The Washington times., 1902-05-18

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/ Hidalgo only a short head away IL was
! desperate drive and ,the finish has been
! pcrpetuated in oil 4 humber of times he
time made in that rate for the mile and
a quarter was 2:07 and 1t was not bet
tered until 1898. when Banastar ran the
distance in 2:06 Ia.
| In 1855 a J. Cassatts good horse. The
Bard. by Longfellow, won the race in good
style from the Dwyer Hanover and Lake
lands Exile. There were eleven other
starters and the race was run on heavy
track.
An Unsatisfactory Result.
The following year Exile won the race
for Billy Lakeland, beating August Bel
mont's Prince Royal and the Western
| horse. Terra Gotta. who was the favorite
for the race. The finish was not entirely
satisfactory. as uaay thought Terra Cot
ta should have won
The race resulted in big upset in 1890.
Badge was the favoritc, with Sir Dixon
and Los Angeles y ell liked. but Castaway,
by Outcast. belonging to Walcott &
: Campbell, and quoted at 20 to l and bet
ter, made runaway race Of II and gal
Hoped home an easy winner. The track
was very sloppy. Jockey Bum rode the
winner. Castaway's victory resulted in
match race a few days later between
Eric, the third horse. and. Castaway. and
Eric wen. Badge was second to Castaway
in the handicap.
When Tenny Won.
David Tenny PuIsifer's famous sway
back Tenny, the hero OF many a hard
fought race, won the event in 1891. Tenny
was a heavily backed favorite and his vic
tory was a popular enc. Prince Royal was
again second this year, with the erratic
Tea TTav third.
In 1892 Green Morris Vagabond- Moon
light horse. Judge Morrow. beat a good
field. including Walcott & Campbell'3 Pes
Sara. and the Morris Brothers Russell.
Judge Morrow was an outsider in the
betting but he wen very comfortably at
the ED.
Lamplighter's Defeat.
The next year saw the defeat of a
heavily played favorite. Lamplighter for
weeks previous to the race had been
looked upon as sure winner of the race,
but the winner turned up in Walcott &
Campbcll's Diablo. horse of pretty good
class. Lamplighter ran good race and
snatehed second place from Leonwall in
the last few strides. The value OF the
race that year was as great as at any time
in its history. the winner getting ST.-
75O.
Another upset occurred the following
year. when Fred Fosters onandaga horse, |
DR.. Rice. won the race. with the three |
yearOld Henry of Navarro second, and Sir |
Walter third. DR.. Rice had been sold the |
year before and was thought TO have seen |
his best days. but Foster patched him up |
ana surprised the talent and the owners OF |
the other horses by winning the race,
Sir Walters, Three Attempts.
Sir Walter started in the race again in
1895. but again he. finished third, the |
Messrs. Keene's Mr.. Pickwick colt, Horn |
pipe. annexing the big end of the race.
with Lazzarone second Hornr;pe was at |
long price in the betting.
Sir Walter made another attempt to |
capture the race in 1886. and was at last |
successful. the oueck Stables good little |
horse getting hcTae in front of Clifford |
and St Maxim. Els victory was a very |
popular one. l--rl e1a
Howard Mann was ,the winner on a very
heavy track in 1897, heating Lake Shore |
and Bill Dalyts valley Howard Mann
WAS one of the extre3ne outsiders.
The West furnished the winner OF the !
race the following year. when II. p. |
Headley's good colt Ornament came East 1
and beat Ben Holiday and Sly Fox. Orna- I
.nent's form had been so good tnat he
went to the post favoritc for the race, and
his victory was also popular.
Banastar's Victory.
Banastar's victory for the late Mr.. F,
Clarke is stin fresh in the minds of race
goers. He won a good race from Green {
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three ycar-old, Filigrane. breaking the I
time record for the race.
Two years ago Kinley Mac surprised
everyone by beating out good field. with
Raraelo running second and Herbert /
third: and last year Conroy, three-year-
old shattered all records and won the
race from end to end. 1t was the first |
time in history OF the race that a
three-year- had met with success.
Herbert moved UP a peg last year. and |
finished second. with Standing third. Ban
astar. who was the favorite for the race,
was badly kicked at the post and hi! |
chances ruined.
\ resume OF the winners of the race |
shows that no one sire ever furnished two |
winners of the handicap. and no horse ever
won the event twice. On five occasions the /
track has been heavy. Favorites have as
a rule Jared badly. Not more than three
first choices have placed the Brooklyn to |
their credit, and the race generally has !
resulted in big upset. 1t Is almost time. I
however, for the event to be won by
favorite.
Great Interest This Year.
This season interest in the race is very
great. Banastar and Herbert are the only /
two horses eligible this year that have
taken part in previous runnings of the |
race and Banastar will not start.
All Of the prospective starters in the
race next Saturday are now getting their |
final preparation. II is likely that the |
field will be made up of fifteen or more !
horses. In the future betting on the race
Blues is the favorite. due to heavy
plunge on the horse within the last few
days. Herbert is a strong second choice. |
with Advance Guard the next fancied. and /,
Dom Paul. Roehampton. Chiffon. and Pen
tecost most liked Of the others.
Herbert's Good Form.
OF those that have started this year |
Herbert's form has been the best. His
only start was in the Metropolitan Handi
cap, in which race he had a very rough |
journey. ran a capital race. and finished |
second 1t was the universal opinion that |
with good luck Herbert should have won.
But Just there is the rub when Herbert is |
considered. He has always been an un-
lucky horse and has lost a number Of |
races that he would have won had he met |
with luck that falls to,the lot of ordinary |
racers, II the lay of progression holds
good. Herbert should win, as in the last
two years he has been third once and sec
ond once. However. Herbert is said to