The Washington times., 1895-03-15
ANNIE T. LOSES TO QUILLA
The Good Thing Easily Beaten Out
by Well-bached Second Choice.
Very Uninteresting Finishes in All Six
Races-Trinculo Makes Show Of His
Field, Winning by Five Lengths.

An additional race on the card at the
the largest attendance of the week. The
sport, however, showed no improvement,
the finishes being very tame
The eleven bookies who weighed in
We're sick looking lot at the close of
the last race, while their old enemies,
the talent, We're in high gIee. Four
winning fav0rites and a wel-pIayed sec
The first race proved sumner for
the talent, Cadet galloping in winner
at odds of to /. Tiny Tim opened IA
vorite at four to five, and was steadily
played throughout, closing u point shorter
Red Cross was next ip demand, closing
at to 8. with Cadet having third
call at seyeDs. The others went beg
ging at write your own ticket" Odds
The start in this race was very poor, the
favorite getting the best OF it by an open
length, with Anxiety a head before Cadet
Going around the upper turn the latter
moved up and swung into the backstretch
three lengths to the good of his field. This
lead he held, winning by three lengths from
Red Cross, who got tsecondmoney from Anxi-
ETY. by five Tiny Tim did not seem TO be
able to extend himself, and was never
prominent after the start
The second event, at five furfongs was
conceded TO Forest he being an odds-on
favorite at s. to 20, at which price he closed
Paragon was fanced by the knowing
ones,' he being backed from fours to twos.
! Duke John was at 5 TO l, while the other
two starters went begging.
fnRl fCl thn and
coming out of the chute neck to the head
OF Paragon, won clever race by a length
and half.
Paragon had no difficulty i'll disposing
of Duke John, beating him by fifteen
lengths for the place.
The second throw down. of the day
occurred in the next race. On his form
of Tuesday Apprentice vas made a 10 8
favorite, and was backed to 4 to 3, at
which price he closed. Quilla and w.
0'Brien both opened at s to 3, but steadily
receded, as good as l TO . and TO i, re-
spectiyely, being obtainable at the close.
Annie T. was the tip given out by the smart
people," she being hammered from 10 to
Z to l.
To an excellent start the good thing"
went to the front, and for moment looked
a winner She could not stand the pace,
however, and chucked up to Quilla,
who came out of the chute two lengths TO
tIc SObu- NtdlJ kept HCI ROIlS dHu
no chances, won by four lengths from
Annie T., who lasted just long enough to
beat Apprentice neck for second.
The third event, at a mile, looked
pretty even thing. Glenall, Red Star and
Paris all being posted at twos in the first
betting.
There was rumor that the last was
/ dead" and his price, consequ emily,
dropped to tens, at which he closed.
Glenall was played as if il were all over,
but the shouting, and went to the post at
Z To ., with Red Star next at to 2.
Cassidy got them off in a bunch, with
Red Star on the rail. Coudier carried The
Snake up and piioted the way to the far
turn by an open length. Here he was done,
and commenced to come back to his field.
Parsons touched old Glenall up a little,
and getting him in front. sat down and won
a clever race by a length before Red Star,
who was as much TO the good of The Snake,
third.
All of the good money going in on Leigh,
he was made 6 to favorite in the
fifth event, six and quarter furlong spin.
Classic, who was well nigh unbeatable last
summer, was next in demand at 5 to 2, but
when it came to racing. she was never in
the hunt.
The start was not up to the average.
Classic and McKeever getting the worst
of it. Rama went out and made all
the running, but was not able to do the
trick, Leigh coming through when he
pleased, and galloping in a winner by
three lengths. Rama second, six
lengths To the good of McKeever third.
The last event was regular pipe"
for Trincuo. He closed on even money
favorite, with Bon Voyage next in de-
mand at threes. Pottawattomie open
ed at threes, but went back to eights.
TrincuIo jumped to the front at the
start, and making regular show of
his field, galloped in hands down win
ner by five leng tbs. Pottawattomie
was second, two lengths to the good OF
Sappho, third.