The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-28
Veteran Mud Star Edgely
Starts DoingS in the
Curtain Raiser.
RIDING OF NICOL
FEATURE OF DAY
Gridiron Turns Tables on Live
Wire for Saturdays Defeat.
Botanist Disappoints.
By ]. H. ANDERSON.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 2S.-Old racegoers
say that the racing at Pimlico yester-
DAY was the best at the track since the
days of old. Seven races were on the
card, and each furnished a cOTking con-
test.
Good things went down with painful
regularity but that only helped TO make
matters more exciting The track,
while dried out somewhat on the out
side, was still heavy on the rail, and
calculations based on good going were
knocked eudWise. From start TO finish
the races we're a series OF surprises
very painful 10 those who had backed
the wrong horse, but none the less
pleasing to those who love a good race.
That old mud performer, Edgely.
started the ball rolling when he knocked
down the Rainey crack StargoWan, in
the first race. Nobody dreamed that
an old bush performer like Edgely had
any business with a classy animal ike
Stargowan, but the track just suited the
old Jonah White gelding. and he made
a show OF his field This is the first
race EdgeIy has won since his
present owner claimed him out Of a
selling race. John Mackessy. the timer,
owned Edgely's dam. and used to train
and race his sire, Jonah White, and
now allows the geIding to start without
"a bet down.
NicOl in Limelight.
Jockey Dave NiCOI was the bright par
tiCular star yesterday. Nicol arrived at
the track Monday night, and yesterday
made his first bow to the Baltimore
public He started of with a rush, TAX
ing the first two races with Edge
y and Gridiron, and all but land
ing the fifth with Salyolatile. Nicol is
one of the most finished riders on the
turf today. He Is head and shoulders
above the other youngsters at the track,
and If he keeps on his good behavior
VIII be one OF the sensat ions of the
meeting.
Close observers who saw the race Sat
urday in which Live Wire beat Gridiron
were not entirely satisfied that Mr.
BarJetts colt was the better horse. and
some of them were bold enough TO say
that when they met again the verdict
would be reversed. In Saturdays race
Live wire had plain sailing, and had
nothing 10 bother him, while GridirOu
was badly intertered with at the start
and AT the finish, Yesterday, with
Nlcol up, Gridiron got of well, and
running out in front had Live Wire and
all the rest Jip-tOeing all the way Live
Wire has raced every day of the meet
ing now, and il looks as if a little let-up
would DO him good.
Tip Goes Wrong.
About the best distributed tip Of the
day was that on Botanist Everybody
seemed to know that Jimmy Boden- was
going to cut the string. and it was
quietly whispered about that il was all
over Strange to say, Botanist was
never IN il, and there was no reason
really why he should have been Every
body overlooked Bosom. classy ami
mai, who has been running IL great form
recently on the big tracks. BesOm was
not sent out in the entries the night be-
fore by an oversight, mis- trainer neg
lecting TO announce his intentions TO
start until Yesterday morning.
By the terms of the stake the price
for which the horse was entered to be
sold had 20 be announced the day be-
fore the race, and If ii was not so an
nounced at the secretary's office then
the horse could not start, unless he was