The Washington times., 1902-10-12
Self Protection, Ridden by
His Owner. Captures the
Champion Steeplechase
Easily and Hits "Bookies." !"
EUGENIA BIRCH WINS
Takes the Rioh Nursery Stakes
by a Neck From Hurstbourne
After a Good Race-Sergeant
the Favorite, Unplaceo.

NEW YORK. Oct. 11.-By a fine ex,
hibition of horsemanship, Mr.. H. S
Page landed his half breed gelding Sci!
Protection a winner of the Champion
Steeplechase at Morris Park this after
noon. MIR. Page rated his mount over .
distance of three miles with excellent
judgment, and then, cutting loose. camt
through the last half mile of the course
with several lengths to spare.
This was the most important steeple-
chase of the year, and enthusiasts from
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, and other cities, where this
tranch of the turf is popular, were oil
hand in large numbers. The best jump
ers in training went to the post, SO tha;
high-class sport was looked for. There
were seven contestants. Joseph z. Wild
ener's illuminate was the favorite at IL
schwarz's Judge Phillips was backed
down to second choice, while Ambrose
Clark's Rowdy was reduced to fives.
Society and clubhouse spectators
lacked Self Protection from tens 10
eights, and were accordingly jubilant
ever the result. Meanwhile Inspector
Stevens, the Canadian horse. receded TO
sevens. Inspector Stevens finished sec
ond, with Adjidaumo. an outsider, third.
Sergeant Disappoints.
The Nursery Handicap, for two-year-
olds, run over the Eclipse course, at
tracted good field, in which F. R.
Hitchcock's Sergeant was the favorite
at II to 5. with w. c. Whitney's Judith
Campbell heavily played at to l, and
Julius Fleischmann's Hurstbourne and
G. Follansbee's Astarita next in favor
at to 9.
Eugenia Burch, winner of the second
part of the Matrcl Stakes on Tuesday,
when she took up 122 pounds, seven
pounds more than she carried today. was
allowed to recede to s TO / and even
10 to ] in man- books.
When they got away Spencer rushed
Eugenia Burch to the front, and the flly
showed the way right down to the wire,
where she won by neck in hard drive
in 1:12ts. Hurstbourne was second,
head before Merry Acrobat. 80 to /, who
was length before Astarita, the latter
being up with the leaders all the way.
Judith Campbell. apparently, was both
cred by the run down the hill. while
Sergeant did not fancy the going, which
was heav-.
o. l.. Richards Rossignol gave an
acrobatic exhibition in the Hunter Han
dicap, for three-year-old fillies. at
mile. when, with IL to /, about her, she
made runaway race of il and won in
a romp, six lengths before the hot favor
lite. Rockwater, who beat Flora Pomona
a length, with the latter a neck before
LUX Casta. Rossignol carried fifteen
pounds more than in her last race, when
she was beaten off by five selling platers
at mile and a sixteenth. Her tine
was 1:40is today. which was good con-
sidering the track.
Chuctanunda Again.
Chuctanunda again showed that he is
the best four-year-old at the sprinting
game when he beat Blues at even
weights in the first race at seven fur
longs. .'Chuc" was 3 TO favorits.
led all the way. and won as he pleased
by length, in 1:27, a second behind his
own track record, made last year. when
he packed seven pounds less. Blues was
starter, Wild Thyme, and was coming
very fast at the end
r. 7. Wilson, jr.'s. Turnpike. Is to /.
took the fifth event for two o-year-olds |
over the Eclipse course by a length. with |
Claude a head better than First Chin. |
Lorillard's Ancke, the favorite, who was
loaded down with wealth, was not
up to her past form. The race was run
in 113A
AS fitting climax. Alexander Shields
Zoroaster. with Lyme up. ran a magnif-
cent race in the last event. a handicap
for three year-olds and upward at a
mile. He came from nowhere in the
stretch and won in drive by a length.
w C. whitney's slipthrift. the favorite.
beating ST. Finnan, 10 TO /. head for
the place. Zoroaster's time was l40A
As only one favorite won, the layers got
the best of the days struggle.
The Summaries
First race-All ages: seven furlo1gs of
wither's mile. Chuctanunda 122 cOdom).
2 to ). won; Blues, 122 tMartinl, 5 10 5.
second; Wild Thyme, 80 lRedfern), 10 10
i, third Time. 1:27.
Second race-Champion Steeplechase;
-year-olds and upward; about three
and one-half miles. Self Protection. 1sg
fMr. Page, to /, won; Inspector
Stevens, 16s (Mara). to j, second: Ad-
jidaumo. $50 Dohnsonl, i 10 ], third
Time. 1927.
Rowdy. Hark Forward, illuminate
and Judge Phillips also ran.
Third race-The Nursery IIancieap;
two year-olds: Eclipse course. Engenia
Burch, lis tSpencerl. % l, yoa; Hurst
bourne. 11e tMartin). TO !, second:
Merry Acrobat. 100 Smith, l5 TO I.
third. Time, 1:12h.
J. Campbell. Astarita. Sergeant. Fire
Eater, Invincible. Gold Money. Cropier, '
Eeiofn aaios and Prince Eugene alsn !.