The Washington herald., 1913-01-12

jogging
Slowly
Toward the good old baimy spring.
time
Owners of hllies by Kushan, 2:lsk. arr
lucky.
And, by the same token, owners OF
Bale Axworthy hllies and colts also are
to be congratulated.
The get of the two sires are sure to be
a a premium within the next two years
Thomas Murphy has already nifty
horses in his stables.
OF the ffty-three trotters that entered
the 2:10 list in 1872,
Thirty-two trace in the direct male
line to George Wilkes, 2:22.
Two Arabians owned by the Maharajar
of India recently died at the respective
ages of forty-four and fifty years.
Four hundred and twelve speed sires
are new to the go list. Montana Guard.
2:a0k, is among the number.
The Maryland bred sire, Sidney Foster,
2:20lt, is credited with mile in 2:l0 over
haIf-mile track.
Maurice E. Joyce has entered The Pro-
file, by The Peer, 2:l5sE in the three
year-old trotting futurity.
Quite a large field of Russians will be
out in 1914 and ]. r. Boyd expects to
put Mary Axworthy behind the flag.
Bolivar 2:0Os4, formerly owned by
Charles McDermott, of Washington, Is
said to have paced a mile the past sea-
son in 2:1115. He is fifteen years old.
Goldsmith Maid, at nineteen years,
trotted a mile to high wheels in 2:l4k.
woodford Mambrino, at nineteen years OF
age, trotted 10 a record of 2:21h TO high
wheels.
Robert Brown has named his handsome
fIly by Alto Bell, Betty Brown. Ryan
Brothers have decided to name their two
year-old futurity candidate Alto Nc
Gregor, while the Javins Brothers can
didate is called Kushan, jr.
A question going the rounds Of turf
papers is, What is the matter with light
harness racing? Briefly stated. the same
old thing-suppression Of time, dividing
the purse in advance of the race, and
thereby bunkoing the public.
Next in Importance to the real cause
of why Smith left home is the subject
of who really owns Keenworthy-Billy
Rhoades or Patsy Bolivar? The ques-
ton should be at once settled. Rumor
says Rhoades.
An unknown turf writer remarks that
one of the weak spots in harness horse
racing is the judges stand. Many a
true word is spoken from the chest" to
use a popular saying OF the street Too
many judges are unfamiliar with the
rules, while others are moral towards.
= Too many judges play favorites. They
are blind when Jones pulls his mount
but they everlastingly soak 1t to Smith
when he does the same thing, especially
If he is not as artistic as Jones in the
performance.
There is a lot Of ignorance in the
judges stand. but there is reason to be-
lieve the major portion of judges are
honest II is a difficult Job to select five
Judges on half-mile rings who are per
fectly competent.
Bingava's stud fees are for the season
$50: Bertini's, SIS. and old Kremlin's, SIS.
The course of the last-named is about
run, he being in his twenties He belongs,
however, TO a long-lfved family. Lord
Russell. his sire, lived to an old age, while
Miss Russell, his maternal granddam,
was upward of thirty years of age when
she died
Harry Bowling and Charley Weaver
have long been among the missing The
latest tidIngs from Charley were to the
effect that he was shooting oysters in
the creeks and bayous of St Mary Coun-
ty, while Bowling was lost in the tall
weeds of Charles County.
The promising trotter recently pur-
chased by ]. c. Mott in ST. Mary is by
King Redwood. 2:15z, and not by King
Edward as the types made us say last
Sunday. If all goes well, Prof. Mott will
be out with a full hand in 1913.
A Mr.. Ward, Of this city, is reported
to be quietly getting together a string of
high-bred youngsters. Mr.. Ward is in
ceeded in keeping out of the newspapers
up to the present date. One Of Mr..
Wards colts is by Moko.
Auctioneer McGrath is beginning to
suffer from speed fever. having escaped
from pneumonia recently. 1t will be
pretty sleek man that will fool Mack
when he buys. II he ever does. Bernard
Dougherty probably will do his teaming,
although since. his Leonardtown expert
ence Barney's nerve is not as steel-clad
as it once was.
Norman Corbin received during the
week a letter from the former owner of
Gay Mckinney, in which the latter said
the mare last season showed an authentic
trial of 2:111I, and that nothing but sick
ness prevented her from filling her en-
gagements on the big rings. Gay Nc
Kinney's former owner insists that she
IS a genuine race mare, and can pace
quarters in thirty seconds.
And, by the way, Harry Corbin says
he saw W. E. Miller's Bosk 20, 2:20A,
frot a quarter in thirty seconds at
Hagerstown last fall and a half In Los
when he was SO thin and weak that he
had to lean against the stable partition
for support In condition. Harry believes
the son of Bertini and Komora as sure
q 2:10 or better trotter as any man owns.
Komora is by Javins Brothers Kushan.
e:Is1S, and is at present owned by T. +.
Tippetts, of Prince George County. Her
first foal was Bruges 81, 2:1S, who was
a phenomenal colt trotter, and is now
owned in New Hampshire. William Rus
sell Allen. who bred him. as well as
Kushan, komora, Boski, Berka, Ber-
tint. and Kovoni, recently informed the
writer that Bruges would have trotted in
BIO in his four-y ear-old form had he been
properly conditioned for the task.
Trainer Alonzo CorbIn is spending the
winter days pleasantly in his new quar-
He is especially sweet at present on
Herbert Cozine 90, by Don Co1ine, and
The Profile, by The Peer, now in his
three-year-old form since January L
Corbin says The Profile is one of the
best gated trotters he ever held a line
over. Herbert Cozine was a sure enough
trotter before he was placed in Corbin's
hands
Those who know anything about the
green pacing mare Mary Ellen. 2:l6A, in
". z. Miller's stable, claim that she is
every bit as fast as Alice M, 2:13k. Her
sire, Billy Belmont, was a 'rattle-headed
horse, ard was removed on that ac-
count. He was brought to Washington
by J. c. Mott, who for time thought
he owned a world beaten
He was a dark bay or brown gelding,
with more bees in his head than could
well be hived He had more speed than