Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

the club house building has several sites
and ex-Gov. Bowes Compensation. Again
the slogan of the Virginians rooted War
Eagle in, and the horse went up another
rung on the ladder Of equine fame, with
still greater possibilities in sight.
Inc morse was not started again here,
week later, where he entered in the
Rancocas handicap, mile and furlong.
Here he met an even stronger field than
had opposed him at Ivy City, such horses
as w. l.. Scotts Rereree and Greystone,
A. j. Cassatt's RIGA and Heel and Toe and
others being opposed to him.
Pools sold: Cassatt stable, S1O0; SCOTS,
No; war Eagle, $50; field. SO. And the Vir-
ginians to man stood by the Davis horse.
Ridden again by Blaylock, War Eagle beat
ms ne!d cieverly. and at once was hailed
throughout the eastern turf world as a
handicap horse above the average
me next day War Eagle was pulled out
again TOR the Peyton handicap, at mile
meats. This time he was the favorite. and
rlocen by MAYNARD. at 104 pounds He
won the first heat in 145 and the second
~; IN t the same time. Among those he defeated
III III, thls race were Joe Mitchell, Bessie, Pearl
Ihorne. Torpedo and All Hands Around
meanwhile. in January, War Eagle had
, peeh ,, entered In the Suburban, and allotted
me hsht weight of only 9S pounds This
OF course, was before he had won his three
races right or the reel, here and at PIN
iico And now, with the great race only
t "a weeks away, War Eagle was shipped
preparation for the Suburban
All the spring his owners and their
ir1ends had been nibbling at War Eagle
AZ IL. she future books. and had secured as
1rIsh as loo to l in their earlier wagers
linen when his form was exposed here and
at Baltimore the horse was backed down
TO much shorter figures
tho 80 co even with four pounds penalty by
q Snh rIo,
lnat hao won two races, one of $1,000
since the weights appeared, making his
weigh, weight .lo2 pounds, War Eagles chances
looked very rosy, especially if mud should
happen to rule. Jockey Garrison was en-
gagged, and two special trains brought the
Flrgnians north to see the race.
me history of this Suburban 1 have told
pretty fully in The Star before Rut for
the strenuous efforts of Garrison making
pace with War Eagle the Virginia horse
might have won. AS 1t was, Gen. Monroe
JUST peat him neck, with eighteen others
behind the pair.
Should Have Won Suburban.
All the way up the homestretch. when
War Eagle and Jack of Hearts had eyerv
thing else beaten apparently, the Virginia
slogan rent the air, cheering War Eagle
on When just as their champion had set
tied the Jack along came General Monroe
on Garrison's whip hand. catching that
usually alert jockey unawares and beating
him In the last stride. 1t was hard race
to lose. i"'e
Another singular happening of fate in
connection with this race occurred ut tho
post. Jack Of Hearts and War Eagle had
drawn positions alongside of each other
ana from the first lineup seemed to un
terry ' VIC 'ii"s-
Like two gladiators. therefore. mind read
ers who could look into futurity, each horse
tried MS pest TO disable the other before
the race Beginning with a kicking match
which failed to injure either, War Eagle
and the Jack reared upon their hind legs
and tried to savage each other with teeth
and hoofs. Finally the men on the ground
separated the two before they could dam
age each other
week later War Eagle, with 115 pounds
was defeated a neck only by Referee at
mile and three furlongs, with such horses
as Irish King Drake Carter Euclid Con
Talon, Chanticleer, Trafalgar and MARSHALL
behind the pair. Then he was sent home
as lameness appeared and a let-up was
given him.
By October, however, War EAGLE came
out in trim again and on the second day of
the Baltimore meeting made his reappear-
ance in the Oriole handicap, mile and a
furlong. Ridden by ]. Mclaughlin at no
pounds, he easily defeated Heel and Toe
and his former conqueror, w. L. SCOTS
Referee.
Two weeks later at Ivy City. War Eagle
ran the best race of his career except the
Suburban, and took his revenge on his
conqueror on that occasion-General Mon
roe.
1t was the second do Of the meeting and
fine weather ruled most of the afternoon
until just before the last race, when a
heavy storm of rain and wind set In The
great event Of the meeting, the Autumnaf
handicap, drew out the Suburban winner
General Monroe, lie Oawline); Drake Car
ter, 112 (Hayward); Rataplan, 113 tFitz-
natrickl. War EaQla 100 (Wffhprai nd
Ave others.
Betting favored Drake Carter. with Cen
eral Monroe next In favor. War Eagle was
third choice, and Commodore Kittson's fine
colt Rataplan next. The others ranged up
to long odds on the outsiders.
Turns Tables on Monroe.
The race was mile and a half, and
George Withers, now In Mexico, was told to
take War Eagle to the front and stay there
if possible. AS Hayward had the same or
ders with Drake Carter the two set the
pace a hot one for the first mile, almost on
even terms, with Monroe rating along in
third place.
Beginning the last half mile Drake Car
ter was leading War Eagle a neck. but
rounding into the homestretch the Virginia
horse drew up even, amid shouts that could
have been heard miles away. Monroe was
a close third. but could not close the gap
foot. And the three horses came up the
stretch with the spectators at fever heat.
But War Eagle and Drake Carter stood
the struggle SO gamely that at the last fur
long the issue was still in doubt But here
Hayward on Carter went to the whip and
closed up to War Eagles neck. Withers,
however, rode the Virginia horse very pa
tiently, and, holding him together, beat
Drake Carter half length, with the MEM
bers from 'old Virginny' cheering them
| selves hoarse as they rooted Virginia
] never tires" And Virginia did not on that
occasion!