The Washington times., 1902-09-18
Makes All the Running
and Gets Home a Half
Length in Front.
EUGENIA BURCH RUNS WELL
Merito, Ethics, and Bar LIE
Due Make Hot Finish,
! With Former Winner.
R0ckWATER WINS BY A NECK
Beats Slipthrift and Heno in Three
Year-Old Event-Musette Surprises
Talent by Winning the First Race at
II to I-0ld Potente Wins Fine Race.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-John G. Fol-
Slansbee's smart filly, Astarita, won the
Willow Stakes for two-year-old fillies
at Gravesend today. The distance was
five and a half furlongs, and Astarita
covered it in 1906 3-5, new record for
figures being 1:06 As, made by King
Hanover, carrying 122 pounds. Mast Sep
tember
Astarita packed lis pounds. with a
pound overweight, as Patsy McCue had
the mount, and she was asked to dis
good youngsters.
In the betting Astarita was made fa-
vorite at fours. with Stamping Ground
and Eugenia Burch in high esteem at
fives and skies. respectively.
Once away from the barrier. it did not
take Astarita long to show her superb
ority. for she rushed to the front. and,
making all of the running. won in a
sharp drive by half a length. Molly
Brant, who won at Saratoga, but was
quoted at the generous odds of % to l..
was second all the way. keeping the
place by short neck from Eugenia
Burch. who got away slowly, but came
so fast in the last quarter that she
might have wen under more favorable
circumstances. Stamping Ground left
the post sluggishly, and never got into
a prominent place.
An Exciting Finish.
TIE most exciting race of the day was
the fourth selling affair al mile
and furlong, in which Merito, Ethics,
and Bar lie Due were the only starters.
Ethics was a 8 to 5 favorite, with
Merito well backed at twos.
Merito set the pace around the lower
turn and up tine backstretch, with
Ethics less than a length away, and
Bar LIE Due two lengths back. At the
head of the stretch it looked as if
Ethics had the race in hand, but Red
fern got TO work on Merito, and the
game mare came again with such tre-
rnandous spurt that Cochran had to put
Ethics under the whip. In doing so,
Ethics swerved and bumped Merito out
of her stride, while Bar LIE Due, let
down, looked as if he might run over
both. Redfern. however, never ceased
his efforts, and in ding-dong finish he
landed Merito winner by a nose, with'
Ethics getting the place by a short
he'd, although many spectators thought
that Bar lie Due beat him in the last
Jump. The time was :53 As.
Heno Finishes Third.
The sixth event was another three
horse race. the distance being mile
and.a sixteenth II was for three-year-
olds, ard Heno was backed down to
9-to-l0 favorite, Roekwater being steady
at 10 5.
slip;hrift. at 10 to l, attempted to
make a runaway race of it, and led to
the top of the stretch. where Rockwa ter
caught him and won in a hot drive by
neck in the fast time of / IS 3-5. Heno,
under the whip all the way down the
stretch. was beaten half a length for
the place.
Musette. Y to !, upset the talent by
winning The first race, a handicap for all
ages at about six furlongs. She was in
front all the journey and won in gall |
lop by three lengths in 1:I0 %. Wealth
took the place in the last jump by a |
neck from the favorite, Arsenal who |
came from the rear when ii was too |
late.
potente a Winner.
'Potente landed The second event. at |
mile and seventy yards. by length,
after getting away poorly and running
g fine race. Malster. 20 to /, was sec
ond, length and half before Kin
graine, second choice The Referee. ia
vorite, made the running for three
quarters OF a mile, but was short. The
time was 1:i6 2-5, close TO the track rec
ord.
Boutonniere. second choice, beat a big
field OF maiden -year-olds in the
eth event, galloping home four lengths
ln front Of Manru. 80 TO !. who beat
Benefit. 80 to 1. a head.
The faTorites therefore lost.
The Summaries.
First race-All ages; handicap; about
;ix furlongs. Musette, ITO (MichaeisD.
10 TO 1, won; Wealth, los Gyne). 5 TO
!. second; Arsenal, l10 (o'Connorl, A
o 1,sthird. Time. 1:I0 2-5.
AZ -'~04'eNN'-, .~Na.ial lSi. 1lD.IAd. |
lack Ratlin, Belle of Lexington, Lord
'epper, Himself. Double Six also ran.
Second race-Selling: three-yea oids
md upward. one mile and seventy
ards. rotentc, Jos CShea), to ]. won;
dalster. % Smith. 40 to /. second:
Singraine, l06 (dartin). to /. third.
lime. 1:45 20.
Wooden. Ohio Girl, Satire. Alsike
,hoate. Amur. The Referee, Mollie Pey-
on also ran.
Third race-The Willow Stakes: fill
les two years old: five and one-half
urlongs. Astarita. 1l4 (McCue). TO
won; Molly Brant. 119 tBrennanj. Is
o /, second: Eugenia Burch. 1l9 tMi-
haeIs). TO /. third. Time, 1905 3-5.
Wild Thyme. Scioto. Morca, Stamp ,
ng Ground. Ada Nay, Rosewater. Dust /,
r. Gravina. Sweet Nell, Olefant, Love
tote also ran.
Fourth race-selling; Ihree-year -olds ]
nd upward; one and one-eighth miles. ]
Ierito. 101 (Redfern), 3 to 2. won: Eth
IS, 1oi (Cochran). 9 to 5. second: Bar ,
e Due, SO (Shea), TO l, third. Time,
.53 AS.
Fifth race-Maidens two years old; i
We and one-half furlongs. Bouton-