Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
BETTING COUP
At P IML leo
TWo-Year Old Trained in Haf-
ness and $40, 900 Won in
the Books.


song. and in short four months pulls of
a $4,000 betting coup the first time he
starts the youngster. that trotting horse
man must certainly stand away up In the
affections of that tickle jade, Dame For
tune. Doctor NJ. j. Cromwell of Baltimore
achieved this feat at Pimlico on Thursday,
and naturally the occurrence formed one
of the sensations OF the week IN turf ciF-
cles.
Late last fall Owner Cromwell, yeteri-
nary surgeon. who has for years been Wen
known in trotting circles of the monu-
mental city, purchased on an impulse the
bay yearling FLY by Woolsthorpe out or
Gretchen, q mare by Lake Blackburn He
only gave $3.50 for the young MISS, VINO
was small and understood, and what tram
ers call ',crazy-headed" and Eighty. few
small exercise boys being able to do any
thing with her, for she would bolt ana
carry them when and where she pleased.
But her practical minded owner con-
ceived the idea of subduing her cratic
disposition by putting her In harness be-
tween the shafts of a road cart and see
what that would do toward making her
more level-headed. Early this spring at
the track of the Gentlemen's Driving Club.
Doctor Cromwell first put his experiment.
into practice, his friends prophesylng that
the FLY would kick everything to pieces
including the veterinary surgeon himself.
But, held down by kicking straps which
covered nearly every inch of her back ana
hips, the FLY at the first attempt made
y,
trolled her fairly well as he drove her
mile and repeat at a slow Jig.
This went on until the last of March,
when a saddle was put on, and her educa-
ton as a runner began The harness WORK
had curbed her fiightiness to a degree ana
she showed great speed-quarters IN -
and 23k Doctor Cromwell made up his
mind to race the FLY at Pimlico and take
a chance with her. His assistant trainer,
John Wright meanwhile, was sending her
along at the Gentlemen's Driving PARK
and few outside Of the trotting morse CIR
Gle there knew aught of her great promise;
Katriona as the FLY was named, nao
never seen a barrier starting macnine
before they were put up by Starter McGln-
mis- at Pimlico, but she took to II IKE d
duck does to the water, breaking away ike
a shot to the admiration Of all witnesses.
Her work. however, went on over at LIS
other track-the driving park
An Unknown Two-Year-Old.
Wednesday morning last U. q. DeArman'
the well known western owner, VINO mans
from the lone star state, was visited at MS
stable by DR.. Cromwell, while behind I'M, Inc
latter came Trainer Wright leao1ng the my
Katriona Briefly the Baltimorean askeo
the Texan II he would let his CDeArman 50
boy Farrur ride the tilly in a trial. and II
that was satisfactory that he should rice
her in the race tomorrow nrst on the cahu
for which she had been entered
AS DeArman had nothing in that race
he readily consented, and Farrur got up
on the FLY and rode her three furlongs III
80 seconds. This was hurricane WORK, anu
many of the other trainers at the track
who saw the mare lost no time IN Trying
to find cut the identity of the youngster.
But as she was quickly taken back to the
Driving Park, few succeeded IN loca.l Is
her. But the trial showed Cromwell ana MS
friends that with luck at the barrier
Katriona had good chance to land them
big money for little money.
Quite a delegation OF tretting horse men
wit m
FLY shortly after noon on Thursday. she
was temporarily housed in the DeArman
barn, and in her ante-post gallop showed
that she had her speed. Twenty-four DOCK
makers, six more than In the first drawing,
had up their states, and as the winners,
Lady We're. Wrestler and Moccason looked
the form of the race few paid much con-
sideration to the Ally hatrfona.
When Bookmakers Slofel, Hammer
schlaugh and Johnson put up 40 to 1
on Katriona, most of the fellows who
copy followed suit with 80 or 40 TO l. but
as fives and tens went on katriona the
odds soon dropped to 20 to l. Then the
money came In twenties, and as the odds
were chopped large amounts were offered
the layers until the price dropped to 10 10
/; and at post time fves were the ruling
quotation, with every book In the ring
loaded up with Katriona money.
But the layers could not believe that any
green FLY could beat all of the three win
ners engaged, and the youngsters lined
up at the post across the track they were
sun laying oads that me Iottills- n e'i,7N,
colony Wou-u Iot pun OIL lheT cdrelullS
planned coup Iheaii"Lie' DIS lHe mug vas
ngprmg up ItS Doors, me youngsters "eie
lining up at t.le pdIIieF'
Wins at 40 tn
hatrlona was NO. IL IN the extreme out
side, which while not the best post posi-
ton. had its advantages. as she was not
bo+horoa ~, ho- ei51i,,o- t,,c,-irr ora :,
81 Va-afs r-so -, ,,ti;1f,ors Tho
49, e +,' ~ e. III o. 60
49, S,a,li a ~ Pc 3 90, I'M ,. 10
~. III laJ tit,iia an. + ~ 80
80 - - - 80 -. 3It - ~ -,
Nv a.'s.t go 1iiITG u me- ape
80 S' a.e 80 n - "a iSs'
"ien o'St M t"G iot OH SUI anu Ia
IlIoI.a, " ~ hila M 80, Iia4L d uo1.s
-'.tt3 80 an, ~ - Liz 'l Ni SUI
I r.. u 4iN ~ -, ,-,-
VI 1i-s ~ t'iiy o1I setoll,tS picheIs "a
II4o any ai4 LUST - etS VIM Hiu peeu
t8 10 ~ d ~ ana ~ 10 l ilta an SORTS
Va te ioIlileI IteL iils 'tLat sAe
"outo qHIt an me itoIhestretcn ana the lar
open with ease. winning by four lengths.
Inc behlllhg performers mary GUSTS ana
named win the fayorites WrastIer ond