The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-22
l4A0e S Finish Heads
sfs EaHind the Winner
;h CO Bill, an Added
starter t6e Whipper In,
t&tger 81 lie Slipped and
SIS Waeii Not Try-Hp-
gslIant nth Mr.. Holland
Up Wins Steeplechase.

NEA YORK Oct. 21.-Public form
sae5s Ia poor running order these
oeys. F-uz worries were again de-
sest3.1 - Mcrs Park this afternoon.
1Ae sCaerl autumn weather and a
cara t led with attractiveness
srs- 1sas Of 1900 persons to the
5es sih ok. but few of them en-
iagsa Is st BON of profit.
Colonel Bill, with 120
ga.as 7 ided to the original list
e7 rfrs the Dixiana Stakes, for
trsaesssag s, at mile; but, as in
lbs ba1 at one and one-quarter
MISS va tober IA, when Colonel
sos 126 pounds, he was badly
sAies ~ ished last.
AA az as offered for his down.
tali a5E Dixiana haS been run in
sh that his bride had slip
a. Rice was about to make
him in the middle of the
sfsatcr o those who saw the race
20 that Colonel Bill could
&c aase EN- the winner. Dom Paul.
scsr&t was the favorite, at s to
Bh big bets on Colonel Bill,
FAsca 1 his price to to 2. Ig-
fs go as well backed, but Dom
Fsui - tn Trimble, the latter own
e ~ \. Drake, were the outsid-
o. icing the price against the
Paul All the Way.
sem took the track the moment
the D.....- went up, and spreadeagled
his company all the way to the wire,
where he won by two lengths, in 1:41A.
The struggle for the place coming down
the stretch was one OF the spectacular
incidents of the day. Colonel Bill, who
had been second around the far turn.
was coming on with a good squirt when
he suddenly stopped because of the slip
ping of the bride. Rice did his best 20
get him going again, but he gradually
Trimble, and Igniter passed the judges
heads apart as named, with Colonel Bill
two lengths back.
. The Corinthian Open Steeplechase
Handicap was a picturesque event in
which there were no falls and the jump
ing was high class. The mounts were
taken by gentlemen riders exclusively.
a silver cup going to Mr.. Holland, who
rode Tipgallant to a well earned vic
tory by two lengths, with Hark Forward, !
a coupled favorite with Cock Robin, be-
ing ridden into the place by Mr.. Harris, |
with six lengths over Adjidaumo, Mr..
Harry Page up.
Tipgallant had the lead for the last
mile and a half, and was well in hand
at the end.
Platter a Winner.
Platter, who was an odds-on favo-ite, |
won the Silver Brook Selling Stakes, Cor |
at five and one-half fur
longs down the Eclipse course in 1:0215. |
This was a particularly noteworthy feat |
inasmuch as it clipped half second off |
the track record of 1:03 made by Tor
mentor in 1893. Platter beat Cinquevalli, |
who got away running at the start, by
two lengths, with Wax Candle five
lengths away.
The handicap at a mile attracted a
good field, so well matched that to l
was quoted against Cameron, the fav
looked as if Cameron would win handily,
for he was in front and Lyme was easing
him UP. Suddenly Huntressa, with but
100 pounds up, was brought from behind
by Redfern with a tremendous turn of
speed, and before Lyme knew what was
Up the filly had taken lead that Came
ION, under the whip, could not overcome.
duntressa won by head with Cameron
hree lengths before Caughnawaga.
In the race for apprentice riders, which
opened the card, Ascension, third
,hoice, was cleverly handled by Gis
bourne, the f,iy beating Ben Howard by
/ length and a half. with Cornwall, the
! TO favorite, three parts Of a length
pack. Annie Lauretto, backed down to
o to j, made the running to the top of
he stretch, but she was short
John A. brakes yincennes, to 20
avcrite. won the last event at a mile
nd a sixteenth. over the hill, without
rouble. Kalif was easily beaten for the
,lace by Essene. ]
The Summaries.
First race-Three-year-o and up !
ward: seven furlongs. Ascension, 100
Gisbourne). TO /, won; Ben Howard, I
03 (walsh), 10 TO /, second: Cornwall,
IS Carr, to i, third. Time, 1:2sA. ,
Arden, Anak, Ben Battle. Guess Work, I
'lidell. Flirtineer. Past, Prince Richard,
Hiss Fisher, Rossfame, Princess H., An ]
lie Lauretta also ran.
Second race--Corinthian steeplechase
ull course, about two and one half
niles. Tipgallant l49 (Holland), to 2, !
son; Hark Forward. 154 (Harris), 3 TO s
second; Adjidaumo, 1873 tMr. Page,
0 /, third. Time, 4:39H.
Cock Robin and r. B. Sack also ran.
Third race-Silverbrook stakes; two r
ear-olds; FIVE and one-half furlongs. +
later, l07 (Michaels), even, won; Gin
uevalli, 10 Gyne). to 1, second; Wax q
andlt, l02 (Martin) to l, third Time. =
:0SIa
Examiner. Captivator, Mount Hope,
nd Rihg Dove also ran.
Fourth race-The Dixiana; three-year-
Ids; Withcrs' mile. Dom Paul, liz n
Martini, to l, won: Rockwater, lGs
0doml, 3 TO 2, second; South Trimble. N
Is nynel, Is 10 /, third. Time, 1:42A
lgniter also ran. j
Fifth race-Handicap: three-year- olds
I'D upward, Withers mile Huntressa. b
70 (Redfern), TO /, won; Cameron, 10