The Washington times., 1902-07-22
Three Favorites Win,
With One at Pro-
hibitive Price.
ODOM MAKES GALLANT FINISH
Outpilots Redfern and Sends
Himself Home
First.
HERMIS WINS IN A GALLOP
First Chord the Good Thing in Second
Event on Days Card-Talent Dis
pleased With Rice's Ride on Lady
Holyrood in the Third.


track at Brighton today racing was con-
tinued with a marked advantage in favor
OF the betting ring. Three favorites won,
but one of them, Hermis, in the first
race, was at such a prohibitive price
that there was practically no betting at
6ll.
The 81 200 handicap, at a mile and a
furlong, was the most interesting event
The field was scratched down to three
starters.
Miles Clancy's st. Finnan opened an
even-money fayorite and went to II to
10 as the long green went onto Father
Bill Dalys Himself, until he was re-
duced half point. to twos. Swiftmas.
meanwhile, receded from to to
threes, chiefly because the horse was
asked to carry top weight, 124 pounds.
thereby giving big weight to tie others.
Redfern in Front.
No sooner had they rushed away from
the barrier than Redfern took st. Fin
ian to the front. He led by a length
at the quarter, with Himself a neck be-
fore Swiftmas. At the half st. Finnau
held the same advantage, with Swift
mas leading Himself by neck.
p After that .Swiftmas closed down under
the weight and the pace, while the
others continued a sharp duel clean into
the stretch. Odom unfinished Redfern.
and in a desperate drive he got Him
eelf home the winner. by a short head,
in 1856 2-5. Swiftmas was twelve
lengths behind.
The first race, for non-winners of ST.
900. At mile and a sixteenth. was cut
to pieces with the blue pencil, Hermis
and Fair KDigh: being the only starters.
Hermis was a 1-to-30 favorite, nobody
taking a chance. He simply INDUCED
in an exercise gallop, and won pulled up
by four lengths. in the slow time of 1:51.
g First Chord All the Way.
Knocknagow and Dark Planet were
equal favorites in the second race at
five furlongs, with Bright Girl well
played at to l. Kentucky Cardinal
was backed down to eights, but was al
ways last First Chord. supported at
to 1 as a good thing, went through
successfully.
He showed the way right from the
barrier, and was ridden out by Landry
to win by length in 1903. Mount Kisco
and Knocknagow were prominent in the
first, part of the race, but died away.
Hackensack got the place in drive
by three lengths before Dark Planet,
who came from nowhere when the
horses got Strengthened out for home.
There was plenty Of grumbling by the
talent over Rice's ride on Lady Holy
rood in the third race. Lady Holyrood
was o to fayorite. Early Eve, Ros-
signol, Neither One, and Wissendine
also caught lot of widely tipped
money.
Made,a Poor Ride.
Rice rode the favorite like a stable
boy of little or no experience.
He had her all .over the track, and she
finished head outside of the money.
Rossignol made the running for the first
quarter and then gave way to Neither
One.
The latter blew up in the stretch,
whereupon Smith went on with Lady
81 Radnor and made her win in a drive
by half q length. Possignol took the
place by a length. The time for the
race was lis AS. The following are
the summaries:
The Summaries.
First race-For three-y year-olds and
upward; one and ne-sixteenth miles.
Hermis, ia CWonderly), to SO, won;
Fair Knight. JOG CCochran), 20 to 1,
second. Time, ISL.
Only two starters.
Scratched-Port Royal. Daffo- Down.
Dilly. ST. Finnan, The Amazon. De
Reszke.
Second race-For two-year- r-olds; five
furlcngs. First Chord, 112 Qandry), Z
TO l, won; Hackensack, 112 (Bullman).
6 to l, second; Dark Plant. Il2 (BeID,
3 to l, third. Time. 1903.
Knocknagow. Uranium, Waxia. Mount
Kisco. Kentucky Cardinal, Blue Delft,
Icoroclast. and Bright Girl also ran.
Scratched-Gentry. Rigodon, Jeanne
Marie. Tigoa. nthan. Rosetint
Third race-For mares, all ages; SELL
ing; six furlongs. Lady Radnor. 107
tSmltnD, III 10 l, won. boSSlgnol, 1O9
(odom). 3 to l. second; Wissendine, lO5
(Durns), : TO /, third. Time, lis 4-5.
Moranda. Aminte, Neither One. Early
Eve, Stella w, Lady Holyrood, and
Hebron also ran.
Scratched-Annie Grace. Ondurdis,
Musidora, Flirtineer.
Fourth race-Handicap; for three
year-olds and upward; one and one
eighth miles. Himself. 1l0 (0dom), 3
10 2. won; ST. Finnan, 10i (Redfern),
oven. second; Swiftmas. l24 tJackson).
TO !. third. Time, l.: :56 2-5.
Only three starters.
Scratched - Homestead, Francesca
kalif. Trigger
Fifth rsce-SeIling: for two-year-
olds: six furlongs. Warte Nicht. IS CWon-
derly. 9 to 10. won: Bismarck. 9s (Jack- /
SOM. TO /, second Scmper Yivsx, 92
lRedfernl, to 8. third. Time, l:1s As. /
Frank Karrick. Harriet s.. Bondage, |
Bob Hilliard. Amorous. Flamboyant, |
Squid, Handspinner also ran.
Seratched-Napoleon, Franklyn C.. w. |