Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
MORRIS PARK RACES.
Four Favorites Pleased the Bettors by
Winning

W. C. Whitney started horses in three
races at Morris Park yesterday afternoon
and all were defeated. < Il was in the Man
haitian handicap. for two-year-olds and up
ward, run over the Eclipse course, that Mr..
WhItneys Leonora torlng. 12s pounds. and
Payne, 1O6, were coupled favorites at even
money, the public backing them with SUI
preme confidence...t& Hicks, the coiored
jockey. who is in high favor with the Whit
ney stable just now, rode Leonora Lorins.
Redfern having the mount on Payne. The
Albemarle stabte.s Lux Castatand Invnci-
BILE were followed at 10 to 5. the others go
ing up in the betting. LeonOra Loring led
for nearly half a mile, but the weight was
too much for her, and she gradually drop
ped back, whereupon F. r. Hitchcock s
Castalian ~ to l. with Burns recently re-
leased by the Whitney stable. in the saddle,
forged to-the front and won easily by two
lengths in LOO. Lux Casta closed strongly
after passing the Withers crossing and was
second, two lengths in front of Frank Far
rells King Pepper. to 1, who might have
won with better ride.
MIR. Whitney's Watercress colt Reliable,
Nicks up, started In the Dixiana stakes. for
half length by e. R. Bradieys Bad News,
ridden by stable boy named Finley. F. r.
Hitchcock's Grey Friar was the choice at
8 to j. Reliable, who gave away az much as
seventeen pounds going back from evens to
8 to 3. Bad News was played down to Is
to ,. because of his good race the other day,
when he finished second to John A. Drake s
kunnels, while Sir VOORHEES, was reduced
from Is to II. Finley took Bad News to the
front as soon as the gate was sprung. Re-
liable was shut of in the early stages Grey
Friar being the runner up to the head of
the stretch. where Hicks got through on the
rail- and Bad News was quickly put to the
test. But Finley rode like a veteran and in
a hard drive landed the western colt a win
ner in 1.40. Reliable beat Grey Friar a
head for the place.
In the handicap for two-year-olds, Eclipse
course. Mr. Whitney withdrew Hippocrates
and Armenia. leaving Valour and Redfern
to represent him. 1t seemed as II the crowd
bet on everything in the race, John W.
Schoor's Monastic closing the choice at 5
to . with Hello backed to threes and Valour
closing at fives. A peculiar phase of the
betting was the fact that Green B. Morris
entry Boxwood and Precious Stone. opened
favorites at even money. but scared to to
l In less than no time. Bullmans energetic
ride enabled Monastic to run over Precious
Stone in the final sixteenth. the Schoor colt
winning by a short head in 100 As. Pre-
cious Stone was length and half In front
of John Sanford's Champlain. so to l. who
was a head before Harangue and Hello.
l.. v. Bells Charawind to favorite,
won the hurdle race. at a mile and a half,
by neck. ridden out. H. s. Page S
Draughtsman. Is to /. closing with a deter
mined rush and taking place money by
eight lengths from The Rival II to 1. The
time was $50 20.
The fifth event was three-cornered af-
fair. at seven furlongs, on the Withers
course John SanfOrd's Auriesville. to 5
favorite. made all the pace and won in a
drive by a neck from A. Featherstone' s
Mary Street. to /. James Galway's Biser-
ia, IL to 5. bolted at the start and never
got up. The time was 1.27 Is.
r. Burlews Wild Pirate. with only SO
pounds. was made a hot favorite in the last
race. at mile. with August Belmont
Namtor and Frank Farrell's Hoodwink
closing at tours. Early Eve showed the
way to the turn. where WILD Pirate took
command and looked like an easy winner
when he Strengthened out for home. But
Hoodwink. who was pocketed up to that
point. made a gallant run to the wire, gain
ing on the sfavorite with every stride. The
verdict went to Wild Pirate by three parts
of a length in 40 40, Hoodwink finishing a
length and half in front of Namtor. Four
favorites got the money. over fast track.