The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-08
With Top Weight Up the
Washington Horse Runs
Fine Race, and Beats Sur
biton by a Nose.
ACEFUL FINISHES THIRD
Whitney & Duryea Colt Heavily
Played at Odds Eugenia
Burch Best of Fillies-Hermis
Takes Jerome Handicap.

NEW YORK, Oct. Twenty thousand
people went to beautiful Morris Park
today, where the fall meeting was in
augurated with high-class sport. The
chief interest was conferred in the run
ming of the Matron Stakes for txo-year-
ODDS, which was run in two divisions
down the Eclipse Course. In the race
Duryea's Aceful was a 1-to-3 favorite
T. r. Hitchcock Grey Friar was ser-
ond in favor, going to the post with Z
tc / about him.
There were seven starters, and wheI.
they took their positions at the post
they were practically out of sight y
cloud of dust informed the big crow
that the race was under way, and at the
Withers crossing, or what is called "tha
Dip" it was sen that J. r. & F. p.
Keene's Surbiton was in front, holding u
slight lead over Grey Triar, who was
giving five pounds to Aceful and big
weight to the others. Aceful was back
in the bunch. Cochran put Aceful un-
der the whip at the beginning of the
last furlong and the Mirthful colt left
his company in a rush to the wire with
Grey Friar and Surbiton.
A Superb Finish.
The latter led up to within seventy
FIVE yards of the judges, where Turner,
putting up a superb finish, landed Grey
F riar winner by a nose. Surbiton, il.
spite of weak drive from Shaw, f.
ished a head before Aceful, who was
two lengths before Fire Eater. The race
was run in 1:111a over track that was
not fast
In the filly division of the Matron,
Eugenia Burch was an odds-on ravorite,
with Merry Reel second choice and L.
V. Bells Lady Albercraft well played.
Black Diana. an added starter, led for
half the distance and then stopped to
nothing. After that Eugenia BlTch
came on and won easily by half length.
Merry Reel, hard driven, took the place
from the Messrs. Keenes Stolen Mo-
ments by head The latter had never
run before.
L. V. Bells great three-yearold Her
mis-. an odds-on favorite. took the his
toric Jerome Handicap without trouble.
The distance was mile and quar-
ter over the hill, and Jacob Worth's
Dom Paul made the running until we'll
into the home stretch, followed closely
all the way by Perry Belmont's Nume-
al. But when Rice let Hermis down it
was all over. for the Hermence colt
rushed to the front and won easily by
.hree lengths.
Hunter Raine got the place under Red
,ern's persuasion and kept it rom Com
Paul by head.
King Pepper the favorite, won the
Manhattan Handicap for two yearolis
md upward, over the Eclipse course, In
4 fierce drive. Redfern getting hin up
N the last few strides so that he won !
1y head. Belle of Lexington might |
lave won in a few more jumps, rs she
anne fast in the final sixteenth and beat
Jnmasked for the place by head.
The Summaries.
First race-Maidens, or winners of one
ace only Remorse, los (Redfern), to
, Won; Emshee, 10S (O'Connor). to /,
eConu, aIueeI. Ito tLyneJ, ~ " L,
bird. Time. 1:2S Ia.
Second race-Manhattan Handicap; all
ges; Eclipse course. King Pepper, 120
Redfern). 4 to /, won; Belle of Lexing-
on, 100 Cochran, to l, second; I'm
masked, 120 (Turner), 3 to l. third.
line, 1:12.
Third race-The Matron Stakes; two
ear-old colts and geldings; Eclipse
curse. Grey Friar, 124 (Turner), { to
won; Subiton. 100 SHAW, to /,
econd; Aceful. 122 (Cochran). l to 8,
bird. Time. Ill IL. Fire Eater, Blue
,ibbop, Merry Acrobat also ran.
Fourth race-The Matron Stakes; two
ear-old fillies; Eclipse course. Eugenia
'urch, 122 tOdom). 2 TO 3, won; Merry
'eel. 104 Cochran. 4 to /, second:
tolen Moments, 109 SHAW. $ to 1.
bird. Time, LIP Ia Lady Albercraft,
lack Diana. Fleeing Venus also ran.
Fifth race-Jerome Handicap; three
ear-olds; one mile and quarter. Her.
lis tRice), 2 to 8. won; Hunter Raine
Redfern). to 1, second; Dom Paul
Shaw. to 1, third. Time. 2:06 Ii.
Sixth race-Selling; three-yea olds
nd upward; Withers mile. Lady ater-
ng tRice), 10 to /, won; Keynote
O'Connor), to 1, second; Essene
Shea), TO 1, third. Time, 1:41