The Washington herald., 1914-09-20

only given a few lines, to make space
for sand-lot games OF baseball. As base
ban has evidently reached the apogee OF
its popularity, through various causes,
there are some signs that people, here
and elsewhere, are returning. 20 some-
thing akin to normal state Of sanity.
There are better bred horses and more
valuable horses owned right here In the
District today than were owned here
three and four years ago. when racing
interest began to sag. Our business
streets are daily lined with motor cars;
the road horse has almost disappeared;
but the American bred trotter that can
really do things remains In goodly NUM-
bers, although he Is not paraded as fire.
auentiy on the public streets And he is
going 10 remain and his tribe increase.
Those who imagine. by reading certain
LEGAL papers, that trottlng interest IN
Washington is down to zero; OF that the
American bred trotter that can race In
the money has been thrown into the dis
card in these parts for good, is simply
uisled by reading some paper other than
The washington Herald. which gives all
the news for one cent on week days. and
all the trotting and other news worth
printing on Sunday for cents.
Nothing has done cutie as much TO re-
vive local interest In trotting events as
the two and three year old stakes which
have been raced in Rockville for two
seasons past The most interesting OF
these events were those raced on In Au-
gust last They demonstrated that, un-
der all the disadvantages horsemen at
this point labor in the matter Of brood
mares and trainers, We compare very
well with other sections along the At
Iantic coastline. With a single excep-
ton. the sires of the colts engaged are
owned here. On or about January l the
colt stakes OF 1915 will be opened. to
close about February 1. 1915; and those
interested who do not breed, as wen as
those who do. should prepare TO make
their selections. There is not in the en-
tire gamut OF turf enterprise anything
quite as fascinating as the developing
of and racing Of youngsters.
George Bradley. jr., OF Cabin John
Bridge, intimately known by scores of
District horse owners has decided TO
part with his highly-bred light harness
mare Edith Royal by Domineer, s:l5 IA:
dam the celebrated Jane Hoyt. dam OF
Frank Toakum. 2:O4. and three others
that have performed around 2.i5. Jane
Hoyt was a daughter of Mohican, son
OF HambIetonlan ie, and her dam was
Modjeska, by Alpine. She was bred and.
almost her entire life, owned by the late
Hon. ]. d. Yeomans. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and Jane Hoyt,
dam OF Mr.. Bradiey's mare, Is In the
great broodmare list.
It is the intention Of Mr.. Bradley tc
now sell Edith Royal for broodmare pur-
poses. a role she is highly fitted TO nj
with credit. as in addition 20 size-15.a
hands-her dam was a producer OF cx'
treme speed. something every Intelligent
breeder is searching for. especially N
these parts. where broodmare material
bred in producing strains. Is extremely
scarce. In fact. Edith Royal, who was
speedy at the trot. would make an ad'
mirable paddock companion for Javin'
Brothers Komara. Mr.. Bradley an
nounces that he owns a motor car and
no longer has use for driving horse
Edith is only eleven years old. Is ahso'
lutely Sound, and can be had worth th'
money.