Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-02

opened at to the flood of gold was so
great that he was soon pounded down to
Z to 10. Practically every plunger at the
track played the Wilson colt as II 1t were
all over but the cashing.
With only SO pound up and little Nc
Daniel in the saddle Gamara looked to have
the other starters at his mercy. so that
there were liberal prices against d. r.
Bradley's Palm Tree and Woodford Clay's
Angler, the supposed contenders. Palm
Tree opened at to 2, but went up to 9 to
2, with 7 to 1 always on tap against Angler.
Jennie McCabe, IL to l. Angler and keha-
Han, 10 to 1, were the leaders at the three
quarter pole, Gamara and Palm Tree hav-
ing left the post slowly. In the stretch the
pacemakers tired and Gamara looked the
winner. but only for moment. as he hung
in his stride. and also swerved at the last
sixteenth pole. which enabled Willie Knapp
to run over him with Palm Tree, who won
cleverly by two lengths in LOS. Gamara
had four lengths over Jennie McCabe, with
Angler eight lengths away.
Jack Bennett put over real good thing
in Pretension. the winner of the handicap
at mile. Pretension opened at to and
was pounded down to 13 to g. closing ia
vorite at this quotation. Colonial Girl. with
top weight. meanwhile carried pile of
smart money at threes. with w; II; sny-
also in some favor. But there was nothing
to 1t but Pretension when the field was
sent away, for Burns took him quickly to
the front. where he made every furlong
pole a winning one and passed the Judge
an easy winner by two lengths in 1.41. In
ferno was the runner-up for half mile.
and then gave way to Colonial Girl. who
proved to be much the best of the others
and ran into the place with safe margin
over Tyron. The latter lost some ground
at the start but ran a good race and beat
Blandy by half length, there being no
excuses for Mr.. Belmonts colt
Harry Payne Whitney won two races
with Battleaxe and Comet. both sired by
Hamburg. Battleaxe was an oddS-on IA
60 tr-yA aid
five and a half fur!ongs. With Hildebrand
up, he showed his heels to the others and
won handly by two lengths in LOS %.
Sydney Paget's Kinleydale. who was played
down to to 1, began slowly as usual, but
closed with a remarkable turn of speed
and nailed the place by two lengths from j.
L. Hollands Masterson, 40 to / shot.
Jerry Weinberg. lowered to II to I. was
apparently out of 1t In the run UP the
backstretch. but he made up lot of
ground in the run home, and would have
been third in another stride. Snow another
good thing, was a factor up to the last
quarter. where he blew up.
Comet. carrying the Whitney colors. also
worn by Hildebrand, got out of the maiden
class in the sixth race, at six furlongs. He
was backed down to to z, an equal second
plunge on Mr. Pagets Bass, who was ham
mered down from to to 16 to 8 favorite.
after which he was never prominent H
B. Duryea's Pioneer. also by Hamburg.
period Of the race. but he weakened In the
last furIong, and Comet, who had been in
hand al 1.-THE way, experienced no trouble il
beating him length and a half in L15 1-5.
Ptoaber finished two lengths before ].
Grant Lyman's Grand Duchess, Q to I. with
Bella Signora a length and a half back.
Grand Duchess closed a big gap at-the
end
Tangle, full sister to the famous Tanya,
was victorious in the third event. for maid
en- two-year-old FLIES. five and a half fur
longs. She ran In the name and colors of
F. r. Hitchcock and was lowered two
points to to 1. Mr.. Whitneys coupled
entry, Perverse and Commune. both by
Me(idler ruled the choice at 8 to 5, with
August Belmont's Bivouac. T. D. Sullivan's
Caprice and E. r. Thomas Yalagal all IN
favor. Hester W., 20 to l, had early
speed. with Commune also at the head of
the procession. but they stopped at the
half mile, where Shaw had assumed the
leadership with Tangle. who won In a gal
Top by two lengths in Los Is, Perverse.
who got or last. ran a fine race and took
the place from Rivouac by three lengths
The chances OF The Mighty. 9 to favor