The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
BILLIE HIBBS WINNER
Runs Good Race in Opening
Event at PimlicO.
SCRATCHES IN STAFFORD CUP
OF the Seven Horses Entered in the
Feature Only One Responds tn the
Call, 50 Lotus Eater GaHops Over
the Course and Gets the Money.
Upset i'm the steepIechase.

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd, oct. 3l-With a good
crowd and a track rounded into condi-
ton, there was some good racing at Pim-
lico this afternoon.
The only disappointing feature of the
card was the many scratches in the
NTH race, the Stafford purse at one mile
and forty yards There were seven known
performers slated to start, but when the
scratches were posted the only one of
the lot ready TO answer the call was Lo-
tus Eater, of the Barbarity stables, train
ed by r. J. Walden. Six Of the entries
We're erased from the list Of starters.
these being Royal OnyI, -Neoskaleeta, FL
dorado. Lally Solon Shingle. Ballot Box
With the exception of Neoslcaleeta and
Lally, the horses that were scratched in
this event started in the third event at
one mile
To get his end Of the money, Lotus
Eater was galloped over the course with
Beckman in the saddle in 1.5S 4-5. Lotus
Eaters share Of the purse, because OF
the scratches. was 500 The talent ex-
pected that this race would have proved
one of the best Of the meeting from the
class OF the field named
Upset in SteepIechase.
The Mount Washington steeplechase for
four-year-oIds and upward proved an up
set for the talent. as the well-backed
fav0rite. MerrymaKer. gave the wise
ones a dump by running out at the second
from the last jump. At that time Merry
maker was running easy in third place
and seemingly had a grand look In for
the race. After Merrymaker went wroEg
and Jack Barr went out and won without
an effort, Captain Hayes. the second choice
/ I'm the betting was goinS good until he
reached the final obstacle. where he an
seated Savage, throwing up all hope of a
chance 10 win. Only two of the field OF
! five ran home without some mishap. as at
/ the last liverpool Nat Ray was uusedted
/ by Ilcneau. After Merrymakor and Cap
tain Hayes went wrong. the race was be-
tween Jack Barr and HUddy. but the
former had such a telling advantage that
/ it was hopeless for Brown, on Huddy. 10
/ try 60 overtake Jack Barr on the fiat
After Merrymaker had run out Jockey
Hufham got him Strengthened again and
got home In time 10 wrest the third
Imoney.
Billie Hibbs, owned by David Dgnlop
LOT Virginia. making his first start in a
+ long time. ran an impressive race in the
opening event for two-year-olds at five
and "a half furlongs.
The summaries.
/ FIRST RAtE-Fiye and me-haH fulmzs Billy
/ Hihl~ III lBsclmsuI. s 70 J. 10 T. and n s.
/ won. Jubilee I5 AIct'abeI to T. { to s. and out
| second, Ni-, ttte-h. fFaUlrothuI, 5 t1 g.
! s 70 5. and Co., g. third. Time. 13 Is DtlurEo.
! Neuyusu. Bcsgaman. Margaret and Catherine H.
l also ran.
SECOND RAcE-one mile and seventy yards
Peter knight l0i LeihertI. q 5. 20 80. and CIt
| won. Water Dog lGt .Delshy}. o. 3. ] 90 s. and
our. ssco,d. Away 20 FairbIrtLerl = 20 T. 6 tp J.
and 6 t1 D. thiri. Time I. 40 IS Judge Denton
and Lady Gay SUaHErr also ran.
THIRD RACE-Ou mile. Ballot Box. Il3 Gold
-teinl T. t0 i. % J. and to s. won RUyal OuyN
I l15 lLsiberti- to J. 20 s. aud s 90 3. second
SCION ShWglc. Us DIggin,'. y % ]. 5 t0 J. and s
I t1 s. third Time. l.i3 Hashr. Puritan Girl
/ Eld0ud0. and tamUaigUer also ran
/ FOURTH TAtE-N0unt Washington Steeple-
/ chase, about two miles. Jack Barr. ~ McClaiu..
4 6 20 T. To 5. and Uut Won; Huddy. li2 &C.. BuaBI.
I 10 % I. 90 J. md out second; MCrvuasvr. l55
/ .HufhsmI. D 20 J. . 90 :. and out. third. Time.
/ i.n Capt. HAYES and Uou,an threw riders.
/ FIFTH EAtE-The Stafford purse one mile and
/ forts Yards Lotus Eater. ll5 lBgomauf. walkoyer.
I Time 5S L5
! SIXTH EACE-sn furlcuss. Meredith. lE o..
( SMITH, jo !. ! 90 2. and out Won. Aiken. I0-
/ leckmaH'. to g. . 90 J. and 90 g. second. Mil
/ stone. lai .HenUi, to T. TO !. and even. third.
/ Time. II6 Grauadi,r Conjecture Nobles-c 0b'sgr.
J elena Mcbride. LIauJheHy Boy. Crimson Clover.
! and Wilton Lackaye also ran.
/ SEVENTH RACE-NX ftrlougs. Rectmiowu lC-
/ Christian 90 J. 20 ;, and % s. won. West
. over l07 .CalemauI. 20 ]. even. and 90 ?. see
. oud Morning Light, I07 lFaiThrother 8 H. J. o 90
! j. and 6 % s. third. Time. La Is Batn3 Car1us
/ Waysde RacIa. Chaugeabe. and Admiral Dot also
I Tau-