Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
IN FIRST RACE AND FORT HUN.
TER IN THE SECOND.
Attendance Better Than at Any Other
Day Since Autumn Meet
Began

the feature today. but all the contenders,
with the exception of "Pa' Days entry.
dropped out on account of poor condition,
and the Sage of Hartford had walk
| over with ulyria and Colonsay.
The continued wind of last night and Shls
morning dried out the track considerably
and the going was classed as fairly good
Following were the scratches bulletineo
at 40 pm: In the first, Cloverland. P-pe
and Neither One. In the second. Yellow
Hammer Pompano, May Smith and Red
Light. In the third, Ill Used. In the fifth,
Faranlass. In the sixth, Sweet Alice and
Tribes Hill.
First Race.
First race. seven furlongs-South Trimble
(O'NeiD, 6 to S and to 5, first; Our Mug
get Adams). and 3, second: Dramatist
(Burns). - and 4. third. Time. 130. Good
start. Nugget led until well in the stretch,
| when South Trimble went to the front and
won by two lengths.
Second Race.
Second race, five furlongs. Fort Hunter
(Blake). and to 5. first; Niskayuna
(Hoar). 30 and II, second; Gananogue (Red-
fern), 5 and 2, third. Time. LOB is. Fort
Hunter had best of start by two lengths
and held on to the end, winning by
length.
Third Race.
Third race-Steeplechase; two and half
miles. Black Death CMara), 10 and 3. first:
Manilian (SaffeD, 10 and 3, second Perion
'(BernhardD, 100 and 80, third Time, 5:25..
Cheval Dor Connover, Billy Ray and Gum
Honey all fell Black Death won easily by
three lengths.
Fourth Race.
Fourth race-Walkover for Colonsay.
Four Favorites Won.
Rain continued falling almost all after
noon yesterday, and the spectators kept
under cover most of the time. The value of
sandy track WAS positively demonstrated.
as the going was fairly good, while with the
clay composition track of last spring 1t
would have been extremely sloppy. Form
players were Ill their glory, as TOUR out OF
six favorites finished first, and the winners
of the other two events were well backed.
In this respect records of former, meet
ings are keeping up, as the "bookies gen
orally get the worst Of it at the start. but
by the time the last week is reached the
betters almost ''all in
Frank Brown, the trainer who had charge
IF Senator McCarrens horses for two years.
| purchased for Charles Fox the bay fflly AS
| cension yesterday. The terms were not
| made public, but it is reported that $500
was the price.
| When Wild Pirate, winner of the third
| race, was offered for sale for $1,000 an
agent Of H. T. Griffith bid up the brown
geding to 81. 100. when an additional IS bid
saved Wild Pirate for mis- owner. George
Ogie. Half of this surplus goes to Crit
fith's credit his gelding Trepan finished
second.
| Minotaur was well backed in the first race
and ran well until the turn into the stretch,
when he dropped back into the ruck. After
passing the finish post Minotaur went lame
and Jockey Burns had to dismount and
| lead the colt into the paddock without re-
turning to the judges stand. Minotaur was
lar,, pybe ba sod al Brighton by his
present owner, but 1t was thought he was
| patched up good enough to win on the sandy
| track at Benning.
Starter Cassidy had another bad day of 1t
| with the little jockeys yesterday, and the
result was suspensions for the remainder
of the week handed out to Dreamer, Dyer
and Fuller for disobedience.
The Summaries.
Following are the summaries of the last
four races run off too late for last even
ing's Star:
Third race-Three- year-olds and upward;
| mile and forty yards. Wild Pirate. lob
(Higgins). 1 to 3 and out. won; Trepan,
100 Redfern). to and even. second; Sa-
tire, 1OS (Pickering). 10 to L. third Time,
1.46 3-5. McWilliams, Mollie Peyton, Stone
| wall and Hot also ran
Fourth race-Selling; two-year-olds; six
furlongs. Golden Drop. 100 (F'uller), to
S and out, won; Reveille, 112 CRedfern).
y
RomanellD. 20 to 1. third. Time. Lie.
Pistol, Mohican Susie Christian. Miss Shy
| lock, Toi San and Sea Cats also ran.
Fifth race-Maiden three-year-olds and
upward; mile and sixty yards. Cleveland,
10 (Fletcher). to and to l. won; Burn
ing Glass, 1O7 (Pickering). 10 to l and to
/. second: Russell Garth. ITO (Byer), 10 to l.
third. Time, 15o. Erda, Albany Girl.
Lady Knighthood, Singing Girl, East Kol-
ston, Meteorite. Lady Welbeck and Heir
Apparent also ran.
Sixth race|Selling; mares three years
old and upward; one mile Columbia course
Gaviota, 100 Oh. Callahan), to and out,
won; Hoodwink, 90 (Robnson), to and
even. second; Past. 80 Qdiggins). to 1,
third Time, LAB is. Flara also ran
Tomorrow's Entries.
First race, for all ages six and one-half
furlongs. old course. Singing Girl. 10;
Orthodox, 1O9: Miss Shylock, 81; coppeia.
81; Sias, 100; Hydrangea. 102; Ort Wells.
1O5; Rapid Water, 100; Alforten, 105; But
tons, 1913; Champlain, 1O5; Silver Dream,
1O6; Tomcod, 100; Sabot. 49, -
Second race two-year-olds, SIX furlongs,
old course. GraziallO. 112; Lord of the VAL
ley. 112; Monster, 100; Orthodox 112; Rath-
owen. 100; Robin Hood. 100: Jocund. IL;
Babadil H.; Alfonten, 112: Oriskany. IL;
Champlain. LIP; Monet, 112; Silver Dream,
100,
Third race, handicap. two-year-olds and
up, mile and forty yards (old course)-Lux
Casta, III; Buttons. III; River Pirate. 118;
Duke of Kendall. la; Wild Thyme. 112:
Ascension, los; Illyria, LOG; Gaviota, 1O2;
April Shower, 9S: Revielle. 90
Fourth race, selling, two-year-olds, six
furlongs-Golden Drop. Ill: Palm Room.
los; Clear the Arena. 107: Colleen Bawn.
1O5; Sweet Tone los; Longspur. los; Short
Cake. 1o4; BriaTthorpe. 1O4; Souriere 1O7;
Mimon. 1902; Woodshade. 81: General Stew
ard o.
Fifth race, selling. three-year-olds and up,
mile and fifty yards (old course)-McWill-
Jams. 100; Pass Book, 1O4; Dark Planet 1O7:
Hyland, 107; Arden, i12: The Guardsman,
1O4; Hoodwink. 104; H. L. Coleman, lot;
Moderator. 107; Trepan. 90; Meistersnger,
107: Hot 1O4.
Sixth race, handicap four years and up,
mile and a furlong (old course)-Carbuncle.
lis; Highlander. OF; Masterman, ia: Tribes
HILL 10S; Lord Badge, 107; Mable Richard
son, 102: April Shower. 90: McWilliams. %;
Arrahgowan, 81; Circus, 81; H. L. Cole
man. SO.