The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
BY L. d. SALE.

| Quite a demand for speed Is springing
/ up among washingtonians.
|
This Is In view of the fact that there
will be a good deal OF racing activity
at Brightview Farm, Coiesville. Mont
gomery County. during thu spring and
summer months. and with the probability
| that DR.. Sansbury will not permit his
| fine track At Forrestviils to remain idle.
J. C. Mott. who In at Rockville, is an
energetic and enterprising man and may.
possibly, inaugurate matinees at that
track during the summer and fall months.
It Is pretty certain that there will be
| racing at Colonial Beach. and also, at
Lee nardtown. The Shenandoah Valley
| Circuit is close enough to Washington
to warrant shipments from this section,
thus making a good season OF racing
sport for local horse owners. Young. well
bred horses command better prices than
the old stagers Mr.. G. n. Stewart, Of
Burke. Va, has two fine prospects for
sale, both by Lord Jay. and out OF the
well-known pacing mare. Ida c, 2:l3 IA
One 10 three-year-old sorrel ally, that
Is a good gated trotter. and the other
! is a two-year-old gelding that is n gray
roam In color and inclined to pace: Both
colts were bred by Henry Copperthite.
promising youngsters cannot be found
In this section. The sorrel lilly Is broken
TO harness and ready for racing develop.
ment right now. The younger one will
have to be waited on, Mr. Copperthite
says; but, as he Is so promising, his new
owner can afford to wait another year
before racing him. The sorrel ily is OF
good size, OF excellent conformation and
can step fast at the trot without having
been handled for speed. Lord Jay. her
sire. is by Jay Tine. son Of Jay Bird.
and Lord Jays dam IL by Hannis
2:iI IL. Ida C., dam OF the FLY, Is by
Wilson'S Blue Bull. and her dam by
Artemus. a son OF Hambletonian, 10
L. +. Hall parted with a very promIs-
ing four-year-old trotting flly last week
by Red Princeps. to a Mr.. Simpson. of
Union Bridge. Md. She was bred by T.
F. Tippetts, Of Cheltenham, Prince
George County. Messrs. Hail and Tip
petit were at one time joint owners of
Red Princeps, a well-bred son Of Red
Medium, 2:23 IL. Mr.. Hall also owned
at one time Lulu Stanford. by Governor
Stanford. 2:3o1-4, that now stands an
excellent chance Of gaining a place in the
list OF great brood mares. Three OF her
produce are being trained this year ana
look and act good.
Two of the best brood mares owned by
Javins Brothers are kumara, by Kushan, J
and Miss Hobson. 2:l7l-4, by HobsOn. /
The first named has a handsome brown |
Ally at foot by Won March, ard the last !
named a shapely bay hlly by Rushan. I
Both mares are impressive individuals !
and by breeding and performance should !
produce extreme speed. William Rus |
sell Allen,-o Allen Farm. bred Kushan |
and Kumara, and T. W. Dunworth Miss |
Hobson. Mr.. Dunworth Is very proud |
and justly so. OF a half sister OF Miss !
Hobson, which he also bred and still !
owns. and which he calls Mary Axworthy. /
by Bale Axworthy. We saw her only a /
short time since and was pleased with .
her way of going at the trot She will |
soon be placed in the hands of a trainer.
Thomas Cannon. racing secretary of |
the Winchester. Va, track, and its pre-
mier trainer. writes that he has in hand |
two grand prospects. One. a trotter, Is
by Alliewood, 2:os II, dam the good race
mare Delma, 2:2o, which Mr.. Cannon
raced successfully until she met with an
accident at Frederick. The owner of
Delma would have destroyed her but for
the advice Of Mr.. Cannon, who urged
him to try and save her Her first foal,
by Kinster, 2:lI 81. has a record of
IN II, and she is the dam of stiI an
other by Sunlight Chimes, 2:I9 II. by
Chimes, that Cannon says can fly at the
pace. The Alliewood colt trots, and is
owned by ]. w. Hoffman, Of Woodstock,
Va, and the Chimes mare by Walter
Horres, Of Winchester.
Great credit is due Mr.. Cannon for what
he has accomplished for the light harness
horse in the Shenandoah region. and
in Winchester and its vicinity.
He has enthused horse owners. brought
order out Of chaos in the matter Of bust
hess methods, and, in fact has effected
l complete regeneration OF racing interest
throughout the length and breadth of the
Valley. Cannon is a human dynamo in
he matter of energy, and no working
hours are too long for him. He knows a
ace horse as well as IL he had construct
ID every part of his anatomy. Fear is
Unknown to him in the sulky. and he
axes desperate chances in getting first
o the wire. No knight OF the sulky ever
lived that could nurse a tired horse better
han Cannon and bring him safely home
As a track and racing manager Cannon
Ilso has no superiors. He knows men
md horses, and every detail connected
With race track. He not only knows the
ules OF racing, but can in addition con-
truct a race track and keep il at a
Gathers edge. By reason of long expert '
nee he knows what horsemen need and
low they should be treated, and he looks
Ifter their wants. As great as Cannon is ,
Is trainer and driver. we are inclined to !
'elieve that he Is still greater as track /
manager, racing secretary. and starter. '
70 man south OF the Potomac has any
hing on Cannon in the important posi- ,
ion OF starter. He has a quick and ac- ,
urate eye, a good voice. and he COM
hands obedience-all necessary qualities I
n a starter Of the first rank
Javins Brothers, John and Francis, are
'oing to open the racing season in this =
ection on Decoration Day in n man :
ler worthy of themselves and their J
arm. Their tentative card at present is
slow trot, a slow pace, and free-for- u
ii trot and pace. In each event the :
lorses will he classified according to their 7
peed. band OF music will be on the )