Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

fourth money. The race was won by the
gray geldng. Rara Avis. in straight heats
In 222h. 2.2Oh and 2.21A. Tom Cannon
drove Silver Socks, Frank Thomas Sir
Electroid and Marshall Hare s. d. r. Can
non and Thomas did some very pretty and
skillful driving in the struggle for second
place. the finish OF each heat being SO
close that the 5000 people who witnessed
the race screened and yelled as though
they had all gone mad. Thomas managed
to slip in second In the first heat and again
second in the third. Silver Socks was
second in the second heat. S. d. r. was
fourth. fifth and fourth. The other horses
in the race were Petronell and Grace X.
The last race Of the Norfolk meeting was
for consolation purse of $50. Niger
Boy. June Bug, Harry X, Alvine and
Bryan W., jr.. were the starters. Niger
Boy went away like shot from gun. and
was eased up in 2.2214. with Alvine second.
These were practically the only two horses
in the race. Niger Boy won the second
heat, with Alvine second, in 220k. Alvine
won the three following heats in 2:2I1a
go and 227A. The last heat was a nose
finish between Niger Boy and Alvine.
Myron H. was not quite swift enough to
to get any part Of the money in the go
trot. Frank Thomas drove every inch of
speed there was in him out of him, but he
could not keep along with the bread and
oats winners.
Marion Wilkes, the big trotdng mare re-
Gently bought by Mr.. Charles McDermott.
turned the Norfolk track. with the pacing
horse Dr. Marvin on Tuesday in 2.17k and
after cooling out went mile alone In 2.15
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handsome as this mare, and she is as gen.
tie as dove. When she appears on the
track she is the observed OF all observers.
Lonnie Corbin Of Hamilton. Va. IS here
with a pair Of stations. Kushan, by Krem-
lin and DIR. Bell. by Electric Bell. Kushan
is bay. five years old on Tuesday He
won the first heat of the 2 "a trot in 2 23A
but was not up to race. and finished 2. g.
8, 2, in the other five heats. the fastest
of which was covered in 218. DR.. Bell is a
green PAGER, three years old. In the 2.40
race on Wednesday he finished 3. g. 9, 3 and
4, in 2.23A, 221A, 220N, 2.24A and 2.23
Dr. Bell is regarded by all who saw him
perform as one of the most promising
horses that have been seen on the Norfolk
track. Corbin is we'll and favorably known
to nearly all Washington horsemen.
About fifty Washington people who like
the horses have visited Norfolk this week
to see the races. Among them We're H.
Oppenheimer and wife, James Fletcher and
wife, Mrs. Frank Thomas. Mrs. Otto linn,
John F. Gheen, A. J. Riley. Charles Weitzel,
j. T. Benton, s. r. Collins, John j. O'Keefe
and wife, William Brown and others.
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known as a horseman and starter. is here.
Mr.. Hutchinson will visit Tasley and other
places on the circuit before he goes home.
A Philadelphia gentleman has asked
James Fletcher to set price on Silver
Socks
The Washington brigade left Norfolk to-
night for Tasley. Va, where racing begins
next Tuesday. Elmira Grattan starts In the
q 40 trot, and Silver Socks S. D. r. and Sir
Electroid in the 21S trot there on that day
Miss Clean starts In the 2.18 pace and
Myra H in the 2.32 trot on Wednesday.
l.. ]. X. and Niger Boy start in the %
pace and Director Hannis in the 2.27 trot
on Thursday, and Nellie r. starts in the
$50 pace and Marion Wilkes In the free-for
all on Friday.
c. G.. Waters of Germantown. Nd. will I,
put his horses into the hands of Tom Can |
non. perhaps at Rockville. There will be |
four in the Waters string. Mr.. Waters has
been exceptionally successful on the trot-
ting turf. owning such rood perfOrnerS