Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28
DracuIum Wins the Dixie and
Glaucus is Disqualified.
PERSEVERANCE GIVES UP
Studious Stewards Find Winner in
Second Horse.
FAVORITES BOWLED OVER
Cornell Wins Annual Cross-Country
Event-Today's Gridiron Strug-
sles-Bowling Battles.
PERSEVERANCE GIVES UP

To such a low degree has the Dixie
stakes fallen that Oraculum, Splinter
won the noted event yesterday at the
Benning track. He was opposed by Per-
severance, but beat that unworthy brother
OF Brookdale Nymph fifteen lengths in
the slowest time ever made for the mile
and-six-furlongs journey.
Oraculum and Perseverance were the
only starters Up to within an hour
of the race the later seemed to have
a walkover for none Of the owners of
the other contestants had signified an
intention to oppose him. At the last min
ute George NJ Odom, the eX-jockey, made
I'D his mind to start Oraculum. This
proved to be a most happy inspiration
for the young horseman, for the stakes
were worth s2.165.
In other years. when racing was
sport in the south. and rich planters
raced thoroughbreds for the glory at
tached to 1t, the Dixie stakes had count
ed among it's winners some of the best
race horses Of the day. But in the last
six years the contesting horses have
been poor The two horses that made UP
the race yesterday were the worst or the
lot, for Oraculum is only a six-furiong
horse at best, and Perseverance had only
won one race previous to his attempt
yesterday.
Perseverance Bellies Name.
The result of the race was a big sur
prise Because Perseverance, had won
the Jerome handicap at Belmont Park
this fall and had shown a. disposition to
race over a long route, he was made
top-heavy favorite at 1 to 3. This short
nrice against Perseverance was not war
ranted by his form, for he had not been
to the post for many days. During this
interval of rest he had been sold by
Harry Payne Whitney to Paul j. Rainey
for something like 5000
Whether the change of owners proved
detrimental to Perseverance, speed or
his failure to race Slapped his vitality
no trainer was willing to say after the
race. But for some reason not apparent
on the surface he ran like a lame dog.
Mr.. Rainey has been particularly I'M
fortunate in his purchase of race horses
but the limit was reached when he be-
came the owner of Perseverance. The
latter ran q faltering race from start to
finish. His stride was short and choppY.
like a hobby horse. From first to last he
trailed Oraculum- The sprinter went to
the front at the start, opened up gap
of three lengths and failed to stop as ex-
pected, at the end of a mile.
Notter rode Perseverance desperately
the last mile but his efforts were of no
avail, for Oraculum improved his advan-
taxe with every stride and eventually won
by fifteen lengths. After the race George
Odom explained why he had started
Oraculum.
odom Had Sized Up Rival.
ST had watched Perseverance in his
work during the last two weeks" he
said "and he took so long to run
couple OF mile-and -a-quarter trials that
realized he was not worth a whole lot.
and that my horse was liable to beat him.
oraculum was not up to mile-and-six-
furlongs race, but thought that the issue
would really be decided at the end of
mile. This gave Oraculum a chance TO
win. and as Perseverance proved to be
worse than I thought, my horse merely
had to romp in order to earn the money
The ways Of the stewards here are be-
yond all understanding. No man. whether
he be plunger. owner or trainer, can
fathom by what rules the officials decide
races Glaucus won The fourth race N
driving finish by head from Hiacko, but
greatly to the surprise of the spectators,
the stewards subsequently disquained
Glaucus and gave the race to Hiacko,
with Braggadocio second and Miss CatesDy
third. After the change in the order OF
the finish had been made, men went
around the track asking of their neigh
bors: Where did the foul take place.?
No man seemed to know except the stew
ards. This race will go down In turf his
tory as one of the mysteries Oh the pres
ent race meeting.
Beckman Rides "Joke" Race.
Beckman, riding Norbitt, an even money