Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
F|TzHERBERT MEETS
HIS FIRST DEFEAT
keene's Aff|iction 0utruns
Hildreth's Star in ORR
entail Handicap.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK. September 25-S. c. Hii-
dreth's Fitzherbert was beaten for the
first time this season in the Oriental
handicap at mile and three sixteenths
at Gravesend this evening. More than
5000 persons saw James r. Keene's fily
Amict:on take the measure OF the IA
nous son Of Ethebert, after a race that
brtstled with sensational Incidents. Hill
dreth evidently wanted TO make sure OF
this two-thousand dollar stake event, for
he started oquette also. and the entry was
quoted at the prohibitive odds OF to 20.
F. A. Forsythes Dorante and Samuel
Emery's Arasee were added starters. with
to and 10 to about their chances.
Wise Mason was quoted at to 1, while
Amiction was the extreme outsider at Is.
When the barrier was released there
was an unfortunate mixup that possibly
had something to do with the result OF
bumped into Fitzherbert with so much
force that the Etheibert colt was prac-
tically left. Addiction also collided with
Wise Mason and then rushed to the
the first time, Addiction was leading by
q scant length, attended by Wise Mason
and Dorante. while Fitxherbert was In a
pocket with Arasee close at hand and Mo-
reached the back stretch, Wise Mason
squeezed through on the rail and set a
fast pace about half the distance to the
far turn. where Addiction went to the
the outside meanwhile, and under 12s
pounds the Etheibert colt showed his
quality by running around the field until
he was within a couple Of lengths OF the
through the home stretch. Fitzherbert
looming up dangerously at the furlong
pole. where he finally hung In his stride,
though Dugan was using the whip vigor-
ously. and Addiction then won. ridden out
by E. Martin. with a length to spare in
POI 1-5. Fltzherbert was three lengths
before Wise Mason, with Dorante and
the others beaten of With an even break
at the start Fitzherbert might have won.
therefore. while many also declared that
the heavy track served an additional
handicap. At the weights, Fitzherbert
conceded twenty-e;ght pounds to Afiiic-
ton and twenty-three pounds to Wise
Mason.
Grasmere and Pretend Tied.
Mr.. Keene's Grasmere, to favor1te.
ran a dead heat with Thomas Monahan's
Pretend. to 1. in the Prospect handicap
| for two-year-olds, about six furlongs.
Grasmere picked up 11S pounds. top
weight, and conceded eight pounds to
Pretend. who showed a form reversal
worthy of the stewards attention. Gras-
mere rushed to the front at the start.
and had q safe lead as he reached the
turn. with Shannon. 4 to I: Pretend and
Cherryola. to 1. following In bunch.
| Butwell took Grasmere rather wide as
he turned into the stretch. and seemed
confident of success as he looked be-
hind him for q moment. Then Dugan
began whipping Pretend for all he was
worth. and the Golden Maxim colt. who
was beaten by Little King and Ben
| r. gf
time he started. increased his speed with
every blow he received. At the sixteenth
pole Butwell decided to get busy. but
before he was able to extend the Keene
close fight at the wire, and many
spectators were positive that Pretend
got his nose in front. But the judges
claimed it dead heat, with Shannon
| III 2-5
| The steeplechase handicap, at about
two miles. developed a scandal. which
caused prompt action by the stewards.
was run that Monte Carlo, owned BY
William Forman. was lin" This horse
was backed from 4 to I to II to B. and.
making all the running. he won In
gallop. at the same time displaying q
startling form reversal. Andrew Sum-
mers. to favorite, was out of 1t.
! when Jockey McAree. at the paddock
jump. apparently threw the reins over
the Nurse b HedO anu also puHeQ MS 1ecI
| out OF the stirrups. At the same OBJ
| stacle Dupee rolled out of Sandy Creek
er's saddle, which further increased
Monte Carlos chances. Vilhalla, Is to
!. ran second to Monte Carlo. who drew
track, and Stellaland, 10 to 1, finished
| third. The time was $50.
Will Investigate Race.
The stewards lost no time in looking
nj AZ Poir
termed ''shoo-in." and before the races
were over it was announced that Jockey
McAhfees license had been SUSPENDED
and his case referred to the stewards Of
the National Chase and Hunt Assocta-
ton for further action. 1t was also an
nounced by the stewards that the entries
of William Forman would be refused.
pending investigation. also that Forman
had been in similar trouble In Canada
Thirteen Starters faced the barrier In
the first race, selling affair, about six
furlongs. Earl 8. Court, Is to 1, showed
the way to point opposite the field
stand. where he began to. stop. Then
Frank Weir's mare May Amelia, backed
down to s. closed with q great turn Of
and a half in III as, in spite of the
fact that Weir told his friends to keep
Twilight Queen. IS to 1. also surprised
her owner. F. A. Forxythe. by dropping
head for the place Bon Homme. q sup
posed cripple, had some early speed, but
hung at the furlong pole. The layers
gathered much wealth from the crushing
defeat of Enfield, 3 to I. and Chief Hayes,
to !, who were lost In the scramble
just after the start.
Woodcraft Beat st. Joseph.
The smart caIculaters made st. Joseph
hot favorite at to 5 In the fifth race,
for platers at a mile and a sixteenth. at
the same time allowing Hildreth's Wood
craft to recede from even to 2 to 1.
There were four starters and they raced
in a bunch until well into the back
stretch, where st. Joseph drew away.
Dugan waited with Woodcraft until the
head Of the stretch. where he went to q
fierce drive. He kept up his hard riding
ali the way to the end. too, and Wood
craft. by sheer gameness, gradually wore
ST. Joseph down, to win by three parts
Of a length in Lac 1-5.
The Peer. to =. was third. four lengths
back, with Queen Marguerite beaten OF.
Captain Swanson to 1, with whom
Jack McGinness could not win a race.
came to life In the colors of his nav
owner, p. s. Randolph, In the last race
for two-year-olds about six furlongs. In
stead Of breaking slowly. as usual, Cap
tain Swanson. with unexpected speed.
beat the gate. made all the running, and