The Washington times., 1895-01-20
WeII-pIayed Horses Scrambled
Home FiSrt at Old Dominion.
COCOA A MAIDEN NO MORE
Walcott Simply Romre6 Home in Front of
Field of Fast Platers, and His Grace Had
Llttle Trouble to Win-Longshanks and
Gonzales Both Captured Purszs-D2shing
Charlie Ran Surprisingly well-GOssip.

The tide turned at the Alexander Island
race track. Five favorites caught the judges
eyes first, and ali were well played, with the
exception of His Grace. The prohibitiye
price Of ! to on the latter kept the majority
from putting down their checks, rs the ma
jority of the frequenters OF the Old Dominion
course prefer not 10 give odds TO the book
makers
The first race. a scramble of half a mile for
three -year-old maideRs, resulted in close
finish between Bolona II FLY. Cocoa, and the
Stella gelding. The verdict was given 10
Cocoa by head. walcott showed tbs time
how fast be could run. and The big gelding
Just cantered home in front OF Go-man in fast
time considering the sticky going.
His Grace bad an easy win after brush
with Dashing Charlie. and Longshankc I'm
ished a fairly easy winner after catching
Lento which had opened up a gap OF twelve
lengths on the back stretch. Gonzales scored
his second consecutive victory in handy
fashion. The summaries:
First race-Purse. SEQ Selling. one-half
mile For maiden three-y ear-olds.
Reading stables Cocoa, b f., by FaIsetto-
Glimpse. 100 HAM. TO and 10 5--.-.---.-
Bol0ua H. nlly, br. T., 100 Dorsey, hnd u D Z
q
start good. Won driving by head. Time,
Also ran: Piccaric, l02 Cox, IS and c; Uproar
flly. 100 (Barett, 10 and ;; Shoemaker, ,E
Rolias0u,. go and Is; Pr0spero, lO2 tElynnl, 20
and u: Ziugara gelding, l82 (Nearyl, and =
Della n, 100 Pars0nl. ana 3; Dr. ParkhLrst
I02 I-ohman), 20 md 70; Perplexity, 100 li.oula-
ham, % and 20. sun Dart, 100 Cunningham, 30
and Is, and Mamie Stark, 100 tDOnnol-yl, y
and D.
Second race-Purse, $500. Selling. Six and a
half iurlOngs
". Beckets Walcott. Oh. e., 9. by Long Taw-
Miss Dance, li2 Murphy. 3 10 5---..-..-.-... !
German, b G 3, s. iDonnelly). 10 and 2........ ?
William Penn, b. c, s. GsteEart), 10 and A..
Start good Won galloping by Two lengths
Time, l.361@.
Also ran: johnny. l0l (Neary), ? to !, and Dor
cas- l., 50 &C. ruhy), 30 andes
Third race-Purse $500 Selling. Six and
One-quarie- furlongs
jerome stables His Grace ch. h., 4, by Eolus-
Lady Grace l27 lJoAnson), TO 3.....--...-.-..
Renyard b. b., 5, l30 (titzsimmonsl. and 70 5 :
Dashing Charlie br e., ;, l2' (Morrisl, and
even .
Start good. Won galloping by two lengths.
Time, I56.
Also ran: Jim Mclaughlin, 127 Murphy 20
and 3, and BAY Tay, 100 Sulliyan), 30 and TO-
Fourth race-Purse, 600. Selling One mile
John McCauly's Longshanks br h.. 4, 10y Long
fellow-Alta Blue, JOS (Baml, 10 and 10 .. !
Red star, b. h.. 4, l01 q. Taylor, 2 and TO s..
Lento, D. h, 4, 104 Flynn), u and S..-.-.---..
Start good Won handliy by q length. Time
200
Also ran: Longstride, JOG Dorsey 6 and .
Caraccus, 10j (Houlahan), 40 and -: Lum, i0s
{! arson, - and 6, Bella, i06 (Guest), so and 20
and Uncle Jim. "a. Moorel, e1d6 TO 5.
Fifth race-Purse, 500. Selling Six and a
quarter furlongs.
Hartford stables Gonzales b. n. G. by Cheyiot-
Carrie C, l05 (Murphy), and TO 5.---......
Mickey b. oh h., &, JOB lMcKenze), and g..
Bon Voyage b. h 4, 6, l06 Fisher, is and g..
Start good Won galloping by four lengths.
Time, 1874
Also ran: Pickaway, 100 P6Isonsl. and .
Halcyon, I09 Norris'. 20 and s; Fox Glove JOG "a.
Moore s and 3: Clement. lO3 Cunningham, p
an S: Affair." 103 [Doi sey), 30 and 2O Matte ChuI
(Dounelly), = 10 and 10 10; Chillon, l03 tLohr-
man. 80 and -: LIewellyn- l03 (Barretl, 80 and
20, and Criterion. l03 Brewer, Is and G.