 2:09 IA, both sires OF
extreme speed and of race qualities Of
the very highest order. Lord Bingen is
rapidly forging to the front as sire or
early speed. Bingo's dam, Miss Eleanor,
'2:19 by Overstreet Wilkes. was bred by
Dr. Mccoy, of Admiral Dewey, 204 "a
fame, and it is claimed she could trot
in e:lo as she was only beaten half
length at Readville, Mass. in 2:0s IA.
All Of Miss Eleanor's offspring have
shown a lot of early speed. Bingo is
owned by William Andrews.
The hardest piece of luck that has been
ever handed to any horseman in this
section was that rendered to J. NJ. Cor
hin week before last when Bale Ak
laI 81 IA xl-or hI1rr
cd to a crisp in Mr.. Corbin's stables
in Hamilton, Va. About 11:0 o'clock
Thursday evening, February 6, Mrs. ].
W. Corbin. who was looking out OF
window of the Corbin residence at the
time was startled by a sudden outburst
of fire in the stallion stables located west
of the barn. ]. W. Corbin and Harry
Corbin, his son, partially undressed,
rushed to the scene but so dense was
the smoke that the stations already had
been suffocated. and also brown trot-
ting gelding. Solograph t2), 2:2 L.. by
Alierton, was found in a semi-sufocated
condition and was led staggering out OF
his box, as was also the three-year-old
pacing stallion, DR.. Bell, jr. The two
were turned loose, and went far afield
before they were recovered not materially
injured. In less than thirty minutes
stables and barn, sulkies, harnesses,
ninety tons of hay, fifty tons of alfalfa,
forty tons Of straw, fifty barrels Of corn,
and 400 bushels of oats were cinder.
The blacksmith shop, adjacent to the
barn also went up in smoke, and all Of
the tools therein injured or destroyed.
Only a small insurance rested on the
property destroyed the value Of which
is estimated at between 1900 and 10000.
Mr.. Corbin's greatest and irreparable loss
is In the two stations, Bale Axworthy
and DR.. Bell. The earning capacity Of each
was about 81, 500 per annum, and as each
horse represented the two greatest light
harness horse families. Wilkes and Elec-
tioneer, and were popular sires, Mr.. Cor
bins loss, based on their earning capac-
ity, runs into the thousands. Mr.. Cor
bins accretions Of property have been
slow and only acquired through hard
work at the forge and good luck in
owning popular sires. He has been, by
all odds the most progressive stallion
owner in Leudoun County, and had dis
played most admirable judgment in his
selections. He first rose into prominence
as the breeder of Harry c., I'll Ia. owned
here for years, and who was very re-
markable horse, getting his record when
he was seventeen years old.
He died two~years ago the property Of
that sterling horseman of West wash