Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
BLUE BOOK BREAKS
P|ML|CO RECORD
Defeats High Private in Run
for Country Club
Purse.

BALTIMORE. October 27.-The Pimlico
tract. record for mile and an eighth was
sma shed by more than second yesterday
in the Pmlico Country Club purse race
by Blue Book, owned by J. +. Carroll and
trained by S. j. Lawler.
He ran the distance in 1.53 IL. The
record was 1.54l4 made by Bartender,
winner of the first Brewers stake Novem-
Der Q, 1904. Bartender carried 104 pounds
and Blue Book had ITO pounds up.
The smash of the record was necessary
to win the race from the favorte, High
Private. The latter was a to ) favorite
over the fields chances.
When Bartender made the record the
saloon element was on him to man and
his odds were big. When Blue Book, the
ristocratic son of Handsomely Blood,
won the bookmakers had their inning,
they had big balance on the right side,
of their books for the play on the winner
was unusually light.
There were two more spills in the
steeplechase. Savage had a bad fall and
sent the spectators to their feet. His
nose was broken and lie was sent TO the
University Hospital.
Dick Saffel is trying to corner the fall
market. He took a tumble Saturday and
was dragged about forty yards. Every
one thought he would be seriously hurt.
but he was only shaken up. lie had the
same good luck yesterday.
In the last race the familiar coors of
w p. Burch finished in front This was
the first time they had done so for twenty
or more years. In the old days they
often won. That was when he ran Col.
Sprague, Burch, Title Doe and BiZanette.
"Put a Bet on Belle Mawr."
Just as the horses were going to the
post Mr.. Burch remarked to John Bren-
nan. superintendent of the track:
John, old boy put a bet down on my
filly, Belle Mawr.
1t was too late for John to go back to
the ring and he said: Il can't get back,
but the Lord knows l would feel as
happy as though I'd won the money if
pass the Judge
The star feature of the program was
the Green Spring Valley steeplechase.
which WAS at about two and one-half
miles. Thistledale was the only one of
nine entrants to scratch. Though the
field was a bit strung out after the first
mile the race was II pretty one
Reginald bolted around the first jump
and lost his rider. T.. Savage. at the third
jump. The rider had his nose broken and
was brought TO the hospital. Ticket OF
Leave lost his rider. Saffel. at the
,, up and went to his boarding house. near
the course 1t WAS the second fall in
the three days of the meet for Dick
Safel.
Mr.. CORTLAND IL. Smiths steepler. Jim
McGill. pulled up lame at the finish of
the race and Bergoo refused the last. the
eighteenth jump. Waterway. though lie
took some early pace from Essex had
the race we'll in hand and won by nearly
a half dozen lengths.
Goldstein Gets Good Start.
The opening race was at six furlonss.
SaIvoatie, by Disguise-Heartburn.
mare with smelling salts name, owned
by J. w. Colt went to the post favorite,
with Jolly a close second choice. Phil
GoIdstein let Salvolatile out when the
barrier went up and jolly could never
get to her neck. though Apologize never
got close enough TO interfere with the
dual race
There did not appear to be any one
who considered Woods Garth's Wilton
Lackaye as serious entry. He opened
and went to the post at - to 1. He ran
from about last to first position. making
his strong bid in the last quarter, and
beat out Ontario. favorite, by a nose.
while ElfaIl, an equal choice with Onta-
RIO was beaten for the place by a short
half length. 1t was grand finish.
Grouse Goes Some.
Grouse, against whom as good as IL
to ] could be had. made runaway race
of the third event winning handily from
Inspired who was played down from
to l to :: to I. At Gentlemen's Driving
Park Monday of last week Grouse, with
Medlicott up. was beaten in five-and-
one-half furlong race by Hedge Rose in
11J.
Mrs. James McLaughlins Fauntleroy,
with McCahey up, won the siX-furlone
race for two-year-olds and was only gall
Looping i'm the end.
Mrs J.. \. L;yingstons kingship got
tired real early, though carrying hut TO-.
pounds as did Paul Davis who had a
like weight to carry. The winner had an
impost OF III pounds.
In the last race OF the day, which was