Evening star., 1903-09-30
MORRIS PARK RACES
Embarrassment Cleverly Won the Fair
view Selling Stakes.

There were only three starters in the
Fairvew selling stake, the only race other
than an overnight event which was on the
program at Morris Park yesterday and the
stake was won by Embarrassment cleverly,
with Rostlnd second and Wild Thyme. the
favorite, third The time was fast-1 .l53..-
the distance being one mile and sixteenth,
over the hill" Rostand made the run
ming for about six furlongs, and critics
sid that in all of that colts winning races
he came from behind O'Neil rode the
winner. Wild Thyme's warm-up did not
impress good judges, and they FASTENED to
lay against her.
That there's many a slip" &c. was
illustrated in the hurdle race which began
The days racings. The heavily supported
CEarawind, who had run creditable races
on the tiat at the recent Gravesend meet
ing. had all his opponents beaten unCu
after he took the last hurdle. Then he
stumbled throwing his rider. Ray and this
left Amur to win. There terrific
plunge on Sydney Paget's Santos DuinCat
in this race but he was unplaced. Numeral
swerved at the first hurdle throwing both
Ofnet and CryptOgram.
When Crown Prince last his rider.
Sailing, had both feet out OF the stirrups,
the result of jostle at the start. and The
colt was unplaced. Yesterday he well
backed to win the second race. and. again
ridden by Sailing, he was more fortunate
than at his previous essay. He cleverly
outran the favorite F. R. Htchcocks
GreencreSt who finished second with Au-
gust Belmonts Fine Art third, and the 100
to l shot, Sydney Pagets Sallet, of
Salvador and Biggonet, a good fourth.
Many of the Wall street party who now
dabble in racing backed w. M Scheftei'S
Steelmaker. he going to the post a strong
second choice.
Judging from the fact that Calcuttas
odds rose from to 1 TO 20 TO l, his owner.
Frank Farrell, did not bet on him. and
the colt. who has been great disappoint-
ment in his recent races. Notwithstanding
that his work has been good, yesterday
worked his way to the front after the first
quarter oi mile and won by several
lengths from The Captain. Who is trained
by the veteran George Barbee. Sabot was
the favorite. There was d plunge on Gates,
whose odds were cut from 30 20 y to !.
Charlie Gates had a sympathetic bet on
him, he said account of his name.
Much the best contest of the day
tie fifth race. in which a number of fair
two-year-olds ran. John A. brakes
Jocund, however, seemed to be the Eel -. -
and he a steady favorite notwith-
standing that Bryn Mawr Outcome and
Monastic all found support. The race was
over the last SIX and half furlongs of
the WitheIs mile and was eagerly scruti-
nized by thousands. Jocund succeeded in
Stalllng off al competitors but throughout
the last quarter of a mile it became a very
pretty struggle between four, with Bryn
Mawr the victim of a little humping.
Wotan earned second money by a narrow
margin over Outcome. who defeated Bryn
Mawr head for third money.
August BemontS recently sold three
year-old gelding Oarsman, backed down
from to l to II to ), won the last race
easily. Louis Kempner is given as the
new owner of Oarsman, and the geding
is trained by Frank Regan, who had charge
of Mr.. Belmonts racers which at the
recent kenilworth Park meeting at Buff
falo. At that meeting Oarsman won his
last three starts, but he did not meet hos
of the supposed class of Wild Pirate who
in his last finished behind Shorthese,
but in front of River Pirate. Charles Ell
wood. Tribes Hill, Lord Badge, Colonsay
and. Circus.
Notwithstanding the prestige of Wild
Pirate, ridden by O'Neil Oarsman was
backed to win large amount of money
Wild Pirates post position was No. g. and
he ran well outside of a large bunch of
horses until coming down the stretch He
finished second, beating all but the good
thing" Oarsman.