The Washington times., 1895-04-04
Only Two FaVOrites Succeed in
Landing the Money.
THREE VERY CLOSE FINISHES
FlOrene. Silent Friend, and Ascot Were
Whipped Out to Win The Last Was Cut
Down by Wheeler Just After Passing the
Wire-Nacey Rode Very Poor Finish on
oopyright-Bandala Has an Easy Race.

The weather was windy and ia W at the
st Asaph track yesterdayand theatfendaree
was consequently poor
Despite the heavy rain OF the night before
which left the track very heavy, the
scratches were few, only seven horses
being withdrawn from the card
The largest number OF books that have
yet been on drew out. twenty pencilIers
handling the talents money And they
did IL very successfully, too, as only two
favoTites managed to get home first.
The racing was very nearly the test OF
the meeting, the finishes in the last three
events being particularly good.
Starter Fitzgerald's work was excep-
ttonaIIy good He has been steadily inn
proving lin his work with the little red flag
and very rarely makes poor start.
The racing held under the management
of this club has so far been of the first
class order. 1t is in such marked con-
tfast to the parody on racing which is
furnished By the outlaw track across the
river, that ir seemed TO the lovers of clean,
legitimate sport to be second Jerome
Park. 1t is not quite that, because OF the
lack of funds TO hang up sufficiently large
country.
JUDGES ALERT.
The judges and management are ever
ON the alert to detect anything that bears
the mark OF crooked work, and any of
tenders viii be severely punished, if
detected.
The talent started in to do the bookies
up in great shape, but received a set
IA n fhn
them.
Full Sea and Cadiz opened even favor
ties at to 5, but the latter was not
much fancled and Teeeded to o to 2 at
which price he closed. Fuu Sea was
heavily played at first, being hammered
to to 8.
Bandala and Shustie were both touted
TO such an extent that he reced.d to his
opening price or TO 3, at which he
closed.
To a good start BandaIa went out and
opening up big gap steadily crew away
from ier field and romped III a winner by
eight lengths. E. Ball was eSand. two
before Cadiz, who kept up 'he procession
by being four in front Of the f,lsorite, Full
Sea
Notwithstanding this mistake, tie punters
came back, getung dawn on wah lin, 10
man, hammered him from 10 . down
TO even money Fsctotum aud iioey both
opened at tfrees, but steadily rcceded and
closed at to and 10 l respectively
WAH JIM SET THE PACE.
The only poor start of the day occurred
in this race, Factotam and wah Jim getting
slightly the best of it. The latter went
to the front and opening up a gap of two
lengths looked a winner all over. Going
around the lower turn he commenced
r.
had hot fight clear throagh the stretch.
Fifty yards from the wire Keefe went to
the bat on Faetotun and rawing away won
a clever race by q length. 1ldstar. a
10 TO shot, came fast at the finish and
ran into second place a length before
Hoey, third.
The third race looked like a gift for
Marshall and he was made a to 8
favos1te, Even at this short price he was
played. TO some extent, and closed at TO
o. Copyright was the tip and he was
played quite heavily, being hammered
from 3 to l down 10 6 TO o.
Onlas went out in front at nag fail and
piloted his field past the grand stand
Going down the back stretch he was still
in front, bat as they rounded the lower turn
he commenced to come back, and swung
into the stretch a short neck in front OF
Marshall. The latter bad no trouble in
shaking him off, and coming away won
easily by two lengths. Macy, who rode
Copyright, did not seem aDy too anxious TO
place his mount, and sat perfectly still.
The horse Was too full OF 90, however, and
beat 0mus neck for second money
TIP On WISTFUL
w B. Jennings fnly, Hera, who ran
such a good race on Monday, opened a /
to favorite, but by post time had re-
ceded to to .. A tip on Wistful, who
was backed from fours to . to 2, was the
cause of her price going back. The others
were not much fancied, Gimme and FIorene
closing at and s to l respectively,
Rapids being the rank outsider at 40 TO L.
Hera showed in front the first quarter
and then gave way to Wistful, who
opened up gap Of eight lengths
going aro;.Dd the turn. AS trey swung into