The Washington times., 1904-08-17
ODOM OUTRIDES
TOMMY BURNS
Got Molly Brant Home by
Great Finish.
D RAKE MAKES A KILLING
Bobadil Ran Away Before the Race, But
Came Home on the Chin
Strap.
DRAKE MAKES A KILLING

race in the career Of that mare but
after a contest entitled to rate as one
| Of the keenest struggles OF the year
Financial interests were lost sight Of
after Molly Brant had passed the finish
In front, and the ovation that awaited
! her and Odom as they came back to the
scales was the outburst OF appreciation
! from all that love good horse. She
| had run the mile and a furlong in 1:5I 3-5
and beat a grand three-year-Cld I'm Capt
| S. 5. Browns BroomsticiS.
1t was by long odds the BEST contest
| of this meeting, and one that viii come
/ pretty close 70 being the hardest fought
/ Of the yea!- Without any desire to rob
| the mare Of the glory OF her victory. it
must be said that had Burns ridden
! BrOOmstick as we'll as Molly Brant was
! handled by Odom there might have
| been another tale to tell. OdOm's work
| In the final furlong was that of Il master.
Burns was blamed by many for max
/ ing, as they styled II. too much use or
| Broomstick. but others approved of his
| work. They contended that. II lie was
/ TO beat the mare. the way TO do II was
| 70 go out and carry her along from end
| 70 end. ! his he certainly did, and IT
! he can be found fault with. II Is simply
| that he could not put up the strong
finish that OdOm did. He did his best.
| and much better than most Of his craft
/ would have been able to do. but he was
! meeting great rider at his best
Bobadil Walked In.
The closing event. which was at a
| mile and a furlong on the turf. brought
/ some anxious moments for John a
| Drake and his friends. They had sent
| thousands into the ring on BobadIl.
/ backing him down from TO l to TO 5.
/ and were very confident they had q good
/ bet Just before post time he broke
! loose from the man that was leading
/ him and ran around the paddock n
/ rate that made IL look doubtful II lac
/ would be caught in time TO go 70 the
/ post After some little delay he vas
| corHered and was sent to the post with
! the others The manner In which he
! won would make il look as If a runaway
/ is the proper thing to key him up Tor
! he took the lead at the start and stayed
/ in front to the end. While he was loose
/ in the paddock MANI Of those that had
/ backed him rushed into the betting
/ quarters and either took their bets on or
! played something 20 beat him. The de-
/ SertiOu was costly to the LAYERS too FOR
/ their scouts had reported the facts and
| they lifted The odds back 20 az high IS
/ 3 10 l.
This race brought another Of the many
/ examples that go 10 show the weakness
| Of the present rule for claiming IN sell
| ing races. Just after the finish two
| claims We're filed for BroOklynite, one
/ by DR.. Kyle. the owner OF keynote. who
| had finished second. and the other by L.
! *. Lyme who was represented by Caul-
flower. They drew lots, and Kyle won.
He at once turned the horse over 70 his
latter for safety's sake put in claim
for Keynote and turned him over to DR.
I Kyle. This is. OF course permissible
I under the exiting edicts, but II makes A
/ Joke OF what should be q serious matter
It means that owners will enter their
! horses below their value and have the
protection ready in case Of any sign OF a
claim. The very intent Of these races Is
( killed.
Lord of the Vale Cut Down.
Lord Of the Vale was cut down in
both hind legs in the running Of the
handicap. The injury is not believed TO
be a serious matter, nor is 1t expected
that IL viii keep him on the easy list
for more than day or two. All at
tempts 70 place the blame for the &C
cident We're fruitless, In fact IL looked
simply one OF the many happenings OF
a race that cannot be accounted for.
Monday after McChesney arrived al
his stable and his Caretakers were cool
ing him out it was discovered that dur,
ing his race he had been cut In several
places. The most severe Of the cuts
was one well on Eis stihe. This looked
as II IL had been made by the spur or
one Of the other riders and probably
occurred when the big chestnut was
pOcketed at the head OF the home
/ stretch His trainer says he VIII be all
right in a day or two and that he is
hopeful of a better showing when he
next runs
II is said here by persons who ought
! 10 know tnat IIe DuFNea entry IN the
! Futurity viii be made up Of four start
ers and that there IS a chance OF five
| OF the string being sent to the post One
OF them viii be Pioneer. who has not
yet been seen In public. His work, how
ever has been Gelighting the railbirds
and some of them now put MIN on
par with Tanya- His last work was
. sweet, indeed. With a big boy on his
back he was sent six furlongs. The
| time by furlongs was OH. OBJ 80. 0:S5
2-5, O:47 2-5. 100 3-5. lib 80
Shaw was suspended for two days by
the starter for misbehavior at the post
. in the third race.
r A Special Race.
on Friday, after the races. there will
b be a special sweepstakes for hunters
The starters will be Thomas Hitchcock s
Sea Gull and Mrs. TOrrys Head Mas
ter. The latter will be remembered as
Semper Ira, the name he carried when
he raced in the cOlors Of Mr.. Chamblet.
! Daylesford Will be entered in the race
} to avoid complications with the rule
which prohibits match races. Another
race Of the same variety will be run
after the days racing on Tuesday next
{ In this the contestants will be Gort-
, nagallOn and Head Master