Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
SIR ORMONDE WINS
QU|CKSTEP HANDICAP
Beats Hoffman a Head in Fea-
ture Race at Jack
S0nviIIe.
Spccisl Dispatch 70 The Star.

Sp'tist bfsPalcn TO inc Stsr
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Dee. win
perfect weather conditions and the hest
card OF the meeting on for decision It WAS
only natural that a'laree crowd should he
present at Moncreif Park which, by the
way. was the best showing of the meet
ing. The racing witnessed during the
day was the best seen since the meeting
opened, every race but the closing
one was fought out to the finish The
stake feature was the Quickstep handi-
cap. for two and three year olds at Ave
fur!ongs, worth $500 net To the winner,
and after stretch drive with the favo-
rite. Hoffman,. the wo-year-oid Sir Or
monde won by head
Sir Ormonde showed considerable i'm
provement III his race today, as did
Taxa hira and First Premium, which was
the only thing to mar the days sport
Sir Ormonde was in front the greater
part OF the race, while in his two pre-
vious starts he could never get 10 til,
leaders. Pantouffle ran the fastest six
furlongs of the meeting today when she
won. covering the distance i'm Ills. Only
seventeen books drew in when positions
were changed today, as Kyle, Sloman and
Shannon decided to take a rest, while
Charley Walters thought lie would take "A
try at it.
Howard did not ride Ethon we'll In the
third race. and the stewards asked him
why he eased up on the far turn. He
stated that DIR. Holzberg interfered with
him. and in view of the fact that he had
a bad fall few days ago the stewards
thought that he might have been a little
timid. and accepted his explanation.
Ernest Hall arrived here today from
Baltimore and Will make the engage
ments for the remainder of the meeting
for Jockey Mccarthy. Frank Hanlon
who formerly trained for Pat Dunno Is
here, and he will make an effort to get
small stable together for himself HARRY
+. Harmon has purchased the two-year-
old Gerando from w. p. Kuchen at prj-
vate terms. Frank Dwyer and Franz
Brown left for New York today. but viii
return after the holidays.
The Summaries.
First race. six furlongs: two-year-olds: sellin.
Golden Flora, 1o5 &c. Burns,, II to 2. won!
Our Nugget. los Grand. 10 TO J. secopdi
Phoronis. 1o5 q. Reid. . to 1, third. Time
LII Sara Band, Colonel Jot and Cconskin also
| ran.
Second dd. race seven fsronss; foar-year-olds and
4 up seihng-Carthage, los tMusgrsve), to 8
St ito Joseph; los Bergen, to ]. third. Tine
San Gil, Enlist and Eldorado also nan.
Third race six furlongs; threeyear-olds ane
won; Takahira, ~ Cking). to i, second; Mary
f., 96 lHenry}. to J. third. Time. LIS Lad,
irma. Hozoerg Ethon, Waponoca and kenmare
/ Queen also
Fourth race. Quickstep handicap: n,e fp-.
Longs, lon two and three year olds-sir Ormonde,
lOE fHoward). 10 10 I, won; Hoffman, Jos Out
Weii', to ., second: Top Note, 107 (PageJ.
| TO l. third. Time. 1.02 10. Abrasion, Osndy
and Lncetra also ran.
| Fifth race, one mile: selling: hsudican. al
! ages-Black Oak, 101 tButweD, 2 70 1, won;
First :. Premium, 1o4 tMusgrave,, to i. seconds
Dr. barkley: Iol king, TO ., third. Time.
Sixth race. mile and cne-quarter: selling: three
year-olds aud uDward-Oberon los (BntwelD q
10 10 Won; County Clerk. los f;oldstein, d -
=, second: IrTgator. 80 eObert,, 80 to i, third.
4 Beckham and DIR. Young also ran.
Mondays Entries at Moncrief.
| JACKSONVILLE. Fla, December A.
The following are the entries for Monday
at Moncrief:
! First race, six furlongs-Golden FIor, 100;
Amyl Top Notch, Sara Brand, Herd.man French
Girl. Our Nugget, Lady Frederick, Miss Sly,
log; Kenneth B., 1o7. Iorimar. Horizon, 1l2-
Second race. seven furlongs-Indian Maid lOI:
Fulfill. JOE; Sager. Polls. 1O4; Banives. los;
Anavri, 107; Ten PAGES no.
Third race six furlongs-Hym Wolf 9G:
Grande Dame. 1o2; Dekalb. Croydon. 1oS; feutl-
full, Jos; Seymour Beutler, los; Royal Oaptiy.,
Ill.
| Fourth race. five and one-hsH fsfaouxs
10a gs.t Jack Parker; Hotman 1885, Arctic.
Fifth rnce, one mile-Wingo Hooking o.; PIN
pante. Silverin, 100; Cablexram F7srney 1oa:
Acrobat. Eldorado, 112.
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