The Washington herald., 1907-04-11
GOSSIP OF THE TRACK.

BHdl. the winner, ran a good. game race.
and deserved the victory. He looked to be
completely out Of the race at a sixteenth
from the finish, and only got up in time
to win by inches.
Nobody cared much for Rose Of Dawn.
with Mahon IN. With a good rider the
Colt hlly would have had many sup
porters. but the presence Of Mahon In the
saddle kept many from playing her.
Trey Of Spades gave a good exhibition
of how fast horse can stop on occasions.
He was winging along merrily IN front a
furIong from home, but he quit so sud
denly that Miller almost went over his
head.
Gold Ball showed himself TO be possessed
of a weak heart when he stopped in the
stretch. Greene appeared to be sOundly
beaten at the head of the stretch. but
once he got &c Gold Balls head the Hitch
cock colt curied up like a dog.
Legerdemain caused many hacker dis
appointment in the first, when he failed TO
win. The horse was backed for a good
thing because OF his good showing a few
days ago, but yesterday he must have LETT
his speed in the stable. He certainly didn't
have any in the race.
About once every meeting Society Bud
manages to scrape in a victory. The
track yesterday, a dryng-Out one. was
just TO her liking and she won under good
handling by simmons. This boy promises
TO develop into a rider. Society Bud was
as good as 10 to IN the betting
Good Judges asserted after Don Diego's
victory. that his performance WAS nor
good enough 10 make him a formidable
Carter candidate. He was stopping some
at the end of his race yesterday. but
those behind him also We're all out. and
Don Diego appeared TO win in a gallop.
Many thought that Dog Rose should
have been disqualified in the first. The
black horse was swerving ali through the
stretch, and he plainly interfered with
the second horse, How About You, on
whom Miller had the mount Miller has
been set back for worse offenses than he
had to suffer yesterday.
Nettie Carita should have been third in
the opening dash. but Henry, who rode
her, could not help his mount a bit, and
allowed her 10 drop far back in the early
part OF the race. She was beaten only a
matter of inches at the end. Grafton.
who finished third in this event. ran a
corking race. and should graduate before
long.
Trainer John Whelan was doubtful
whether Don Diego could negotiate the
heavy going and would not advise his
friends TO back the Belmont horse. This
probably accounted for the liberal price
against him. Whelan would have been
satisfied if Don Diego had been beaten,
and his easy victory was something of
surprise 10 him.
Father Biz DAILY saw two. of his
former horses run in the first. but neither
was placed. They were Salt and Pepper
and Bedella It is not often that horse
amounts to much when Bill lets him go.
but sometimes the old man is fooled. He
let Jerry c. go. and the horse won some
good races for Tom ManniX. Derry G. was
sold yesterday to a local man for $3.50.
There was a sale OF horses in the pad
dock before the races yesterday. at which
only fair prices were realized The top
price was brought by Black Mask, who
was sold for $500 Sonoma Belle. who ran
in the last, was offered, but there was no
bid, and the old mare went back 70
Mannixs barn. Thomond was sold to G.
J. Henderson for $3.50. Desideratum for
$3.50. D'Arkle to John Moran for s200
Kankakee to George Brown for $3.50, and
Superstition for Slc5 August Belmont sold
Ore0don to E. Utterback for $3.50. and it
looks as if Mr. Utterback secured the bar
gain of the sale.