The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-05
CLASSY RACING
ATF0RESIVILLE
Swell Card Arranged BY Dr..
Sansbury-Lars Crowd
IN Attendance.
THOMASL. A WINNER
Captures Match Race froa Coed
Field Buster Red Class
Of Event
THOMASL- A WINNER
By l.. ID. SALE.

Hundreds of American citizens, irrespec-
tive of race or previous condition Of
servitude, journeyed from the District Of
Columbia and Prince George County to
ForestvilIe Driving Park yesterday to en-
Joy the rich feast spread before them by
DR.. John z. Sansbury.
And Doctor John was at his best Al
a host. and when the curtain fell on
the scene, as the twilight shadows be-
gan to fall, II was unanimously voted
THAT the days sport was one Of the best
ever dished out by the doctor since he
opened his track TO the public.
There were four events on the card
and twelve heats trotted, paced. and
run before II was decided which horses
should get the money hung up. and the
purses were divided at the close Of the
afternoon entertainment DIR. Sansbury
presided In the starters box. and M. O..
EIlzy, Of Ann Arundel County; Horace
Crozier. Of Prince George County. Nd;
Robert Brown. OF Alexandria County,
Va, and Charles Littlebrown and ID. j.
Mccarthy, Of the District. acted as judges
and timers.
was for blood from the word go" of
the starter. The days sport opened with
three-minute trot or pace. the con-
tenders being Austral. jr.. Tolson. Lord
Russ, and FL Capitana- The talent. be-
fore the first heat. pinned their hopes on
Lord Russ, but d. J. MacCarthy made
them curl up and wither with the little
brown pacing gelding. Austral. tr. IT
was a straight, neat affair. in spite OF
the fact that Thomas made Tolson look
dangerous in spots.
Buster Red Wins.
The 40 trot and pace was . tribe
more hotIy contested. 1t was q three
horse race. and It did not take long to
prove that the little sorrel gelding. Bus
ter Red. was the class Of his field. al
though not a few pinned their faith be-
fore the race % the bay pacing mare.
Gay Mckinney. She had speed to burn,
but was short OF work and faded when
the final test came. She was drawn in
the third heat, and the big end Of the
purse went to Buster.
The match race between The Clerk.
Frank T., Emerystone. and Thomas l..
for a stake purse of so and SO added by
the track. excited as much apparent in
terest as an NJ. and NJ. affair. The
Eleventh Street interests were out in full
force. and, as usual were the big noise"
Of the afternoon. But when the smoke
" battle finally lifted, and the wounded
were brought in and given first aid, and
barney DOugnerty had inuated nla lungs
with oceans OF fresh air and found his
voice, it was discovered that Thomas L..
piloted by his owner. Thomas
Linney, who had not driven a race in
over twenty years. had 'em all beaten to
/ pulp and had cantered of with the
purse. 1t was q huge joke.
There were some Brightwood gentle |
men present who were real game sports. |
md they contributed to the fun of the |
lay oy racing their road horses bare |
,ack. That they may live in the an |
las of the turf. their names are J. p. |
A. J. Wade, and George Es- |
ic. Two heats, OF five-eighths of a mile |
ach, were run. and Fitzgerald's Skiddoo |
Won first money, A. ]. wade's Easter |
'econd money, and George Essic's Guar
Lntee third money.
DR.. Sansbury could get no colt to show \
Igainst John Bunny. but he paraded the |
to cart just to let the folks
now that Kentucky does not contain
II the yearling phenoms. Summaries:
Three minute trot or pace; prse, so: