Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11

money to speak Of came In to 1 was soon
on ofter and then point more
/ made up my mind that this was top,
and my modest investment went on at the
rate OF 500 to $50. / was none too soons for
moment later deluge of money on
Gabriel swept the ring. and in a trice to .
was the best to be had about the gray
Then crossed over to the infield to see the
race. Here the grand old live oaks, with
their weird-looking Spanish moss streamers,
have a patriarchal appearance like huge
Druids. While the tropical fauna of the
club house gardens is a dream of beauty,
and the sight of tall masts moving through
the trees around Bayou ST. John gave the
impression that ships were sailing on dry
ground.
Gabriel's Trumpet.
After a short siesta on one of the seats
ranged round the massive trunk of the big
live oak back of the jockey board / got up
as the horses came out on post parade and
cantered down the track to the furlong pole,
and went down the infield to the post to see
what Gabriel was going to do. Sure enough,
he began his twisting and turning. never
turned the right way. but always the other
way, and then wheeling for break.
Jockey j. Barnes rode the famous gray.
and after twenty minutes of this sort Of
work Starter Caldwell sang out in language
more forcible than elegant: Look here, You
boy! l am going to give your old gray one
more chance. Just one more. Do you hear?
These other horses shan't get tired out on
your account" This settled Gabriel
chances, apparently. in spite of the confident
wording of the telegram I had found, as 1t
was hardly likely the notional old horse
would break in In only one more trial. And
l started to walk back to my seat under the
gigantic old oak tree.
But 1 had not gone fifty feet before
heard Caldwelrs shout OF Go. boys" and,
turning in my tracks, there was Gabriel of
with his field Last. 1t was true. out still
we'll up and under good Roadway. Jockey
Barnes on the gray rode a very confident
race. as he never hurried the favorite until
reaching the backstretch. Then he picked
up his horses one by one, and at the home
turn was second. In the homestretch he
took the lead and won under double wraps,
amid the shouts Of the crowd.
The Applegate commission was very
large one at the track and around the coun-
try. Gabriel saw only one more season
QSS3). and was then retired. He was one of
the best gray horses the American turf ever
saw. Other grays of merit were Pr1vateer,
Stonewall Jackson, Leadstone, Bill Bass,
Gray Planet Lizzie Lucas. D'Artagnan, Ori-
famine. Freda Greystone Cyclops, Donny
brook. Faraday (sire of Oxford, Belmar
and Grey Cloud. the Montana crack. But
Gabriel WAS the prince of them all.
The wholesale disqualification at Memphis
alluded to In this sketch occurred to Green
Morris In 1888 He started his three two
year-olds Bersan. Ten Stone and Freeman
in the Fairview stake for that age. Only
two other colts ran. and the finish was the
Morris trio. one-two-three. with Willie
Clark fourth and Rico fifth. The jockey OF
Clark claimed that Bersan fouled him at the
turn for home. The claim was allowed and
Morris whole fleet set back. Willie Clark
was placed first and Rico second. with no
third horse. The owner of the winner Is at
present restaurant proprietor at the blum
city. G. {. +.