Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
Preparing to Depart.

The beginning of the end Is at hand at
Eenning, and several owners will cut out
the last few days of the meeting in order to
be on hand for the Carter handicap on the
opening day at Aqueduct.
j. Robertson, who owns the good Splinter
Syrlin, a Carter candidate, will ship his
string tonight. With him will go J. E. Mad
den. who has small stable.
r. Bradley's handicap candidate Ahola.
with three others of the string. will go to
Aqueduct Monday. With this shipment
goes the stable Of II. c. Shulz which in
duct meeting the Bradley quartet will be
shipped back to Benning to Join the stable,
which will go to Chicago twenty-one strong.
Jimmy Frayling sends one car Sunday.
fer's hope for the Carter. While the track
is in it's present condition there is absolute
ly no chance for horses to work. The track
gates were again closed yesterday.
Turnpike's Great Run.
Turnpike ran a remarkable race In the
first event at six and half furlongs yes
terday. He was steady third choice at
to l. with Honolulu second in demand at
: to 2 and DR.. Saylor. with Redeem up. a
hot favorite at even money. When the
barrier was released the field was at skies
and sevens. Turnpike being practically left
at the post. Honolulu and Anna Daily
d
where DR.. Saylor passed them, but Hack
had ridden Turnpike with might and main,
and in the stretch the Longstreet colt had
caught up with the leaders. In fierce
drive home Turnpike was the winner by a
length and a half Hack putting 1t all over
Redfern. Mezzo was third. beaten length
To Improve the Track.
From reliable. though not authoritative
source. comes the information that the
nf ba
Club has decided to scrape as much of the
top dressing OF the track as possible and
then cut 1t up with plows in an effort to
bring the going back to its former condi-
ton That sandy track Is far better for
EenninK than one with a top dressing Of
clay the experience Of the present meeting
has clearly demonstrated. and a return to
the old conditions will be pleasing to the
horsemen and the public alike
Shdell Won In a Romp,
The talent stumbled on DAILY In the fourth
event yesterday at seven furlongs. making
the Owas gelding a 7 to 10 favorite. Ho
was shut In at an early stage and never
had chance to win Slidell. 5 to 1.
spresdeagled his field from the post and
won in romp by eight lengths, with DAILY
finishing four lengths before Annie Grace
Tommy Foster. who has helped to make
the meeting here famous and who was the
Isl WHINING fon4 onOt OF the season, q to
MS oats In a new barn last night. He was
bought by Z. X. Wheeler q young Chica go
man who races a small stable on the east
ern tracks. The price was not made pub
nc but as Tommy Foster has shown him.
SELF a pretty shifty selling platter. and as
his trainer protected him at 81 100 on the
occasion OF his last win. It must have been
considerably in advance of that amount
Mr. Doyle. In whose interest the horss
won both OF his races here said that ha
had several youngsters at his place In
Georgia TO which he was compelled to atve
Ills attention. Tommy Foster was the Cnly
horse he had ready to race and he pre-
ferred to let him go and develop a few
more I'D TO L shots down In Georgia to
spring on the public later
Summaries.
Following are the summaries of yester-
days races too late for last evenings Star:
Second race. for two-year-old maidens
half mile-Contentious. 90. Redeem, 7 to TO-
won; Eleata, 80. Wilkerson, 30 to and Is
to l, second: Ora Mckinney, 90. N Lewis,
. TO J. third. Time. SO Is. Mica. Magic
Flute. Echinate. Young Jesse and Susie
Christian also ran.
Third race. six and half furiongs-Ahu-
niada 1o8 Redfern. even. won: Tugai Bey.
lOJ. L. Burns. B to and to s. second.
Embarrassment. 106. wilkerson, to
third. Time. 1.2o Id. Orion also ran.
Fourth race. seven furiOngs-Siidell. 100
Cannon. 0 to 3 won: DAILY. On, Creamer. 3
10 . and out, second: Annie Grace o. Nc
Cenerty, il to 1. third. Time, Iu 2-S
Bassaverine, Francsr and Animosity also
ran.
Fifth race. selling. seven farlongs -Loe.et