Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01

stride for stride up to the wire. where
neither judges nor stewards overhead could
determine which had won SO a dead heat
was posted. with Tyron. q to ]. third, the
latter experiencing all kinds OF hard luck
from the very outset OF the race. Tne
time was Las So.
The Nautilus stakes. for selling piaters. at
a mile and sixteenth. narrowed down to
two starters. p. J. Dryers Red Frlar. even
money. and Mrs. r. l.. Rogers Garntsh.
to >. The latter cut out the pace until
the head OF the stretch was reached. where
Jack Martin let Red Friar down for a gall
Looping victory by five lengths in LIS 3-5.
Orphan Lao by a Head.
Orphan Lad 2 to 1. after slow getaway.
closed with a brilliant rush in the last
quarter and got up in time to win the first
race for two-year-olds. six furlongs. by a
head from Somnus. ., to favorite. who
made most of the pace. Shackle, a 30 to l
shot was third. five lengths away. The race
was run in LII.
Robin Hood. at the liberal odds of to l..
showed his fine form in the third event,
six furongs. when he won rather easily
from a fair lot of sprinters He ran over
Van Ness. IL to :. favorite. in the stretch
and beat the latter by two lengths in the
rafting fast time of /. IL 40. Water Tank,
~ TO 1. managed to drop into third money
half length before Cressinia. u to /.
George ]. Longs good hlly Altuda, to l.,
ran nice race in the fifth event, for two
year-old FLIES, five and a half furlongs,
standing a drive and beating f. r. Hitch
cocks Fantastic. 10 to ). by half length
in l.oI 20 Loring, to favorite off In
front was outrun. but got third place I'M
der the whip, length and half back.
Proposer. backed from q down to 2E, won
the last race, for maidens at mile and
sixteenth He passed the pace makers
after seven furlongs. but it was a drive
for him to take the race from E. r.
Thomas Nemesis. to 3 favorite by half
a length In L AZ 3-5. Tipping to i, was
third. Park Rowe led for nearly five fur
longs but stopped. The defeat OF five IA
vorites gave the ring good shade on the
days operations. The attendance was
1900.
The Summaries.
First race. selling; six furlongs-orphan Lad.
ius T. Williams, TO and to 5, wen: Somnus.
do4 tkoernerl, . to and to 8. second; shaekle
30 tCrimminsl, 80 to l and 10 TO l. third. Time
!. IA. General sherman Valley Belle, Solly NJ,
Jim Leonard Village King, Kestrsl. Treasure
Ponemah, Riheman and Crimson Clover ran. :
Second race; one and one sixteenth miles; dead
to 8; Lotus Eater 95 tSotterI to and 2 to / !:
Tyron. lo5 Knapp. 8 to and TO l, third.
Clown. Preen, Just So. Avunteer. Varieties Han
over. HOrnpipe and Huntingdon ran.
lIsmsl; TO and ) to s. Won; Van Ness sst lis
tShawl, IL TO and even. second Water Tank.
LIE as. Bryan Special License, Dr. Dix. Con
fessor. Tom Cod, Colonel Rupert. D'Arke, Disc
bedient, Lackey A. Muskaday Celeres Cressina
The Belle and Supreme ran
Fourth race the Nautilus stakes; selling; one
and Onesixteenth miles-Red Friar III martini,
even and out, won Garnish Ill (Finnl to 8
starters.
Firth race hve and half furlongs-Altuda 1I2
tDngan, to l and to 2 won: Fantastic. 1l2
,Seweln. l6 TO and even second Loring 1l2
Martini, q to and To B. third. Time .OT 20
wOOdwich. Grace George Mintberla Chlnela rs
innate, My Eddie, Belle Of 1roquois and Baringo
Sixth race. one and one sixteenth miles-Proposer
ITO IL. Williams. TO and even won: Nemesis
100 uIorner). S TO and to 10, second; Tipping,
100 tEinnl. To l and 3 to l. third. Time
I.4T 80. King Henry, McKittredge Ia France
Park Row. Bob Edgren, Fatinltza. Third Mate,
Left, Tarlac Fretchie and o. X ran.