The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
By L. d. SALE.

feetitis. 1t Is easy Tor MIN 10 oruin Up e~
cuses.
Trotting sport win never flourish in the
District Of Columbia until alleged horse
men either retire for good or pass to
the Great Beyond.
Prot. J. C. Mott visited Hagerstown,
Md, and Hanover, Pa, during the week.
He thinks It quite likely that his train
| ing quarters for the spring of 1914 will be
In HagerstOwn.
W. II. Chambers recently purchased a
five-year old trotting mare by Cooper 5
Hannis that acts as II she had speed.
Report is that W. Z. Miller's net win
nings for 1913 total 5000 and that he Will
be out in 1914
With one OF the best winning strings
OF tTotters and PAGERS
That has marched TO battle on the
Atlantic Coast
Il is quite likely Herman Tyson
will train
Javins Brothers fast two-year-oId,
Peter ]. H.. in 1914.
Alonzo Corbin announces that he has
decided
To remain at the Rockville track
as long as the weather is good.
Gus Brahle's PAGER, David NJ, is
twelve years old.
He has never been sick or lame in
the. twelve years.
Mr.. BrahIe has owned him. and has
driven him every day, rain or shine
The good PAGER. Gin Sing, owned
by Mr. Hayes, acts as clipper as
five-year-Old.
T. w. Dunworth's Mary Axworthy
has been turned out for the winter.
Commission Merchant Ward will take
an active part in local horse matters dur
ing the season OF 1914, and is a recruit
worth having just now.
Mr. Ward owns four or five youngsters
that any man might be proud to have
All are bred In fashionable lines, and
have a good way Of going
There is a rumor abroad that an Ohio
horseman has purchased the fast mare,
Berka. 2:l4 II. and that the price paid
for her was 5000
1t is also rumored that a deal is on for
Koroni. 2:l9 IL, that has trottcd a mile
close to 2:l0
Report is TO the effect that the Wash
ington Times two-year-OId trotting
stake. under its present management
has been dissolved. This was how II
was done. and what some Of the nomi-
uators said:
Says Forrest TO Boyd. as they meet:
''We'rc victims Of mighty cold feet"
"Our bank rolls" quoth Tim, unto
Ryan, ARE slim, so. bedad. well make
a retreat"
Says Forrest 10 Boyd, with a wink:
Let's put the desired stake on the
blink"
So they met Tuesday night and started
a fight.
And the stake is non est-so they think
Yes. it's right on the hog and the blink.
Mccarthy was absent, begob, and Jones'
too. fell down on his job:
The quartet held the floor for an hour
or more.
And twas useless to tackle the mob:
yes. the four had EN- hoored.
And behaved and roared. and twas
useless to tackle the mob.
The short life Of the Times Stake re-
minds one OF the epitaph on the tomb
stone OF a newly born infant:
Since so quickly am done for, I Won
der why was begun for"
No valid reason can be produced why
there should not be a two-year-Old trot-
ting stake.
And those who agree with us may send
their nominations to Dennis J. Mccarthy.
William Russell Allen. of Allen Farm,
is sending out his 1914 price list.
P. J. o'Heefe may possibly in the
near future. have a candidate for the
1914 three-year-old stake.
Several persons OF late have been pric-
ing the good three-year-old trotter, Hal
Hardin
There are indications that Charles
Weaver soon will own 1914 stake trotter.
J. NJ Corbin sends word that he is
much pleased with his Todd three-year-
old-a recent purchase. Harry Corbin an
nounces that he will be out in 1914 with
good stable of trotters and PAGERS
The fee for, nominators in the reorgan-
lied two-year-old trotting stake will be
only s. per month.
The final payment will be SO. to be
made on the day of the race, which will
be in August or September.
The Montgomery County Fair officials
are maturing an elaborate racing card
for 1914
There is a report abroad that Benton
NJ. Ray will give no more horse shows,
sell his farm. and settle in Texas.
Herman Hooper. owner of Highland
Farms, West Chester. Pa, writes that he
has transferred all Of his Arab horses
to West Virginia syndicate.
Frank C. Combs, owner of Beauvue
Stock Farm, st. Mary County, Nd, Is
scoring a big success with Lord Bingen.
His get are in demand in all parts OF
Southern Maryland, and sell for good
prices when their dams are well bred.
DR.. John E. Sansbury has now an ex-
cellent chance to enter the sensational
John Bunny in the two-year-old trotting
stake.
E F. Hall may transfer his breeding
activities in Virginia to some point In
Montgomery County, near Washington,
In the near future.
Charles Highbrown, who is wintering
at Brightview Farm. sends word that
all the horses at the farm are doing
finely.
Kushan, 2:1s IA. the premier sire at
Brightview, he says, never looked better |
nor felt better
Gallant Maid, 2:2O IA: Miss Hobson.
2l7 IL, and three other choice mares at |
Brightview Farm, will be bred in the
spring to Peter J., H., by Peter the |
Great
T. F. Tippett, OF Cheltenham, Nd, is |
driving on the road a ffly by Red |
Princeps that he thinks can trim any
thing of the same age owned In the |
District; Kushan, jr, preferred.
Some men who own highly bred and /
promising foals, think that the way to |
develop them is to race them on their |
legs the first season.
Beware Of amateur colt trainers-boys |
especially. Not one boy In a million is
Mt to develop a modern bred trotting
colt.
And, by the same token. are very few
grown men, as observation and expert
ence will testify.
Walnut Hall, 2:0S IA. leads the list of
sires for 1913. He has twenty-four new
standard performers for the year; Peter
The Great, H: Axworthy, Il; Gen.
Watts, II; Dan Patch, l6, and Bin
CARA Il
Aoko, .Bingen, and Zombro have each
a Trampfast has 10 while Direct Hal.