Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-21
LARGER ATTENDANCE
EFFECT OF THE PLEASANT, BRAC-
ING FALL WEATHER.
interesting Notes and Comment From
the Track-Wonderfut Growth Of
a Dollar-Tomorrow's Entries.
sneclal nlspntch to The Star.

out Ialfly large attendance tnlS AFTER
noon. No less than three maiden races are
down for decision this afternoon. so it can
easily be imagined the quality of the con-
tenders In the different events. Though
there were number OF scratches the fields
were large and the selection of winners no
easy task The track dried out well over
night and tn egOing was fast
Following are the scratches posted at 30
pm: In the first, Areta Danseuse and
Natty Bumppo. In the third Cabin, Fleur
de Marie, Standard Bearer and Thistle
Heather, In the sixth, Thistledale.
Freebooter Wins the First.
First race, for three-year-old and up
ward. six and one-half ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
u. jones'. 21s and even first: Sheen, fHor-
ner), - and O. second: Paul Clifford Grim
Minis. and 3. third Time. 1.2l 30
Sheen led until well III the stretch. when
Freebooter got through and won handly by
a length.
Edict Wins the Second
Second race. for maiden two year olds,
five and a half furlongs-Edict (Miller),
o to . and 3 to 3. first; Akbar CHeIger-
SOM, and =. second: @. L. NJ. tONeiD
4 and 2 third. Time, 100 Edict led
from start to finish and won handily by
two lengths.
Delphie Wins the Third.
Third race, for three-yc1r-oIds and up,
one mile-Delphie (Powersl ) and J. first;
Sunray (Wishard), Il and l. second: Ko-
moka tRomanel!D, s and 3, third. Time,
I41 10
Days Sport Full of Excitement
Yesterdays early snow and overnight
rain failed to affect the speed Of the Ben
ming track in the slightest degree and one
race-the opening event. al six and a half
furlongs-was run In tie rapid time of
4 H. 81 81. 49,
the track record. Features of the day
were the equal division of the spells by
three favorltes and the same number OF
longer-priced horses, the accidents TO sew
eral of the jumpers and to the heavily
played Irish Witch. the uncovering of
coming two-y ear-old distance performer in
The Clown and the hollow victory of the
crack handicap horse Ormcnde's Right
Altogether the days sport was brimful of
excitement-more than enough to compen-
safe for the wintry atmosphere-and the
1900 people present, u small gathering a
compared with Saturdays assemblage were
warmed up to a degree at times approach
ing enthusiasm. There is no question Of the
great hold racing has on residents of the
District, and the Washington Jockey Clubs
efforts are fully appreciated by the racing
public
As far as class went the pair of two-year-
old events and the mile and furlong handi-
cap took precedence over the rest of the
card. That sometimes indehnable charac-
teristic of racing known as class" stands
out at times to a degree. and students of
sport are given optical evidence as to, thow
the horse of quality coneedes weight and
a beating to the commoner These and a
hundred and one other features OF racing all
go far toward constituting what is generally
termed as the glorious uncertainty of the
sport.
Irish Witch Comes to Grief.
Irish Witchs tumble in the nile-and-
forty-yards race, won by Banker. created
no end of excitement in the grand stand
until IL was known that Jockey Jones was
not badly hurt. And, incidentally. it brought
to light solid speculative transaction OF
the latest eastern turf operator, Frank ".
England of New York.
The entire Canadian contingent guided
by the confidence of Owner Seagram went
to Irish Witch and in this lead they were
followed by many of the eastern ''handi-
cappers" Among them was the New York
er noted above. who was credited with
placing a $4,000 wager all three ways on
the mare owned across the border But the
mares fall let all these operators down with
a thud
The r,se of Handicapped England marks
one or the romances of the turf that sounds
ike fiction. The latter part of Nav last
Mr.. England ran bank roll" OF one dol
lar up to thirty dollars one day at the
Gravesend track. The thirty dollars grew
under careful management like a SNOWFALL
rolling down hill, and the layers. whose
these cases, say that England's winnings
TINS season are close to S15OOoo On pc
oouin last success east he supported the
eoit 10 win $4,000 and landed the money.
Virginia Sue in Evidence.
Inc showing made by the set of imported
Fatherless al this meeting and elsewhere
curing the season is drawing attention to
ms Qualities as sire. Owned by the Dos
wells. al their noted stock farm I'm tho val
ley of Virginia. Fatherless is turning out
some promising performers
iesteruays winner, T. s. Martin IS a son
OF the oddly named Engiish-bred stallion
While The Clown, who ran such aa,sa
tional second TO Mollie Donohue Is anotber
OF the same family. The Clown won two
races at the late Pimlico meeting. one AT a
mile. In LIN from older horses The ire
Ihe.oouS gap this two-year-old closed yes
teruay VIII insure him a big public follow
Ing from now on
The plunge on Tickle was one OF the SEN
satlons OF the day in the ring, hackers fair
iy tumbling over each other to Obtain the
ethlier odds about the flly From threes al
the opening Tickle was backed to evens and
went TO the post at odds on. But she did
not iong Halter her supporters. who were a
sadder and wiser lot after the race To let
a colt like Reidmore, who has shown HIM
SELF almost of stake class go to to 1. was
one OF those idiosyncrasies of speculation
occasionally seen nowadays
blue Pirate, very handsome younester
with white face and white legs to the knee
warmed up like a house afire and his con-
nections backed him heavily to show But
ne got pocketed at half the trip and reach
Ing the homestretch swung wide, which Ell
feetually killed his chances.
Sons of Ornament in Front.
Ornaments two sons. Reidmore and Mer-
lingo ran "one. two" in this event, land
Ing the rail-hlrds some good wagers. Each
mad oreezed through the stretch before the
race In taking fashion and both Justified
these preliminary gallops in the race. AS
much as $40 to 81 was laid against Merlingo
and his place. and show. hackers profited
correspondingly.
Romanelh the clever light weight Jockey
riding here. began his successful career II,
the pigskin 1--WE years ago, under the tut
ton of Big BIZ Smith, brother of the
late ''Pittsburg Phil" When he began TO
gellop Isidor and other horses In the Smith
stable at Morris Park Romanelli was about
as broad as he was long. and the stable
lads alternately dubbed him Fatty" and
Rum Omelette." But of late years Rum
my has let down and leaned up his avoir-
dupois until he Is now quite Beau Br,lm-
mel In form. The lad has this year piloted
more long shots to victory than most of
his rivals. and is held In general esteem
by all hands.
George Barbee. another oId-time jockey
OF the days when Mclaughlin. Isaac Muir
ply. Lakeland. Hughes and "Bill" Hay