Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-14
GRAVESEND RACES.
Janice Captures Willow Stakes, Beat
Ing the FavOrite, MONDAY.

ing tDe MONDAY.
The racing at Gravesend yesterday was
interesting and spirited, but above all else
sensational. Visitors to the track were in
whirl of excitement and bewilderment
from the time they arrived until they de-
parted The weather was pleasant the
track fast and the attendance good. but the
results were most perplexing. Unexpected
happenings began in the hurdle race and
continued through the afternoon. The most
surprising occurrence of the afternoon
came. however, in the finish for the Willow
stakes. Some people blamed Spencer for
overconfidence in permitting Janice to get
too close to MONDAY but Spencer was
blameless In that he could not help 1t.
Janice, most ordinary all through the early
part Of the season. simply happened to
run a remarkably good race and beat a
field of very fair FLIES.
The seven that ran for the Willow
stakes, five and half furlongs, for FLIES
two years old, included several of the
smartest fillies of the early part of the
season, but these were but little regarded,
j. r. & F. P. keenes MONDAY, daughter
of Domino and half sister to Peep o. Day,
being made strong favorite and starting
at a price ranging along about even money.
Sweet Lavender was second choice, and
Elizabeth M. and Lady Schorr the next
best backed. The start. delayed by Sweet
Lavender. was made with Lady Schorr off
In front, MONDAY, Lady of the Valley and
Elizabeth NJ. following. and Janice and
Sweet Lavender last away. On the stretch
MONDAY, clear of her opponents. was gal
Looping easily in front, when Janice, who
had closed from back in the crowd, went
on after the Keenes' filly with a rush.
Spencer, on the favorite. saw her coming.
but waited until Janice was within length
of him before he called on MONDAY. Janice
was coming strong then, and MONDAY was
firing, and the result was that Janice,
vigorously ridden by Turner, got up in the
act nYnn nd nv
second. length before Trigger. who got
up through the others in the race firing,
and finished third. Janice, in making her
run at the end, bored in on MONDAY. and
Spencer made this the basis of a claim of
foul against the winner The claim was
dismissed by the stewards.
The speculation stakes, one mile and a
sixteenth. selling, for three-year-olds and
upward. was the fourth race, and brought
out field Of SEVEN with Potente always
the favorite. In the run past the judges
the first time Alsike went to the front and
led by half length Peaceful. King Bar
leycorn and kinnikinic Tapped. On the
turn King Barleycorn worked his way to
the front and showed in the lead by
length. Alsike then second and Kfnnikinic
third, while Potente, shut off as the horses
entered the backstretch, had dropped to the
rear and was just beginning to make up the
lost ground. King Barleycorn held on in
front through the backstretch, then yield
ed the lead to Potente. Coming with q de-
hips in the last half furlong, and drove
Spencer to riding his hardest with whip and
spurs to get home first, POtente respond
Ing and, ridden out, winning by neck
from kinnickinic, who beat Peaceful three
lengths for second money
Mazo. The Burlington Route and Draughts-
man each had turn In front In the mile
and half hurdle race which Nuto won.
In the selling six furlongs, after Leeds
Vile and Sir Christopher we're first and
second to the turn into the stretch. Ralsten.
The Pride, Kitchener and Midnight Chimes
moved forward and fought 1t out, heads
apart, for the purse. Ralston looked to
have won, but The Pride was placed first,
Ralston second and Kitchener third
Advocator led in mad scramble by two
year-olds to the head of the stretch for
the fifth race, Competitor then showing
In front for few strides. and giving way
to Glade Run. who drew out and won easily
by two lengths. In the last race King
Bramble waited with Sadducee into the last
quarter. and then drew away and won gal
lopng