The Washington times., 1895-06-26
ROSITI IS A FAST FILLY
Equaled the Track Record for
Six-and- d-a-HaIf FuTIOngs.
PARIS WENT IN AND OUT
His Change of Form Should Have Led
to An Investigation, But, of Course,
That Is Not the Islands Way of
Doing BusinesS-Two Suspicious
Races-JuIlet's Queer Showing.

The game at the Island track yesterday
was a fairly good one with eight books
on an average attendance The track
was very fast, as the time in the last race
viii testify.
The surprise Of the day was the showing
that Paris made in the fourth race, going
out and running a mile IN 1.42 IL
Saturday he was in a mile and a sixteenth
race and with uinety-seyen pounds on his
back was beaten forty lengths by Ataman,
Gallatin, Mirage and Fair Play. True
the race then was run in very fast time but
at the mile which was reached in 1.4O 81,
Paris was nowhere 10 the hunt, being
absolutely last the entire trip.
Yesterday, with the same weight up,
he jumped out and, making all the running,
led up to the last jump, where Eclipse
came on and beat him out. Such reyersaIs
OF form should at least be looked into, as
they serve TO entirely upset the calcuIa-
tions OF the talent" Needless to say,
no investigation was made
ANOTHER GHOSTLY RACE
The only other suspicious case was
Julicts showing in the opening event.
With the weight she carried she should
surely have been somewhere in the winning.
reputation for riding on the level chat IL
seems hardly possible that he put the
brakes on her.
She certainly did not run anywhere up
to form, and it might have been Well 10
make some inquiries into the why and
wherefore OF her lack OF speed.
In the closing race track record was
reached. Rosita was the one to do the
trick, and the handy fashion IN Which she
81 ,.
filly. She led the whole way, and went the
six and One-half furIonrs in l % II, the
first four and One-halT furIongs being run
in 0:55
In spite of his bad showing the last
tine out Harris was made a hot favOrile
III the opening race, going to the post
at 9 TO 10. Arda, a 10 10 1 shot, was
the first one off, and led TO the head Of the
stretch, where the favoTlte came on and
Won, eased up, by half a length from Arda
AGAIN FAILS TO WIN.
Half Breed was again heavily played TO
win the second event. He opened up at
threes. but TO . was tie best obtainable
at post time. Ham beat the flag with
CsHnsman. and keeping him going the entire
trip won cleyerly at the end from India
Rubber. with Headlight third.
One or two of the bookies were foolish
enough to post to against Hera at the
opening. Very little of it was taken in, how
ever, as she clearly OutcIaSsed her field and
went to the post at l 10 4. Sic got the
best of the send off and won easily from
VeSta, who was two l6ugths in front of
Young Griffo.
Eclipse was a 1 to . favorite for the
fourth event and could have won ii at
any stage OF the game. Crittenden let
P aris do the running. however, aud,
making a grand stand finish, won by
head.
Forest was favorite for the sprint race
at four-and-a-haIf furlOngs, but his chances
were killed at the post Con Lucy beat
the flag and won handily from Forest,
with TraitOrthird.
The closing event went TO Rosita, who
broke in front and ran away from her
field so fast that they never knew which
way she went She won from BrOnStOu,
who ran game race and beat the / to
favorite. Frank R. Harf, for second money.