The Washington times., 1902-10-13
MORRIS PARKS
RICH STAKES
Many Important Racing Fix
lures Reserved for the Fall
Meeting, Which WillWind
Up Metropolitan Season.
GREY FRIAR A GOOD ONE
Mr.. Hitchcocks Horse Defeats
Acefull = Stake Races for the
Week Include Champagne and
Municipal Handicap.

NEW YORK, Oct 12.--No meeting of
the present season has been richer in
important racing fixtures thar the fall
meeting of the Westchester Racing AS
sociation now being held at Morris
Park. 1t is the custom of racing asso
Citations to crowd the most valuable
stake events into the spring meetings
but at Morris Park there are just as
many rich stakes to be decided at its fall
meeting as there are in the spring.
The past week has had a number cf
unusually valuable and interesting
races, chief among which we're the Ma
tron Stakes. and the Nursery Stakes.
the latter being decided yesterday.
The former race was notable for the
victory of Grey Friar, It. R. Hitchcock S
horse, who defeated the great Acefull,
thought TO be the best youngster of the
year. Grey Friar, however, not only
defeated the Whitney -Duryea colt, but
gave him weight. Naturally enough
turfmen now acclaim the Hitchcock
youngster as the champion of the year
The victory of Grey Friar illustrates
the uncertainty of the racing game. As
a yeariing Grey Friar was sold TO
Green Morris for few hundred dol
lars. and Morris Immediately sold the
horse TO Mr.. Hitchcock for the same
sum paid for him. He was not thought
to be anything but an ordinary colt. Grey
Friar wintered at the Benning race
course, and did not promise so well as
others in the Hitchcock stable. Trainer
Burch, however, found early in the yeai
that he had good horse. and he has
handled him in an excellent manner al
season.
Won at First Asking.
The colts first start vas at Saratoga.
where he won a three horse race. He
was defeated the second time by an or
dinary animal named Platter. Since
then the grey horse has had an unbroken
string of victories. His record for n,
season shows four victories and one Sec
ond, which is an excellent showing.
Grey Friar was sired by the imported
horse St George, dam Euna B., and is
colt of the rough -and-tear sort, WHO
promises to develop into 4 great thre =
year-old. If be passes the winter in
sood shape Mr.. Hitchcock's horse will
doubtless be one of the best three-year-
clds in training next season.
Acefull did not come out of his race
for the Matron Stakes as well as couI1
be desired. Indeed, the youngster has
not been shown on the track since his
and ba caid fn ho Of fo,
repairs. The defeat of the Mir1hful colt
may result in change of plans SO fa-
as sending him to England is concerned
His owners intended to ship The horss
abroad and start him in the English
Derby and other stakes in Great Brit
ain, but it is hardly likely now that
Acefull will go abroad.
The Morris Park meeting will be 4
good wind-up to most successful sea-
son. Not only has the racing been fine,
but the attendance has been good, So
oiety being present in force nearly every
day. Morris Park has always been !,
favorable haunt of the society folk, and
this year * is more SO than ever.
The second week of the meeting is
full OF promise in stake features. There
is a stake race on the program every
day in the week, and on some days two
and more.
The most important events of tha
week are the thirty sixth running OF
the Champagne Stakes, and the eighth
Eunicipal Handicap, both of which VIII
be decided on Saturday. The Cham
pagne is a race for -year-olds, with
s., 900 added, which will make it worth
several Thousand dollars to the winner, |
and the horses will be asked to go seven |
furlongs. Among the eligibles are Miz-
zen. Lord of the Vale, Fire Eater, Ew-
lenia Burch. Merry Acrobat. Hurst |
bourne. Flying Prince. Sir Launcelot. |
Whitechapel. Judith Campbell, Grey |
17riar, Won Rouse, Mesmer, Dalesman. |
Alsono. whorler, Irish Lad, and Ace
full The race will doubtless bring to
the post field of the best horses il |
training, and it will probably be the |
last meeting of the crack youngsters |
this year.
In the Municipal Handicap, which is
a mile and a quarter affair, over the hill
are such good performers as Advance
Guard. Argregor. Blues, Bonnibert,
Prince of Melbourne, Articulate. Run
nels, His Eminence, Colonel Bill, The
Rival. Herbert. Hunter Paine and Dom
Paul. On the same day the fifth October
Steeplechase Handicap viii be decided.
All the best 'leppers in training will
likely go to the post.
Tomorrow's stake race is the Mamaro-
neck Handicap, for two-year-ol and
upward, at a mile and a quarter. Her.
mis- is the best of those entered, and will
probab bly, be the fayorite and the win
ner.
Many Classy Youngsters.
Tuesday has the fifth Rancho Del
Paso, for two-year- -olds. over the Eclipse
course. All the prominent stables are
represented among the entries, such
good ones as Grey Friar, Collonade, Ser
geant, Fire Eater. Lord OF the Vale, Blue
Ribbon. Scioto, Mesmer, Merry Acrobat,
Sir Voorhies, and Charles Elwood being {
among the eligibles. The Fairview
Selling Stakes, for three year-olds, will
also be decided on Tuesday. 1t is at a
mile and a sixteenth over the hill and
has a smart lot of horses among its
entries.
On Wednesday the fifth McGrathiana
Selling Stakes. for three-year -old fllies. '
will be run. Huntressa, Rossignol, Mu- ]
sidora. and Lady Sterling are the best c
,f those entered. \
In the fourth New Rochelle Selling .
Stakes, TO be run on Thursday. are some 7
good horses. Bonnibert. DeReske, Col ]
,nel Padden, Keynote. Belle of Lexing- S
on. Zoroaster, Six Shooter, and Dixie I
inc being among them The Westchester q
Handicap will also be run t
IN Thursday. Ii is for three-year- -olds L
md upward, at six and a half furlongs,
md many of the best performers In