Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
Hurst Park Won Crotona Handisap
From Dolly Spanker.

Because John A. brakes three-year-old
Jocun.l had q walk-over in the first race at
Morris Park yesterday afternoon the sec
ond event was cut in two. making a full
program of seven races. It was profitable
day for the followers Of form. as three ia
yorites end three second choices came home
with the money.
With Hurstbourne Withdrawn from the
Crotona handicap at six furlongs on the
Withers course. M. Corbetts Hurst Park.
who won the ToboggaE on Saturday. was
the talents selection, although he went up
to 8 to s. John A. Drake added Savable,
pair receding to to /, the same price being
quoted against James r. Keene's Kohinoor.
r. T. Wilson jrs, Dolly Spanker went up
to to :, while Lux Casta was backed down
to those odds from twelves.
The start was excellent Redfern took
Dolly Spanker to the front, with Lux Casta
and Kohinoor close behind. Odom took hold
of Hurst Park and raced along on the out
side IN fourth POSITION. At the turn Dolly
Spanker had lead OF three lengths. but
when the head o. the stretch was reached
Odom went to work with the favOrite. 1t
was an uphill task, but Hurst Park was
equal to the emergency and. ridden out he
took the race by two lengths. Dolly Spank
er hung on to the end, beating Kohinoor
half a length. The time was ia.
James r. Keenes Delhi by Ben Brush
vera, convinced TIE SitdTpS THAT ne UiuS Idlr
to be crack three-yedr-old, by making all
tie RUNNING in the handicap at a mile and
beating Hurstbourne by three parts of a
length "a a drive. They met on even weights
according to the scale, Delhi being favorite
at 8 to L. while Hurstbourne went back in
the betting from to to sevens. Himself,
Il to /. who had big pull at the weights.
ran third. three lengths back. Lord Badge.
Joaquin. Gettysburg ana Buttons, all lib
orally backed, we're badly beaten. Joaquin
was KILLED off by the winner in the first
three-.luarters Of a mile. The time was
1.4Oh
NJ Corbetts Dazzling. who ran in Eng
land last year, was a hot favorite in the
fifth race. at seven furlongs, Withers
course. But she had little of her old speed
and was never dangerous. H. B. Duryea's
Mineola, 5 to e second choice, was an easy
winner Ey length. e. e. Smathers Witch
craft. /, to 2, running second. four lengths
before Thistle Heather, 10 to /, who was in
Another disappointing favorite. also from
the Corbett stable, wss the Engllsh-bred
horse Out Of Reach. He carried a ton of
money at even money This event was over
the Eclipse course, and the favorite was
knocked back In humping match not long
after the start. Fine Art, 10 to 5, was in
front always ami won in a gallop by five
lengths. Ascetic. 20 to 1. nipped the place
from Bound Brook, to 1. in the last jump.
The time was 1.10&.
Muoxon, second choice. and Merry Lark,
favorite. won the second and third races,
respectively, for two-year-olds at four and
a half furlongs, Eclipse course Muozon
beat J. G. FolIansbee's Little Buttercup, 10
to 1, handily by a neck. with the favorite.
Metropolis, third, head back. Merry Lark
won cleverly from David Gideon's Sports
man, to l. by two lengths, with John e.
Madden,s Judas. to I. three lengths away.
The track was good in spite of the morn
ings rain and the attendance was about
10 Q00