The Washington times., 1908-02-16
MARSE ABE ADDS
TO ALREADY LONG
STRING OF WINS
Redgauntlet u p s e t 5
Calculations-Notter
Again Suspended.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb 15.-Marse Abe,
the $4,000 Yankee two-year-old colt be
longing 10 Louis a. Cells. once more
proved his claim TO the title Of King
Of the Youngsters" down here when he
carried the crushing impost OF i2i
pounds and captured the opening event /
In royal style.
Joe Notter had the mount and it was
a fitting combination, for the two stars
were under the wire three lengths in ad- !
vance of Hammock Boy. Roseburg II, !
a 30 TO 1 she:, finished third. a head in
front of EIstacian.
Marse Abe has started seven times /
finishing first IN five races. In his two
other starts Marss Abe was disquali- !
fed in one and pulled up in the other /
TO let his stabemate, Sea Swell, win /
In every r;-ce the Handicapped keeps |
Increasing the weight on Marse Abe, !
but IT does not seem 10 make any diff /
ference TO the colt. He is a fast break !
or and always leads from start 10 finish. |
Surprise in Bush Cup Event.
The finish Of the Bush Cup. the two
and one-quarter mile race, was dis
tinct surprise 10 the spectators. Red
gauntlet upset all calculations by win
ming the purse in a hard drive from
Yankee Girl. which was two lengths in
front of Temaceo.
Yankee Girl set the pace for two miles. |
with Redgauntiet a close second, and
Tefnaceo always within striking dis
lance In the final quarter Notter shook
tup Yankee Girl. but she could not get
away from Redgauntlet. and when it!
came down 10 a duel IN he last six
teenth, the Sir Walter colt outEamed
the mare and won by one length.
Ten Days for Rough Riding.
Notter was suspended ten days for
rough riding in this race. In the stretch
run he roughed it with Jockey OFT from
/ the eighth pole home.
| After the race he was called into
! the stand. given a lecture and set
/ down. This is his second ten days sus-
/ pension this winter. having been set
/ down for rough work on the City Park
/ track some weeks ago when riding
! Lancastrian.
/ Z. r. Ship. backed from to 3 to
/ To 8. giaddened the hopes OF his fol-
/ lowers by getting up in time to win
| the thiro event by half length from
| Eetchemike, the 9 to second choice
Ship did not have chance to get to
4, the leaders until half way down the
/ Stretch when be came on the outside
/ and was in front a sixteenth from the
| wire.
The Summaries:
/ FIRST -Two-year-olds three and
one-hslf furlongs Marse Abe. l2t CSot-
| teri. TO 10, won; Hammock Boy. lis
! (OtD. 5 TO , second; Roseburg II. los
/ (sirver), 20 to ], third. Time, 0:44 IS.
Eustacian, Alice, Cunning, Lillian Ray,
| and Galta also ran.
Second race-selling; three-year-oIds:
! six fuTlCnss. Queens Souvenir. los
/ (BrasseD, y 20 I, won; Albert Star, 10
/ OEoerrer). 10 3 second; Blue Lee, no
! (Powersj. S to 3. third. Time, I:2l Is.
/ Florence N. Linda Lake. Prince Bowl
| ing, Listerine Truro, Waterlock. and
| PadrOne alsO ran.
| Third race-SeIling; -year-oIds:
six furIongs- f T. Shipr 1O7 (Powersl.
s TO 3, won; Ketchenike, 10 (Notter),
in to 5. second; Financier, 100 (Aul-
sahey), 10 10 L third Time, 1:I9 10.
Banrida. Dew of Dawn. Ethel Carr,
and Mae Hamilton also ran.
Fourth rlce-Bush Cup; four-year-
Olds and upward; two and One-fouTth
l iit4lCSs TASduuAiCts Nt0 AAll ,. II 10 D
won; Yankee Girl, los CNotter), + 10 .,
second; Temaceo. 119 (Powers), TO 3,
third Time, 4:I0. Donna and Alma
Dufour also ran.
Fifth race-SelIing; three ear-olds
and upward; one mile and seventy
yards. Warner GriswelI los 5Notter)
3 10 .. won; Adesso. 1l2 CKoerner). TO
II. second; Heart of Hyacinth, 1O7
0HenryD, ) TO l, third. Time 1:5l 4-5.
Halbard. Hawkama, and Granada also
ran
| sixth Face-Selling: four-year-olds and
upward; mile and seventy yards. Katie
Pow CTS, 102 (Notter), TO l. won: Den
igre. 101 tMulcahey), Z to I. second;
> Creel, 109 tKOernerJ. S TO 1, third. Time
1.52. PinsuckeT. Tinker, Iightburn,
Nancy, Mr.. Peabody, De Reske, Bes-
terlng. and Jungle Imp also ran.
Seventh race-Selling: four-year-oIds
{ and upward; one and one-sixteenth
miles. Sir Toddington, 1O9 (AIcDanien.
! 8 20 3, won; DR.. McCluer. log ONotter).
/ I to s. second; Zipango, I04 (Ndulcahey).
10 to I, third. No time. IYanhOe and
I KeatOT also ran.