Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Ninth Page.)

one mile and an eighth, yesterday at Sara
toga With 124 pounds on his back he did
not appeal to the talent, who made Au
Revoir an odds-on favorite at 3 to ,. with
Mr. Bemonts horse quoted at the liberal
price of 3 to /. r. E. Watkins st. Be!lane
went up to to 1, while Judge Hines was
not reckoned with at all. ONeill took Lord
OF the Vale to the front as soon as Mars
Cassidy sent the small field away, the Hast
ings horse showing all of his old early
speed. which he maintained to the end.
winning by three lengths in 1:54 10. Au
Revoir, with Knapp in the saddle, began
slowly, but closed with rush and nailed
the place from st. Bellane by three parts
of length. Judge Hines quit as soon
as Wishard let him down.
There was something of killing pulled
off in the second race with Frank Kelly
colt The Irishman. by MISUNDERSTANDING.
He was backed from 10 to to SKIES ana
Knapp had the leg up. Sydney Pagets Kin
leydale was the favorite at IL to s. while
Athlete. Sidney F. and kiamesha IL were
| also in demand. Toots Nook. a filly owned
by the Tippah Farm stable. set fast pace
for five furlongs. But The Irshman was
always in attendance, and when Toots
Nook quit the Hamburg colt was put I'M
der drive to win by neck from kinley-
dale, who, as usual, was of poorly, only
to make q great bid for victory in the run
home. Rubaiyat Is to 1, a western colt,
was third, five lengths back and half a
length in front of Toots Nook. The time
was O7 is.
Lady Amelia, with top weight and a to
1 favorite, made good in the handicap for
| mares of all ages, six furlongs, by leading
all the way and winning in drive by a
neck from H. B. Duryea's Rose of Dawn,
5 to 1. The latter would have won in few
more strides, but as it was she beat An
drew Miller's Incarnation, IL to 5. second
choice, by a neck. Ascension looked dan
gerous at the last furlong pole, but stop
who was backed down to 5 to 1. The race
was run in the fast time of 112 As.
Hume. the favorite in the third race, for
three-year-olds, one mile, won in hand all
the way. When Fountain let him down he
went to the front readily, and won easily
by length from Lady Ellison, 5 to l. Bel
Indian. 20 to l, took third money. The
Gadf1y was interfered with soon after the
start. but made up the lost ground and
came in fourth. Lineal went well for half
mile. The time was 1.41.
S. s. Browns Ascot Belle, the favorite in
the fifth race. at a mile and three-six-
teenths. had no speed and never was fac
tor. Hippocrates, to l. made the pace for
more than mile, where he gave way to
Leila. to 2. who won easily by a length
| In 201 %. Hippocrates had three lengths
| over Gray Lad, a 80 to shot, who ran to
his best form.
ing commanding lead in the last race, for
| maiden two-yearold filles and geldings at
| five and one-half furlongs. began to tire in
| the stretch. but McDaniels drove her home
winner by head over f. r. Hitchcock s
| Bauble. D to /. John E. Madden's Dodina
| landa. well played at threes stopped in the
| last furlong. The time was Los 80. Three
| favorites and three second choices re-
warded the form players