The Washington times., 1902-09-21
Africander, With Top Weight,
Wins Holly Handicap
in Hard Drive.
YOUNG HENRY's GREAT RACE
Picks Up 1870 Pounds in lightweight
Handicap and Wins After Being
Practically Left at the Post-Lyne
Rides Fine Race-Bad Day for Talent.

sand racegoers ran up against hard
game at Gravesend this afternoon Five
favorites. all extensively played, were
bowled over. the only successful first
choice being John A. brakes Conun-
drum, who got home in the last race
with only neck to spare.
Blues. whose erratic performances
this year have been the talk of the
turf world, afforded a complete sur
prise when he romped home winner
eight lengths before Sombrero in the
Second Special at a mile and a half
This was the most important event on
the card. and with Hermis, Wyeth.
Runnells, francesca, and Par Excel
lence scratched. the talent figured Som
brero. at the weights. to be a sure
thing.
Blues All the Way.
The Star Ruby colt was accordingly
the favorite at 13 to 10. with heavy
play on Articulate at 13 to s, while Ear
rell and his friends proceeded to back
Blues down from to to 3 to 2.
From the moment the barrier few
UP Blues took the track, and, running
Under restraint, get a stiff pace down
past the stretch around the turn ane
up the backstretch.
Shaw kept Sombrero within a length
of him all this time, and together they
drew away from the others rapidly. At
the head of tl1e stretch Sombrero made
q bold attempt to get up, but when
Martin let Blues down the latter gal
loped away SO easily that the hackers
of Sombrero broke into storm of
Misses. .a0.s0%
Eased Up At the Wire.
Blues was eased up to a walk at the
wire. His time was 2:36 2-5. Sombrero
finished six lengths before Advance
Guard. who was a length and half in
front Of Articulate.
The other stake event was The HOLLY
Handicap for two-year-olds at about six
furlongs, in which Eugenia Burch was a
receding favorite at 2 to /, with Atri-
csnder, carrying top weight. second
choice at s to 2. and River Pirate. a
whispered good thing. backed down TO
fives.
A Desperate Struggle.
1t was a desperate struggle for the
lead between Africander. Eugenia Burch,
As.aria. River Pirate and Fire Eater to
the head Of the stretch. where Martin,
who had never relaxed his punishment
of Africander. drew away in hard
drive and won by length in Eli 1-5.
with River Pirate beating Fire Eater
for the place by head. Eugenia Burch
was a length behind.
Young Henry ran a sensational race in |
the lightweight Handicap for all ares
at about six furlongs. He picked UP 130
pounds and was practically left at the |
post, but Lyme took him by way of the /
overland route, and by means of ener- |
getic riding he ran over his field in |
the stretch and won driving by three
lengths from Setauket, second choice, |
who beat Examiner. a 25 to / shot by a |
neck. The time was 1:12 35.
The Summaries.
First race-Highweight Handicap: all |
ages; about six furlongs Young Henry,
100 nyne). to /. won; Setauket, 12l |
(Redfern). 2 to /. second; Examiner, 11O
sMartin), 10 to l. third. Time. IL 3-5.
Jack Ratlin. Operator. Schoharie, Belle
of Lexington, and Essene also ran.
Second race-Steeplechase Handicap;
and upward; about two
and one-half miles. Scotch Bush. 1876
(Barry), even, won; Draughtsman l42
(Carson), Is to /, second: Silent Friend.
1876 (Pines). 20 to /. third. Time, AIS.
Inspector Stevens, Victor, Terrible
Terry. Glenvarloch, Silver Twist, and
Hopbrook also ran.
Third race-The Holly Handicap: two
year-oids: about six furlongs Afri-
cander. l20 tMartin). . to /. wen; River
Pirate, ITO fO'Connor). to /, second;
Time, Eli is.
Eugenia Burch, Wild Thyme, Astarita.
and Roxboro also ran.
Fourth race-The Second Special:
three -year-olds and upward: one and
one-half miles. Blues, 12l (Martin). TO
|, won; Sombrero. 110 tShaw). even.
second; Advance Guard, 121 (odom), TO
|. third. Time. 2:35 3-5.
Articulate, The Rival and Par Excel
lence also ran
Fifth race-Selling; two-year- -olds;
lbout six Ffurlongs. First Chip, l07
(O'Connor5. to 1, won: Eva Russell. ll2
(Redfern), 3 to 2. second: Harrison. 102
10 to j, third. Time. i :12 2-5.
Osgood, Dark Planet, Orabel, Chicle,
Arcade. Tioga. Turnpike. Ring Dove, Sim
Ter simon, Ella Snyder, Sheriff Bell.
Bobbinet, Hackensack. and Christine A.
llso ran.
Sixth race-Selling; three year -olds ,
Ind upward: one and one sixteenth miles. {
104 Lynel. 8 to 2, won;
INDY williams, 106 (Smith), 4 to !, sec
nd Ben Battle. 92 (Martin), TO s
bird Time. 1:49 2-5.
Chapparal, Bar lie Due, The Dancer, s
and Black Dick also ran '
Cravesend Entries for Monday.