Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-10
eRAvEsEND RACES.
Major Daingerfeld Won Parkway
Handicap in the Mud.

Major Dainger1eld. the four-year-old son
of Handspring-Mon Droit, for whom w. B.
Leeds recently paid $4,000, won the Park
way handicap, at mile and sixteenth. at
Grayesend Yesterday. The track was still
muddy and was just suited to the Major.
who. with Odom up. was favorite at to 5.
with to 1 quoted against 'Pittsburg
Phil's'' Grand Opera and Father Bilr'
Days Himself with to l against the
Shields entry. Martin took Merry Acrobat.
the three-year-old Handspring - Merry
Thought colt. who will represent P. j.
Dryer in the Brooklyn Derby. to the front
without delay, and, with Major danger
field in attendance, drew away gradually
from the others on the run up the back
stretch. Odom turned the Major loose ON
the far turn and he took slight lead COM
ing into the stretch where Merry Acrobat,
under a hard drive. pushed the favorite to
such an extent that 1t looked as IL the lat
ter was beaten. But Odom went to the
whip, and as he did so the Major bore in
on the Dwyer colt, who, had the rail, until
it looked as If Martin had to ease up. At
the last sixteenth Daingerfield drew away
and won, ridden out. by two and half
lengths in LAG 2-5 the last mile being run
in 145 Is Merry Acrobat finished, too,
length and half before John w. Schorr's
Rightful, Is to 1. Grand Opera could not
untrack himself in the going and was bad
ly beaten.
at about six furlongs. Royal Summons and
Orloff were played at 13 to and IA to s.
respectively. Captivator was backed from
to to tours. Miss Dorothy to 1. made
the pace to the turn. where Rice let Capt.
vator down. and the Lissak gelding gained
an easy victory by three lengths in LIZ As.
Miss Dorothy, Cochran up. finished second
after rough Journey, but Burns. who had
the mount on Royal Summons. lodged a
protest of foul against Cochran. which the
stewards allowed. disqualifying Miss Dor
othy and placing Royal Summons second,
with Lord Badge third.
Dark Planet. the favorite in the second
race, for platers at mile and seventy
yards ran as If blinded with mud. Father
Bill' Days Hist cut out the running, but
stopped short at the far turn. where Kick
went to the front for a hot duel down the
stretch. the latter getting the decision by
a head, with Kickshaw two lengths before
Scoffer. The race was run in 1.50.
Sydney Paget's Grenade. by ST. Gatien-
Turmoil. was regarded as moral for
the third event. for beaten two-year-olds.
at five and half furlongs. He was pro-
h,bitive favorfte at II to 20. c. P. Water
fouse's Cascine. to 1. tackled him In the
stretch. ONeil had to go to the whip and
in hot drive Grenade won by neck. with
Cascine six lengths before P. j. Dryers
Harbor. bay colt by Handspring-Astrid.
who was quoted at 200 to /. The time was
LOO AS.
The form players went to NJ Murphys
Baseful. by Mirthful-Bassinet.e in the fifth
event. for maiden two-year -olds, at five and
a half furlongs. sending the colt to the
post a to favorite. Bronx, after lead
ing until well into the stretch. began to
stop. Then Hoar drove Baseful down to
the wire, winner by~ha1f a length. with
Pirouette three lengths better than Bronx.
who was half length before Tomcod.
The time was 10 20. w
Although Knight Of the Garter won on
Monday at 20 TO 1. the smart crowd could
not figure him to beat M. F. Dryers three
year-old Northbrook in the last race. Tor
platers, at a mile and a furlong Carroll
D. showed the way to the backstretch.
where knight of the Cartel running kindly
for little Dyer. took the track and was
never caught. Dyer went on with Knight
OF the Garter. who stalled off Bar lie Dues
game rush long enough to win by half a
length IN 1.534-5. Northbrook was third
eight lengths away and two lengths before
Carroll D. Three favorites. a second choice
and two third choices landed the money.
The weather was clear and warm and the
attendance was 10000