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

Wilson Chamberlain. owner of Super
stition. made no secret OF his belief that
the fourth race was already won Is his
colt. Superstition. and he told all his
brother owners 10 get their checks down.
They did. They stayed down
scarfen was reported to have been lame
in mis- work for the last few days, and
this was the cause of his odds receding
to even money. He did not walk lame
bur he ran as If he had been INDUCED
somewhat since mis- last effort.
What kind Of race can Sally X win,
anyhow" asked a disguised bettor after
the Madden fliy had finished third behind
AIpenmarchen and Milestone. "A hack
race. perhaps" replied his neighbor, IF
sally X has forty pounds the best of the
weights.
Holseher. as usual was sore i'm his pre-
limmary. and his trainer sent him twice
around the track at a slow gallop to
warm him out OF his stiffness. The horse
ran an improved race and was closing
smartIv al the finish. The distance was
hardly far enough for the champion long
distance runner of last year, however.
on his last race and on his former
claims 70 class. Buttons should have
been made a pronounced favOrite in the
third but there were so many tips out
that as good as , To / was always oh
tainabe about the Thomas cast-off. Butt
tons won as he used to win occasionally,
and if Joe MarrOne can keep him on his
feet there ought TO be some more races
in the old Tenny fellow.
Bob Walden told his friends that Belle
of Jessamine would win the opening dash
If she was anywhere near herself. She
had worked half in 81 seconds and
thought she did not require great deal
to condition her. she always has beaten
ScarfeH every time she met him. said Mr.
Walden. and she ought to do it to-day
And then his friends went down and bel
and-what is better for bettor-cashed.
Fred Miller. the local owner and trainer.
! sent Milestone TO the post I'm the maiden
race i'm good shape, and told those who
asked him that his horse would run some.
Mr. Miller was right, but Milestone could
not beat Alpeumarchen, who is trained
by Farmer Bill Scully. Milestone, by
the way. has come back to the races q
much improved horse in manners Last
year he was an ugly brute at the post,
but now he appears to be as docile as a
lamb.
Willie Shields considered BIember, the
colt he trains for the local owner, p
Cannon a good thing in the second. and
he went down the line betting on the
FLY. Blember ran an excellent race, but
not quite good enough to beat Trey OF
Spades who was taken the overland
route, as usual This seems 10 be one of
/ Johnson's failings He does not seem to
/ know the nearest way home. and unless
there is z horse to keep him in he will
I invariably take the outside when the
stretch turn is reached.
The Herald called attention to Bull
wark s race of Monday. and said that his
! showing was better than that of any
1 horse in the race. He proved II yester-
day when he ran into second place. Had
/ the distance been a bit farther the old
horse would have won. Bulwark, by the
way was schOoled for a jumper and he
ran one or two races through the field
/ He didn't make good and Tom Mannix,
/ into whose hands he fell 10 train. con
Guided TO put him back TO fat racing.
/ He is in his best form now. and with
/ light weight up must be respected in most
any company.
i Bernard boswell came near landing a
/ heat I'm the fourth. when his Aloha huv.
/ Easter Belle, was nosed out by John Z.
/ Maddens Servile Easter Belle was at
/ long odds in the betting. but she had
/ some play, as there We're those who bet
on her on Monday because of her name,
thinking they had a bunch, and they went
/ back yesterday because they had lost on
her before. Bernard boswell is the man
/ who brought out the famous horse
Morello It was at Benning that Morello
won his hrst race Mr.. boswell sold him
/ for $500 after he had won several races.
] and Morello went on that year and won