The Washington times., 1906-10-28
PLUCKY VICTOR FROMENT
RIDES WINNING RACE

! quickly and caught his horse In the
/ meantime. Humming Bird had closed
! and taken the sixth jump. and was far
/ down the course when Mr. Froment
/ climbed into the saddle. II looked an
I impossible lead 10 overcome. but the
/ NiTgiuian had the necessary speed, and
/ by the end of the next mile he passed
/ Humming Bird. Both horses had tired
and il looked for a moment as though
! the squirt which Lieutenant Martin had
made to catch Froment had proved too
much for the Virginian and that Hum
ming Bird would win after all. But in
/ the stretch the NIrginian went away
from Humming Bird, winning easily.
Ray Rides Good Race.
Four horses We're scratched In the
| Great United Hunts Steeplechase, leav-
/ ing four starters. Bound Brook was the
fayorite at to 8, until he was scratch
ed; Woolgatherer was TO .; Dick Rob-
! Pepper s to l.
When Bound Brook was scratched
/ there WAS no more booking. Woolgath-
/ erer and Worthwhile were considered the
/ best. however. Dick Roberts, with Mr..
( O'Brien up. took the lead quickly, with
I Pure Pepper second. There was
strong tip out that the Page horse had
good chance 10 win and for a time it
/ looked as though he might The four
| horses ran three times round the track
/ with little or nothing 10 choose between
/ them, so closely were they punched. But
/ the pace began to tell Oh Dick Roberts
I and ne dropped back rapidly. Pure
/ Pepper, too. had apparently shot his
bolt Ray, on Woolgatherer, had rid
den a beautiful waiting race. When the
horses came out Of the inheld and made
for the outside jumps Woolgatherer
moved up quickly on Worthwhile and
passed him on the last jump Wool
gatherer's jumping was Of the best. In
the stretch Ray drove WOOlgathcrer
ahead and finished three lengths before
Worthwhile with Pure Pepper farther
back.
Another Feather for O'Br!en.
James Jay O'Brien added another
feather TO his cap in the fourth race
the Orange County Hunt Steeplechase,
about three aud a half miles, and over
the stone wall and rail fences. He won
I the race handIIy with Gypsic. Landslide.
the property of G. c. Morrison, was
b
and ran well II Mr.. Spencer had rid
den him out at the finish as Mr.. C'Brien
did Gypsic, there might have been a
different story TO tell. Gypsie was the
favorite at TO 10. Anna Bruce, James
Maddux's mare, closed at TO l. while
/ Cresset was the long shot-l0 to /.
Anna Bruce, with Mr.. Clark up, went
into the lead Immediately. She has
speed and jumps we'll and had the race
been for two miles Anna Bruce would
probably have landed a winner. Cres-
set. Mrs. Kernochan's entry. came 70
grief early IN the race, refusing a
jump and throwing Dion Kerr. who
had e leg up, over the fence in a
most spectacular somersault. Mr.. Kerr
I landed on his feet, still holding the
reins in his hand. The bride was
broken, however, and Cresset was out
of the race. Most Of the way Landslide
ran second TO Anna Bruce. which Clark
was sending along at a good pace.
O'Brien lay back on Gypsic, riding a
waiting race He rode with rare good
judgment and when he made his bid
for the lead he took it and held Il.
Landslide was second by three lengths.
Anna Bruce was farther back.
WestOwn Well Backed.
With Dion Kerr up, Westown was
| beaked down from TO ! to 10 /, i'm the
/ Manassas Steeplechase Plate. WestOwn's
reputation as a jumper and Mr.. Kerr's
4 riding were responsible for the change
/ I'm the odds. But Adams reigned the
favorite at ? to l. Allegiance and Caloo-
Tahatchee were well backed, too. AL
! though WestOwn took the lead and ran
/ strongly almost the entire distance, two
miles. Adams had more speed and
/ passed Westown when they left the in
| field for the outside jumps. Coloorahat-
! chez moved UP into second place. Com
l monwealth. Liffey Bank and Mount
Henry also ran. Allegiance fell and
| Hueston, who was riding. was hurt.
| The last race, the Metropolitan Club
| Cup, showed a good field. Pete Daley
was the favorite at even money, but
/ Game Cock. Orihamme, and The Col
onel were well thought Of and played
at to /. AS on Thursday. however. Pete
! DALEY demonstrated MS ability TO run
on the fiat and won In the stretch. There
was considerable trouble starting owing
to Dressmaker Game Cock. ridden by
Dion Kerr led at the stayt and for