Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07
MORRIS PARK RACES.
Three Favorites Winning Broke the
Gard for the Betters.

After the great crowd on Thursday the
attendance at Morris Park yesterday after
noon looked small In comparison, yet 1900
persons went to the Westchester race
course to enjoy some excellent sport and
another spell of perfect weather. Three ia
vorites were first home with the money, but
the books won big money on the other three
events.
The Larchmont stakes. for maiden three
year-olds at the time Of entry, seven fur
longs on the Withers course, provided the
most sensational finish Of the day. The
GOughacres stables Bryn Mawr ruled IA
vorite, though his price went back to to 5,
r. H. McCarter Potter's Buckley A., an
added starter, being backed down to to l.
Frank FarreIrs Andrew Mack receded
point to fours, while John E. Madden's
Hamburg colt Gettysburg was well played
at fives Fine Art made a fast pace to the
head Of the stretch, where she stopped to
nothing. Then McCue went to the front
with Bryn Mawr, attended by Buckley A.
The latter tired in the last furlong, and G.
Thompson moved UP on the rail with
Gettysburg. So swiftly did Madden's colt
travel that McCue was almost caught un-
awares. But Patsy realized the situation
just in time to get busy. the favorite win
ming by a nose in :2S. Gettysburg with q
stronger ride might have taken the trick.
He finished two lengths before Buckley A.
John MeCue's Unmasked. heavily
backed favorite at 1 to 2, won the first
race at five and a half farlongs down the
Eclipse course In majestic style. Shaw
had him in hand all the way while MAX
ing the running, the son OF Domino pass
ing the judges length and half before
Louise Elston. go to shot. The latter
was the same distance in front of Mem
phis, 20 to l. who beat Foxy Kane head.
Unmasked's time was 1.05A.
Frederick Johnson's Girdle and Frank
FarrelPs Champlain were first and second
choices at to and to 1. respectively,
In the second race. run over the entire
Eclipse course, Matte Corbett's Dovecote
also being in much favor at to l. Green
B. Morris Toupee, played down to 20 to i,
made nearly all the running ana won cas-
lily by two lengths. Champlain. ridden by
Cormack. got away slowly, and when the
boy went after his whip he lost his reins.
At that Mr.. Farrelrs colt managed to take
place money from Girdle, who swerved all
over the track when Redfern went to the
bat. The time was l. II.
Fifteen maiden two-year-olds half of
whom unschooled at the barrier. took part
In the fourth event. at half mile straight
away. Although all were standing straight
when Starter Fitzgerald pressed the but
ton six of the youngsters ram every which
way on the break, one of them knocking
H. B. Duryea's Red Fox, second choice.
out of his stride. Newton Bennington s
Salvage, by Standardization, the favor
lite, was in front right up to the final six
tenth pole, where L. v. Bells Glorffier,
% to 1, came from behind and beat him
on the post by a head in 0.47A. 8. 8.
Browns filly Thirty third, by Sir Dixon
High Degree. lowered to to 1, was third.
Drone was left standing.
The fifth event, at seven furlongs on the
Withers course, was hot betting affair.
John A. brakes Runnels was to 3
favorite, while H. B. Duryea's Hippocrates
was second in favor at II to 10. Runnels,
who was in prime shape, led from start
to finish, winning handily by length in
I26A. Hippocrates was second, fifteen
lengths before Illyria.
Honolulu, to q captured the last race
at a mile from Ella Snyder, 16 to 5, by a
head. The latter was Ave lengths better
than Stonewall, 20 to 1. with Mackcy
Dwyer the favorite, head back. Ascetic,
stretch. Masterman, with Sailing up. ran
poor race. The time was 1.40h.