The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

2:11 IL mare that has now rounded to
form from her illness of last year. and
the four-year-old Lord Roberts gelding
that We believe is destined to take a low
mark before the racing season closes
Some promising and highly bred young
sters, trotters, and PAGERS await Cor
bins coming at Hagerstown. Corbin
has decided to stick another season to
the two-lap track, although he is fitted
for the big rings whenever he chooses
to throw his cap into them. With Cor
bin so far away from base, local horse
men will be compelled to fall back upon
what is left, as usual. Probably If they
would awake to their personal interests
and loosen up their wads a little bit. and
build a half-milc track near to town,
there would not be the incentive TO train
elsewhere.
The three-year-old trotting stakes are
supposed to have closed at midnight Sat
urday, the hour precluding a knowledge
of the result. At the rate entries have
been coming in during the past three
weeks there is some reason to fear that
n good many eligibles have finished be-
hind the starters flag. Conundrum:
Why are some Washington horsemen like
cows tail? Answer: Because they al
ways hang behind. Manana Cto-morrow)
is as much their slogan as it is that of
the Spaniard. Doubtless when the last
trumpet sounds and the dead are raised
some Washington hOrseman will be left
at the post because of his chronic habit
OF holding back when he should go for
ward. When the three-year-olds entered
line up for the word. the delinouents
will discover their mistake, but no one
can be blamed but themselves The
three-year-Old pacing stake closes at
midnight March !. 1t behooves those in
terested to hand in their names early TO
d. J. Mccarthy.
Breeders in this immediate section will
have a long list of fashionablv bred
sires 10 select from. Charles Weaver
Of West Washington. offers Don Cozine,
jr., by Don Cozine. 2:IO. This grand
young horse represents the great race
horse founded by Gambetta Wilkes,
2:1S IA. Frank Robinson, of -Brandywine.
Prince George County, offers the highly
bred three-year-old Hal Hardin, by
MOkO. This horse represents the Illus
triOus family founded by Baron Wilkes,
2:lS. DR.. J. a. SansburS. of Forestviile,
Prince George County, offers the hand
some ana fast three-year-old Harvest
Hall. by Walnut Hall, 2:0S. This horse
represents the family from which came
the champion trotting stallion of the
world, The Harvester, 2:0l. p. +. Tip
petts, OF Cheltenham. Prince George
County. offers Montana Guard. 2:s01-4,
a tried race horse and a sire OF speed.
The Guard represents the family found
ed by the $4,000 Pancoast, 2:2l L. a
wonderful sire of speed. Douglass Mark
ham, of the District of Columbia offers
Peter Ford. the good pacing son OF
Austral, sire of Manuella, 2:OS 3-4 This
horse represents the family founded by
Bowbells, 2:S S-4, son Of Electioneer.
". E Miller, of Washington. offers
Axis, 2:17 IL bred exactly as is Peter
Ford. therefore, his full brother. Jaw
ins brothers, Of Washington, offer the
good race horse and race horse sire
Kushan. 2:lS IA. He represents the FAM
lily founded by Kremlin. 2:G IA. At Ham
ilton, LOudoun County. Va. is a brilliant
group Of sires, all owned by ]. NJ. Cor
bin and worthy of any mans patron
age. The list consists of Bale Axwor-
thy. DR.. Bell, 2:17 IA. and Solograph C9,
2:29 1-2. The first named represents the
illustrious family founded by Axworthy
Cl, 2:15 1-2. The second, the family found
ed by Electric Bell, son of EleCtiOneer
and Beautiful Bells, 2:29 10, and the
third named the family founded by the
mighty Allerton. 2:09 Il. The above is a
list of sires never before published in a
single group by any other local news
paper.
The list is intended as a directory for
the use Of breeders who can pay their
money and take their choice. There is
not a single horse in the list that is not
up to date in breeding. and every one
named is a fine. individual One more,
however, should be added to the list,
and We have reserved him to the last
the three-year-old Main Gallant, the
handsome chestnut son of Mainsheet
2:O5. He represents one of the greatest
race horse families the world has ever
knOwn-the Director 2:17 family-a line
replete with worlds champions. He is
owned by Norman Corbin.
We have accidentally discovered that
We We're greatly in error, when we stat
ed in The Sunday Herald of January .
that the famous race that took place be-
tween Eclipse and Henry was run over
the Piping Rock, Long Island, course.
We had some doubts about the subject
when We wrote the paragraph. but were
misled by an article published in regard
to it in the New York Herald. AS the