Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
MORRIS PARK RACES.
Boxwood Won Laureate Stake!
Through Odom's Good Riding.

Through OdomS 6ooo hlo1nS.
Only the superior horsemanship of Odom
enabled Green B. Morris Watercress-Calve
colt, lockwood, to win the Laureate stakes
for two-year-olds at Morris Park yesterday
afternoon. Ten thousand racegoers watched
the struggle between Boxwood and George
A. Davis Masedo, by Maxio-Reseda II.
throughout the last five furlopgs of the
Eclipse course, when the two colts, so close
together that a blanket could have covered
the Jockeys ran neck and neck clear up to
the WIRE The moment Starter Fitzgerald
sent the field away the duel between Masedo
and Boxwood began. They drew away from
the others, Masedo having a slight advan-
tage when the Withers crossing was reach
ed. There Odom drew his whip and never
ceased administering punishment to Box
wood until the end of the journey. Box
wood got the verdict by short head, with
Masedo a head before Greencrest, who came
with a strong rush on the outside under
Burns persuasion and finished three lengths
in front of HighbaIl. The time was O.59A.
Next to the Laureate stakes IN Importance
was the 81, 200 handicap at mile and a fur
long over the Withers course. In this race
there were four candidates for the Withers
stakes to be decided next Saturday. P. ].
Dryers Merry Acrobat, Green B. Morris
Gold Van, James r. Keen's Cardinal VOL
sey and the Goughacre stables Shorthose.
Andy Williams was the favorite in the
opening betting at three,~but soon smart
money went into the ring on Herbert.
Shorthose took the track at the raising of
the barrier and showed the way into the
back stretch, but Herbert who was full of
running, was allowed to go to the front by
Odom. who, keeping him well in check, pro-
ceeded to set the pace around the upper
turn. There Hack let Shorthose down and
the Athling colt came on under vigorous
finish and defeated Herbert by short
head in 1.54, quarter of a second slower
than Box's track record made in 1899.
AugustBelmonts Magistrate by Hastings
Lady Margaret, hence a5full brother to
Masterman. won remarkable race in the
third event, for maiden two-year-olds at
four and half furlongs straightaway. The
colt was quoted at the false price of 15 to 1,
and after being shut In on several occa-
sions, which compelled pullman to take him
around on the outside, he closed on the
leaders with great courage, and captured
the race by a neck In the last few strides
from Sydney Paget's Grenade. who finished
a length before H. F. Myers Hopeful Miss.
Hopeful Miss sweryed ALI over the track
and finally, in the last sixteenth, she pinned
Foxhall P. Keene's Dolly Spanker, forcing
Cannon to pull up. Cannon hurried before
the stewards with a protest to foul, and
after Fuller and Cochran had been ques-
toned the stewards disqualified Hopeful
Miss and placed Pulsus third. The time of
the race was O.o4
Mara rode patient and clever race on j.
w. colt Arldn, the IdVOTlle III Tic
erbocker hurdle handicap, at a mile and
three quarters. In ding-dong finish Artan
was the winner by head in 30 In the
second event. for platers at five and half
furlongs on the Withers course, King Pep
per- who started for the 1rst time In the
colors of Frank Farrell, was hot favorite
at to 5. There were eighteen starters,
and all Of them behaved in an orderly man.
ner at the post except the favorite. The
Sullivanites roared deliriousy when Tim
D., jr., reached the wire two lengths be-
fore King Pepper. The time was LOS.
Terry McGovern's brother Phil rode
like a veteran in the fifth event, for appren-
tees, at seven and half furlongs on the
Withers course. McGovern had the mount
on the favorite, Rene, and handling the filly
with consummate skill for boy of his ex-
perience, he came down the stretch looking
back at young Theme on Anak. Rene won
by two lengths and Anak beat supposed
good thing. The Talisman, by a neck, the
time being 1.38.