The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-24

| chute Long delay at the post Start good.
Hawk. Captain January, and Old Tank
first to show. Going around the back
stretch Mordelmo went to the front, fol-
lowed by Captain January and Leon Fer
guson There was a general closing up
in the stretch, and Leon Ferguson, COM
ing away, won in gallop by six lengths.
Mordelmo second by three lengths. and
Old Tank third. by one length, Perion
fourth, and Ellen Terry ffth-the rest
badly strung out.
Fourth race-For two-year-olds: six
furlongs McAddie (walsh), 9 to and
3 to 5, won; Sadie S. fRutter), to and
1 to 2, second; Robert Waddell (Burns),
3 to and to 8. third. Time. LIS 2-5.
Isia also ran. 1t was no race for Mead
die. and ne won all the way. The odds
against him of 3 to were very liberal
His race showed that he ought to have
been a to favorite. Sadie S. was best
of the others. Isia did not run his race.
He will show differently with weight off.
Fifth race--For three-year- olds and up
ward; selling; one mile and forty yards.
Evelyn Byrd (Rutter), to and to 5,
won; Spurs tBrien), to and 4 to 5, sec
ond Beverage III. Michaels). to 1 and
21-2 to /, third. Time. Las As.
Monmouth Boy, Randy, Island Prince,
Decimal, and Ny Butterfly also ran. A
long delay at the post. With the excep-
tion of Evelyn Byrd, all were bad actors
and very common lot. Start good. Byrd
first to show. and maintained her lead
throughout. Won in driving finish by
half length, Spurs second, and Bev
erage third, half length away.
Sixth race-For three-year-o and up
ward: handicap; one mile and 100 yards.
First Whip (Burns), 16 to 5 and 4 to 5,
pYrftn IN nut
ond; Asquith slack, Is to / and 3 to /,
third. Time. 1:49 2-5.
kinnikinic also ran. Off at first break
to a good start. Passing the stand it was
Imp. First Whip, Asquith, and Kinnikinic.
in the order named. Imp led all the way
to the turn for home, Tapped by First
Whip. They fought it out every inch of
the way to the turn for home. when First
Whip went to the front and in a driving
finish won by half length Imp second,
Asquith third, and kinnikinic last 1t was
a grand race from the drop of the flag, and
while Imp was beaten she is in no way
disgraced, as she was beaten by a good
horse. Burns rode grand race on the
winner. kept First Whip at Imp's neck all
the way, and never let her get away from
him. Asquith ran coed race. The
weight evidently anchored odd Kinni.'
The card today is the most attractive OF
the meeting and brings out the best horses
at The track The features of the day are
the steeplechase, at about two and one
half miles, and the District Special, of
seven furlong heats. The closing event
Of the day is another good one-a handi-
cap at seven furlongs in which the Wash
ington crack. Speodmas. will meet Charen-
tus, knight of the Garter, Carbuncle, Kin
nikinic, and several other good ones, and
1t ought to be grand race.
The following entries are announced for
today:
First Race-For three-year-olds and TIP
ward; that have not won more than enc
race in 1900; selling: mile and fifty Yards.
Judge Magee. 100; Palatial. 101: HandcuH.
III; Macleod of Dare. Ill; Templar. IO4;
Petit Maitre. log: Kirkwood, 1Os; Ban
mock, 109; Charawind 10i; Ny Butterfly.
SIS: sDecimaI, 80; Maple
Apprentice allowance claimed
Second race-For maiden twc-year- olds;
five and one-half furlongs: Velasquez.
l09; Nonpareil. 1e9: Isaac Hopper. 112:
Dactyl, 1e9; Woolgatherer. log; Flaneur,
109; Alliene Abbott. 1G9; Colonel Ballen-
tine, liz; Schoolmaster. liz: CogsweIl, 112;
Silver Plush, 109: Anna Darling, 109. The
can start in the order named II
any OF the above scratch: Kingbrock, 1o9;
Automaton, 112; Dunn Dunn. 109: Dandy
Boy. liz.
Third race-For three-year- and up
ward; selling; steeplechase; about two
miles and a half: Bellamy. 145: FaciIe.
l37: Claroba. 1871; Sir Hubert, 146; Cover |
nor Budd. 167.
Fourth race--For three year-olds and !
upward; winners of 81 500 in 1899 or |
1900: heats Of seven furlongs: Dread |
~; Carbuncle, 100; Intrusive, 107; Dsath. !
lo4; Charawind. 81; Knight of the Garter,
10; Godfrey. 104; Alsike, 104; Gen Mart |
Gary, 107; Elsie Skip, 81.
Fifth race-For three-year-o and up
ward; handicap; seven furlengs: Prince
9S; Magic Light, 80; By George,
y: knight of the Garter l21; Speedmas,
"a; "Kinnikinie, 126; "Carbuncle, Jos:
Dread. "a; Charentus. ZIG: Godfrey. 105;
Evelyn Byrd, 1902; Annoy, 100; Maribert,
O9.
'Healey's entry.