The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-06
New Marks Chalked Up
Daily as Meeting Draws
Near Close.
Boobies VICTORY
SHOCK FOR TALENT
Jocley Notter Rides in Every Race
But Jump and Wins
Only Once.
By ]. H. ANDERSON.

By J. H. ANDERSON.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 6-As the meet
ing approaches it's close the PImlico
programs get better and better.
Everybody is anxious TO get some of
tn good things, and with a fast track
IN hOrsemen are entering freely in
evry event. The card this afternoon
is one Of the seVen-event variety and
iscrowded rulI Of good things, with the
Ehnters Stseplechase, a pink coat af-
far, the New Howard purse, and the
Htapsco Hunt as features. The fields
ae large and classy in every race. and
te sport should be about the best OF
tie meeting. The attendance seems TO
iCrease as the meeting goes. on, DESPITE
ne colu ana WINDY weather, and all
ecords as 10 crowns VIII be broken
NoJhlnS speaks SO eloquently Of the
lass or the horses engaged at the track
8 the time now being made. Every
lay new records are established. It
las been only day or two now that
me track has been good, but in that
time several new marks have been
established. Tuesday Trance smashed
the sl&-ruriOng record, JuggIeT lowered
the Hgures for the mile and three-six-
tSGHtns' ana Nimbus ran the mile in
90 %, another new record. Yesterday
s IouS bonero clipped q second off the mile
anu seventy yards record, and Bobbie
aIALeeHLhr the Old record, by the way,
having been made by him at the fali
meeting in 1890.
Comes Back to Life.
Bobbie Kean's victory was something
In the nature OF bolt out of the clear
SKY to the talent, and they could
scarcely believe their senses when old
boODle planced IN ahead of has field
AZ the JUICY 0dcs % 81 TO l. inns IS me
second time on earth for Steve Smith
son 5 old nag. Three or four years back
boDbie kean was Crackerjack and
al BennIug, PimuCO, and the big New
1oIk tracks won many victories Tor mis-
Jockey Joe Notter arrived Yesterday
ana h4d his hands fun acceDtiug
mounts. He rode in every race bur the
Jump, but did not particularly 5tstin-
guish himself. only LANDING on, ,,i ~
statesman IN the Juvenile Handicap
me DoOkmakers evidently were afrai Id
% Netter, and they took no liberties
Win ms mounts.
IN the last race he had the mount On
the LaVoriJe, StargOWan, ana was very
nearly thrown down in the jam that OC-
CURED right at the start. Races at the
seven IurlOng distance should be aboI-
lshed at Plmlico with the present ar
engagements. The start is made on the
sharp clubhouse turn, and is fuu OF risk
and danger to jockeys and horses II IS
almost impossible 10 prevent the horses
croWdlng at the start, and Il is rare thar
= Tuiy run race can be brought of at
ms ms ulsIance. Yesterday the favorite
StaFgoWani was crowded back and put
oUI OF the game at the start, and
good lot or money burned Up.
Play in Hard Luck.
The Rainey cracks seem 10 be hard
. luck animals. On form Stargowan
looked TO be the surest thing on the
card yesterday, and Iegitimately enough
opened up an Odds-Ou fayorite. Some of
the wise chaps who look everything over
carefully in the paddock noticed that
the gelding was walking sore. and they
avoided the IaEOTtte. Ed Peters his
trainer, admitted that the horse was a
tribe sore, but said he should win a
block In that company, even If ne was
sore. II is possible that Stargowau
might nave WOn-he certainly showed q
great burst of speed, but his chances
were killed right at the start When
the barrier went up the horses TANNED
up on the turn. and StargOwan was
plnched back and nearly thrown down
When hotter got him going the horse
was absolutely last, ana though he ran
through his Held as II they were tied
the EFFORT 20 get up took all the starch
out or MIN. and he had nothing left TO
finish with.
Johnny Hyland had the pleasure of
saddling his FIRST winner at PimIico in
many years. The good colt TONY Be
nero captured the Baltimore Brewers
Handicap, and made a new record for
the distance. When Tony BCuero won
he upset a good thing in The Wrestler
which had been especially prepared and
kept under cover for this event A
strong play was made by the smart
people on The Wrestler, and the books
would have been badly burned had ne
got home first.
Gets Glad Hand.
Frank Gardner was warmly rongratu-
lated when his good colt Statesman won
the Juvenile. and proved himself the
best twO-year-Old at the track. barring.
perhaps, Trance The strangely good
price or TO I could be had about the
son OF Kinley Mack, due 10 a food OF
money which came in on Tasley and
sWamped the books. Il was reported
that the Clyde millions had been tanned.
At any rate, II Tasley had wone the law
ers, many OF them. would have gone ont
or business Jimmy McLaughIin's Wa
pOnOCa, which finished second iD this
race, Is mighty fast colt, and is very
good Just now
The baseball contingent is out in full
force every day. Yesterday Joe Kelley.
Manager Haulon. Manager McCraw. of
the Giants Robbie Jack Dunn and
broadway AleCk'' were all hobn0 bling
under the grandstand. Dummy had
Held day He heat every race on the
card. and wound up with "A sWelleF on
Trey Of Spades.
Colonel Dade the starter. is having
pronOunces the worst bunch he has met
for long time The wonder II that the
starts are so good. with the raw mate
rial he has 10 handle.