The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
and for Amereanbred Horses BY FOREIGNERS After The var
Racing Sport in 1915 and
It's Relation to the War
Disastrous Effect Of Racing Yearngs Increased Interest
Exhibited in Local Stakes and IN
the Potomac Speedway.

I In 1872 and. although Lis record Is nov
2:o9 ne has been on the ailing list evei
since 1912, and 1t Is not at all probable
that he viii ever again get to the races.
Peter. volo is an extraordinary excep'
ton to the rule that early Developments
means early decay. He trotted to
Searling record of 2:1s. and negotiated q
quarter in 81 "a seconds. But, as We have
heretofore remarked in these pages, Peter
is colt above ordinances. Miss Stokes
was a phenomenal yearling. She trotted
to a record Of 2:1s IA, and raced well as
a two and three-year-old. but her legs
troubled her. Wilbur Lou trotted to q
record of 2:l9 l-2 as a yearling and after
ward trotted TO recca1 OF 2:101- Al
that notch he is liable 10 remain. Other
instances might be recited Of wonderful
performances by yearlings. but the in
stances are rare where they trained
sound afterward. Had their vitality not
been sapped at a tender age. and their
tendons not overwrought, all of these
phenomenal infants might have raced to
very low records and won thousands OF
dollars for their respective owners.
InteEest in our local colt stakes is
developing beyond expectations. The
interest extends into Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The stakes open on next Fri
day. but nothing will be done in the
matter until the following week. The
call for a meeting will be printed a
week from today, and the owners OF
two, three and four year oIds should
be careful to observe the call. It is the
general impression that the monthly
payments will be no larger than those
of 1916 per month-the last pay
ment of $40 being made on the day the
stakes are raced off, The terms are so
easy that every owner OF an eligible
colt can afford to enter.
In the final lineup, we imagine very
few owners of eIigibles will be absent.
The stakes will not close much before
April l. which will give every colt
owner a chance TO get in Those who
do not enter at a fixed date will be
compelled to take their medicine.
There is a slight demand for n pacing
stake, II enough colts of the same age
can be got together for a stake OF that
kind. there should be no objection Of
fered to its being included in ne list
of stakes. The greater the number Of
stakes. the greater will be the public
interest involved. over which track
the stakes will be raced, is a matter
for future consideration. -
Interest in regard to a new and per-
manent speedway along the Potomac
continues to grow. Mr.. N. J. Ward has
the lists for signatures in his posses
sion. and those who wish to Sign
should consult him. Before the first
of the year the lists she lid be in the
hands of Secretary OF War Garrison.
Col Harts is going forward with his
plan of improvements east Of the Long
Bridge with such money as he has to
his credit. II local horsemen show the
proper spirit. a speedway will be an
accomplished fact no later than the fall
of 1915. By that time the "coldwater
brigaSe" and the ''hang-backs" will be
in line 10 enjoy, as usual. the enter
prise and labor of their fellow horse
men. In fact. some OF them may sum-
mon enough nerve to claim that they
were the original inventors of the
scheme.