The Washington times., 1906-02-18
PHIL FINCH AGAIN
SHOWED HIS WORTH
Took Bush Handicap With
Great Ease.
MERE CANTER FOR ATTILLA
At 5 to I He Beat Even Money Ben
voIiO in Three-Mile Handicap
at City Park Track.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. l7.-Run-
ming in the colors of his veteran owner,
". s Williams. Phil Finch picked up
1So pounds and won the Bush Cup Han
dfcap at the Fair Grounds with cousum-
mate ease this afternoon.
Little Scout with I20 hounds. finished
second, two and half lengths back of
the son of Goldsmith, with the only
ether starter, Captain Bob. six lengths
farther back
BEING Bush Cup day. this was a gala
day for patrons of the turf. and the daV
being spring-like there was drawn to the
old track one of the most enormous
crowds that has been out this season,
Surpas sing in numbers that OF any other
afterJ oon at the Fair Grounds. Captain
Bob went to the front and made the
pace for the nrst mile on sufferauce-
Little Scout lay second, with Phil Finch
Ihird, close up. After the first mile Lit
tie Scout took command. with Phil Finch
two lengths back. Thus they ran TO The
Tar turn, where Phil Finch went TO the
front. From that time on there was
nothing to II but the winner.
Canter for Attilla.
Attilla demonstrated his class to the
spectators who saw him win the Am
erican Turf Association Handicap to-
day at the City Park track in COM
mon canter from Benvolio. the even
money favorte.
The race was at three miles. There
we're INe starters BenVOliO was made
an eVen-mUney faYorite, Attilla could
be had at TO /. Berry Hughes. one
OF the outsiders. started out to make
the running and after leading his field
with an advantage of eight lengths for
two and quarter miles, Nicoi sent
Atilla into the lead and from there on
10 the wire IL was a gallop for him.
BenNolio made several determined spurtS
to get TO Attiliia but Nic0l won looking
back with two lengths to spare
DreXel, the best played hOuTse in the
race barring the faVorfte. traiied his
DFeXel, the best PLAYED horse in the
held for two miles and after closing lot
OF ground. wound up in third place.
Fair Grounds Results.
First race-One mile and twenty yards
Nedsewood, 100 Il. jones' 25 70 l, won;
Celebration. III (BelD. even, second;
Grove Center, 81 (Moreland). to l.
thirj- Time, IA. Rhynock Shenan-
dCah. Handbag, Decoration, Fair CaIyp-
50, 1Ud Jerry Lynch. also ran.
second race-SIX furlongs-Muftins, %
IT, SMITH. - TO /. won; Lady Henriet-
Ia, lu (N. Hayes, J TO I, second; The
Cure, no fBelB, J 10 >, third Time, 1:l5-
Many Thanks, Atwood, Norwood Ohio,
PlRteI, and Gay Adelaide also ran
Third race-Three miles Colonfst. I0G
q. Dennis0H} 3 10 ]. won; Cashier a..
Jones', \ to 1, second: Louis Kraft, lU7
lSewelp, out third. Time, 5;35. GoogO
Erne, and Paul also ran,
Fourth Tace-Bush Cup; handicap; two
and One-fourth miles Phil Finch. 150
tPerrinel. TO I, won; Little Scout I2o
81 Mclnryrei, 5 to ). second; Captain
Bob. JOS II. Martini even. third. Time,
4:02 80. No other starters.
Fifth race-Mile and seventy yards.
tilia. 40 fPerriBel. 10 8. second; Mo
naco Maid. 81 tPerkinsl, even, third
Time. }: As As. s.. Valentine ana Foot
lights Favorite also ran
10 .Fnl FEvB THS
Whistler, 10 (Perrine). 1 10 1, woni Nine.
109 O. Martini, / to :. second AuTu-
master l95 tSeWelD. / to >. third. Time,
] AZ So. Macy, jr. and Berhmood also
seventh race-Miie and twenty yards
Salm SaIm, 1ol (BedelD. 80 to ]. won;
Randolph, fg5 (MurphyD- TO l. third.
Time. f:45 10 Katherine l., Berry
WsddCH Rouvier, Mint Life, Eariy, Ear
vana Forso. Kenton, Light Note. Rod
crick also ran.
Fair Grounds Entries.
First race-Five and one-half furlongs.
Merry Belle, l0l; Stockwood, I16: Ab-
lure. Swell Girl. Attraction, Pinsticker.
Sweet Favor 100; Ferrotype, Loretta
IL. Bitter Brown, l03; Mullins. ia;
Gypsy King. no. Philador, ll0; Little
Therese. SO.
longs Little Wanda. Dorothy NJ, Miss
Iynes. SainZilla, Mint BeTia, 9S; Creole
Girl. Budd Pest, Runsum, lUS' Suzannah.
Ruth M. 103.
Third race-One mile. Footlights. |
Favorite 107, Goldsmith, Au Revoir, /
i2; Peter Paul 100; LOgistilla l03.
Fourth race-ThTee-fourths of a mile. (
EsCutcheon, Elastic lO2: 1nVinCtblC. 1G3: /
WhippoorwiII 94: Goldsmith, Columbia, (
10. Collector Jessup. 81; Southern Cross. I
los: harrington. So.
Fifth race-Mile. AIT- Wilson. Jim
Collins, Red Raven. Sigmund iii; Old
Hal. Ester Platz Tennyburn, 80; School /
mate. 1o9; Uncle Henry, CiOVeTland. /
Gold, ll6; Ben Macdhui. t12.
sixth race-Onc and one-siXteenth !
miles. Brooklyn. Consuello ii. 1Ol /
Celebration, Ethics. 107; Tribes Hill, III
Blenncnworth, IA; Edgardo, Deeorati-sa.
700; Cay LizZeite, l0]: Berenice IS; The
Regent, Barkelmore, los: Sincerity
Belle, 80; r. F. Williams. 100; Nine. 10.
Track. fast.
CYtV DaYLy Results