Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24

versals of public nfm as those of Femesole
and Charles w. Meyer In their last two
races It seems likely that It win grow more
difficult, instead Of easier. to find the best
horses. Femesofe' was rank in-and-outer
as two-year-old,ap d this year she Is worse
yet. Early last week in heavy going she
ran like the cheapest Of selling platers- On
Saturday In the same SOW of going she ran
li.,e stake horse, Not until yesterday has
Charles w. Meyer shows enough speed to
get out of his own. way, but yesterday. at
10 to 1, he beat horses like The Amazon,
Pretorius and De Reszke. If such reversals
are passed over there ought to be some ex-
PLANTATION, and one that the public can &C.
cept. If the stewards have taken any no.
tice Of the Femesole case they have kept it
to themselves.
Advance Guard beat his old rival, Blues,
again yesterday over the Suburban course.
1t was not the sort of going the old horse
likes, but he negotiated 1t successfully for
all that, and ran gallant race, coming
from the rear. as usual. and mailing Blues
in the last few jumps. Blues might have
won, however, II Martin had not messed
him about badly. getting him Off so slowly
that 1t took great deal out Of him to over
haul the lightweigts. This he did by the
time the homestretch was reached, but Ad-
vance Guard. frightening his stride with
every jump, and skilifully hand ridden by
Shaw, drew up on him. and. though Martin
went to the bat" he could not stand Off
the old campaigner, who pluckily got up
just in time.
The Dryers ran first and second in the
Thistle selling stakes, with francesca and
Ethics. 1t looked as IL Carbuncle ought to
win an easy pair of brackets with only nine
ty-f1ve pounds on his back, with Shea to
ride, and the veteran was Installed as a
slight favorite over the Dwyer stable Car
buncle's failure to win under conditions SO
favorable indicates strongly that he has
gone back badly and should be raced no
more at present. Last year Carbuncle
would have made yesterdays field look
cheap. francesca was always In the lead
after the start. and won by five lengths.
he pleased. His stable mate had a hot duel
down the stretch with the favorite, but the
latter hung, under the whip, and Ethics got
the verdict by a head. If Redfern rode
Pentecost in the American Derby as he rode
The Rival in this race 1t Is no wonder MI.
Madden's colt was beaten.
Musidora suddenly woke up in the second
race, in which boys who had never piloted
a winner did the riding. She led from the
start, and was never caught San Andres
was much the best, and would have won
with a good rider. Apprentices races may
be necessary for the development Of jock
eys. but they are tough on racegoers.
When Irish Lad won the fifth race, In the
green, white bars on sleeves, white cap Of
Harry Payne Whitney and H. B. Duryea,
the band played THE Wearing of the
Green" The new racing firm has inaugu-
rated it's career most auspiciously. 1t has
started only one horse, Irish Lad but he
has won both his starts. Mr.. Keenes Clar-
ion, Kingston colt had worked SO fast
that he was made the favorite, but ran
green and was not placed. He will win
good races later
Charles w. Meyers little vaudeville turn
was furnished in the last race. six fur
longs, on turf De Reszke was first choice
and The Amazon second. Bulman, fresh
from his American Derby fasco on Heno
rode him, and he rode him just he rode
Heno. 1t was pity the American Derby
was not at six furlongs. Heno would have
won. Charles w. Meyer led yesterday from
start to finish, a 40 to 1. Neither De Reszke
nor The Amazon was in the money. 1t was
a weird days racing.