Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-30

the back stretch and numerous pockets, W.
B. Leeds Merry Lark would probably have
won the Pansy stakes. for stwo-year- olds, at
six furlongs on the grass run yesterday at
Sheepshead Bay N try Lark ruled second
choice at 3 to 1. WI ale e. R. Thomas st.
Bellane and Nibiickswerercou favorites
at even money. Newton Bennington's Gil
pin. to L. was in front, with st. Bellane.
Workman and Gold Ten grouped behind
him Merry Lark was shut in so that Mar
tin had to pull up twice before he reached
the head of the stretch
mere It was that E. Walsh on Workman
carried Gold Ten wide, which permitted Mer-
TIA ~ LARK so, to get thHnshs After that Mr..
both Gilpin and ST Bellane rapidly At the
end st. Bellane. under fierce whipping got
the verdict by head. with Merry Lark
mead IN front OF Gilpin. The time, 1.l3 2-5,
was new record for the race and only
iiitn OF second slower than the record for
the course.
;, The Goughacres stables Spring. who was
literally pitchforked into the handicap at
mile, with % pounds, was backed down to
10 l by those who recalled his victory
over GraZialla at Benning Spring has been
racing on the northern circuit, and went to
.he post yesterday in splendid shape. He
led after the first furlong and won easily
by length and half in SO. Hurst Park,
VINO gave nineteen pounds by the scale to
the winner was the favorite at 13 to s. and
ran second ten lengths in front of l.. "
Bells Grenade, 10 to l. H B. Duryea's
Nhorler. 16 to second choice. ran another
poor race. and was five lengths outside Of
the money.
John A. brakes Ort Wells a prohibitve
favorite picked up 1870 pounds in the
fourth race, for three year-ods at a mile.
and enjoyed an exercise gallop all the way.
He was eased up at the end, beating Mer-
curry, to !, by two lengths in lao. The
latter was four lengths in front of Auru-
master, so to /.
T. Hitchcock, jr.'s. The Claimant IL to 20
favorite, riden by Shaw, was counterfeit
In the fifth event, for two-year- ods, at five
and half furlongs straightaway. Though
prominent at the bend in the track he
stopped badly and finished fourth. w. S.
Fanshawe's Schulamite, second In favor,
had lead of several lengths at the last
furlong pole but stopped also. Then S. S.
Browns Agile. 9 to l. raced away from the
others and won galloping by five lengths in
LOS. The second horse was Linda Lee, by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hardness, 40 to l, who
took the place under Martins whip by
head from Schula mite.
M. L. Hayman's De Reszke, II to Sec
ond choice, took the last event, at a mile
and a sixteenth the turf, in a drive by a
length. Stuyve, to favorite came
strongly at the end and had length and a
half over Gold Dome, II to l. The latter
was half length before Nigrette, who
looked like winner at the head Of the
stretch. The time was ! .46 40
Apprentice riders who had never ridden
winner had the mounts in the first race, at
seven furlongs, Futurity course. John A.
brakes South Trimble the choice.
backed down from to 1 to Ii to 5, but The
Cricket, a 80 to 1 shot, led all the way. and
was a comparatively easy winner by a
length and a half in 1.27 2-5. South Trim
bic was second, five lengths in front Of Bar
dolph, to l. who was nose before Pan
Longin, 10 to /. Four favorites lost and
about 1900 spectators were present. The
track was slow.