Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
Smiling Tom was not seriously considered
as his long price of 30 to l indicated
Two-Year-Olds Over a Route.


Seven furlongs for two-year-olds over
slow track is quite journey. and the
pacemakers in the Grand Consolation
found this out to their sorrow. Tourenne
and Loring started in from the outset to
run each other into the ground. and after
they had set a hot pace for half the trip.
Tourenne was the first to weaken. Added
to this he was cut off by Loring on the far
turn
Miller, on Monfort, a good third to the
leaders al the way, caught them both
firing in the homestretch. and as they
backed up he came on, winning cieVerIy
enough at the end Orphan Lad away
slowly with his inexperienced jockey. had
little chance. The gap he closed after
ward to land in second place showed
what he might have done with more
skillfu pilot up. And then his hackers
moralzed sadly on what might have been.
Monforts victory was so unexpected that
the crowd failed to enthuse. as is usual
when Miller wins, although the lad dld re-
ceive some applause as he came back 10
weigh. But had Orphan Lad got under
Roadway sooner he would have given Mon
fort strong argument Tourennes chance
was killed chasing Loring, added to the IN
reference he met with at the lower turn.
Jockey Miller and The Clown. hot favor
ties for the opening event. made a poor
showing. The colt warmed up so Impress
ingly that rush was made to back him.
And Firebrand, the contender on all form,
receded to the false price of to 1. AT
post time hackers were accepting even
money The Clown. while even money Fire
brand to show went begging with many
of the layers.
A Warm Firebrand.
Firebrand a castoff from the Whitney
stables. is likely to prove a useful horse at
New Orleans for his new owner. Outlook
Ing his company. the big colt mad show
of his speed. pricking his ears all of the
last furiong like horse that was working
an exercise gallop. For the first time this
season he went the seven-furlong route
successfully and pulled up seemingly as
fresh as when he started Hooray. second
favorite. met with some hard luck early in
the race but for which he would have
been closer. But The Clown did not seem
to like the slow track
TIE contest for the BlaGensburg steeple-
chase between the two gentlemen riders
Dion Kerr and Cortland Smith, pleased the
spectators as much as any of the day $
events. The two horses ran well together
the entire trip. and in the last half mile
the dminutive Follow On fairly wore down
and outgamed her big antagonist amid the
lcudest cheering of the day.
II Follow On were only a little larger
she would earn more hcnors over timber.
But for her inches she is one of the gamest
jumpers In training. The way she answered
Dion kerr's calls time after time was q
treat to see. And while it looked any rea-
sonable odds on the horse up to two miles.
the mares persistency and bulldog pluck
broke the big horses heart at the end
Worthwhile refused early in the struggle.
and Russell Sage did the same thing half
mile from the finish. but the exciting con-
test between the other two made UP for
these mishaps and the race gave immense
satisfaction to the crowd
Anglers Handicap Win.
After Watergrass at false price had
upset a couple of good things in Belle of
Jessamine and Lady Tarantella. the talent
started to square matters on Waterbearer
in the maiden race But this fun brother to
the great colt Nasturtium let them down
with a thud. Tarlac, against whom as
much as 30 to I was laid. wearing down the
other good thing, Marster, in the final
strides.
The winner Is trained by the old-time
Jockey. George Barbee, contemporary Of
Hayward Rowe, Swim and Lakeland in
their palmy days. Thirty-ood years ago
Barbee was considered the equal of any
Jockey we had. and in the middle seventies
rode True Blue, Rutherford and other
horses in the great four-mile races at San
Francisco. Needless to say he came in for
solid congratulations over yesterdays win.
for his few horses have earned little for
him this season.
Jockey Miller wound up the day by
clever victory with Angler. The horse
warmed up so sore that Agile was made
the favorite, but at the close Anglers
hackers made him the choice. Avaunteer.
the Piiulico performer, was backed from
20 to down to one-third that price. Lotus
Eater also had support but this colt is
bit thick winded and likes shorter route.
AvaCnteer from the start opened up a
tremendous gap that at one time looked
II he would come home alone. but Miller.
always in second place with Angler. finally
got within striking distance at the last
turn. and then Avaunteer shut up like a
jackknifc in the homestretch. Sonoma Belle
at long odds was Anglers contender at the
end, with Agile. who was outrun most of
the way. in third place.