Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
BOWLING BRIDGE THE HORSE
Workman Was No Match for Mar
rone's Buttons.
TICKLE's BIG REVERSAL OF FORM
Pennsylvania Beat Georgetown II
Good Game - National Bowling
Tourney-Pinehurst Golfers.

was keenly interesting to a large crowd
Each race of the day produced lively speeu-
Iation and an exciting struggle i'm doubt
up to the last strides, while, as only one
favoritc was successful the layers had the
best of the financial argument at the close
of the day.
The small but good class field that faced
the starter for the opening event was COM
posed of some well-known horses. GraZial-
los class even with 100 pounds up, was so
tempting that the son of Rapallo was al
ways the choice, especially after his
meteoric warm-up and mos. of the heavier
spectators went to Samuel Ross big
horse.
Alpenmarchen, tn three-year-old, was
most fancied of the other four, While
Tickle, in spite of her defeat yesterday,
was third choice at her light weight Golf
Ball and Faust trained in the Madden
stable, also drew out a large play.
For the first quarter of a mile after the
break the five horses ran so nearly or even
terms as to draw out the applause of the
spectators for such a close race between
a bunch of horses is very seldom seen. But
then Golf Ball and Faust the stable com
panions. drew out and ran head and head
round the home turn, TWO lengths III front
of Alpenmarchen and Tickle.
Tickle, however, closed up to third place
at the head of the stretch where GraZlallo
and Alpenmarchen We're losing ground.
And when fairly in the straight Tickle
came with rush and catching the Two
three-year-olds at the last furlong won by
herself. With Golf Ball, Faust and era
ziallo heads apart as named, the battle be-
tween the three was a royal one.
Naturally some comment was aroused on
TiCkle's reversal of form over her deieat
of the previous day when she finished
fourth to Slickaway Right and True ana
Cousin Kate. But those who know the
little mare best say that she will not do
her best in a large field. Certainly she does
not like weight.
Golf Ball, with 40 pounds. showed a
sparkling performance and this waspy son
of Plaudit looks as If he will be coming into
his own very shortly. while the other
Madden trained colt. Faust. runs like he
will go a route. Grazialio was running on
at the end and the race should do him
good but Jockey Radtke was weak and
could not do him justice.
Bilfl at Long Odds.
For the two-year-old maiden race big
field of thirteen colts and flllies afforded
a wide range of specula ton. Perry Bel
mont's FLY, Black Domino. had shown good
work since her last race and she was the
medium of a heavy plunge. Glorious Betsy,
the Walden filly; August Belmont's Mad
Harry and the Madden-trained pair, Long
Ball and Beckon, were also supported, as
was Marston
About the balance of the field longer
prices were offered. Kitty Smith and Bilfl
having somewhat of u following. William
Shields had two youngsters engaged. his
own fiIly. False Garter, at 60 to l, and Paul
Powers colt, Bilil, at - to 1. The latter
was the prepared one of the pair, and
young ]. Hennessy siGnalized his return
after his suspension by landing the big
Toddngton colt clever victor, after Black
Domino had set a hot pace up to a hundred
yards from home.
Black Domino is still bit short and
would have won with another race in her.
Glorious Betsy and Beckon are also in the
same boat, each running well. finishing
heads apart in third and fourth places.
Marston can do better than he showed.
What looked like a three-horse race be-
tween Quadrille. Greene and Nibick de-
veloped opposition from an unexpected
quarter in the lightly weighted FLY Wabash
Queen. While hackers tumbled over elch
other to accept short odds about Greene.
Quadrille and NibliCk, shrewd body of
spectators took Is to l about Wabash
Queen. with little Godstein up.
All such were wise men, for Wabash
Queen CutbrOke and outran such a fast
horse as Quadrlle from the outset and
never heiuG reached won in hollow fashion.
Quadrills beat the others. of whom Edwin
H. a 1OJ to / shot. backed down to 20 to l.,
third up TO the first of the stand,
where Greene caught him.
Greene ran poor race. Radtke seemed
unable ia overcome his sluggish prOclivitieS
at the start. and his hackers groaned in
spirit the horse closed up with a rush
when TOO late. showing what he could
have done had he got agoing earlier. But
as subsequent developments showed Radtke
too wax 10 finish out the day, the lad is
excusablo His efforts To reduce had tenn
porarily untitled him for his best work
Buttons is Consistent.
;,, lot
10y three successive upsets from outsiders
turned to Ben Cole in the fourth race to
even up matters. only to be again doomed
to disappointment. Naturally the local
owned colt was a st. ng favOrite, as his
last two races warranted. But Jubilee
had won in a fraction better time than
Cole. aud form players figured it close
between them
That such calculations were dead right
the race showed, for the pair showed the
others the way from the start, Ben Cole in
the lea 3 to the homestreteh. Here a wide
turn lost Cole coapIe of lengths and let
Jubilee up, and az the latter the' rest of
the way nome ran with rare gameness, he
outgafued Cole at the end in a rafting
finish Radtkc outriding Johnson.
Right at their heels the big gray colt
GOssoon and the little chap Giles finished
heads apart. GpSSoon going away at the
Judgment by Mountain in the homestretch
where he was pOCketed, otherwise he might
have given the leaders argument. Al
the post cole tried to run away. and john
son slipped off and led the colt short
ways until he got quieted bit.
So many good things developed in the
fifth event that layers had a market OF
wide rausr. half dozen horses being sup
ported with rare confidence. Venus, how
ever. would have won the race but fol-
boltiuR 10 the outside rounding for home
This let up Bowling Bridge. very luckily FOL
his hackers, as it proved.
Buttons is fast becoming a great favoritf
with local race-goers by his consistent
form. In his three races here he has run
right back every time and shown steady i'm
provcment. Yesterday he outgained Work
man in handy fashion although in justice
to the latter the distance was further THAI
he likes.
Euripedes like Tickle. showed a reversa
Is compared with the day before, Alex
handling him much better than did Eng
lander But then this is part of the un-
certainty of the sport.
The Summaries.
FRS RNCE-Hsndicap: for three year olds ant
upward; sweepstakes Of $40 each. with $500 added
six and one half furlongs. Columbia course
Fin Betting.
ish. Horse. VT. Jockey. Str. Pi
Is Tickle ......... 100 Mcdaniel. Z
pa Golf Fall ....... 10 =. Englander.. 81