The Washington herald., 1914-07-26
COMMENTARIES ON A WEEK OF GRAND
CIRCUIT RACING AT NORTH RANDALL

as Monta -BelIini. Judson Girl Harry J.
s.. and Moella that won the 1900 stake
from the local mare Berka. In Richmond.
two seasons ago
When Star Winter won the third heat
OF his rice In 2;OS fat on Tuesday. II con-
stituted q high-water mark for the sea-
son and for the event Mcdonald scored
again in the curtain-raiser OF the day
the 2:l5 trot-with Duchess. Murphy's
Sterling Hall won the opening round, but
had to take second money at the finish.
Murphy drove three races on Tuesday.
and in not a single instance did he.- Cox.
or Geers f1gure In the first money division.
They were doing some trotting and pac-
Ing over in the Ohio city. Toledo. also
Tuesday. and what Single G did 70 his
field In the free-for-alI pace was come
and then some. In the 2:io trot. won In
straights by Helen wIlstar. Virginia Hill,
once owned at Bennett Farm, Beltsvillc.
and trained and successfully driven by
II. S. croy in 1913, got the nag in the
first heat.
One Washington horse. W. z. MIller's
Mary Ellen. cashed first money at VIII
AAhbAOhs ASCl-t 1uCSuAy IN Ine
pace. and the daughter of Belmont Prince
cut her record OF the week previous OF
2:i4 IA to 2:l3 IL. Before the race ended,
however. Miller was lifted from his suIky
and s. z. Bull was given the relns over
the swift mare. Miller was further penal
lied by being set down for thirty days
for striking Driver Coles, Of Pitman,
N. J.. with a whip. Miller bears 'in his
own home town the reputation Of be-
ing a very mild sort Of man.
And It Is fair to assume that he would
not have resorted to violence In the
midst Of race without serious provoca-
ton However. discipline on race tracks
must be maintained at all hazard. To
be set down for thirty days while the
racing season is ripening is no light pun
ishment to a man like Miller. His mare.
Virginia Augusta, was not quite good
enough to cope with Herman Tyson's
Sadie Penn In the 2:17 trot. although she
won the first heat Corbin. In the same
event, got third money with Star Grat-
tan, and finished second In the fourth
heat. where the time was in 2:Is IL II
Is fondly hoped here that Corbin will
strike a winning streak in the near fu- |
ture. and not permit Miller TO carry on |
all Of our local honors.
The wonder of the Grand Circuit for /
1914 Is the blind four-year-old stallion |
driven by the master reinsman, |
Geers, a mile over the North Randall |
track on Wednesday last In 2.o4. lowering |
Directum's record Of 2:o5 IA that had
stood for twenty-one years. Ten thou
sand people witnessed the feat, and IL Il
had been the only feature Of the day,
they were amply repaid. Earlier in the
day Geers drove the stallion Anvil. also
owned by Frank G. Jones, Of Memphis,
Tenn, q mile in 200 3-4-only a second
slower than the record held by Crescius.
The three fastest trotting stations In
the world. by the records. are The Har-
rester, 2;01: Crescius, 2:02 "A. and An
VII, 200 81. The first and third named
race TO Electioneer. son Of HambletonIan.
10. and Green Mountain Maid: Crescius
10 Robert McGregor. son Of Major EdsaIl,
by Abdallah. Is, he by Hambletonian. 10
rhe remainder Of the performances at
North Randall on Wednesday last are
in the blaze Of glory that
,ncircles the heads of Etawah and An
I'll.
The premium list Of the seventh an
lual horse and colt show. to be held at
Highland. Nd. August g. Is In print
md Is being circulated. No entries will
'e accepted after August /. Louis A.
Randall, Highland. Howard County, Is =
and to him all entries should
'e directed. All entrance fees must ac-
entries. A colt foaled any time
n 1913 will be classed as a yearling. The
ommittee reserves the right to decline ,
r reject any entry. Ladies' may COM ,
ete with gentlemen In any class. Any ,
orse entered, but not exhibited. will for
cit its entrance fee unless a satisfactory ,
eason Is given to the committee. New ,
arness or new vehicles will have no ,
but care and attention in re-
ard to each must be shown. Box stalls
Tard Of 81. 100 will be distributed during 4,
he one day Of the show.
Fill be held on Benton @. Rays. North {
rest Farm, near Colesville, ten miles s
orth OF Washington. on August Il Sim I
II rules will prevail at this show as {
btain at Highland. Liberal premiums
I'll be distributed in each class. and lib Z
raj treatment will be accorded to en- I
rants. Thousands gather annually on {
he spacious and beautiful meadows Of !
northwest Farm. and return home I
harmed with their days outing. This
ear a grand stand will be constructed for
hose VINO wish 10 see the snow from
lvorable viewpoint Entries for the
how have been coming In rapidly during a
lie past two weeks. and all that Is excel I,
Mt In horsenesh will be In evidence dur D
lg the day. The Montgomery County s
lir will follow the Colesville horse and D
Dit show. the opening day being August 8
. There viii be trotting and running
icing each afternoon during the fair.
nd. from what can be learned on that G
pint from the racing committee. they G
I'll be worth going q long distance toI r