Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05
WHITE HOUSE STAKES


porter. ''our man who covers national poll
ties hasn't turned uR today / was going
to have him fix up 81 little story as to the
presidential race considered In the light Of
betting proposition, but I'll hand that job
over to you. just siush US up a review Of
the situation. with an analysis of the odds,
and all that, win you, and turn it in for
early copy?' ne
The turf reporter bent over his typewriter
and this is what he turned in:
As the time drawsinigh for the decision
OF that great American quadrennial fixture.
the White House stakes. to be run on Mo-
semDer 8, the talent, including a good many
millions OF students Of the dope sheets who
cannot, strlctiy speaking. be classed as reg
uiars, are tanning the odds over and burn
ing the midnight gas with their pad and
pehcH handlcapping. The event prom ses
TO De one of the most interesting for the
Iul cup distance that has ever been run in
this country. and the plungers and pikers
from Maine to California are all laying by
little piece of change to put on the out
come.
The field is. as usual in this notable fix
ture, small one, comprising five entrants,
only Two or which stand out as having a
chance The other three entered for the
event are mere dead lumber, and they'll
only be In the way. We are of the opinion
that 1t would be better all around for the
scratched altogether. leaving the track
clear FOR the two who will be fighting
1t out at the, wire
"At this writing the talent the country
over are giving the event to the l to 4
favorite, Roosevelt, the runner which took
second money in the event on it's last run
ming. The dead games who fall for the
top-heavy fayorite gag can't see anything
else In the journey but this admittedly
clever cup performer, and they are mort
gaging the old farm and the blind watch
dog In order to connect with the current
odds with the idea of picking up little
piperino cush. We are bound to acknowl-
edge. from careful review of the stua-
ton, that the Roosevelt thoroughbred at
the present hour, figures way out in the
lmenght as sure winner of the jog. bar
ring accidents, of course, and with Ordinar-
lily good racing luck right up to the finish
This runner may safely be termed one of
the best that has been bred in this country
for good many years. At the very outset
OF his career he gave convincing evidence
that he belonged to a stake class He did
all that his people asked of him from the
time that he first faced the barrier. and he
has long list of stakes and handicaps to
his credit. This Roosevelt performer is
equally good at the spirits and over a dis
lance of ground. He has marvellous flight
of speed, gets away from the post on his
toes and a-running, settles into his stride
with remarkab BILE ease, skins the rail with
out any urging from his riders, never goes
wide at the turns, and puts down every
quarter in approximately the same time,
from the beginning to the end of a race.
When pushed hard in the final run through
the stretch to the tape. however he has on
all occasions exhibited the courage of a
bulldog, and not few of his triumphs
have been nose victories. His handlers give
him the name of being a hard-headed 'un
with a strong prediction for running in
front all the way from the lifting of the
barrier; but this is no drawback to his
prowesS, since he has shown himself pos
sessed of the ability and nerve to pace and
toWrOpe his fields and still to have enough
left for the final dazzling sprint to the
judges stand to carry him to victory.
1.-The only other entrant in the race that
will give Roosevelt any kind of run Is
that hardy and Flooding rater, Parker, also
bred in New York state. The talent are not
very familiar with the performances of this
contestant for the most important of Amer
lean fixtures. Some of his recent training
stunts, however. seem to have inspired the
people closest to him with the belief that
he has at least a fighting chance to win,
and they have been going to his chance
with such gobs of their hard-wrung incre-
ment that the odds 6 to l. recently offered
on Roosevelt. have now been cut to to L
and even less. Parker was entered for this
event as long as two years ago, his trainer
and handler at that time being the we'll
known d. b. Hill of New York, a man
whose skill has nevertheless awaited him
but little in grooming winners When
Parker was entered it was otrfully known
whether he would run or not, but 1t was
decided, early this summer. to start him,
and he has been pointed for the fixture ever
since. A good deal of his early training was
done under cover. on a little private train
ing track situated at place called Esopus,
N. Y, but. his people gaining confidence.
they have during the past six weeks or so
taken him to the metropolitan tracks for
his try-outs. 1t is certain that Parker must
have shown his adherents something in his
works, for, as stated. they have been going
to his chance strong enough to cut down
the odds one-third offered on the over
whelming favorite.
while it seems to us, from this distance
that only accident can prevent Roose-
velts coping out the White House stakes
1t will not do for anybody to stand to go
broke with winter almost in sight, on the
outcome of this event. So little is known of
Parker, inasmuch as. hitherto, he has only
run in minor handicaps and overnight
events, that it Is quite possible that the
railbirds well as the paddock experts
have underestimated him. He is a thor
oughbred of good conformation, deep
through the BARREL standing over good
bit of ground, rangy, with plenty of indica-
lions of lots of heart, a wide head and "a
generally sensible look. While all of his
performances up to date have been of a
minor character, it will scarcely do to re-
gard him, out-of-hand. before he has fig
ured in great stake event, as outclassed
by the mighty opponent against whom he is
engaged on November s.
individually and personally, we regard
Roosevelt as in and cooled out, and
munching in his stall. But we've suffered
from the tizzy-wizzy and the fan-tods on a
lot of previous occasions when we have
been equally confident, which is why we re-
peat that the White House stakes is a
swell race to just look at from the grand
stand but not to bet the price of the winter
coal on"