Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-03

encounter with a former business asso-
ciate.
Cotton Exchange Handicap.
The transportation to the fair grounds
at that time was very crude, there being
no electric railway facilities while the
street cars We're mostly drawn by mules.
| Every little while one of these long
cared toilers would "balk." and then
| there would be a circus that could give
cards and spades to the liveliast cowboy
roundup ever seen. 1 WAS on a car
going out one day when the mule lay
down in Esplanade avenue, half a mile
| from the track, and we all got out and
footed it the rest of the way Most of the
people came by road accord ngly and
even under these drawbacks the attend
ance large.
The third days sport was held over a
fast track, and the card was the best OF
the series, drawing out crowd of be-
tween four and five thousand people. TIE
| Cotton Exchange handicap of 5000 at a
mile and a half. was the star event in
GLIDING the best horses at the track. And
as it was this race for which Fair Count
and Wedding Day had been pointed
owners Pettingill and Thomas and their
| henchmen, having scraped up all their
spare funds, they went out loaded for
killing"
In the downtown pool selling the night
before Wedding Day had sold a slight
favorte over his brother. Fair Count,
which was coupled with Duke of Mon
fabian as the Pettingill entry. Fair
Count had up III, Wedding Day. 1i2.
and MOntalban, los. W. l.. Cassidy5
Saunterer. III, was also a nearly equal
favorte with the others, while Ballast.
Lutte Fogle. Aleck Ament. WaIlensee and
Athlone all had more or less support
Pools at the track next day ruled very
large. Saunterer, 500; Wedding Day
and the Pettingill entry. $3.50 each; Bal
/ L. E1,n
field. 800. The eastern jockeys. Spell
man and w. Donohue, had been engaged
by Thomas and Pettingil to ride We'd
ding Day and Fair Count, respectively.
Thayer on Montalban West on Ballast,
| Tally on Aleck Ament, Kclso on Lutte
Fogle. with Taylor and Hartman on Ath-
| lone and Wallensee. respectively. This
was a good collection of talent in the
saddle. all of the horses being well
served in this important respect.
Under the Live Oaks.
Among New Workers at New Orleans
that winter were AL Smith. the referee
at fistic bouts; Charles Reed James Nc
Mahon, Lucius Appleby, Thomas B.
Johnson Gather of D. c. johnson, owner
of Roseben), Mark Littell, James Kelly.
| Ridge Levien and others well known in
the sporting fraternity. AS these all took
|
gill and Thomas horses speculation on
the race was the heaviest seen at the
Crescent city on any event since ante
bellum days.
The Cotton Exchange handicap was the
second race, and after the auctions had
closed twenty bookmakers were fairly in
undated with business. Local sport lovers
recognizing It's sectional character
of Kentucky against the east-and back
ing their opinions accordingly. Fair
Count and Wedding Day took their ante
post gallops close together. and the thou
sands had the best of opportunities to
view the two brothers and note their
condition.
The st. Louis owned horse Saunterer.
former inmate OF George Lorillard's
stable, warmed up better than either Fair
| Count or Wedding Day. rush to play
the big son of bennington was followed
| by some OF the northern spectators.
notably Al Smith, who had seen the
as he put 1t, better company than this"
| Saunterer and Wedding Day finally
closed equal favorites in the books at 3
to 1 each. with to 1 the PettingilI
stable CFair Count and Montalban). 8
Ballast, 8 Lutte Fogle, 10 Athlone, 10 Wal
lansee and 30 Aleck Ament. Owners
| Thomas and Pettngill 'unbelted' on
their respective horses, and as Their
! friends did the same, together with
| Bill Cassidy and his following from
the Mound city, the ring handled enough
| over the race to start several country
! banks
Young Brother Defeats the Old One.
| Late Corners from town made the stand
| so crowded that the overflow crossed over
into the center field, where over thou
sand persons watched the race from I'M
der the majestic live oaks. their stream
els of long ray moss giving them the
aspect of the ancient Druids In this por-
tiSn of the assemblage were Owners
Thomas Pettingill and Cassidy. who oc-
cuphed the benches built round several OF
the pig live oaks, right behind the jockey
board.
the bhnch in hand and after filming a
couple of the boys got the nine horses
off we'll together. Duke of Montalban
taking the lead to set the pace for his
stable companion Fair Count. As Ihayer
came dbwn the stretch on the Duke, end
ing thel first half mile in 52l2 seconds.
PettingiSl waved him on faster, and the
jockey Increased the pace p st the stand
and going round the first turn on the
Here SaNInterer was second and going
we'll, whiS close behind the pacemaker
spellman ard Donohue having each re.
cefved orders to Jay By the brother
horse until Nle last turn and then cut
loose At this stage of the race Thomas
Jumped up, anu, LuiHIiI5 ~ LeSeiIt5H..
said: Bet yoG $500 l beat you, Pet
AS Pettingill nook the wager Cassidy
came in with. 'SBet each of you gentle
men $500 my horse against yours .lese
wagers were also accepted.
Now. the field was half way down tie
back stretch SauINerer and Montalban
were Tapped, but reaAning the turn by the
bayou Montalban was seen to be hold
ing saunterer, on whSm McCarty was al
ready at work. with groan Cassidy
shut up his glasses, NTH the remark.
MY horse is beaten boys, ard as just
then Wedding Day drew 9way from hls
big brother Fair Count. and closed up
with a rush, Thomas began to root
for his horse in strdent tOnesN
Duke of Montalban. howevar, after
Fair Count was beaten. kept Iup the
fight so well that Wedding Day ND not
reach him until the last sixteenth pole.
From there home il took all OF SpellnAan
best efforts to land Wedding Day neck
victor in a hard drive. The kentucklan
got the money with the younger brother.
but the older horse the Count, struck
himself during the race and pulled Up
quite lame. Duke of A,oDtalban three
days later Won the Howard cup, TWO
miles and that fall two great stakes at
Washington. the Washington cup and
Autumnal handicap, giving Pettingill
substantial salve for Fair Counts defeat
by his younger brother. Wedding DaJ.