The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

TRoTTER
and PAGER

II 80
Alonxo corbin exepcts to- take up his
training quarters at the Genfiemens
i Driving Park. Baltimore, this week He
will take with him upward Of twelve
head OF trotters and PAGERS, most of the
lot being uptried stun corbin hopes
with the material In hand. to IND some
thing that will do TO go to the races
with. The tried-out ones. such as Pen
Mar Belle. 2:2s -. and Deed Tinker.
issis II, are In excellent shape for serious
work. as they have been roaded regu-
larry. when the weather permitted. dur
I. ing the winter months. Corbin thinks he
has got the Main allant colt. BIZ Main
leap. where he wants him. Up to very re-
centiy. the grandiy bred trotter has been
q dinieoit problem to solve
/ The weather man has been handing
out all brands of stun during the last
six weeks. But better days cannot be
long delayed. Training operations VIII
1 begin In earnest soon all over the United
J States. and. despite business conditions.
/, horsefnen seem to be sanguine Of pros
porous season. At home. Rockville.
Brightview Farm. and Forestvilie will
Thomas Carmon at Winchester. is not
doing much except to hug the fire and
open his huget of turf anecdotes. Every
! thing Is In plenty IN Winchester. includ-
ing mud. Spring water lis the beverage
there now. as temperance wave has
struck the town.
The handsome and highly bred race
stallion, Arlington. 2:is1-4. owned by E
+. Hall. Is likely to change hands in the
near future. Several local horsemen have
been looking him over Of late for racing
purposes He Is eligible to all the Ell
trots. and has been a bang-up second I'm
s:l2 1-2 on a half-mile track. He has to
his credit twenty-seven winning races,
and for several seasons a trotting sensa-
ton on the two-lsp tracks In Maryland.
Delaware. pennsyivania, and Virginia. As
he is only ten years old. usefully sound.
and goes on the trot he should be a good
horse In his class for some seasons to
come. A more impressive looking horse
In harness than Arlington one rarely
sees
He Is rich bay, a show horse. when
In condition. sixteen hands high and
weighs not far from llJ9 pounds when I'm
full flesh. The sum of $500 was refused
for him, at one time by his then owner
Mr.. Brehm, Of Baltimore. Arlington be-
longs TO the celebrated Jay Bird family.
his sire, Jay Tine, being a son of that
famous sire Of race horses and futurity
winners. When il is borne in mind that
Grace Arlington, 2:25 IL, Arlington's dam,
Is daughter OF Ashland Wilkes, 2:I71-i
nothing more can be desired in the way
OF blood lines Jay Tines dam was a
daughter of Constantine. 2:le IL. who. in
turn was a son Of Wilkes Boy. 2:241-L
The bill introduced some weeks ago in
the Maryland Legislature by Senator
Williams to abolish the Hartford County
racing c0rnmigginn uas
ported on Tuesday last The bill was a
direct blow aimed at the Have de Grace
running track. which has proved to be a
nuisance. to some of the inhabitants of
Hartford County. Devotees of the run
ming seme.. who claim that racing cannot
be conducted without ookmaking, rallied
In strong force at Annapolis to defeat a
favorable report OF the bill In the lobby
were also representatives of the trotting
tracks of Maryland. who feared thar the
bill was merely an entering wedge to pro-
hioit betting Of any kind on Maryland
tracks.
II race track betting Is ever risidIy
prohibited in Maryland. those interested
In light harness racing will have the
running horse people to thank for II. The
gamblers OF the running track have done
their best to kill all kinds of racing sport
sport. but an opportunity to engage in
their passion for gambling. Improvement
OF the breed Of the horse never bothers
them; they never once think Of n. No
sport can long endure that is dominated
by gamblers. The moral sentiment of
communities in this country win not per-
NIT II to endure. Devotees of light har-
ness sport who, In any way aid the
running horse gamblers. strike a mortal
blow at their own personal interests.
Their motto should be: Touch not the
unclean thing |
As this page is about to go to press q
letter received from Racing Secretary
Thomas Cannon. OF the Winchester IVA
track, announces that during the recent |
big blow" the fair exhibition buildings
% the Winchester track were demolish-
ed. Work on new buildings is to begin
al once. and on a more comprehensive
scale. Mr.. Cannon also writes that at 1
n recent meeting of officers of the fair
association. 1t was decided to give at
the fall meeting 500 and $500 purses
for the harness events. and purses of sle5 |
FOR the running events. Ten dollars In
gold will be given to every driver in
the harness events who wins a race in
straight heats. Mr.. Cannon further states
that he has been appointed starting fudge /
Tor the Staunton, Va. races and has been /
called upon to arrange the classes for
the race meeting. Thus far, Mr.. Cannon /
has been selected to act as an official
fot seven fairs