Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
RACING, FOOT BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS
About You fought out the place battl
with Marster fourth.
Ayauuteer,s Fast Mile.


Few races this meeting have shown Mil
Ter to better advantage than his perfect
ride on Avaunteer. horse that, placed to
better advantage by his people. would have
won more than once here. Yesterday the
horse was the logical favorite after his
recent race with Pretension. in which he
would have beaten that horse at six and a
half furlongs in another stride or two.
Now Avaunteer had five pounds the best
of the weights as between him and PTeten-
sion, making the extra distance the prob
lem to figure out as between the two. Anu
most people favored Avaunteer, judged by
the market. Luretta was also heavily sup
ported to be in the money, while the
Shields stable quietly backed their colt,
Reidmore, all three ways.
Avaunteer justified his support by record
ing the fastest mile Of the meeting-1.41 As.
After Reidmore and Scarfell had ran on
almost even terms with Avaunteer for six
furlongs. Scarfell in the homestretch re-
shut up big gap. and beat all but Avaun-
teer In the race home. But the winner
was never fully extended. his performance
making a great impression
PretensOn's performance was away below
what was expected, and the big horses 1913
pounds evidently set like "a house and
lot on his back. Scarfell showed improve
ment. but the surprise Of the race was the
forward running of Reidmore. This colt
placed where he belongs could have won
his people good race at this meeting. But
like in other cases that could be named he
was put up against too high game.
The heaviest speculation of the day was
witnessed In the last event, a nine fur
long condition race. The condition gave
Lord of the Vale so much the best of the
weights as against CederstrOme that back
erS of the latter who expected to have to
accept short price got as much as 2h to
about that horse.
The last handicap in which the pair were
entered made Lord of the Vale carry 124
pounds to Cederstrome'S 1O4. Yesterday
they met at even weights, and 1t was
not strange that the Lord with Miller to
pilot him met with heavy support at his
first essay for his new owner.
Cederstrome Wins at Last.
/ Up to yesterday. Cederstrome who has
been placed many times UP north this sea-
son In first-class company. had not won a
race But even If long deferred he got
his at last and If appearances are not de-
ceptive he will earn another bracket today.
What has been the horses chief handicap
at this meeting has been poor work in the
saddle.
Yesterday Cederstrome had Horner UP
and that capable lad rode the horse per-
fectly. Horner waited patiently with the
horse. he and Lord of the Vale running in
close company for nearly a mile. Then
both Miller and Horner got busy and while
the issue looked In doubt up to the last six
teenth. Horner had still lot up his sleeve,
for as soon as he called on Cederstrome In
earnest the horse drew away and won In
hand
Miller nursed Lord of the Vale well, but
the old rogue chucked it up when the
pinch came. The surprise Of the race was
Pater, who lasted much longer than in any
race this year over a route. Generally a
mile has been too far for him. but yester-
day at mile and furlong he was closing
fast at the end.
An influx of new faces for today's wind
up included Andrew Miller, Judge Finn
Lewis North, Amory T. Oxnard, T. P
Phelan, Theodore W. Myers Thomas
Hitchcock, jr. A. H. Hummel, Frank Mas
terson and other well-known Gothamites