Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

drew out while Miller got Chippewa up OUT
of the ruck into third place. Chippewa
raced up to the leaders in the run to the
far turn and the three rounded for nome
Iapped with Rather Royal. Red Knight and
stolen Moments leading the others.
Young Dreamer, however, beat the others
into the homestretch by a small margin
and once squared away Tor nome always
held his advantage, winning with some
thing to spare at the end while New York,
Chaffonte and ed Knight led the others at
the finish. Chalfonte and Red Knight each
ran a markable race. They got the worst
of "A poor start and ha,. stern chase all the
way. closing big gaps in each instance AS
for Chippewa. the colt Miller rode ne evil
IDENTIFY prefers less than mile.
Captain Hayes and Valley Forge made an
exciting contest in the steeplechase until
The Philadelphia owned horse came TO gIIel
at the last turn. THIS LETT CAPTAIN raves
a bloodless victory, none of the others
were close enough to cause serious con-
tcnt.on Oleroso. the favorite, heavily sup
ported by his owner, lacked his usual speed
almost from the outset and was never
contender to the dismay of his owner and
the public
The heaviest plunge of the day was on
the year-old flly Lady karma. Com
missiouers of her former owner, David
Gideon as well as many others, put down
solid amounts with every layer that would
accept their wagers. And enough collat-
eral changed hands over her victory to
start a country ank.
cideuts of the big field of twenty young
sters. But Miller got the black flly away
in the second division. and after laying
close up to TheodoCia for three furlongs
got Lady Karma up by couple of strokes
of the whip. And in the home stretch she
always retained her advantage.
The real interest at the end centered in
the tUssle for the place between Theo-
docia Blue Book Hiram and Beldemo. the
four finishing heads apart passing the
judges, with Umbrella and Kankakee close
up. The last named, off next to last, ran
remg rkable race with her inexperienced
jockey. Mahen. David Gideon was cred
tied after the race with making very
heavy winning over this fly bred by him
ut the Holendel farm in New Jersey.
Western Coup Just Fails.
The winning of the maiden race by J. w.
Colts black geding Fintrail developed
quite a turf romance in connection with the
race. The horse had never faced a starter
before, although now nearly a four-year-
old. Entered at AGueduct some weeks ago
Fintrail was not allowed to start, owing to
his not having been properly registered. and
the coup then intended had to be deferred.
Meanwhile the horse was pointed for this
meeting
Trainer DAILY patiently waited until Tar
iac, Blue Pigeon, King Henry and Clois
teress had left the maiden ranks here, and
then with only Marster. Waterbearer and
a Few others to beat he entered the colt for
yesterdays maiden race. Meanwhile Fin
trail had been so we'll tried with Rose of
Dawn three-quarters in 1.16 that when
business opened on the race layers were
Chary of anything like liberal price against
the colt, although a few early birds did get
to |.
Then the commissions came in, and most
of the business was done at ! and to 5,
with Marster in about equal favor. Fin
trail in the race ran fully up to his work
and never gave his hackers any uneasiness
over their wagers. He beat Marster and
Marksman easily, with Convolvulus strong
fourth The latter closed a big gap, but
Frills, Miller'S mount, is a joke FLY.
A long-deferred coup by the western dele
cation with the three-year-old cot Ker-
cheval only missed fire by his Jockeys over
confidence at the finish While he was
watching Oxford on his left he was not
aware of Luretta's rush on his whip hand
until the mare had got up to him and it was
too late. Had he won, however. his people
would probably have had to face a claim Of
fouling Oxford.
From to l to half that price Kerchevals
rating was forced down by western money
a prominent commissioner who had come
here especially to back the horse being
Riley Grammar, the one-time leading layer.
oxford, however, was plunged on by the
New Workers and made little less use of
he might have carried his big weight to vic
tory. But Miller actually took the lead with
the top weight right after the start and
though letting Melbourne go to the front on
the back stretch kept oxford hard at 1t in
stead OF reserving him for the pinch sure
to come in the home stretch.
Naturally when Kercheval challenged OK
ford al the last turn the 131 pounds and
pacemaking began to tell on the speedy
gray horse, and after a humping match be-
tween the two along the last furlong Ker-
cheval swerved sharply to the rail cutting
Oxford off as he did so.
Then Kercheval came on in front, his boy,
Lee, intently watching Oxford to make
sure that he was all in. Just when the
west end men We're counting their gains
title Luretta with her feather of ninety
Ave pounds came up on his whip hand like
4 ship under full sail.
Before Master Lee knew where he was at
The fillv that he had failed to notice had
reached him and then, keeping up her clip.