The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
ForestviIIe Meet TO,
BE Big Classy Event
Final Local Trottng and Pacing Races WIN Be Held Thanks
giving Day at Prince George County Track John
Sansbwy Live Horseman

the hearty support Of all the trotting in
terests In the District Of Columbia. and
Of the counties OF Prince George and
Montgomery in particular. Comparing
expenses with receipts. the genial doctor
Is on the shady life Of nothing, and were
1t not for the fact that he Is an ardent
lover OF the light harness horse and OF
trotting sport he would long since have
tossed up the sponge and retired TO his
corner. The highest testimonial of ap-
probation light harness horsemen In this
section can offer for the doctors sacri-
fees Of money. time and hard labor is to
m his grounds to overhoWing on Thanks
giving Day and enter their horses in the
several events-
II will furnish splendid opportunity
TO give the lie to the oft-repeated asser-
ton OF persons who are ignorant Of ae-
tuaI conditions, that light harness inter
est in thip section Is dying out. Meet
ings held during the racing season at
Forestville. colesville and Rockville give
the lie to the assertion. Persons in close
touch with the trotting interests OF this
immediate section know that II Il not
true For existence OF this belief horse
men hereabouts are very much to blame.
They should do as the managers Of base
bali leagues do, assert themselves. and.
In gentlemanly way, ask for recogni-
tion. Once convince sporting editors that
light harness sport Is not a dead"
one. and they will yield the necessary
space. II. IN fs1s the light harness inter,
ests Of the District Of Columbia are me-
giected in the sporting columns Of local
papers the fault WIN lie with the people
who are devoted to them.
The time has arrived when persons In
terested In = new and permanent speed
way along the Potomac should get to-
gether. appoint a committee Of repre-
sentative horBemen and instruct them 10
call upon the Snperintendent OF Public
Buildings and Grounds and come to some
agreement upon the matter. In the orig
inal plan Of improvements along the Po-
tomac east o. Long Bridge, there was
? mile driveway for harness horeernen
exclusively. Il is probably stiil IN the
plan, but i may. not remain unless the
horsenen Of Washfngton impress upon
the authorities Of the War Department
that the driveway Is a necessity. The
common use OF the motor car for pleas:
ure has driven the trotfer ana naeer
from our streets. and what the motor
car has not accomplished in that dIrec-
ton the hard and smooth Iurface Of our
streets end sunurban reads has eom-
pAeteu-
Rock Creek and Potonias Parks are
almost given un- 10 motor cars owners
OF valuable horses cannot afford 10 take
risks In these thorouehfares of horses
Ealing The result & that q large per-
centase Of gentlemen who enjoy riding
behind horse have retired from driv-
ms The chances very largely are. fbat.
u stralghtaWny course of q mile we're
granted them over soft surface IN the
Proposed extension OF the Potomac Park
. Ertat many persona would purchase
horses and carriages Their return would
aid numerous Industries that now are
aimoet languishine -
Those two three. ana four-year,old
trotting stakes which We have made
mention Of IN recent Issues OF The Herald |
should Be gwen Z vide cifeaintion amone
pEpers of ellElbicl in the Disfricl q