The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
~ I. D. SALE.

Those OF us who are devoted TO th'
uplift Of the Hight harness horse Indus
try In these parts must hand Il 10 th'
secretary OF stalxes. T. r. Hail. He hai
done things during his brief term IN MI
thankless ofice, He has brought orde
tout of chaos and he has inspired conf
dence and courage where they wer'
sorely needed. La short, he has perform
ed great work. The. number OF entries
In the two and <hree year old stakes
exceed all expectations. Twelve two
year-oids and thirteen three-Sesr-oids-
Twenty-Five IN round numbers-have en-
tered in thetwe stakes.
The dry rot OF indifference that wa,
| sapping the life cf the hight harness horss
/ industry In this section has happily beer
lissipated. The way local horseuen have
rallied around the standard Of Mr.. Hal
during the last few weeks indicates that
better days are before US IL We can only
agree to labor for single purpose and
in spirit of harmony. The number oi
enlistrnents N the two-year-oid stake is
a great achievement
BY reason Of the misguided judgmen,
OF some of those directly interested the
two-year-old stake was early abandoned
to the dismay OF every man who wishes
to see the District OF Columbia keep step
with other sections OF the country. To
reunite the disintegrated elements. TO add
to them and restore confidence, looked
TO be formidable task. And such IL
would have been had not horsemen re-
sponded once more to a sense of patri-
otic duty and the call of the stakes sec
retary.
When. in the early winter months. the
two-year-old stake was abandoned, II
comprised seven entries. II now has
twelve. The three-year-o stake was
opened for nominations in January with
five entries. II closed March I with thir-
teen entries, a most splendid showing. 1t
Is within reason to say. that II the
closing day had been April /. not far from
thirty entries would have been made in
the two stakes
But at a meeting held at the busi-
ness house of N. ]. Ward. last Monday
evening. it was decided. by an almost
unanimous vote, to declare the stakes
closed. as a warning to those who are in
clined to be dilatory. The keynote of
the meeting was one of harmony Indi-
viduals with vested interests were in
clined to be conciliatory. The stakes con-
ditions were extended so as to provide
that more than one entry could be made
with the understanding that only one
colt could start.
John F. Javins and Francis Javins, of
the firm of Javins Brothers, had each
made an entry in the two-year-old stake.
Under the added clause to the conditions
the entries stand. but only one Of the
two colts named can start. Another
clause added to the conditions Is to the
effect that sale of an entry before the
day Of the race must be a bona fide one.
This clause Is so just that comment is
not needed. All dues must. henceforth,
be paid to stakeholder. N. J. Ward. s27 B
street northwest.
Quite a number of youngsters, espe-
cially those entered in the two-year-old
stake, have never been harnessed.
Breaking operations on this class Of colts
viii begin at once. Within the next
sixty days all of the youngsters will be
in active training. Only FIVE months
remain in which to prepare them for
their engagements as the Montgomery
County Fair begins August 3.
Under the conditions the stakes must
be raced of over the Rockville track
during the fair. or over the Brightview
Farm track, CoIesville; whichever track
offers the best inducements Javins
Brothers. owners of Brightview Farm.
have recently completed a grandstand on
their track which has a seating capacity
Of 800 people Other desirable improve
ments to the track have also been made
A finer lot Of trotting-bred youngsters
than those entered in the two stakes It
would be hard to find They represent
70 ,t,f t. .k
ting register-the' blood of George Wilkes
and Electioneer lounders OF the two
greatest trotting families) predominating.
II Will be interesting. In the months 10
come, to watch their gradual develop
ment In manners and speed. Manners
and speed are inseparable In a race horse,
and no horse ever rose to high rank
without them. 1t Is by several months
TOO early to forecast results. Only when
The last colt has passed under the wire
n August can positive results be made
known.
Stories of fast workouts mean some |
hing, but not everything. There is little |
,rofit in losing sleep over these things. |
rhe wise owner will keep cool and be |
lopeful. He will see that his colt is |
we'll cared for, that he has plenty to eat |
md is kept growing. He will see that |
I is kept cheerful and not oyer-worked- |
ae will take the best of care OF his colts |
eet and legs, and win look after its |
eeth. which are pretty sure to give the |
trouble, and he viii especially |
observe whether he is carrying the right |
reight and is balanced.
Too many professional trainers are too |
Inxious to get on the racing circuit to /
i've green youngsters all that is COM
ng to them. In too many cases. the aged /
lorse he has in hand, II he Is at all
has two or three shades the
lest of it. No colt, no matter how well /
red. is a born trotter." Some men will
ay that he is. but the boast Is not
ounded on facts. Real trotters have to |
70 made from the raw material All
hat green colt brings to its trainer. Is
he instinct to trot or pace. Its trainer
must develop that instinct.
To develop speed in a colt requires time
nd infinite patience. Nothing wears out
youngster quicker, or sours 1t temper I
ooner. than mile on mile drilling. either
n workouts or in jogging. Colts. like boys, /
njoy variety Of work. Some trainers,
nd some owners. do not seem to bear
his In mind. Short sharp. brisk work,
I intervals, the reverse ways Of the
rack Is great developer of speed. Where
be footing Is good. on the road. short, i
harp squirt will be enjoyed by a colt,
ather) than the continuous easy, muscle
laking. wearisome jog that is usually
iven to colts in training
Colt owners End aged horse owners
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