The Washington times., 1895-03-17
LONG SHOTS IN GREAT FORM
DR.. Parkhurst at Fiftys and The
Snake at Twentys Land the Money.
Doc Birch Shows q Reversal Of Form
Should Have Given West Side
Good Beating.

From a racing standpoint, yesterdays
racing at Alexander Island track was far
far superior to that of the past week four of
the finishes being close and exciting.
The nine bookies who went on broke
about even. For the first three races it
looked as if the talent might make clean
sweep, three odds-on favoritcs getting the
money. Their good fortune went back on
them. however. the nexttwo events proving
Summers.
Modeland's ride on Doc Birch in the last
race caused much comment. During
the first week of the meeting Birch met
Jack Wynn and West Side in six and a
half furlong race and gave them good
beating, winning a clever race. In this race
he was a 4 to 1 shot. Th, next time
beaten by Dillon j. The latter carried
1OS pounds to Birch's 105. On Wednes-
day last they met again, and Dillon j.,
who was giving Birch only three pounds
more than in their previous race, was
made a 13 to 10 favorite, with Birch open
fives. The tables were reversed this time,
he winning a clever race by an open length.
On his form in this race he should have
been made favorite over his field yester-
day, but the tip going around that he was
dead" he steadily receded from his
opening price of even money TO z
to 8, while West Side went from CIens
to 10 10.
They got off with the first and second
choices well up in front. Murphy took
West side out, and rushing out was never
headed, he winning by three parts of a
length. When the flag fell Modeland
took his mount in hand, and choking him
off, was fully six leng this behind the
leader going down the back stretch. He
,at perfectly still, and did not even make
semblance of riding until swinging
into the stretch hopelessly beaten, when
he made a great show of finishing.
Such exhibitions as these do more TO hurt
the record OF track than anything else,
and will not be long be tolerated by the
public.
on Trinculo in the first event at five fur
longs Sonora opened favorite, at to
3, with Trinculo at s TO 3. The good
money coming in on the latter, Sonora'S
price receded to twos at the close, while
Trinculo was at to 5.
They got off well, with Sonora in front,
which position she held clear to the last
furlong, where she was all but out. Wash
burn, who rode clever race, brought his
mount up at this iuncture and landed him
winner by three parts OF length Sonora
easily disposed of Paragon, who beat his
field by fifteen lengths, Blackjack being a
disgraceful last.
The second race, at six and one-quarter
furlongs, was conc eded q pipe" for Dillon
\.
He opened at l TO 8 ard went 10 / TO
6 at the close OF the others Lum closed
a to 5 favorite over Wang for the place.
To a good start Dillon j ran out in front
and under double wrap all the way, won,
pulled to a walk, by eight lengths. De
Courcey ran prominently to the head OF the
stretch. where he quit, and, pulling back,
finished a dead last, Wang beating Lum
for second money by four lengths.
The third winning favorite to gladden.
the hearts OF the talent was Bronston.
He opened at s to o, and was steadily
played, closing a point shorter. Juliet
had the second call at twos, with Vestibule
next in demand, at 8 TO l.
The start was only fair, Apprentice
beating the flag by half a length. Gou
drier took advantage OF this, and keeping
length to the good OF Bronston, with Yes
thule running third. S winging into
the back stretch the positions were about
the same, with the exception of Glenall,
who, running under the whip all the way,
was steadily forging to the front. When
Strengthened out for home Bronston was
still in front, with Glenall second and
Apprentice third. At the finish it was
Bronston by a length and half, Glenali
second four in front of Juliet, who came
through the stretch with a wonderful
burst of speed.
In the fourth race, at four and one-half
furlongs, Bellagio was played right straight
through. He opened at eyens, but was
pounded to to o. Piccairo was second
choice, at threes.
To good start DR.. Parkhurst, rank
outsider, went to the front. and coming out
of the chute length to the good, won
pretty race in a driving finish from the
faYorite, Bellagio. Princess was third,
three lengths before John Croker.
Leigh was played in the fifth race as If
il We're all over but the shouting. He
opened at z to 10, but no money was too
short for the talent and they pounded him
to / to 2. FasSett and Cadet were both
played at fiyes, while the rest went begging.
When it came to racing, Cadet was the
only one OF the three to be placed.
Coudrier went out with The Snake and
piloted the way down the back stretch by
twolengths, with Mckeever running second.
Coming into the stretch Tie Snake wastiring
rapidly, and commenced to come back to
his field. Parsons here made his move on
Cadet, who had been last all the way, and
coming through with a wonderful burst
OF speed, ran into second place. They
finished in this order, with Mckeever third.