The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-03
TRAINERS LOOKING FOR
BETTER WEATHER NOW
Season Has Been Hard One for Men Who Condition
Racers-Other News of Interest to
HOrsemen.

The attitude Of local horsemen, and
that OF horsemen everywhere, is one OF
..watchful waiting"
May has succeeded April. and 1t is tn
pe hoped she will prove more generous
toward trainers than her sister month
that has Just passed. In the main.
April was wet and cold and trainers
north OF the Potomac and Ohio rivers
complain Of the backwardness OF their
pupils. Training operations farther
south are well advanced. Geers and An
drews are already turning on their speed.
while Cox and Murphy are still jogging
their horses.
As far as known. We shall have no
racing In these parts earlier than Mon
day. June 2, unless DIR. Sansbury elects
to open his track to the public on sat
urday, May 90, which is Decoration Day.
Javins Brothers, of Brightview Farm,
living to the fact that Saturday Is a day
on which men in cities have business en-
gagements that Cannot be neglected, and
men in rural districts have business IN
town, have decided to hold their meeting
on the following Monday, June :
owing TO the restless energy OF Racing
Secretary Thomas Cannon, Of the Win
chester, Va, Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton. the Shenandoah Valley is to be the
scene of unusual racing activity later In
the season. MIR. Cannon is organizing a
short ship circuit in the valley. which,
in connection with that Of Southern
PENNSYLVANIA, will give to hcrsemer IN
these and other parts from six weeks 10
two months Of continuous racing. Wn-
chester fair officials are already in the
field with an attractive card.
The dates decided upon are September
s, 8, 10. and II. On Tuesday, September
S. the card is a three-minute county tro'
or pace. All counties having a vice presi'
dent are eligible; but horses must be
owned sixty days prior to September l.
when the entries close Records made on
the day of the race are not a bar, ano
the best three in five rule will Prevail
National TrottIng Association rules will
be applied during the meeting, and, IT
all races, six horses must be entered, and
four to start. The purse in the county
race will be s75. and the old rules vii
govern this particular race.
On Wednesday, September 9. there will
be a 20 trot. purse. $500: 2:25 pace.
purse. $40: a 2:l4 pace, purse. $3.50:
running race. mile dash; purse, IS, and
a running race Of half mile heats. bes
two in three: purse. SIS; a mule race
half mile heats. best two in three; purse
$40. and a pony race. quarter Of a mile
heats, best two in three; purse, so. Or
Thursday. September 10. there will be q
2:I7 trot. purse. 800: a free-for-all tro
or pace. purse, 500; a five-eighths of mile
dash for runners, purse, SIS; half milf
heats, for runners, best two In three
purse, SIS, and a pony race, quarter Of
a mile heats, best two in three: purse
SEQ. On getaway day, Friday. Septem
Der II, there will be a 2:5 trot. purse
500: a 80 pace. purse. 500. and three
quarters of a mile running dash, purse
800.
Horsemen will agree that the purses anc
conditions are liberal. Entries close Tues
are postmarked no later than noon or
Tuesday they will be accepted. Records
made on Tuesday will not act as bal
on succeeding days. Hobbies will not be
barred, but conditional entries will not be
entertained. One or more horses can De
entered from the same stable. all starters
paying full entrance fees. All harness
races are to be mile heats. best three tr
five. The usual right to reject entries oil
change card is reserved, ana tne MORSE
distancing its field only gets one money
The money is divided in the usual way
and per cent of the purse to enter vii
be demanded. The usual reservations tC
declare race off. etc, will also be oh
served.
The directors Of the Winchester Agri'
cultural Fair. from top to bottom of tbs
list, are responsible men. r. Shul is
retired farmer, W. S. Hiett an apple
grower, H. S Lupton an insurance agent
Scott Grant and S. A. Byers dealers II
stock. R. p. Duvall an auctioneer anc
farmer. T. W. Stock. ]. w. Baker and Nj
]. Hardesty apple growers. c. r. Mccain
is treasurer OF Frederick County, d. w
Lupton is in the insurance business. and
Fair Treasurer Luther Pannett is county
sheriff MIR. II. F. Byrd, president of thu
fair, is a prominent newspaper man and
editor of the Winchester Evening Star
The vice presidents are Hon. Gray Silver
Martinsburg; r. y. Hardesty, Summit
Point; John Nixon, CapOn Bridge; ]. ]
Jordan. a resident of Hardy County, al
, of West Virginia.
The intelligence that Hon. p. V. d.
Graw is slowly recovering from his Ions