The Washington times., 1906-12-17

lions share OF the prize money given AT
the late meeting of the Crescent City
Jockey Club should go to the racing
firm OF Burlew * O'Neill was only
natural
They had the best horses ii the best
condition to race and had no particular
luck on their side. unless the leniency of
Handicapper Nathanson can be termed
such.
In adding TO their previous successes
the so-called Preliminary Derby. run
last Saturday. the partners emphasized
the fact that they have a remarkable
strong stable for a winter meeting
Nothing but the fact that they had al
most an unbroken line of successes TO
their credit In the handicaps caused
their entry in the Preliminary Derby to
rank an equal favorite at the finish OF
the betting with a performer like A. c.
McCaferty's fast hlly Glamor.
Judge Post Too Erratic.
OF the three entered which carried the
Burlew-O Eelll cOlors the stable tip as
given out by the adjustment OF jockeys
was Judge Post, as Hennessey, who does
the stable riding. had the mount on that
colt. Judge Post. however. is too err
ratio at the barrier TO be safely trusted
In six furlong sprint. In the Pre-
liminary he was led to the post and
held there. In swinging him for the
start the effort was mistimed with the
result that the colt had nc possible
chance from the word go.
Among horsemen. Royal Breeze, the
Royal Flush colt which, during the past
summer carried the colors Of Phil Dwy-
er, president OF the Brooklyn Jockey
Club. was fancied to do the trick for
BurleW & o Neill, the impression being
that Fantastic, the actual winner had
a liJtle too much weight, and would stop
at tae end of the six furlongs.
IL was a close call. but under a mas
Nicol, Fantastic. the Hitchcock cast-oR,
lasted long enough 70 win. Il would
have been a case OF being beaten with
his own stick II BuTlew had been de-
feated by De ORC. a colt which he
brought down among others as a year
ling last year and disposed Of privately.
De Gro Is Dead Game.
De orc put up good game night, and
there are very justihable grounds for the
protest entered by his rider, Mountain.
against Nicol. on Fantastic. for crowd
ing him on the rail- This Is an old-time
Trick OF Nicols. and one Of which he was
very frequently guilty at city Park last
winter. On two occasions the jockey
was suspended for this very offense by
President Steward Francis Trevelyen-
Although ali the supposedly best two
year-Olds which are gathered here 10
race were In the Preliminary Derby, the
event does not in any way foreshadow
the result of the contest for the CTCs-
, cent City Derby. which will not be run
until March 3 next and which Will be
the richest plum Of the meeting with the
sum OF $1,000 added 20 u, De Orc
seemed 10 be staying on better than any
OF the front division in last Saturdays
| event. but there Is little choice between
! the first four or five.
Allovanalse. a colt trained and owned
by G, r. Rowe, the man who developed
tnat high-class colt Sewel, had no
chance after the start He is built more
on Derby lines and appears better
adapted to go a mile and an eighth than
any OF those which finished In front OF
him last Saturday.
Some Promising Youngsters.
Gid, IN Burlew's stable. is a clever
colt and a much improved one. and has
very practically demonstrated that he
Is partial TO a distance Of ground. The
result OF Saturdays race is satisfactory
In so far that Il does not detract from
the interest in the big event which will
be run near the close Of the present sea-
son.
Other -year-oIds which may play
an important part in the Derby are Ace
| High and Lens. The first named, the
property Of 7. D. Sullivan. has been
on the ailing list. but is now rapidly
recovering, while Lens has had 10 be
eased in his work owing 10 breaking
away a portion OF hts forefoot on a hard
track at Churchill Downs
Lens, as a two-year-old, was easily
the best OF those which raced at CITY
Park last spring. unless 1T was CollOQuy
and Pat DUNES colt Is a bigger and
stronger animal than that Ally and
looks much more like going the Derby
distance, a mile and an eighth AT the
present time Lens looks remarkably
well. and the probabilities are that he
Will be seen 10 advantage early in the
year.
Sickness, OF which a more than usual
amount is prevalent among the stables
IS responsible for the removal OF two
good two-year-olds IA Fish Hawk and
Landsmau.
The City Park Jockey Club has for
the first time a chance TO pay the
per cent dividend, which IL has agreed
10 pay the stockholders OF the New Or
leans Jockey Club, other thar. out of
the pockets of its shareholders The
constitution of the operating club Is
much the same as that of the parent
body. shareholders in II being confined
to those possessing an interest in the
New Orleans Jockey Club.
It's formation was forced on the New
Orleans Jockey Club when II. d. Brown
threatened to apply for q receivership
last year. Browns action was ostensi-
bly, on the ground that as IL was being
run the New Orleans Jockey Club was
a losing venture, but in reality he de-