The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-01
THE BOOKIES GET EVEN.
ONLY TWO FAvoRITEs MANAGE TO
LEAD PAST THE WIRE.
Good Racing and Large Crowd Were
the Features-Many Ladies in At
tendance-Mrs. Peck, Mary Stone,
White Rose, Madrid and Boutwell,.

Perfect Indian summer weather and the
largest crowd Of the meeting greeted the
Washington Jockey Club on the sixth day of
its fall meeting. Ladies were present in I'M
usual numbers and made the grand stand gay
with bright autumn wraps and bonnets The
track was safe but deep in dust and slow.
The crowd was betting one and bookmakers
closed the week with good winning, after
losing the first three days, for both the public
and the talent yesterday failed to connect at
all closely with the winners and got dumped
badly. The favorites won only two races,
and in those two Prather was at even money
and Madrid at prohibitive odds.
Yesterday ended the races under the man.
agement of the Washington Jockey Club, and
when the horses start tomorrow it will be
under the auspices of Jimmy Rowe. Mr..
Rowe, who has filed the position of starter so
acceptably, has made arrangements by which
racing will be continued for three weeks at
least, and possibly longer. He is said to be
backed in this undertaking by Phil Dwyer,
Gideon, and others. Throughout the week
the racing has been of first class order, and
the attendance has steadily increased. This
week promises to be as interesting.
Tarantella, the favorite for the five furlong
sprint, got bad start and never stood any
shew, the race going to Mrs. Peck, strong
second horse, who opened at 6 to l, and was
backed down to 2 to l. Mrs. Peck could have
beaten Tarantella with an even start. A lcina
colt got the place two lengths in fir ont of
Gondolier, third.
her previous running here was an even money
favorite. The talent played Mary Stone at
| s to or Cerberus at to l. The horses made
| beautiful race for seven-eighths of mile,
Gold Dollar, Cerberus and George w. running
| Tapped, with the other two close up. In the
| run home Mary Stone easily outfooted the
| others and won in a walk under pull by
| length and half. Cerberus was an equal
| good place horse. Margherita finished third,
| dying away at the finish
Strathmeath, G. w. Cook, and Ocypete were
| all very well played to win the six furlong
| race, with the first named o good favorite.
| The start was very ragged, G. w. Cook get
ting flying length the best of White Rose
Gate Cokepa flly), and the others not in their
strides. White Rose collared Cook at the
head of the stretch and showed the others
clean pair of heels, crossing the line three
lengths in front OF g. w. Cook, second, Ocy-
pete q length off. Strathmeath was fourth,
and whether he could have done better is
unknown, for Covington never moved on him
until practically beaten.
Prather was at even money against to 5,
| Isaac Lewis, in the fourth race at fur
longs. Prather getting off in the lead, while
Simms who was mapping on Isaac Lewis was
almost left standing at the post, and had to
ride from the first jump. Prather was never
headed and won handily by length and
half in front of Isaac Lewis, Pliney a bad
third.
Madrid was hot favorite for the mile at 2
to !, with FoXmede well-played by Washing
tonians and Theirs L. by the talent for place.
| Foxmede and Thiers l.. started out to cut the
| pace. The latter to slow pace opened up
three lengths of daylight on the back stretch
from Foxmede with Madrid leading the bunch
| length behind. Theirs l.. died away as the
pace grew faster, and King Thomas and Mad
rid went forward Madrid got on even terms
with King Thomas before. the furlong post
and apparently had the race. King Thomas,
the $4,000 beauty, however, came on again at
the close, and ran an excellent race so that
Covington had to ride hard at the finish to
win on Madrid by "a half length Theirs l..
finished third.
The uncertainties of hurdle racing did not
prevent St. Luke being at to odds on fa-
yorite with Grey Gown second choice at to
/, and Boutwell, 6 to l or better Boutwell,
made all the running and was never headed,
the favorite, st. Luke, laying too far back,
so that in the finish he could not catch up los
ing by length and half. Wheatley was
third.
First race-Purse S4OO, dvded for 2-year-
olds, non winners of $1,000; weight 10 pounds
below scales; penalties and allowances; five
furlongs, Mrs. Peck, no (Littlefeld), won
Alcina Colt, ll8 BAY, second; ,GoldolieIr
Bessie, and st. Mark also ran. Time 1O34
Betting: Tarantela to 8, against Mrs
Peck to l; Alcina Colt 6 to l, and the others
20 to up. Mutuals paid $50.
Second race-Purse $500, divided; for three
year-olds; winner TO be sold for 81 900, allow
ances; mile and sixteenth. Mary Stone
107 (Ittlefield), won; Cerberus, 102 "a. Gov
ington), second Margherita, 104 (Simms)
third. Gold Dollar and George w. also ran
Time, 1901. Betting: Margherta, ever
money; Mary Stone, to 5; Gold Dollar anC
Cerberus, to each, and George w. 20 to l
Mutuals paid $6,25.
Third race-Free handicap, purse of $500
divided; six furlongs. White Rose, 2, o.
| (W. Midgeley), won; G. w. Cook, 6, III
(Littlefeld), second; Ocypete, 4, 103 (W
Simms), third. Strathmeath and Ella ais
ran. Time, 1:144. Betting: Strathmeath,
to 5; G. w. Cook, 2 to 1; Ocypete, B to
White Rose (late Cokena filly), to l, an(
Ella so to /. Mutuals paid $l9.95.
Fourth race.-Purse $500, divided, for 8
year-olds and upward, winners at this meetin
TO carry pounds extra; winner to be sold 70
50, 500; allowances; furlongs Prather, {
112 SLACK, won; Isaac Lewis, 4, ll2 (Simms
second; Plney 4, l12 (Robbins), third. SomeI
set also ran. Time, 1894. Betting: Prathe
even money, Isaac Lewis 7 to 5, Plney to
and Somerset to /. Mutuals paid, $3.95.
Fifth race-Purse $500, divided; for beateI