Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
lorse with sarcastic. allusion to sucker

horse with a sarcastic allusion to sucker
money.
McCarthy's commissioner bet him $2O(
more, when Carrolrs moneytaker grabbed
his arm and said, Look there and there. >
And as the bookmaker cast his eye round
the ring he saw that the best offer agains,
st. Anthony was 2 to 1. Carroll had laiC
in the two bets s.. 200 against only $780,
Vendetta also looked in apple-pie order
He had worked as well as St Anthony and
had won a three-mile race a few weeks be-
fore, making 1t q certainty that he would
go the route If he did not break down. The
others were not seriously considered. as II
looked a two-horse race between st. An
thony and Vendetta.
The Clifton track, being three quarters OF
a mile round, 1t took five and quarter
So the field gathered at the half-mile pole
for the start. From there they had quar-
ter Of a mile to the stand, and then five
even circuits of the course to run the entire
race.
Under these circumstances Jockeys were
likely during the race to forget how many
times they had been round the track and
how many more circuits they had to make
before the finish. This had happened at
Baltimore in a four-mile race between Add
and Heretog, the boy on the latter pulling
up at the end Of three miles, thinking he
had gone four, and also at Jerome Park
with the famous horse Acrobat in long
race.
Jockey Mccarthy arranged a code OF sig
nails from the infield. whereby the latter
when he began the last circuit OF the
course. Peter Weber told his son John:
''Now. Johnny, I'll be in the field back OF
the timers stand and viii carry my hana mo-
last lap I'll drop the 'mouchoir NOW,
watch me. son. and old Vendetta VIII DO
the rest"
tori
ticular case disaster came to the better
horse from an entirely unexpected source.
From the start the pace was SLOW, NC
Carthy taking ST. Anthony out IN 'front.'
while little Weber TOOK Nenoelta pacA oo
hind the bunch. a.
eight no, ses were well together all unoer
strong restraint, fighting for their heads.
Rnt in the next six furlongs the field began
tn string out st. Anthony the leader. Al
the end of the third circuit finishing two
and a half miles. Knapsack. mccarthy
horse, was still showing the way. =.
Now. there were only two more laps 70
,raEe ono and a half miles. and as the
horses passed the excited spectators tney
were met with round o. G had u u'u Nc.
Carthy!" and. LET Vendetta go along.
Weheri'' But the latter, as yet. mad MADE
~ move content to rate along IN the rear,
a dozen lengths behind the leader.
Weber's Fatal Mistake.
Nearing the end OF the fourth lap ven
delta closed up half the gap as little Weber
was evidently conscious that there was only
one more circuit to make. The horses came
up the stretch to the stand at the fastest
pace of the race thus far. Here st. An
thony led six lengths. Vendetta second. the
balance OF the field strung out for over
quarter of mile. 4
Passing the stand Knapsack Mccarthy
took on his drab felt hat and waved IT In
the air at Jockey Mccarthy. who nodded
recognition. and took q stronger hold Of st.
Anthony's head. giving him a momentary
breather for the struggle veto come.
Jockey Weber strained his eyes toward his
dad" who stood like statue, seemingly
hypnotiSed.
But while little Weber was following out
his Instructions to the letter. Weber, ST.,
acted as II daxed, handkerchief In hand,