The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-26

the place
Yesterdays racing proved very dlsas-
troUs 10 the talent generally, and Of
fered a slight relief 10 the Daueut
boOzies who have been enduring the
stings and arrows OF outrageous fortune
ever since the meeting opened
The favorites from the start were
bowled over, one by one. with painful
regularity. and il was not until the last
race Of the day that a first choice came
across with the coin. and then al the
1itiful odds Of 10 8
The slaughter began IN the first race.
when Capsize got home in front OF
field OF tUO-year-oIds, non-winners az
the meeting.
DR.. Duenner was the favorite here and
ran q good race, but was not quite good
enough for the winner, which came
through in the stretch IN q rush
Capsize IS a colt with some pretCn-
sions 20 class, and had shown good form
on the Northern circuit. Susan showed
a lot Of early speed here but she faded
away 90 nothing.
Rae PARIS BIackford won the Potomac
Purse from the favOrite. Hill Top. in a
rafting finish, which made the crowd
howl. Captain swanson received a heavy
backing. but he was cut of and knocked
out Of e on the back stretch while rum
ming well In fourth position.
IL viii be remembered that, 4 day or
two ago. Colonel Parr claimed BIackfOrd
out OF a selling race from Dick Wat
kius Yesterday M Watkins got his
revenge BlaCkfOrd was entered 10 be
sold for $500. and the minute the race
was over Watkins was on deck. and,
hosting the winner TO $500, got him,
and now BlackfO-d is once more eating
his oats in the Texans stable
The massacre Of the favOrites went
merr1Iy on, and still another fell by the
WaySide in the third race
Van Den. with Shilling up. looked the
real article here. and the wise FISH fell
over each other trying 10 get 3 10
Van Den is evidently a counterfeit,
and as a betting proposition must be
passed UP. He was nowhere in the
race. which went % Nick St0ner, with
Summer Night, a weu-thOught-Of trick,
In the place.
The GIenmOre SteepIechase was rob
bed Of much Of its interest when the
fayorite, Jesuit. fell az the second jump
This left Banner and Hylda 10 go on
and make the contention
Hylda. fencing finely under Williams
ride, outgamed Banner. and came home
an easy winner. sam Ball, rather
consistent jumper, caught Banner string
and beat her out for place.
Williams rode a nice race on the win
UeT, but ne said after the race that he
did not think he could have beaten
Jesuit had the latter stayed up
The fifth race was a conundrum for
the talent and they were SCrely puzzled
10 make a fayorIte. Cliff Edge finally
had the call, but FaEutleroy and Prac-
teal received almost as much support
Practical set a hot pace in the race
and wearing down SaDdrian, which
was of in the lead. turneds into the
stretch looking the winner The Bel
mont colt, however. weakened at the
end, and FauntlerOy. coming through
with a rush, passed the leader at the
last sixteenth pole and in a drive got
home In frCGt Of Busy. which closed
tical lasted long enough to get the show
money
In the sixth race another favorite put
the long suffering public IN bad. Marc
mara was the good thing here but the
start settled her chances.
Gaskin. the diminutive Senegambian
who had the mount on the FLY, took a
little nap at the post and when Starter
Dade pressed the button, the whole field
little Gaskins woke up.
Captain Cassatt's Heatherbroon won
the race. closing stOuty at the end. The
Cassatt Colors are popular at Pimlico
anu EltdAlltA "a tbAAA 3 f-NNkA ~ eAS " ga
received
Only two started in the last race,
FOOTPRINT a 10 favorite and Pharaoh.
which was held az 20 5 Footprint
won in the end. but il took his life and
all Dugan's skill TO beat Pharaoh head
With a less stronger boy on Footprint
the honOrs would have gone TO the
Meddler colt
At the start DUgan rOughed- Doyle a
little and for a moment Footprint show
ed in front When Pharaoh got into his
stride he quickly took the lead and set
d sizzling pace had Footprint doing
HIS best 20 keep up.
At the sixteenth pole II looked as II
Pharaoh would win but Dugan. sitting
down and riding one Of his old-time
finishes just managed 20 lift Footprint
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