Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21
POLLY PRIM BEAT
OUT KINGS DAUGHTER

| NEW ORLEANS. March 21.-When
Polly Prim dashed home winner of the
| fourth race at the City Park track yes
terday afternoon the Kentucky horsemen
here groaned in spirit. The men from
| the blue grass country had pinned their
| faith In and bet many dollars on the
| speed of T. c. McDowells mare, Kings
Daughter. but she failed them and quit,
| after leading to the last furlong pole.
Polly Prim won by nearly two lengths.
! Polly Prim beied her name, the Ken
| tuckians said They did not consider her
a prude. but they scarcely expected her
| to be fast. Her victory was, therefore,
all the more surprising. Kings Daughter
was regarded as good investment at
even money and she carried many big
bets.
The race was a test of endurance
Kings Daughter easily had the spe ID
and for seven furlongs cut out fast
pace. leading by a length and half
But after that the endurance of Polly
Prim was the factor. She passed her
opponent and won easily.
Terah proved to be a great surprise
in the third race. Without a dollar be-
longing to his owner. George c. Bennett,
bet on him, the son of Abe Frank gal
loped to the front after the start of the
third race, made all the running and won
easily by two lengths.
The City Park Derby, worth $4,000, is
the last of the valuable stakes to be run
here. 1t Is the chief attraction of the
program today. The same horses that
took part in the Crescent City Derby a
week ago-Meelick, Chapultepec. AngeluS
and Pinkola-w1n make up the field.
Because he won the Derby last week.
Meelick will have to carry a fve-pound
penalty. His weight is 127 pounds.
This penalty should not prevent Nee
lick from winning. In the last race he
gave Chapultepec five pounds and beat
him decisiveIy. The distance of a mile
than it does his opponents.
The track promises to be wet and
heavy. This is another point in Meelck's
favor. He races we'll over any kind of
a track, while Chapultepec is not much
of ''mudder.''
Meelick will go to the post a top-heavy
favorite. His prominence in the betting
is due to his performance in his last race
and to Chapultepec'S private trial We'd
nesday. The son of Gerolstein had to
be kicked out" to work mile in 1:431z
The chances of Angelus and Pinkola are
not considered seriously by trainers.
Summaries.
lWalker,. Is to i. second: scanhing, lo7 ,Not-
le to ahn Halt n"s fo1 1 s
verado, Columbus, Anderson Tifis, Figgy Miller
and Joe Hewlett also
Second race, six furlongs-De Orc. 1OS tSkir-
VIM. 16 to l. Won; King Cole Ill tNicop. II
to l.. second, Arby Van, 1OS u. Lee) Is to 1.
third. Time. 1.15 3-5. Dry Dollar, Toboggan.
Martius. Wise Hand. Moyea. La Cache. Benson
hurst, Maelstrom, Wild freshman. Charley Ward,
Dick Reed and Knickerbocker also ran.
Third race seven furlongs-Terah, los (Nicol),
| II to 1, won; Lady Amy, 80 q. SUMTER, II to
2. second;i Our Boy. los CLeiberD, 60 to 1,
| third. Time, 100 is. George II. White Ed
| Kane, Apple Teddy, Gratot The Thorn, Albert
NJ, Linda Lake, Queens Souvenir. Royal
| Chance, Miss Vigilant and LOrrimer also ram
Fourth race. one and one-sixteenth miles
| Polly Prim, 100 tPowers,, 13 to 8, won; King s
| Daughter. 100 tNotter), even, second; Good
Luck. ia tNicol to 1, third Time, .46 %.
Plantland and Okenite also ran.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Foxhall. 1OS u. Lee,
| 0 to 2, won; Frontenac, Ill tSotter). : to 2,
| second; Jack Britton, 1O5 "a MARTINI, % to /.
| third. Time, lis 2-5. Communipaw. Royal
| Ben. Gracious Rappahannock. Harold D.. Oar
| ing. San Ardo Judge Treen and Ben Double also
ran.
| Sixth race six furlongs-Big Ben, III (Brus-
| sclp. / to 2, won; Fred Mulholand, ia (E.
| Rice, 10 to l. second; Mnot. ia (Heiderl. I
| to /, third. Time, 1.16. Hocus POcus, Charles
| G. Gates, Babe b.. Very Royal, Duchess Ollie,
| Margaret Morris, Gibson and Royal Legend also
| ran.
| Seventh race, one and sixteenth miles
| Aunt Rose. 81 tSchlesinger}. IS to 5. won; Lotus
| Brandt SIS tSumter) TO l. second, Teo Beach.
! 1U2 FLYNN, To l, third Time, LAB Anna
| Day, Water Cooler Lady SOufte. Flaxman and
| FUniculare also ran.