The times., 1898-11-24
four FAVORITES IN FRONT
Handsel the Only One to Dis
appoint the Talent.
MAHER'S THREE WINNERS
Brings. the Fourth First Choice
Home SccOnd-No Abatement of In
terest In the Jockey Club Meeting
Another Big Audience and Lively
Bctting-WashinEtOn Cup Today.

| The weather seems to have little erect
| on the enthusiasm of the patrons OF the
| Washington Jockey Club. While the sun $
| face was clearly visible the atmosphere
| was raw and disagreeable, and gave
promise of little pleasure at the track,
but Notwithstanding this fact a Hook oil
fully 1000 people were present to see the
| racing yesterday. All of the regulars
were there. of course 1t is their business
to be there And they were there with
seeming determination to do or be
done In great shape. The betting. conse-
| quently, was the liveliest that has been
done thus far during the meeting, and the
talent got long way the best of 1t, fall
| ing down on but one out of the fiVe races.
| For Starter Cassidy ii was another day
| of triumph. The fields were smaller, and
easier controlled than on previous days.
but that that young man has made rec
| ord during this meeting that will put
| him among the first of the iag-wie!ders
of the country is almost certain. The
! horses were sent away yesterday with
precision and fairness rarely seen on a
race track.
For Danny Maher it was also a red-let-
ter day This very capable -youngster mad
four mounts, rode three winners and land
ed a good second.
The first race was at a mile, for three
year-olds and upward. Eight horses were
entered and five started. Peat, with
Maher up. was an almost prohibitive fav-
! orite, opening al to G. and closing at
to TO- Campania. McCue. sold at and
to G: Ella Daily brought 200 to win and
| s for the place. Leucocyte and -Dr WITH
row brought POO and 10 each Peat simply
outclassed his field. and 1t was his race
all the way Campania second and Ella
| DAILY third The time was 1:46 2-5.
OF fourteen horses entered nine started
| in the second race. Dr. Parker was look
ed upon as by far the best and with
! Maher up opened at to 2, and closed at
! . to 5. Tyran Clawson, was next best
/ liked and brought to and even money
| for the place. Tip Gallant. Cunningham,
and Specialist. Hamilton, sold at 10 and
| . each. The others brought from 80 TO 100.
/ Hamilton took Specialist out as soon as
the flag fell and got lead of length
in the first furlong. but rounding the turn
Dr. Parker took place by his side and
| in the stretch it was pretty and enthus-
! ing race but Parker was the best horse
{ and finished first by two lengths, Tyran
/ third two lengths behind Specialist. The
| distance was five furlongs and the time
| 1904.
The mile event for three year-old fillies
| brought six starters to the post. Near
est. with Maher up, was favorite at to
| ). Bona Dea, O'Connor brought TO
/ . and to o; Ruby Lips. Clawson. 4 and
to 5, and Fleeting Gold. Lamle. and
| to ). Fleeing Gold went to the front at
the fall of the flag and held the lead TO
! the middle of the back stretch. where
Maher took Nearest up on even terms.
On the turn Fleeting Gold shook Near
set off, but once in the stretch Nearest
outfooted the Hayward filiy. and won
! by two lengths, Queen of Beauty third.
| The time was l:46. Queen of Beauty paid
| to for showing.
The fourth event. six furiongs. a handi-
| cap for three-year-olds. was three-horse
race Lady Lindsay. Boney Boy and Clar-
| oba being the starters out of six entries.
| Clawson had the mount on Lady Lindsay,
who opened in the betting at j to and
closed at to ). Claroba, Littlefield,
brought II to and l to . for the place,
| while Boney Boy. Cunningham. sold at
| to and to D. Lady Lindsay kept the
faith imposed in her. There was not at
| any spot on the road doubt to her
| winning. She went out ahead and re-
| maned there to the finish. Boney Boy
second and Claroba last. The time was
| l:l7 is.
The only tip-up of the day came in the
| last race a mile and furlong, handicap,
for three-year-oIds and upward. Handsel,
| Maher, opened and closed in the betting
| at TO 5. Blueaway. Clawson. brought
to 2 and to 10; Banquo II, Cunningham,
and Atlantus, Hamilton, were quoted at
| 12 and 5 to ., and to to show. From
the first jump it was Blueaways race.
Handsel made a hard struggle in the
stretch but he could not get up and
| Blueaway won by three lengths. Handsel
| second and Charagrace Coylie, third. The
| time was 1:59. The prices on Charagrace
| were 80 TO win, for the place and 10
| 5 third.
This, Thanksgiving. with anything like
| favorable weather, will doubtless be the
banner day of the meeting. The cream of
| the racing stock at the track is engaged
| in the Washington Cup, which will add
! 81, 200 to the eXchequer of the winners
owner. Beside this there are four other
| good races on the card which is as fol-
| lows:
First race-Seling, three-year-olds, one
and one-sixteeenth miles: Tankard 95;
| Squan, 109; Niger Baby, 80; Premier. JOG;
| Charargrace. 50; Knight of the Garter, 101:
| Beau lutdl, lVc, lVor IL.
106; Bardella, l04; James Monroe l03;
Wordsworth, 9S; Her Own, 103, and En-
| deavor 103.
Second race-Msiden two-year-olds, six
| furlongs: Judge Magee, 1l0; Terrorist, 107
Ordenburg, l0l; Chanler. l0I; Ellerdale
| 10: Improvident 10; Anmus, 10: Mary
lander. 10; Savilla, 107; Sheik. 10; Sub
ject. 197; Galella. l07; Exit. 1G7: Neuberg-
| er, 101; Brahmin. 110; DIR. Vaughan, ITO;
| Ben Lodi, 10, and Commoign, 110.
Third race-Steeplechase, two and one
half miles: Baby Bill, 1852; riilion. 157;
Decapod. l53; tioraiine. l4s: White Gar
ters. 140; Beval. 1877; Last Fellow, 1so; Ben
Bolt 13s; Marble, 40. and Rifer. 1S5.
| Fourth race-The Washington Cup. two
and quarter miles, $1,000 to the winner
| $500 to the second and $500 to the third
! horse: Maurice, los: Thomas Cat los:
| Knight of the Garter. los; Nosey. lO5
Jefferson, los; Warrenton, 105: Decanter.
IS; DR.. Catlett. l0S and Ben Eder, 105.
Fifth race-Handicap, six and a half
furlongs: King Barleycorn. 126; DIminu-
| tive, 122; Lady Lindsay, 121; Sensational.
| 100; Bardella. 120; Dalgretti, 11s; Boney
Boy. 1l9; Roysterer. 11s; Sagacity, III;
Tremargo, ll2. and Duoro, no.