Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-13

ODDs-ON FAVORITE FELL.
yuIcain's Accident Injured BuIIman
and Let Big Gun Win.

Queer things always happen at the fall
meeting on the GrayeSend track ,Iibtt In All
the years of racing there no queerer upset
than that In the fourth race yesterday ever
occurred. The race, a mile and a sixteenth,
for all ages. had only four runners. and a
virtual gift for Vulcain. who started favorite
at to l on. Vulcain galloped under pull
behind his field Withers. Trigger and Big
Gun. to the last turn, where all these were
fighting hard. and Fulcain had just begun
to move forward. ready to run over his
field on the stretch Backers of the favorite
had just begun to remark that the only way
Vulcain could lose was to fall. when he did
just that thing. Seeming to cross his legs
he suddenly plunged forward and rolled
over. The horse rose in a second or two
but Bullman. his rider. lay unconscious on
the track, and was still insensibe when
carried into the Jockeys room. After the
favorite's fall Big Gun. hard ridden for a
few strides. drew away and won rather
handily from Trigger who beat Withers
quite as easily. Bulman was found to be
badly shaken up. but not seriously hurt.
One other jockey. O'Connor. met with an
accident, Ten hide stumbling with him i'm the
third race and breaking one of the boys
fingers by striking against the rail-
No stakes were run. but an interesting
purse program made fair sport for an av-
erage crowd.
For the mile and furlong handicap De-
CdiltcT started IaNOflte IN a nelt or seven,
with King Bramble and Herbert the next
best backed. King Bramble raced to the
front as the start was made, and clear of
his horses as he passed the stand gradually
increased his lead in the run through the
backstretch. Bombshell. Herbert and De-
canter the nearest to hm at that point On
the far turn Decanter moved forward to
second place. length and half behind
King Bramble at the head of the stretch
On the straight Decanter moved up to King
Bramble at his ease. and showing in front
in the last furlong. drew out and won cley-
eriy by two lengths. King Bramble second.
similar distance before Bangor who came
out Of the crowd at the end and finished
third
In the opening race eleven of the seven
teen on the card answered the call to the
post for a five-and-a half -furong handicap
for twO-year-olds, Teemon a lukewsrm
favorite over Silverdale and The Musketeer
Tower of Candies led away to fair start
and lasted in front to the turn into the
stretch. where La Nalliere, well up all the
way, passed her and showed i'm front at the
head of the stretch. From that point La
Valliere held command. lasting long enough
to win. ridden out. by half a length from
Telemon. who closed fast in the last fur
long. The third race. five furlongs for
maiden hilies produced scramble very like
the opening race Julia Hanover. Taveta
and Barbara Frietchie starting equal favor
ties. Mesaba. off i'm front. lasted in the lead
to the turn into the straight. where Orjenta
showed in front for a few strides and then
gave way to Julia Hanover who drew clear
and into the last half furlong seemed to he
winning. Then Barbara Frletchie came out
of the crowd with rush. and closing I'M
der the whip. caught Julia Hanover on the
post. and beat her a head. Himtine. the ia :
vorite In the fifth race. six furlongs. selling.
made the running into the stretch. where
Dolando back in the crowd to that point
joined him. The two hung together for a
Few strides, Dolando then drawing awav
and winning easily by length. Himtine
| second, two lengths away from E;lfin Conip.
| thirf. 'e'