The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-10
OCLAWAHO ALSO A GOOD Thing
McGovern-Sullivan Syndi-
cate Backs Their Colt and
Bowery IS Happy.
ADVANCE GUARDS STANDARD
Suburban Handicap Candidate Has His
Final Prep for the Big Race and Per
forms Well ]. C. Follansbee Wins
Astoria Stakes With Astoria.

NEW YORK, June 9.-Tammany's
commissioner of corrections. Francis J.
Lantry. was an object of much envy
down at GraveseEd today. Mr. Lantry's
colt. DR.. Saylor, a 100 to shot in the
majority of books, but against whom as
much as 200 to ] was displayed by some
OF the layers, won the fifth race for
maiden -year-olds by :; head.
Mr.. Lantry wagered So straight and
$40 place at 200 and CO. thereby taking
home quite bundle of money. The dis
lance waS five furlongs and fifteen
youngsters elected to take the starters
command.
or these John W. Schorr's Top Cal
liant Florence W. colt. Janeway. was a
hot favorite at IL to ). being backed
from threes. Baikal. Sumida, 1pse Dixit.
Buttons. and Decoration were all PLAYED
with liberality.
In the middle of the stretch il was
anybody's race, as half dozen horses
were coming down to the wire heads and
necks apart. Janeway looked as If he
'NehN w taO tliIh IHlS llnttu1e,
but under rather weak ride from
Woods. the Top Gallant colt was unable
to stall of DR.. Saylor, who. whipped
mercilessly to the end, won in a share
drive by head, with Janeway in the
place. o length before Baikal. the latter
beating Decoration by a length and a
half. The time was 1909.
Another Killing.
There was another big uDheaval of
this kind in the seventh race. To- selling
platers. at about six furlongs. when the
Sullivan-Harris-M cGovern combination
effected tremendous killing with OcIa-
waho. who ran in the rame Of /. HiTscb.
and who was backed down from 100 to
] to 40 to 1.
1t was only a week ago last Saturday
that this combination took Z fortune
out of the ring on the victory of Sadie
S. at long Odds so that with today's
coup there was another big celebration
on the Bowery and in South Brooklyn
tonight.
AS in the case OF Dr. Saylor. Oclawaho
won by head from the favor.te James
R. Keene's Kingston filly. Delagoa. who
was steadily backed at to ! and poorly
ridden by Shaw.
Grail, Golden Cottage, Sweet Glover.
Master and Clonnel were played heavi-
ly in the place and show books. Oclawaho
had shown enough fast work in private
to convince the Sullivan Harris-McGov-
ern crowd that the Owas gelding had a
royal chance to take the money. proyid-
ing he could get away from the post.
for it was only last Thursday that he
r1r,
went on all over the ring. as much as |
A Driving Finish
Thirteen horses ran, and when they |
were sent away Delagoa and Oclawa no |
went out in front for desperate strug- |
gle. First one was in front. then the |
other. with Clonmel following. O'Connor /
expecting both to run into the ground. |
But the struggle lasted to the wire.
where Oclawsho was head in front of
the favorite. who was a length before
Gambling at 30 to l. was a length
back. Outside of these two races form
players logged through the afternoon
quite comfortably. as four favorites and
a second choice got the money.
Two stakes were down on the card
year olds and upward, which had only
four starters, and the Astoria, for two !
year-old FLIES.
Advance Guards Prep.
Advance Guard was a prohibitive ia
vorite in the former, 1 to being the
best price obtainable. He shouldered his
heavy impost of 129 pounds and won gal
lantly from Surmise, at 10 TO l. with
the three-year-old Flywheel in third
place.
The race was In the nature of a final
for the Shields horse, and
bis showing was all that could be de-
sired. p
The Astoria Stakes was won by ]. C.
good flly Astoria. who had
,nly Wild Thyme and Credulity to beat.
which she did easily.
The Summaries. {
First race-selling; about six fur
ongs. Rappenecker. IO9 (Odom), 4 to /.
won: Ben Howard. 1O2 CMichaeIs). TO
!. second: Molden. lO3 (Brennanj. 10 to I
!. third. Time. I:lO As.
Geneseo. Parasina, Frank Keane. J
stella W. Schoolmaster, Henry CLAW
Rye. Gertrude Lodge. Brandysmash {
daratresa. knight of Snowden. Silver
Plush also ran.
Second race-HandiCap; mile and one
ixteenth. Colonel Bill, IS (Redfern) 3 TO I
4. won; Himself. 80 Cochran. s to
econd:. Janice. 81 (Shea). Y to I. third T
lime. ] as Is.
Smart Set ana Roehampton also ran.
Third race-Astoria Stakes; fiIIies
wo years old: five furlongs. Astoria
IA SHAW. 2 10 >, won Wild THYME +
IL (O'Connor). TO !, second: Creduiity.
Il tOdom). to l. third. Time. 100 3-5.
Sumda also ran.
Fourth race-The Standard Stakes; r
nc mile and half Advance Guard. l29 Il
Shaw. / to 3. won. Surmise. 12G +,
Odomj. 10 to /. second Fly Wheel. 100 {,
O'Connor). 10 /, third Time. 2 30 f-J. +
Sun Shower also ran. Il
Fifth race-Maiden two-year-olds: five j
nd one-haIf fuTlongs. DR.. Saylor. lf2 Il
smith, so TO !, won; Janeway. liz o. 7
roodsJ. 2 to ]. second; Baillal. l,2
1 to !. third. Time. lea
Bob billiard. Witful. Rirgdovo. judge II
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