The times., 1897-04-25

it looked as IL Atlantus would head the
leader, but Stanhope let Russler out and
lie sailed in an easy winner by nearly two
lengths Atlantus always held the place
safe and beat the favorite, HI Daddy, who
got off first, five lengths for second money.
Hitchcock's Choir Boy declined the issue
in the Congressional, leaving only four TO
face the starter. Torstenson and Mr..
Stoffel were both played for thousands,
but toward post time the latter received
the heaviest support and closed at evens
with Torstenson at IL to 10. There was
little or no play for the place, as the race
was supposed TO be confined to the favor
ties.
MIR. Storfel got away in the lead, but
stumbled badly in the firstfew strides and
fell back last. He soon recovered the lost
ground and had joined Glenoine and Tor
stenson half way down the stretch, The
finest finish Of the meeting resulted, al
three racing head and head through the
last sixteenth. The Morris colt proved
the best aud crossed the wire neck TO
the good. Torstenson and Mr.. Stoffel were
so close together that second place was IN
doubt till the numbers went up, the Nc
Coy colt getting the decision. Delicate
was beaten off.
Father Bill furnished his daily favorite
In Rillali in the third, and in spite OF all
the public'S experience with tlliS stable
and this horse, he was backed to evenS
from to 3. Maud Adams, another bad
actor at the post, was the medium OF
big plunge, her price receding from fours
to twos. Miss Lillian, who has shown ex-
cellent form, opened favorite at 6 to 8,
but at post time was friendless at TO 2.
Billan must be a very rank beast; he has
run splendidly for short distance in long
races, but he can't run a foot in short
races Mistral and Miss Lillian were
first away and alternated in the lead to
the end. In the stretch Miss Lillian drew
away without trouble and finished first
length before Mistral, which beat Maud
Adams head for the place.
The Washington Handicap, the great
event of the day, and of the meeting, was
next on the card. The speculation On
| this event was many times greater than
on any race of the meeting, and greater
than on any spring event for years. Local
hurSemen and many of the professionals
who have seen Buddha's work here backed
him from the first, while thousands OF
dollars poured into the ring on DeerSlayer,
which a large contingent of New York
sporting rien came here to buck. Buddha
opened at to and closed at cvens.
Deerslayer opened at 6 to 8, went to TO
1, and was backed to to 8. Premier
had many friends for the place, as both
he aud his rider, Harry Griffin. who came
on especially to ride this horse In the
handicap, are very popular here.
There were many who thought Daily s
stable could capture the stake, and even
money for the place was hard to get at
post time against their chances As the
horses came to the post Griffin, on Nc
Laughlins entry, received a round Of
cheers and handclapping from the grand
stand.
To q fine start Arabian took the lead,
with Premier and Buddha closely attend
ing Deerslayer dropped to the rear be
fore the first turn was rounded, and in the
back stretch was ten lengths behind the
leaders he never improved his position,
finishing a poor fourth. Buddha shook
off Arabian with ease in the final fur
long and won galloping by six lengths
in the excellent time OF :43. DAILY cap
tured both second and third money, as
VcIlev beat Deerslayer a head for third
The selling affair for two-year-olds, at
five and a half furlongs looked pretty
even thing for Tantris and Brentonwood,
but the former received the most hack
ing. Laura May was tipped quite freely,
and while 25 to l was quoted against
| her chances to win, even money third was
the usual quotation.
The result justified the bettors' judg-
ment, as they finished according to the
price list TantrIs kept in good position
to the stretch, where he came through
and won with some thing to spare, from
Prentonwood. Laura May came with
rattle and landed third money Judge
Warden looked to have chance half
way home, but could not finish in the
money.
The days sport and the spring meet