The Washington times., 1895-03-12
HORSES RAN In The SNOW
Sonora Made Very Much Improved
Race.
The 0dds-on Favorite, Canadian, Beaten by
0'Hearn-West Side Gallops Home
Winner by Six Lengths.

The weather man seemed to try himself
yesterday, as if bound to spoil the sport at
the Alexander Island track. The attend
ance was nowhere near the average, and
only nine bookies went on to handle the
money.
Notwithstanding the rain, hail. and snow
which fell on the track, the going was not
very heavy, Sundays beautiful day having
put it in tip-top shape.
The betting was pretty brisk, particu-
larly on the third race, and at the close of
the day the pencilers had the best of it by
one event.
Five were scratched out of the first
race, leaving nine to go. Columbus and
Bessemer were both quoted at twos in the
opening betting, with Rama next in de-
mand, at fours. BY post time Columbus
had receded to threes, while Bessemer
closed favorite, at to B. big tip was
out on Rama, he being hammered down
to twos
Starter Cassidy did not distinguish him.
self by his brilliant handling of his fields,
only making two real good starts out of the
five. He usually does such good work
that patrons of the track grumble II he does
not live up to his reputation. In the first
race he made only fairly good start, but
the field was hard one to handle.
Murphy raced Bessemer To the front at the
fall of the flag, and was never headed, win
ming clever race by half length Rama
showed prominently to the head of the
stretch, where Columbus came through and
in drive beat him out for second money
by an open length.
In the second Brightwood opened favor.
ite at Z to ), but the doubt that he could go
III the mud caused him to drop couple OF
points, Marguerite, who had opened at 8
TO >, closing fayorite at even money. Belle
Blackburn was fancied at her opening price
of fives, going to the post at fours.
They got Off well with Brightwood and
Blackburn head and head. They rae ed to
the upper turn in this position, where Neary
carried the former up and piloted the way
into the backstretch by a length. Margu erite
showed prominently for a minute but
dropped back to fourth place, where she
finished. Going around the lower turn
Brightwood was done and chucked up TO
Blackburn, who went to the front and in a
whipping finish beat BFightwood by three
parts OF a length, he as much to the good
! of Andrew D., who came very fast at th e
finish.
The third event proved to be the best
betting affair of the day, Canadian, Syde,
and O'Hea p all being well played. The
first close, favorite at 4 TO 3, with Syde
next in d,s and at to L, OHearn closing
at 8 2.
Glare was slightly favored in a good
start, and, carrying his mount to the fore,
came out of the chute two lengths before
his field He increased this lead and fin
ished six to the good of the favorite, Cana
dian, who just lasted long enough to get
second money frem Syde by short neck.
For some unknown reason Grand PriX
was made to 5 favorite in the fourth
event, with Vestibule second choice at 2
to l. Trnculo and Sonora came next al
4 and 5 TO / respectively.
This race also proved to be of the process
s.onal order, Sonora going out and winning
all the way, finally landed the money by
a length and a half before Trinculo, who
was three to the good of Tammany Hall,
third
The last race was conceded to West
Side, and the result justified the telling,
he galloping in a winner Johnny beat
Venusburg, who came very fast at the end,
for second money.