Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Ninth Pase.)

players. as four favorites were unable to
make good. In addition to Tradition, the
only other successful first choice was
George Hills Caloorahatchee. at odds on,
In the steeplechase. over the short course
This affair was bowling farce. for the
reason that four out of seven starters were
unable to stand up. For that matter, FRANK
Somers. 30 to 1, who took third money.
also fell. but was remounted by Holman
and got to the wire within the time limit
After Garter Knot, who was backed down
to to L. showed the way for mile and
half Owens let Caloorahatchee down ana
the latter fairly walked home victorious by
fifteen lengths in 431.
Louis Kempner's Oarsman. 20 to shot,
surprised everybody by winning the iirst
race, at seven furlongs. Nobody expected
him to accomplish much with 10 pounds
on his back. but Oarsman always fair
sort of horse was In prime condition. Du-
gan waited with him, while Israelite, to l,
and Dandelion. to 5 favorite, set the pace
to the five-furlong pole. Then Oarsman ran
over them quickly and came to the judges
an easy winner by two lengths in 1.26 10.
AS Israelite began to stop in the final SIX
tenth. Baird caught him with the favorite,
who secured place money by three lengths
John A. Drake met a reverse In the event
when Jocund. carrying his colors and
money, was outrun all the way.
;Jocunds failure was the forerunner Of
another defeat for Drake when Runnels, at
8 to 2, finished last in the fifth race. at
mile. He went to the front with Frank
Urigh, the favorite. but quit like cheap
platter in the stretch. Meanwhile. T. G.
Ferguson'S Military Man, a 20 to l shot,
came from nowhere in the final quarter and
with brilliant turn of speed he won the
race in a drive by half a length in 1.41.
Senator McCarren's Mad Mullah, 8 to 1.
also closed with much courage and power,
beating Rubric for the place by three
lengths. Incidentally. the McCarren horse
interferred with Uncle Urigh furlong
from home, the latter finishing length
and a half out of the money.
Another long shot, George c. Benefits
Ruth W., Is to L. won the third event for
two-year-olds, at six furlongs. Fred Bur-
LEWIS Hooray was hot favorite at u to 5.
= to /. This pair set out to make the
pace, but Youth clnched 1t up a furlong
from the wire, while Hooray weakened
near the finish. Then Baird rushed up with
Ruth W., who, ridden out, beat Hooray by
half length, in LA 3-5. Kansas Prices
Belden. Is to 1, who was off poorly made
up lot Of ground in the stretch and took
third money. a length back.
John Sanford's Rockton colt. Mohawk
in the last event for maiden two-year olds,
five and half furlongs. John E. Madden's
Belmerew was a magnetic choice, but he was
never a contender and came home unplac
ed Harry Payne Whitneys Juggler who
went back in the bettings to to L. rushed
off in front at terrific pace, leading for
five furlongs. Then he tired and Redfern,
Sanford's colt, took command and won
easily by two lengths. Juggler was second.
a length and half before Fred Burlew'S
Bellsnicker. Z to l, who closed resolutely
after being pocketed soon after the start.
The race was run in los.