The Washington times., 1895-06-27
TOM TOUGH REVIVED
Was Dead TO Mirage but Could
Not Help Winning.
TAB0R'S HEAD IN DANGER
If the Winner Had Lost the Jockey
Would Have Been Ruled Offat Once.
Bookies Made a Heavy Winning.
Attendance Light Owing to the
Hot w Gather

Owing to the v'ry hot weather the at
tendance at the st, Asaph track yesterday
was very poor, the fairer sex being con-
spicuous by their absence Those who
stayed at home missed a delightful after
noon, as cool breeze blew through the
grand stand all the time
The sport was only fairly good as most
of the races We're Won easily. The long
delays al the post were also very annoying
Many OF the regular patrons of the track
are complaining OF this. as from fifteen to
forty-five minutes are taken to get every
field Off
Job in the fifth race came within
an ace of going through, but the dead
one" came to life and Won despite the
efforts of the boy TO prevent him Taborhad
the mount on Tom Tough, who was the
worst kind of a lobster"
AN ATTEMPTED STEAL.
Going down the back stretch he was
rapidly closing up on Mirage, who was the
one selected to win, when Tabor called
out to Morris, Go on, Willie, L can't
hold him. Willie could not "go on"
however, and when Tabor saw this and
found that he could not pull Tom Tough
hard enough TO prevent him from winning
he gave it up and the horse easily landed
the money from the favorite
1t was the luckiest thing in the world
for Tabor that he did win. as his every
movement was watched and he would not
have been given time to get out Of the saddle
before he would have been ruled off
The bookies quit winners on the day as
only two fayorites managed to land the
money and many a heavily played good
thing went wrong.
LUCK WITH THEM
Even on the last race. which was won by
favorite, they got the money as two long
shots ran into second and third places
Ten pretty rank maidens faced the starter
in the opening event. Jack Dennison on
form figured the best of the lot and he went
to the post favorite. He went to the
front at flag fall and raced head and head
to the stretch with George r. With a
little shaking up he drew away ami won
easily by two lengths.
Red Star was heavily played in the sec
ond race, being backed from SKIES down to
6 to o. A big commission came in on
Luray at the last minute and she closed
favorite at 7 to ., while Red Star went
back to twos.
BOTH WELL BACKED.
AT the end neither of them got the
money. as Some More drew away when they
struck the stretch, and won easily by half
a length.
Montoress furnished the surprise in the
third race, making all the running and win
| ming easily by two lengths from Leporello,
With Della NJ. third.
A hot tip on Bessemer sent him to the
post an even money favorite for the fourth
race. Manola got the best OF the start,
and leading the entire trip, landed the money
easily from the favorite.
Mirage was a / to 2 chance in the
fifth rapa Uould have won IF n bOr
| could have held Tom Tough hard enough
! The whole field was dead behind him all
right but he did not have the speed to
| do the trick.
The closing race went to the odds on the
| favorite, Detroit Irish Pat made the
| running to the stretch, where the fayonte
| drew out and Won handily bya head.