The Washington times., 1895-04-16
FIORETTA 1 GRAND FIILY
Defeats The Hartford and Apple
gate in Commanding Style.
DALY's COLT MAS VERY SICK
This Partially Accounts For His Defeat, but
the Filly Appears to Be the Best Two
Year-old at the Track-Ths Finish in the
s.. Asaph Stakes Which shs Won Was
Very Tane-Entries and selections.

An exceptionally well-fflled card, which
included the meeting OF the best of the two
year-olds which have been shown this
spring, attracted the largest attendance
OF the meeting to the st. Asaph track
yesterday.
The day was cold and raw, and those
who had yentured ont in their Easter attire
shiyered and shook as the wind whistled
through the unprotected grand stand.
The talent again had a losing streak,
and the hard-luck stories that were flying
around after the last race, and only one
winning favorite TO show, were as thick
as pickaninnies on a Southern plantation.
Twenty-one bookies were on, and, as
may well be imagined, they went home
happy.
The event OF the day, the st. Asaph
Stakes, was the subject OF much specuIa-
ton, and with the three crack youngsters,
The Hartford, Applegate and Florera, as
starters, IL locked like a difficult matter
To name the winner.
There We're six carded at first but three
refused the issue, leaving only the above
named three to start.
THE HARTFORD THE FAvORITF
When the betting first opened Floretta
and The Hartford were even favorites, at
g to 8. with Applegate next in demand, at
twos. The speculat ton was pretty evenly
divided between the first two, but Just
at the close Daly's horse was made
slight fayorite at i3 TO 10, with FIoretta
at To and Appiegate the outsider, at
3 to /.
They were kept at the post quite little
time, owing to Applegate refusing 10 break.
When they did finally get away Fl ioTetta
rushed out, and, tip-toeing the other two,
had them beaten before the first quarter
had been run.
AS they rounded the turn for home Keefe
went to the bat on The Hartford while
FIoretta increased her lead to three lengths.
Applegate ran out badly at this junCture,
but still managed to beat The Hartford,
who quit Ike dog. at the finish it was
FloTetta three lengths before Applegate,
who beat The Hartford By six.
In the opening event st. Michael was
made an odds on favorite, going 10 the
post at TO 10. Major General was most
fancied Of the others and closed at fives.
OF the others, st. Vincent was the most
fancied and was considerably played at
sevens.
WILL FONso A GOOD THING.
To a good start VIII Fonso showed in
front, but going around the upper turn
was headed by Tancred. Swinging into
the back stretch VIII Fonso again got
hishead III front, and steadily drawing away
was neverheaded, winning from St Michael
by three lengths. Horton rode good race
on Senator Vest, and was only beaten for
third place by short head
The talent received another setback in
no an mil q ma nd iCT ~ nd
at twos, was backed TO even money. and
then the good money coming in on Equity
receded TO IL to 3, at which price he
closed. Equity closed a favOTite, at 4
to 3.
To a good start Penn rushed Logan to
the front, and cutting out the running the
whole trip, was never caught Reitf rode
a horrible race on the farorite, and finished
third to Little Mat, who was a so to 1
shot.
1t was reported that Jennings three-year-
old gelding, Stanley ". had worked six fur
longs in III l ., and he was consequently
made hot favorite in the fourth race for
maiden three-year-oldS. he opened ct
s TO ., but by post time had been played
TO to .. SalvOr and Wilton were even
second choices, at fours
WHITE COCADE NEARLY LEFT.
The start was a very poor one, White
Cocade being practically left. Trayesty,
an s to l shot, went to the front and was
never caught, winning by length from
Wilton, who came fast al the end, beating
Salvor for second money by a short head.
The only winning favOrte OF the day
turned up in the next race. Hernia opened
at even money, but was steadily played
and closed at 8 to ..
She went TO the front at flag fall and won
! in the easiest kind fof a finish hy three
lengths from Tyvana, who beat Old Age
| by one.
| Capt Brown was touted as a good thing
in the last event. and was backed from to
l to 8 to 8, at which price he closed.
| Hoey was second choice at threeS.
The latter got the best of the start, and
| it was all over but the shouting, he winning
by length. Capt. Brown was second, fOul
| in front OF Lollie Eastin. third.