Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
Flip Flaps Consolation Prize.


Heider over. the jumps yesterday.
Flip Flaps Consolation Prize.
From a class and money standpoint the
Fourth Grand Consolation Stake took
precedence over the other events of the day.
Designed from its conditions to prove a
test of the survival of the dttest, as far
as the ups and downs of an arduous season
go, the stake drew out fair bunch OF
youngsters, even II none OF the seasoh
stars were present.
Winning penalties and non-winning allow
ances produced fair handicap of the seven
starters with the colt James Reddick ana
FLY Flip Flap carrying the highest I'M
posts of the party. Flip Flaps recent form
had been so good that she was natural
favorite in spite of her weight. Disobe-
dent a very consistent colt In his class,
was the only one expected to give her much
trouble.
That the talent had figured exactly right
the result of the race showed. But while
Flip Flap won easily enough at the finish,
and Disobedent beat the others cieveriy,
the colt handled with better judgment
might have given the winner a much closer
argument Had his jockey not run his
head off in front racing with Pater an
outsider, Disobedient's proven gameness
and speed would have been shown to better
advantage. AS it was. he was not beaten
until the final sixteenth.
hA G]ACltlhS StCCpiCCudSC.
While only four contestants were sad
died for the Bladensburg steeplechase. each
one of the quartet was looked on by their
connections as what the English turfmen
term "a moral" In other words, little
short of a certainty. Consequently, it was
a toss-up at one stage of the speculation as
to which of the four would go to the post
the choice.
1he Hitchcock representative, Tom
Cogan, had worked mile and furlong on
the fiat in 1.59 and his people fancied his
chance in spite of the fact that he is not
as proficient fencer as he might be, while
the Canadians also swore by Woolgatherer
and the Virginians by Expansionist Dick
Roberts also had heavy support, and any
layer wishing to make round book had
every opportunity during the fluctuations
OF the betting market.
Dick Roberts, however, let himself, his
rider and his followers down heavily by
coming to grief at the first jump. Then
the other three, in close company most of
the way, ran as pretty a contest over tim
Der as ever was seen at a District race
course. Tom Cogan, in spite of his rather
slovenly jumping, led to the final run to
the woods and round for home. Here he
had shot his bolt, and an almost head and
head race on the fiat between Woolgatherer
and EXpansionist gave the prize to the
latter in a drive.
The Race King Merry England finish fair
ly electrlneQ the aSSemDlaSe, ana from the
time the two hooked up in the last quar-
ter there was roar from the excited
thousands, eliminating In the most decided
demonstration Of the meeting thus far.
The victorious horse and his clever jockey,
Miller were cheered to the echo they
came back to weigh, for the general pub
lie disregarded the plunge on st. Valentine
and stuck stoutly to the form of the race,
which was Race King.
Owner o. L. Richards was surrounded by
~. fr;a ftav. he md t~aiy ar To &C
Mclaughlin was also congratulated The
new record set at the distance showed that
both Race King and Merry England will
give any horse an argument from now on.
promising two-year-old was shown up
in the brown gelding Hickey, an English
bred youngster owned by Albert Simars.
He stood the others on their heads most
all the way, although at the turn he cut
the corner so sharply that he looked to
interfere with his closest followers. But
that he was pounds the best, his hollow
victory showed. Heretofore hickey has
been morning glory that failed to run