The Washington herald., 1907-03-30

terrier could have beaten her yesterday,
and for a WoIkmaid it was easy.
1t was much better card that was oIi
offer yesterday. that is. better in quantity
If not in quality Horsemen are begin
ming to awake to the fact that there is a
race meeting going on, and that if they
want to start OF the season well they
had better begin TO send their horses TO
the post
First FaYOrite in Fifth.
Mistress Fortune must have felt
ashamed of herself for having allowed
the public to get SO much the better Of
her on Thursday. for yesterday she de-
MED the bettors everything until the
fifth race, when she allowed fayorite
TO wins and. 10 be generous, added an
other to the list in the last BY that time,
however, most everybody was broke.
Those who did have "A few cents left
We're glad of even small favors, how
ever
The sport was very interesting from q
spectacular standpoint. and. whi'e the
chart shows that the winners q most
cases got home by a good margin. nearly
all of the events were keenly contested
ttl tffFft ttt+N4 f7t+tt1 Aat++@Af VI N4tN htets
was in the fourth for maldens. and il
was hard to tell which one Of the horses
had won-Faust of Grumbling Soph
Faust was given the decision
The talent remembered Berkeley's form
of last fall, and the DieudOnne colt was
made Il strong favoTite i'm the first though
there was Always good price obtainable
about him.
Anna Smith was the tip of the local
contingent, and the little brown fiily was
heavily played. Scarfell was the trainers
choice, and Hoot Mon also had a follow
ing. while TyrOlian was considerably
backed by the foreigners. The others
were at long odds. The start was poor
Miller rushed Anna Smith into the lead at
once and she opened a gap, with Black
F'lag and Percentage chasing her, Berk-
eley leadiug the bunch. with Scarfell
away back Anna Smith under a skillful
ride by Miller. kept at her work and had
the others driving before the fuTl0ng pole
was reached. She won cleyerly while
Berkeley easily beat scarfeH for the
place The latter was closing strong and
would have been contender with an
even break and good ride
Long Delay at Post.
Eleven maiden -year-olds were
carded in the second. with Glorious Betsy
hot favorite Blember and Lady Isabel
were most fanCied Of the others.
There was a long delay at the post
caused by Nannos crazy antics. in one Of
which she threw her jockey When they
did get away Glorious Betsy and Lady
Isabel were in the front flight, with
Nanno away back. The latter had world
Of speed, however. and going up on the
outside was soon Ia front, but she stop
ped In the stretch. and Lady Isabel
came along and took the big END OF the
purse.
Blember came fast at the end and easily
disposed Of NannO. Glorious Betsy stop
ped badly
Lady Vera looked so much the best in
the third that the books wculd offer only
p TO 4 against her. which was backed TO
= to 5 at post time. Old Colony and
Workmaid were about equal favorites for
the place. while Umbrella was not wanted
al any price.
The race was a big surprise Work
maid shot out at once and opened big
gap. Miller saw that he would have 20
get busy if he hoped to win. but drive as
hard as he could. he could not close the
gap, and Workmafd won in a gallon,
while even Old Colony beat the favorite
Umbrella was never in the hunt
on the strength of reported fast work,
AIpenmarchen was made an odds-on ia
vorite in the maiden race, fourth on the
card. There were the usual tips out. how
ever and nearly everything was nibbled
at more or less.
Lucy Strome was the pacemaker till vel
into the stretch, when Faust and Grum.
bling Soph came through and hooked VI
for "a duel to the wire. the Madden horse
getting the decision by a nose. in hot
finish Lucy Strome easily beat the favor
lie for the place
AzeIina the Choice.
Azelina was always the choice for N,
nth. Sandy Creeker and Niblick wer,
next in demand. Sandy Creeker and
Monacodor were the pacepakers for Z
/ half with Wabash Queen running from
last place into third, Azelina trailing
iOnce Strengthened out, Azelina easily Wen
/ to the front. and won comfortably, whil'
Water Dog, hugging the rail- took secont
place easily from Niblick.
! Ormonde's Right opened favorte in tn
/ handicap, but there was so much play ol
| The Clown that the Fatherless colt wal
the choice at post time. The Cricket le,
/ for "a furlong when Arimo took up tn
pace, Ormonde's Right and The Clowl
close up Once in the stretch ArimO CAV
/ il up. and The Clown went to the front
/ OrmOnde's Right was driven hard but h
could not overtake The Clown. who w0I
easily SOnoma Belle closed strong ant