Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
MORRIS PARK RACES.
-Four Favorites and a Second Choice
Won Money for the Betters.

Sydney Paget's fast FLY Czaraphine. by
Rubicon-Seraphin. 9 to favorite, won the
Gaiety stakes. for two-year-old FLIES, at
four and half furlongs, Eclipse course,
yesterday. Nearly 1900 persons went to
Morris Park to see this race, and incl
denta1ly to back the winner, who was wide
1y tipped. Andrew Miller's Incarnation, by
Horoscope-White Rose, took I'D a TEN
pound penalty for winning the Fashion
stakes last Saturday, all of the others re-
eeivfng this amount Of weight from her.
Czaraphine was heavily played at to S.
Incarnation going back a point to SKIES
while James r. Keene's Fancy Dress was
reduced to sevens Czaraphine was quick
as flash in getting away from the post
and Lyme had her well In hand all the way
She won easily by length In the fast time
or O:o2a4. with Incarnation taking the place
by head from Pierre Lorillards Chrysitis
by Golden Garter-Aurania Is to l.
John E. Maddens colors were carried to
the front for the first time during the pres
ent meeting, when City Bank, 100 pounds
won the handicap at a mile and a sixteenth
over the hill in a galop The Meddler horse
was to 1 favorite. showed his heels at
the outset and came home five lengths to
the good in LAG, a half second slower
than the track record. He was in receipt
of twenty-three pounds from the Columbia
Stables Graziallo, to 1, who finished sec
ond. length before E. R. Thomas Andy
Williams, to 1, the latter getting up in
time under hard drive to secure third
place from Oarsman by a neck. Major
Daingerfield. the top weight, was always
last, and got disgraceful beating.
e. r. Thomas Young Henry, with 122
pounds, was the favorite in the first event
run over the Eclipse course, but after lead
ing greater part of the way. he weakened.
swerving under the whip and humping Lady
Mirthful. a Is to l shot, who had been at
his heels all the journey. Lyme then got
q 1 w
swerved, too, when touched up with the
bat, but won in drive by a length and a
half in 1.11A. Lady Mirthful beat Young
Henry head.
T. Hitchcock, jr's. knight of Ellerslie
colt, The Claimant. trained by John e.
Madden, was 1 to favorite in the second
race. for maiden two-year-olds at five fur
longs Eclipse course. He led always, and
won easily by a length and half in e591a.
David Gideon's Escutcheon, backed down
to tours, ran second, three lengths before
the Albemarle Stables Lilac 10 to L.
n. B. Duryea's Hortensia, even money
fayorite, made the pace In the fourth race,
at seven furlongs. Withers course, and
came home. with three lengths to spare, in
1-2S Gold Saint. who was second to the
stretch stopped and Tim Payne got up on
the rail. taking the place from John A.
brakes South Trimble 3 to 2 by a neck.
The latter made up a lot Of ground in the
last furlong, and was three parts of IA
length in front of Buckleya, with Gold
Saint close behind him.
Newton Bennington's disappointing Chas
Eiwood was the choice in the fifth event, at
a mile, but after showing the way to the
middle of the stretch he succumbed to the
challenge of Go Between, second choice,
who beat him easily by two lengths in
HOY. A length and half behind the
fayorite, E. r. Thomas Trepan, to l. get
third money from Namtor by a head. Four
favorites and a second choice landed the
coin for the form players. The track was
good.