The Washington times., 1903-09-26
Thomas Horse Gives Sterl-
ing Exhibition at Graves
end, Conceding From p
to 80 Pounds to His Field.
August Be1nont's Dick Tur-
pin Wins Algeria Stakes in
Impressive Style From
Flammula, the Favorite.

Hermis gave a sterling exhibition in
tine handicap for all ages at a mile and
sixteenth, run over the Gravesend
track yesterday afternoon He picked
VI 1874 pounds and turned the distance in
= 46 LIS. fifth OF a second slower than
the track record. The Handicapped
asked z. r. Thomas horse to give
81 pounds to both Leader and Bonnibert,
e to Carbuncle. IS to Mabel Richardson,
% 20 Colonsay and as to April Shower.
set the Hermence colt was not to be de-
lied
A l to 2 favorite. with Fuller up Her
mis- made all of the running. covering
the first and last mile in the same time,
1.39 as. Colonsay. 20 to l. getting away
oorIy, quickly ran up to Hermis' TANKS
81 the turn into the backstretch. and
Gfter that was always second. Fuller
kept the $60, 900 horse going up to the
last fifty yards, where he eased him UP.
| having three lengths to spare, with Co
lonsay half length before Mabel Rich
aTdson 10 to l. Hermis was fresh and
sound when he pulled up to be admired
and applauded by the big crowd.
Dick Turpin's Algeria.
August Belmont's Dick Turpin. a
speedy gelding by Henry Of Navarro
Tarpeia. who ran some good races at
the recent Buffalo meeting. won the Al
geria Stakes. for two-year- oles. at FIVE
and one-half furlongs. He was second
choice. at 16 to ;. the Mexican Stables
! Flammula being the favorite at threes.
pullman lost no time in taking the lead
with Mr.. Belmont's colt. who stood a
drive through the stretch in order to
take Flammula's measure by a scant
length in the fast time of 1:J7. Sydney
Paget's Juvenal Maxim. to 1. was third,
length and a half back
But for some rough work just after
leaving the post it is probable that 4
Featherstone's Ingold, hammered down
from skies to IS to 5. would have won
the first race, a handicap for all ages at
about six furlongs. Hicks broke side
ways with the favorite, Mamie Worth,
who cut across both Ingold and Olym-
plan. knocking both back. Then the
Worth FLY proceeded to lead all the
rest of the trip to the wire. where Hicks
drove her heavily to win by length.
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Burns handling. ran great race IN
spite Of his mishap. and was three
lengths before E. r. Thomas Young
Henry. topweight, who came from the
tail end in the stretch with a wonder
full run The time was 1:10 3-5.
Claim Not Allowed.
Burns went before the stewards with
a protest against Mamie Worth, but ii
was not allowed, the officials saying
that the fouling occurred too near th-
post and was an unavoidable accident
While on the way to the post for the
fifth event. a five and one-haIf furlong
sprint for maiden two-year-old FLIES
and gelding, pullman violated the
rules of racing by dismounting from
August Belmont's Fine Art opposite the
paddock and running across the infield TO
the barrier. Fine Art was lame and had
to be led to the starter. but when II
came to racing she was a different
proposition, for she came from behind
in the stretch and ran ]. E. Madden's
Plaudit hlly Burdette, the winner, TO a
neck. Burdette was a hot second choice
at 215 to l, and made the whole pace.
Fine Art, Is TO l, finished a length and
half in front of David Gideon's Blythe
ness. TO l. who. under Odom's whip,
beat Rob Roy half a length. Gay Lizette
the favorite, was in all sorts OF pockets
and never had plain sailing until il was
too late. The time was los Is Many
expected TO see Fine Art dis 1uahfied
when the stewards summoned pullman
10. the stand. but the Jockey was penal
lied and the original placing stood.