Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16

In 2:134. 1t was one of the best contested
races that followers of the southern circuit
nave witnessed this season.
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The 2.lS pace. in which Alonzo Corbin's 8
DR.. Bell and Washington MAYORS Red
Rock had living interest, was Just as hot
~ contested. although the time was seconds
slower. 1t was DR.. Bells first start since
his debut at Rockville, where he was taken
violently i'll. He was not up to a race. and
Corbin said at the outset that he did not ex-
pect TO De BILE to do much with him. but
hoped after his long rest that a race would
40 MIN good in the way of conditioning him
Tor more supreme effort later on "A n
turned out he did his horse great injury.
and was compelled to draw him before the
fourth heat was called, the stallion being
again taken sick. 1t appears that the stall
lions stomach has been in bad shape for
some time, and as horse like an army,
travels on his stomach quite as much as he
travels on his legs. If he cannot eat and
assimilate a good feed Of oats he cannot
go great race But at that the handsome
make the bay mare. Hattie Medium, step
the first heat in PISA. In the second heat
he made break on the backstretch first
time round, and Corbin, with great good
Judgment, gave him an easy mile, finish
ing in eighth horse place. Hattie Medium
winning the heat In 2.1sk; Elsie G. being
the contending horse for first place
In the third heat Corbin unwisely de-
termined to try conclusions with the daugh-
ter of Manctield Medium, but when he got
well going there proved to be a new Rich
mond in the field in the shape of the bay
gelding st. Patrick, which Timothy Shug-
ruge's Harry c. trimmed so neatly at
Brightwood upward of a year ago. He Is
much-improved horse. Corbin had not
reached the second turn, first time round.
before he was at the saint-named horse q
sulky wheel and they had 1t hammer and
tohgs the remainder Of the mile, ST. Patrick
just beating Dr. Bell out by an eyelash in
217A, DR.. Bells mark. The shadows of
night were now gathering fast and the bat
tie was still on between the PAGERS. Sud-
denly the sun sank below the horizon
Starter Walker called halt and announced
renewal of the contest on the following
day, after six hot heats had been paced
Red Rock, which Is not yet ready for such
stern contests. finished in the summary 10,
9, q, when Seeley seeing the uselessness of
continuing the battle. wisely withdrew the
sorrel stallion. The sixth and deciding heat
on Thursday was won by Little Lem in
the fastest heat of the race, 2.16%.
But II the 21S pace was disappointing to
local horse lovers, there was still balm in
store for them in the 2.20 trot, in which E.
r. Hall s unbeafen kuShan appeared. sell
ing in the betting at So; the field at the
same price. Those who held the opinion
that the fast and game daughter of the
prize winning Ponce de Leon was good
enough to trim the local stallion plunged
on her until she sold at the same figure.
But race is never won until the last inch
of ground is trotted over Electra started
out to make the pace, while Corbin was con-
centratinS all his efforts in getting round
the first turn with his horse without his
going into the air. These tactics the stallion
resented He wanted to get to the front at
once, and so anxious was he to get there
that he made a break on the backstretch.
Corbin, according to his usual methods in
such an emergency. laid him up for the
heat. In the second heat the ardor OF the
bay son of the mighty kremlin. 2.07A, the
champion stallion of his year, a Transyl-
vania stake winner and one of the greatest
race horses OF any year, had cooled per-
ceptibly, and for the three heats that fol-
lowed he played with his field of seven
good horses as If they We're toys. He seem
ed, as he went his miles. to even take in
some of the sights Of the midway, so much
at ease was he.
Just how fast this grandly-bred stallion
can trot miles Is only known to his trainer
and owner. Nothing has appeared in his
class able to drive him out. He is up to
date, the only unbeaten horse owned in