Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01


This impressive performance of Ozark
drew much attention to the Missouri-bred
colt, and when he started in the Belmont
Stakes a week after the Wfthers 1t was
thought that the mile and a half Of the
longer race would suit him better. So
1t did, but while he defeated in the Belmont
all of his Withers opponents save Aris-
! tides, he was beaten also by two new
! corners, McSeth's Calvin and O'Donnells
Miner, with Ozark close fourth. Be
hind Ozark were Rhadamanthus Chesa-
peake, Tom ochltree. Warwick. Matador.
James A. and Sangara.
Price McGrath started his whole ~
Calvin, Chesapeake and inning
with Calvin. to save penalty on Aristides,
who finished second, able to win over his
stable companion at any stage of the con-
test. Close up in third and fourth posi-
tons were Miner and Ozark heads apart.
1t was a proud triumph for the McGrath
green and orange but the OFalen
green and orange was destined to turn
the tables on the victors a month later
at Long Branch.
In the Jersey Derby at Monmouth Park
three weeks after the Belmont, Price Nc
Grath started Calvin and Chesap eake, and
as at Jerome declared to win with CAL
vim. Seven others ran, among them
Ozarks stable mate, the colt General Har-
ney, by Pat Malloy-Yelow Bird. Calvin
was not good a colt that day as he was
at Jerome, and after Chesapeake had made
the running for a mile and a quarter. with
Generai Harvey the contender, it was all
Calvin could do to reach Harvey.
Then a laughable scene was witnessed
Harvey hung on to Calvin, and Henry on
Chesapeake was away in front. Inside the
last furlong Calvin looked able to outlast
Harvey and Owner McGrath ran down the
track shouting to Henry to pull up Ches-
apeake.J With Swim on Calvin whipping
Henry on Chesapeake almost fiat on his
back trying to pull that colt back to let
Calvin get up and General Harvey a dan
gerously close third, the last hundred
yards was run amid uDroarious mirth.
Jockey Swim just managed to drive Cal
win in a neck ahead Of his stable compan-
ion, Chesapeake, in the last strides with
General Harvey only q length away in
third place. 1t was one Of the most COM
ical episodes ever witnessed on a race
track, and Price McGrath did not hear the
last of the jibes for long time. During
the race Harvey crossed the Maryland colt
Viator, and the latter was given third place,
Harvey disqualified.
Ozark Beats Aristides.
AS Ozark could easily beat Gen. Harvey.
the stable mates good performance in the
Jersey Derby showed Trainer Davis that
his brown colt had a chance with any of
them. And the chance came ten days later
in the Ocean Hotel stakes. The west and
south was in great form that summer at
the Branch and race after race fell to the
McGrath cracks-Bob Wooley. Ozark, AS
cension, Searcher. Aaron Pennington, Bal
Ian Reel, Big Fellow-and others.
Consequently unusual interest was attach
ed to the race for the Ocean Hotel stakes
for three-year-olds at the longest route they
had yet been asked to compass mile and
three-quarters. OF the thirty-fve entries
only -four started. but they were good ones
Aristides. the Kentucky Derby and Withers
victor: Tom Ochiitree. Leader and Ozark.
the mountain bred colt from Missouri
Naturally the Kentucky Derby winner was
CONTINUED on twenty fourth page.)