Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19

| haevv snannie ,nrs and .hs;r nasers on
their colt were merely sentimental. as far
| as large amounts went. The occasion, how
ever, illustrates afresh the great uncer-
amy 81 tne sport wnen owners ana .rain. .
| Shows Iatar that ha can rin IncL often
Observation-Disclosures over Judgment Of the canahii-
| tiles OF their aninnaIs
'' psar y. 'Ie nr,rard hsa a.o,dod M, 20 In
| o,nda Tronmnis aStoruSar ~ tha Enaon, Derhv
| winnar Tith tha boraea ooinr over he
| cause he Was a small yearlinS. hut Edi-
tor Charles Foster Of the New York sports
| ENGLAND on account of HIS reerless breed
ia w III, s;.;i.u % oaas. oo,,iS =. n,ted
| mp ~ aori, o.. &c. ~, ~ onisviIie
| purchased a yearline colt by Longfellow
put ~ Stboioric hv G3,rov Tho colt aid moi
erow much "a two-year-oId and was
eiver a charcs "a mature hut not starring
SSt,v, - al mt, n. .,es tbrea wear. ~ AGE
Iom asfun, a. ne vas Ca Sa.'eS ~ "a
s1 Iii ~ srss. ~ HE fhree-vaar-o,d ca
reer that Ovner EoI sl,inned him east from
Nea. III. ~ Trse.- I.Isr6 He made his
~ " =, I,,iv AZ
LUZ LUZ ueoue .,e 80 81. srxt rare a
.;eI SS, - ~. -nn1 Tvo .jaya
LILY, LII. anu 100 81 the saM,e distance
md ,n1 hesan Ia think that he had q race
80 - vegas ~
''o
A Son Of Lougfellow.
| s,.u.a.,a RAYS ~reat fall event. the
L. 80 mo. on,v a month
Twin City handicap' WE oniS
away, and Tom Martin was pointed TOT the
race. Brighton Beach race course was his
&-,,n,,. orourd and in August the under
sized son OF LongfeiioW won 'hfee i'ioie
races, one Of these mile ana quarter,
| in 210, being a particularly Smeritor'ous
performance. 49,. oar
dss3) received the largest entry eighty.
two) ever made to an American race OF
that kind up to date. Horses from an an.
fornia and the Canadas and all parts OF tne
west and south were ehsaseu' A"u
field was certain. t. A..
Hence, attH t6o ;,ah ION weixht Of ninetyfour
pounds, his owner was not particularly en-
Unused at his chances; Inc nve as sroro
had won at Brighton beaSn werT mn meet in
the h1gn class U.s., OF h Hn% wSen twenty-two
Horses we're nosted for the race the day be-
fore as probable starters Owner Fox De.
clared he would not start martin o"ieS' :"
| rained and the track was SLOW s.., ., the
Preston west OF Louisv todav was q.
present owner ana trainer OF eouay, th ~ L.
| great friend OF Fox ard aamirer VI "I 49,
ter's game and speedy little son Oh AZ nV tn
| fellow. West had booked Martin d. ~ " -, :
in the future books on tne race: a Haor1a
gagged the crack 81. mg9 1--WE 'oeA'' ~
Naturally West was interested IN seem, my
Martin go to the post, and when FOX sa.a
that he would scratch Martin unless II We.
muddy he took issue " it'll the horses owner
at once. declaring that he would pay tne
$1OO starting fee himself rather thah see
Martin an absentee.
That morning the horse was u sem Rr,abfo ,re
which he accomplished with such ease .n liz
Jockey Church said when he got on MARIN an
he had never ridden more honest. iree-
running colt.
T3ut Fox had his own ideas on the colts
ability and when the day OF the race came:
and not a sign Of rain, he told west tnat
* he wanted to throw away $IV 10 EsalI
the colt he could do so. But ne (Fo1)
would not do It.
p-,-h%or
"Ans a.
So the two friends after lot OF chamns'
~ ~. Wet .hould nav the 400 start
a. ~. ,o,t non the raee West
ing ice, anu - 80 ~. .~reA-
| was to have the STAKE. paf'o -. 's es -,
ment that West himself subsequently "ooA
ead IN leach to take half" and with last
o-orL "a west about "a fool and his
re -. to narted to meet later at
sheen.besa paddock
LII. 70 ahet Twin CIV handicap. General
Mmnr .o III and Iack Of Hearts. head and
haad contsstants ia the Suburban two
monsns D tdo. Witbers: Kinriike. li6
a, 40 n.,ya 90. oreat old camnaiener. Check
1note tSe horse developed by j. T. VIII
nams Of I.am,s Horn and PIN Finch fame:
~ horse that rave d 6. johnson. owner
of Roseben. his first betting success Of note.
Then there were Congressman w. L. SCOUT
Referee lo9; Hayaehs GlesneIs Me; 100.
So On EeEa KvIe 1O3: Baldwin's gray
mare. Frida, 100; SCOTS All Hands Around.
| 81; Hallar's Plunger. 81; z. Lorffafd.s
P1nafore. "; u. Lorhiard 10
p-a,.sta o. anT Enx.s Tom Ma rtin. "a.
The sheenshead Bay fall meeting that year
began on the 39th Of August, and the Twin
City handicap was run on the second cay,
september .. Fu.!y zovo" pe1p n.hes 1877.
| 70 see the gIea. rae anu . H'n aa snction
WINE i.V pooA i. e,srad ,,rM,,;tsd onnor-
and mutual pools; onefeo uhnnii'eu oppo'-
| ,un,tles Ior spe t aoth.r h.o.n n tb,ol.,
ABOUT noon enS co. :. " ct, $500 81
up, and peIore the nLss race ram pssd IL "
IAN 70 the sreat oe,isnt VI tn1 -
rom MARTIN parry. tnat sieas opi Ai.o., ~ ~.
| tie Mlnch. tnen IN ms oest 10TH, won VIC
hrst event. Sax iuriohss' r'ooeh ny 'aines
McLaugnun.
Little Minch was a terror at tne posi-
generally, put TINS oay ne was on nus sooo
behavior, and AFTER a whiri or TWO NC
Laughlin got MIN away nying. ana no was