Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
MORRIS PARK RACES.
Rossingnol Ran Her Best and De-
feated Zoroaster and Carbuncle.

Rossingnol Ran Her Best and De-
feated Zoroaster and Carbuncle.
Morris Parks enormous grand stand
showed many empty benches yesterday. the
cold snap making q great difference In the
attendance. Overcoats were At q premium
and visits to the coffee booths were fire.
quent. It was the first raw. cold day Of
the fall and was very suggestive Of the
rapidly approaching close Of the season.
The racing was, however. good, and keen
ly contested. There was only one stake on
the program and that was a selling affair.
worth 81 $50 to the winner. who was Ros-
signol. after Carbuncle had made most Of
the running. with Zoroastef. The last
named has recently given evidence to close
observers that he does not like q hard
track. and he was being hard ridden early
In the game.
The start was bad one, vincennes being
caught f1atfooted. and Rossignol was not
OF much better. Vincennes ran up and
caught the others. but was beaten at the
end Of six furlongs. Rossignof passed the
pacemaker. Carbuncie In the last half fur
mares finishing in front Of Carbuncle. 1t
was Rossignols third straight victory at
this meeting. and her form. which Is now
very good. Is ascribed to the fact that the
going at Morris Park is harder than that OF
the "cuppy' track at Gravesend.
Some smart youngsters went to the bar
rier for the second race. for two-year-olds.
at six and half furiongs. P. H. McCarren
started two, Mackey Dwyer and Gold
Money. and the first named found the dis
lance and course more to his liking than
when he last ran. which was on October H.
when he was many lengths behind Andrew
Miller's pair. Cinquevalli and Wild Thyme
That was over the Eclipse course. In yes
terday's race, over the latter part Of the
Wtthers course. Mackey Dwyer ran around
his field and came down the main stretch
under falrly vigorous hand ride. which
landed him a winner from Shorthose. with
Incubator close third and Astarita fourth.
Sheriff Bell. OF rather poorly. shot up to
prominent position early in the contest.
but failed to stay. Shorthose was backed
from 10 down to 9 to 1.
Fading Light. MeddNns Mary and Cranes
vile were all backed down in the maiden
filly event. for which Merry Reel always
held her own favorite at 2 to 1. Her
white face was seen in front for half q
mile. when the Is to shot, Miladi Love,
Walden's Zealotry. at 100 to 1. was close
third for five furlongs. but Fading Light.
with an apprentice in the saddle, deprived
her OF third place In the last few strides.
near the front for half mile. Miladi Love
in the early spring was noted for her phe-
nomenal speed, but she was a maiden up to
yesterday.
the running. Runnels was enabled to stay
long enough to win the closing event. at q
mile and three-axteenths. Warranted was
beaten only half length. after being COM
PEELED to make much Of the running, which
put him at a disadvantage. The time. 2:O1.
forms new record. but races at the dis
lance are not often run.
Ray was heavily supported in the maiden
three-year-old race, and won c1everly from
Potronymic. There was a wild tip out on
Coast Guard. who, however, was q bad last.
Draughtsman and Templeton were the good
things in the hurdle race. but the winner
proved to be Yelp, at to I. Persons de-
string to wager on this horse handed their
money to the bookmakers and initiated the
yelping Of a dog. Templeton was only half
a length behind Yelp. King Edward, one
Of the starters, and owned by Joseph e.
Widener. was claimed by F. Ambrose Clark.
who rode his own horse. Seminole. the IA
vorite The performance Of this horse was
very much below par, not within many
pounds Of his latest previous attempt, which
was on October 10.