The Washington times., 1903-09-22
THE MINUTE MAN FAILS
TO RUN IN THE MONEY
0ddS-Op FayOrite Races Be-
low Expectations.
ADA NAY Is BADLY CUT
Finishes With Both Hind Legs Bleed
ing Freely-High Chancellor,
Heavily Backed, Beaten.
ADA NAY IS BADLY CUT

When The Minute Man, an odds-on
favorite. failed to finish in the first
three yesterday in the opening race at
Gravesend. hackers gave up as a bad
Job the task of betting on public form.
1t was recalled that The Minute Man
is the only racer that has beaten Nc
Chesney since that horse began his
career on the Eastern turf, and the full
force OF the colts losing race can be
realized
The winner. of the race was his former
stable companion. st. Valentine, by
Himyar, out. of Bracelet, the dam Of
Bangle. st. Valentine is one of half a
dozen racers sold by J. E. Madden last
May TO E. r. Thomas. and. although
yesterdays was not his initial winning
effort, II was by far his best perform
ance On the present occasion he de-
feated Mineola and Sais. the first named
having finished behind The Minute Man
when the pair last met. although Mr..
Madden's colt was conceding FIVE pounds
more to Mineola yesterday than when
the pair last met
Weight Told.
IL is, of course, possible that the extra
difference in weight and the fast pace
told on The Minute Man and Mineola
The fact is that St. Valentine has sc
much improved over his last race ~
sheepshead Bay that old racegoers were
astounded by ii. When Odom won wiz
him at Sheepshead Bay st. Valentino
was whipped for at least quarter OF
mile In yesterdays race, with sup
posed faster horses to beat, ST. Valsn
tine had as much speed as any other. an'
came home an easy winner
Fuller rode his first race for his ncN
employer. E r. Thomas. on St Valea
tine. who carried a good-sized stabl
commission.
Ada Nay Badly Cut
II the officials could have seen tn
condition of Ada Nays hind legs sfte
the third race they might have stare
an investigation into the cause Boz
we're bleeding. the of hind leg niue
worse than the near one Joyner, J..
trainer. could not say which of the ally
! opponents jumped on Ada Nay. Stam0
ing Ground. whose rail position was NJ
l, was fortunate In getting away, did &c
lose any ground. led all the way at
s fast pace, and won by length from "a
e genia Burch and Molly Brant. who Vel
only few inches apart. Lux Cast
a kicked so badly at the post that she keI
, all her opponents far from her heel
= Agnes d. was left at the post.
q Tommy Burns rode two winners in OF
II day for the first time in many week
= on Funny Side. after Letola and Flan
- mula had raced at each other so IA
8 that they tired. Burns came along In u
V last half furlong and Funny Side We
: under clever hand riding.
Burns other winning mount was
Mamie Worth. who was a victim
some very rough riding when she Ia
< ran. In yesterdays race Burns did
: little rough riding himself causing Jol
A. brakes High Chancellor 10 drop ba
several lengths. Mr.. Drake had plac
y heavy wager on his colt. and it wou
= have been much larger II the boo
: makers had accepted the money proffe
u ed on his behalf. The mere fact til
- Mr. Drake was willing 70 back his ec
was sufficient 10 cause a cut in
price. so that not much more than HI
:, the original odds offered against b
could really be secured.