The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

Ing good races are on the card az PIN
leo this afternoon and a repetition OF
the glorious sport Of the past few days
is in order
Only three days more OF the meeting
are left, and. with a long. hard winter
ahead owners and trainers viii bring
every horse possible to the post, and
the races viii be for blood.
A field Of very likely two-year-olds
comes together in the first event, IN
Guiding Singer and Touch Ne, who are
said to be matched for $50 a side. the
race t. be run or at the coming James
town meeting. Singer looks much the
best here. Touch Ne may get the place.
but he viii have TO beat Heather
broom.
The second race looks open. but Cap
tain Swanson may run well here. with
Our Hannah in the place.
MontcaIm should win the third race
and Oxer should get the place Van
Den starts here. but after his late
race he must be passed up.
For the Hunters Handicap SJeeple-
chase Il is impossible 20 go beyond Ad-
ven1urer. who should win handily-
Ram6O looks the best place prospect
II PriscilIian starts in the Owners
Handicap he should win even with I23
up Hampton Court or Cohort looks
good for the place.
IN the Baltimore Brewers Purse Bon
ME Kelso and PrisciIlian are entered
with IL uD. II they both start il Will
be a horse race. but at the distance
Bonnie Kelso must be preferred
II Oxer f. kept for the last race he
should Win, with Tomato looking good
for the place St Joseph, II he IS Up
to race, may make them all run
Interesting Races
Yesterdays racing. while not so
classy az that OF the day before. was
fun Of interest and held the attention
Of the big crowd present until the last
gun was fired.
The Maryland United Hunts Purse
was perhaps the feature event OF the
afternoon, and resulted in q nair-raisinS
finish between Algie ard Oakhurst, that
brought down the house, 50 70 speak
At the rise OF the barrier IN this race
OakhUrst set out 20 make the pace He
was son joined by Algie, and these
two, oiIeuing up gap. had the issue 10
themselves
Halfway down the stretch both were
driving 70 the limit. with OakhurSt haV-
ing q slight advantage.
McCabe put on the pressure, and
Algie. gamely closing inch by inch, n (
the last nod got his nose in front 1t
was one OF the pretuest finishes OF the |
Bub McCabe. the Baltimore boy. rode
a splendid race and his cool end riEOr- ]
Gus finish was fully equal 10 anything /
yet shown by the so-Cailed fashionable
jockeys
AIgie is certainly a grand race horse,
and is IT 70 the hour His mile and a
half in 2:l, with l62 UP. IS a perform .
ance 10 be proud Of AlCie has quail
ned for the Green Spring Valley
Steeplechase, TO be run tomorrow and
the horse that beats him viii carry
off the money
Duffeld Wins Easily.
The Owners Handicap Steepiechase
vas one Of the attractions OF the aft
erncOn. and was won rather handily
by Ivan Fox's DuffieId. which IS Ger
tainly some jumper Just now
Mr.. McMurtrie's good fenCer. SeleCtus,
was IN this race, but the fact that he
was W ithout his regular rider, Hayes,
and f'-rther that he carried the rather
nifty package OF 16Z, kept the wise
people away from him. Duffield and
MerT man were the favored ones and
carried the bulk of the money
MeTryman set the pace when the
iag fell, with DuHield. on which
Tommy Wright had the mount. close
Up. under a strong pull. SeleCtUs
could not get 10 the front. as is his
usual game, and early in the re
unseated his rider.
Merrymau steamed out In front anE
led his field a merry chase. but could
never shake of Duffield. which was
under wraps.
Coming 10 the last jump but one.
Mr.. Wright let Duffield down. and Il
was all over before YOU could say
Jack Robinson Duffield rOmped past
the leader and came on 10 an easy
victory.
Merryman unseateG his rider at the
last Jump. and did not finish, leaving
the A6-tO-1 shot. Francis Joseph. TO
get the place, with good old Essex iu
the third hole.
The Gardener Unlucky.
Cooney X was quietly given out as
the real good thing in the first race,
and SO he proved TO be. With Eddie
Dugau up, he got of winginS, and
was never headed.
1t would not have been so easy for
Cooney X. had not The Gardener re-
ceived a rough deal just after the
starr This one was hemmed IL on
the rail. cut of. and knocked back /
After he got clear sailing The Gar
dener came on with a wet sail and got
the place. With equal racing luck he 4
would have won.
Amelia jerks annexed the Gentle F.
mans Driving Park Purse for the &C
count Of Mrs. Livingston. Cliff EDGE
was the supposed good thing in this