The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-30
Statesman'S Performance
Makes Him Likely Horse
for California.
SCRATCHES HEAVY
IN LATTER RACES
dong Shots Victory in First
Warns the Hearts of Many
q Piker.
BY l. H. ANDERSON.

defeat by Statesman at PimIico
yesterday was the event OF the
afternoon and caused a lot of comment
among the hOrsemeu who had figured it
out that the Odom hlIy was unbeatable
IN this company.
To be sure Statesman had beaten
Trance at Belmont Park but then the
nlly carried rs. while Statesman had
but Ia up. Yesterday the colt car lied
liz and the FLY IL. The talent could
not figure il out how Trance could be
dOwned under these conditions and
when Statesman galloped away from
her so handily they were simply stun
ned.
1t was minated before this race that
Trance had no fondnsss for the going
but the fact that Odom allowed her 10
start led the public to believe that
there was nothing in the rumor. Ira nee
acted badly at tho post and gave Start
er Dade a lot OF trouble She backed
away from the barrier, lunged from side
20 side. and generally acted as If sne
had bees ia her bonnet as the starter
expressed il. When once away the nlly
spraWled tn the going aud seemed un-
able TO extend herself Statesman was
on flying and sailed through the slush
and mud as if he really loved H.
Statesman comes honestly enough by
his mud running ability He IS by
kinley Mack, who won BROOKLYN Der
by IN the mud. This fOndnesS for the
mud makes Statesman look good for
Ine California campaign ana II NOulu
not be surprising 10 see him win some
Of the big events there. lie VIII De
shipped to the coast with the rest OF
Frank Gardner stable Immediately Stt-
er the Pimlico meeting.
Michael Beck Third.
Michael Beck. who ran third TO States
Fs- eEr- Ia
himself a good colt for one who only
got out of the maiden class a day or
two ago. His owners think highly OF
him and they have refused an Oner OF
s5001 for him within the past few days.
Captain Presgrave tried to buy this colt
for the Clyde Stables. but found -he
price too high Michael Beck is q .uu
brother 10 St. Jude, the Well-knOWn
Jumper, and a half brother 10 another
jumper, ST. Nick.
The weather yesterday was simply
peastly and the wonder Is that any
body could be dragged out 10 q race
course on such a day as that And yet
q crowd was there eager and bustltngi
totally Oblivious TO rain and mud When
once the racing bug gets hold of a
man it is hard 10 make 1t let go. The
track, Of course, was a swamp. and
many owners would not run their horses
over it. The scratches. particularly the
and made some Of the races mere faTces
with two and three starters. The pros
pect for today IS little better, and the
association viii be lucky II IL gets an
other really fast track before the meet
Ing closes.
Staid and Substantial.
A long shot scored in the first race
for maidens, and a few pikers who had
a dollar or two down made noise enough
10 L. 4. arFra
Emblem, galloped in. This one was a
maiden all the way from Montreal. Can
ada. and is the property OF the Mt
Royal stables. He was started the
opening day in the race for amateur
riders and acted like a crazy horse
jumping the fence on the way to the
post and running away q mile and
quarter after the race, Yesterday he
cut out his crazy antics ana devoted
himself strictly TO business. Canadian
COlOrs were also seen in the NTH race,
when silk Hose. the property of Sir
Thomas SnuEhnessy, started. Silk
Hose Is trained by Capt. Fred Pres
grave.
Col Robert Neville came to the front
in the Mt Washington Steeplechase
with his good jumper. Sir Wooster,
which has been in retirement since the
spring Benning meeting, where he show
ed great form. SIT vs. OOsteT has been i'm
training only Ave weeks and Colonel
Neville was little afraid that the
horse might not he keyed up to race.
Sir Wooster was big and strong. and he
jumped and ran with q vim that was
very pleasing This one looks and acts
like a Crackeriack, Rye Bov, the only
horse in the race 20 give Sir Wooster
any contention. is owned by sam Tut,
Colonel Neville's cOlored cook
Easy for Berkeley.
Scratches made the sixth and seventh
races little better than farces. In the
sixth race, the STAFFORD Cup. Berkeley.
Blacksheep. and Pins and Needles
started. In this company Berkeley look
ed ike a ! 10 100 and he won like one,
galloping out IN front ali the way In
the last race only Gridiron and Horace
z. started and Gridiron made the
Rainey crack look like a deuce. This
race gave the crowd two thrills. When
the barrier went zap Horace II. rushed
cut like quartethorse and at the
quarter he had opened up a gap Of four
lengths and was going so free and
buoyant that the crowd let out veil
OF delight. AT the half Horace E. col