The Washington herald., 1914-04-05

pected- to foaI to Marchand. by Moko,
| this month.
w. z. Miller VIII do his own training
this year. and his horses viii be shipped
home next week.
Either Forestville or Rockville viii be
selected as training headquarters for the
1 Miller horses 40
There is quite good deal Of talk
about, another three-year-old trotting
stake to be pulled OF In September.
As quite number Of owners of three
year-olds failed TO enter in time for the
stake already in existence.
All owners of two and three year old
stake candidates should sign the condi-
tions of the stakes
Which Stakeholder n. ]. Ward Is now
engaged In mailing to each colt owner.
J.. d. Robinson. Of MechanicsyiIle,
Prince George County. has decided not
to race
Hal Hardin until 1915. as his services
are greatly in demand for breeding pur-
poses
Mr.. Robinson turned down a 500 offer
for Hal from VIII Chambers last week.
Pop Geers has In training at Mem
phis, Tenn, Thirty-six trotters and
PAGERS and more are promised
Austrian buyers have purchased in the
United States since 1895. forty-four stall
lions.
And thirty-two mares with records of
2:l0 or better. one-half of which have
been exported within three years past.
Russian buyers have exported thirteen
stations and eight mares since 1898
Seven fast trotters have been shipped to
Italy within the past ten years. and Ger
many has taken four.
The Kentucky Futurity for foals OF
1914 Is to be worth the very handsome
sum OF Sa6.ooo
The latest handicap scheme for mile
tracks is to put the horse with the slow
est mark at the pole
The next siowest in second position.
and so on to the extreme outside horse,
thus equalizing advantages in speed.
The difference between racing at the
pole. on a mile track, and the outside
is about III feet
II Is thought by this sort OF handicap,
a 2:0 trotter would stand a chance with
one that could go in 2:O3.
7. w. Dunworth recuperated so fast
from his recent operation that he left
Georgetown Hospital Saturday.
w. z. Miller Will have three new ones
in his string this year-a green trotter
by Hannis. three-year-old pacing colt
by Axis, and the fast green pacing mare,
Virginia Giri-all bred in Lower Virgin
ia. The Hannis and Axis geldings are
crossed by Virginians
Thomas Linney Is driving In his busi-
ness fast and good-gaited trotting
selding recently imported from Rich
mond, Va.
Local horsemen are growing race hun
CRY. and are already discussing what
they will start on Decoration Day.
!. Country Jake changed hands again
Monday last, this time for $50, and his
new home is Baltimore.
Seven trotters in Mr.. Geer's Memphis
stables have records better than 2:0s i-2.
Besides he has some fast two and three |
year-olds.
Thirty-five States in the Union will
hold State fairs in 1914, and numerous
counties In each State viii give country.I
fairs,
Dennis copperthite viii train in 1914
over his fathers track at Burke. Va, and
was in town during the week in search |
OF horses.
Francis Javins. of Brightview Farm. |
was on the ailing list last week. but ex-i
poets 10 he out again soon:
We again call the attention of the |
Montgomery County Fair officials to the |
necessity Of putting and keeping their |
track in order for horsemen who would |
train there.
Rockville could become an important |
training point If fair officials would |
only awake from their slumbers and do |
something "E
Hon. lee onut. Charley viers. and
Field Brothers are wide-awake hcrsemen,
but seem powerless to do anything to
arorse their colleagues.
Now is the time for stallioneers TO get /
busy and let breeders know what they 1
have in stock to improve the breed OF /
the horse ~ ! II
sire that isn't worth the price of |
printers ink and whits paper and lots |
OF n isn't worth patronizing, by any I
up-to-date breeder FS
: Again, any kre fit to breed 70 Is worth /
every dollar his owner charges for his !
service fees, and. In some instances,
many dollars more.
IN losing by death. Colorado Z. cD,
eo4 "a, Mr.. Estabrook. of Denver. Is the
legafee OF the hardest kind Of bad luck
as he could have sold him for e long.
price. -
Markey, the Swell-known turf writer.
says Walnut Hall Is the best .indlviduail
stallion he ey saw. ne 80; the hand
soonest and. Colorado Z. the fastest.
Onward Silver and Msinstreet the
yamest. Tommy Britron the most per- Z
fectly gated. and crescens the most
powerfully gated. s.s ssaY
The reason why the great sire AIoko
has not q record. Is because he was 30
badly injured in one of his legs IN early
solthood that he could not stand train
ng. q. u