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and were carried by good horses like Tub
man. Fadladeen, Romney, War Eagle and
others. The former was a four-mile racer
of merit, Fadladeen was the first horse In
America to run a mile i'll 1.43 and War
Eagle, bred at their farm carried the Davis
brothers colors In second place in the first
Suburban GSS4), won by Gen. Monroe
OF the two Joyner mares Floralia showed
gameness as we'll as speed. She is daugh-
ter of Firenzi, one of the most plucky racers
that ever looked through bride, and her
long drive under the whip yesterday, that
finally got her up to Old Guard, was a
game exhibition. Zeala in her race had
really little to beat although O'Neill. on
Tommy Waddell, by taking the latter back
right after the start so overdid waiting
tactics that he was practically out of 1t at
the beginning, after he closed such big gap
and finished second, his hackers wondered
what he would have done with better han
ding.
Stout Two-Year Old.
Old Guard, the Faraday youngster, is
stout and plucky youngster evidently able
to go route. But 1t was asking almost
too much of the colt to race him again
yesterday after his hard struggle of the
night before against old horses. Added to
this Master Miller showed poor headwork
in racing him out in front like a quarter
horse, the first half in As seconds and five
furlongs in leo As being enough to give
the best of them bellows to mend.''
This lively, heartbreaking pace, however,
would not have beaten the colt had Miller
given him even one breath in the run round
Into the homestretch But he let him go
on H. slapbank hammer and tongs fashion,
and at that was only beaten a nose in the
last stride. John Fay, p. McKenna, G. w.
L2ngdon and other operators backed Old
Guard and they said after the race that,
given couple of days rest, they would
play him again under similar conditions.
Tribes Hill, the well-known castoff from
the Sanford farm, showed strong finish In
this race that looked as If the old cam
paigner had renewed his youth again He
was coming like cyclone at the end as
was Caronal, both horses closing a lot of
ground in the run home from the last turn.
Nutcracker Sold and Wins.
Fred Burlew, who purchased Nutcracker
after his recent defeat won the horse out
yesterday very cleverly He has turned the
handsome black over to F. T. Miller and
the Young Washingtonian will handle him
for the future. J. E. Widener retains a
contingent interest in Nutcracker, and II
he stands UP all right the horse may be
put over the jump next year. But at pres
emit he is good fiat proposition.
OF the horses Nutcracker beat yesterday
but little can be said in their favor, as
they were a very moderate lot. Yachting
Girl was the medium of a plunge by some
heavy operators, but she never showed
enough to justify her support. T. ]. Cox,
the coast performer. had some backing,
but he was all tangled up at the start and
never in the hunt.
The horses in Father Bill Days coors
were backed by the faithful all day mostly
to show. But Gentian landed fourth Just
outside of the money, CaronaI In the same
position, while Salt and Pepper made good
by taking the small end of the purse in
his race &C. but ut. Sailor fao Boy in the fourth
D'Arkle in a tussle which was decided by
jockeyship. While Lstless acted as whip
per in to her field after showing a flash
early In the struggle. A bad day for
Father Bill" but as one of his hackers
said after the last race, there are Others"
One for David Gideon.
The dark blue colors of David Gideon
scored their first win of the meeting through
the speed and gameness of Prince Fred
erick. bred by Mr.. Gideon at his Halmdel
New Jersey farm. The saying that race
horses cannot be bred outside Of the Ken
lucky and Tennessee Blue Grass country
and California has long since been knocked
into a cooked hat by the doings of New
Jersey and New York bred horses. The
Sanfords at Amsterdam, N. Y, and the
several stock farms in New Jersey have
given to the turf so many great race horses
as to show that racers of high class can
be raised almost anywhere.
Prince Frederick in his duel with Hickey
was carried out slightly by the latter at
the head of the stretch, but gamely stood
a long drive, and outlasted his speedy rival
Ben Holder showed that he Is fair colt.
while Cary ran his first good race of the
meeting in fourth place.
Alex Shields and w. w. Redfern during
the day registered joint partnership in
Ormonde's Right.
Merlingo has been sold to 7. NJ. Cassidy
and carried that turfman's colors in the
final event He will be handled by T. j.
Healey as usual. Merlingo is a very promis-
ing youngster
Subtle Fails Her People.
Andrew Miller of New York. steward OF
the Eastern Jockey Club. got in from his
farm Yesterday and will remain few days.
Mr.. Miller had the management of the great
colt Ormondale for the recent Futurity and
tried his best to get his owner. w. OBJ.
MacDonough, from California to see the
youngster run. Since then he has pur-
chased Ormondales half sister by orsim
for $4,000 and will have a strong stable for
1905. in connection with w. b. Leeds and
another admirer of racing.
Subtle In the Miller colors, was the me-
dunn of a very heavy play. From fourS at
the opening the FLY was hammered down
to half those figures at post time. closing
favorite over Platoon, who opened the
choice big stable comD3ssion went on
Subtle. while Platoon. Collector Jessup.