The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-15

ny REFu6EEss
just 60 show that nothing Il Ger.
tain on race track. the puhllc'u
luck took change yesterday. and
the torger weary losers got the
money. The first five winners
were heavily backed and tho ring
lost thousands In each race. Tho
knights Of The chalk Jared hetler
ia the Last event as tho favorlte
loat, bat they did not come any
where near evening up their losses
op tho day Tho track was very
fast aud urllcne broke the track
record and almost cqnaled the
worlds record for one aud oneaix
teenth miles Lord of the Forest
equaicd the track rocord Tor six
farloags
Iron Watson. who has not started
for some time. was passed CUT as a
GOOD thing in the first race and 70.
colved considerable backing Tie
closed equal favorits In the betting
with Ruhiana Iron Watson went
% the front In the stretch and won
easily from the 90 20 / chance.
Dangerous Girl with Marie Antoln
cite third. Ruhiana cult in the
stretch and finished outside the
coin-
II was only a galiop for Alice r.
% win the second She got OF
flying ana romred all the way I'd
Davis made a game effort but could
never catch the winner. and lasted
long enough 10 get tho place from
Sampler. The winner cost the
heoks a bundle as she was backed
from 20 1 down 20 3 20 ;.
Miss ogllclons proved herself
fiiiy % considerable class when
she won the third race trouf a
shifty field To q good start Foua
castR went 90 the frunt and led
until the stretch bend when AtisN
Offlcious picked him up and came
hone galloplng FDncasta huns go
wei and sat tie place easily from
AvcnselluH The winner Was backed
from 5 to 5 doNn 70 10 20 10 al post
time.
The handicap was expected %
furnish an Interesting contest b8f
u proved only q cakowalk Tor thc
even money favarite. OFiieme. who
Led all the way and won Ia trs q
recora time Fred Bent tiIeA
chasing the winner and iu8t ca
lette for the place. Edwin r Fryer
received considerable support. hut
failed 70 show any form.
BE- denied and just SO, up IN tire
The fiifh race furnished tha most
thrilling finish "a the aay. shea
Lord of tbs Forest. Pel ana Cas-,
aglln flashed uudar the wire nj 5ea
apart In the order named iai
locked thu winner In the stretch
after b. bad raced Titus n infn sab
mission. bat Lord Of the Fcrag
closed sith a sprint that wouid not
10 win. Canardn also closed strong
and iast failed to Eat up The utn
ner vas iavorlto AZ 10 2 in chs
betting.
Aunt Polly. AZ 10 4. taok TIN
closest sprint IA drive fr1m the
favoriie. May T. NJ Her after. as
usual raced 20 the fruat. btu Aunf
Polly aoon overlook him aad ed
the rest % the way. May T. s.
closed gamelY hut could neVe-
reach the winner CoaaiBsr was
right there at the finish and vas
only beaten a head for the place,
After Lord 81 the forest sanu mo
fifth race he was bid up % 81 sa9
and secured ~ his former owner
Y. q De Arman. who lost Lord Of
the Forest. and G. q. McCaffeFtg
put IN claims FOR Pal. and tho for
mer was iuchest IN the draw amd
secured the horse.
Matt Ries and bis frienss or
cleaned up when Miss Offcious
won This hliy ran a swell rare
and she vas timed the last mile
In i:5g fiat
Scotty Ferguson has been play.
ing IN hard luck lately. being
beaten a nose for most Of his big
beta Yesterday he stood % via
$500 on Pal and vas just beaten
a whisker FOR the money.
Orilene's time In tho handicap
was within a quarter Of a second
OF the worlds record sad Lord %
the Forest emo within two.fifihR
OF second Of equalins the worlds
record for ak fuflongs
g. G. McCaffcey stated after tho
last race that II he had known De