The Washington times., 1895-04-23
Close TOATRACK RECORD
Jack Joyner's FiIly, Florefta,
Wins the Arlington Stakes.
MONTEZUMA A GOOD THING
Played From Five Down TO Three TO One
She Lands the Eoney-Five Out of the
Elk Events We're Captured Easily-Nick
Shows Fine Form and Makes Show of
His Field-Notes of the Races.

The indications pointed so strongly to
heavy rain storm that the usual large
Monday crowd did not attend the races at
st. Asaph yesterday. The card was we'll
filled and gave promise of some fine sport,
bat with the exception of the first race the
events were all won in the easiest kind of
fashion.
just how good filly Jack Joyner has
in Floretta it would be hard to say Sheis
certainly the best that has been seen so far,
as she has beaten her fields in the easiest
kind of a fashion.
In the Arlington stakes yesterday She
picked up ia pounds and won in gallop,
in 46 "a seconds This is within IA
second of the track record, which was held
by High Point Belle.
The track was i'll the best condition that
it has been during the meeting. This
had marked effect upon the running Of
some horses which cannot go on a hard
track
Captain T., who won the third race
and showed such an apparently startling
renewal of form, was a good example of
the effect of the Improvement of the
track. He has bad leg, and when the
track is hard his leg becomes so hot that
he caunot ran. Yesterday the soft-going
was just to his liking, aud he got in
front of his field, aud was never caught.
premier REFUSED THE ISSUE.
Only four were called to start in the
stake race, and Jim Mclaughlin scratched
his colt, Premier Floretta was of course
made hot fayorite over the other two.
She opened at TO 90 hut was played even
at this figure, ard went To the post at
TO 20, Applogate was at TO 2. with
lambert the outsider at 20 TO l.
To good start tlie filiy was III front all
the way ana won as size pleased.
The first race V as q good betting affair
Old A re was Installed Ito iavoTite,
but there was hot tip on Montezuma, who
was backed from down 10 10 /
The start was very roor, sautuZza being
practically left. RhoGodeGdrum and Char
ma were the quickest away and ran locked
to the LCcd OF tie stretch Tyvana came
past at this junciure and looked a winner
| all over til within twenty yards Of the wire.
when EonteZuma came up with rush and
won on the post by q short neck 1yyana
was as much in front OF Charma.
Logan ana Copyright were both heavily
played in the second event, the former
finally closing slight favorite at to
<. SuHuO WDG WIS IdHElcd Iy hCa6Cl
few, going from fives TO fours.
CAPTAIN T. ALL THE WAY.
Keere beat the flag with Captain T., and
it was all over but the shouting, he win
ming at the end by an open length. Sir
DIXON. jr., aud Copyright anne fast
through the stretch, and ran second and
third.
As good as to could be had against
was quickly rubbed, and he closed at Z
who was played from 10 down to to l..
Buckrene took the lead, and drawing
steadily away wonina gahop ytwolengths.
| long enough to beat Little Mat
First Factorum and then Nick was the
| fayorite in the fifth event at five furlongs,
! but the latter had a slight call at the
/ close. going 10 the post at TO o.
Ref was on Nick, aud getting away in
! front they could never catch him. lie
won at the end by six lengths from FactO-
| tum, who was Que before Fidget.
The talent could see nothing but Nc
/ Kee in the last race, aud hammered him
/ from even money to 3 TO at which
( price he closed. Lottie EaStin was also
4 liked. and played TO some extent at 9
to 2.
! High Point Belle, 15 to 1 shot, tool
| commnand at the lead, aud led to the
| head of the stretch. where Mckee came III
! clear from the neck, aud simply gallopeC
| in a winner by a length. Lottie EastiI
/ was second. two lengths before Sir John