The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-05
LONG SHOTS IN EVIDENCE:
BAD DAY FOR SHARP SHOOTERS
Only l Pronounced Choice
of the Day Got the
Money.
SELLING WAR RENEWED, PIo
PIco, TOM DoLAN AND NEBUL-
osUs BEING RUN UP OVER
THEIR ENTERED PRIcE-LARGE
CROWD WITNESSED RACES.
By John Wiesen,

BY John Wiesen.
1t was not SO much the slaughter OF
the innocents as it was the slaughter
of the wise fish, as the sure-thing
gentry are known on race tracks.
The Pensacola public could not stand
for short priced favorites yesterday
and consequently they went to horses
with prices attractive, like Vamos in
the first race, Gerando in the second
and Pho Pico in the third. All of the
winners of the first three races were
well supported, and the layers did
not lay up much on the days specu'a
ton.
Yesterday was ladies day and a
splendid crowd was in attendance,
the grand stand being comfortably
filled, while the betting enclosure
was attractive to several hundred of
the devotees of the game.
The weather conditions were ideal
for racing and while the sun was hot
an obliging cloud hid the sun the ma
jority of the time the racing was in
progress. The racing itself could not
be complained of, as a better days
racing could not have been found on
any track. The finishes in all of the
races with the exception of one was
of the kind that creates enthusiasm
and makes those in attendance go to
their homes satisfied with the days
enjoyment. Outside of the actual rae
ing. matters were enlivened by the
bidding up of three winners during
the day. The Daily stable was the
first victim when Pho Pico won the
third race, being bid up 500 over his
entered price of 5000. The running
up was done by L. Seregni, who form
erly owned Goldsmith, who was taken
away from him last week ina selling
race. When Tom Dolan, from the
Corrigan stable, annexed the fourth
race Seregni was there again with his
halter and bid the Corrigan colt from
his entered price of $500 to $500, at
which price he was. protected by the
stable with the customary advance of
IS. Nebulosus was another to feel
the effects of Seregni and when the
DAILY horse was offered for sale after
winning. the last race of the day he
was bid up 800 over his entered
price of $500 and was retained by the
stable. The run up makes it pfofita-
BILE to the second horse and the track
as they divide the run up money over
the entered selling price between
them
The feature of the days racing
came with the running Of the last
race of the day, when a splendid
field of distance horses battled for the
purse offered at a mile and six
teenth. Hoyle was the choice of the
sharp shooters and he was heavily
played at even money, while Nebulo-
sus was the second choice in the
speculation and was supported by the
public. Nebulosus proved to be the
best and waited on the leaders until
making the first turn of the track,
when he went to the front and made
every post.a winning one and manag.
ed to outlast Tackle in the closing
drive by head.
Vamos Surprise.
Long shot players were very nDlch
in evidence in the first race when
they took Vamos as their choice at
six to. one. The sharp shooters d.
vided. their playing between Father.
Tide and Elizabeth DAILY and the wise
contingent was stung early in the day
Vamos proved to be the best. After
following the pace keenly to the turn
for home she caught Elizabeth DAILY,
the pace maker, racing her into de-
feat, drew away in the closing strides
to win we'll in hand. Fatherlide was
well intended and was hard riden
all the way, but could never improve
his position. Elizabeth DAILY for the
first time was off we'll and went to
the front. On the back stretch it look
ed as if it was her race in a gallop,
but Vamos, who was the closet in
pursuit, followed her closely, catching
her firing in the run home and out
gained her to the wire by nearly two
lengths. Elizabeth Daily had an ad
vantage over Fatherlide by length
Gerando Upset the Talent.
Gerando was another to upset the
talent during the afternoon. Open
ing up one of the choices in the specu
lation, she went up in the betting I'M
til at. post time four to one could
have been had against his chances
Scotch Lass was settled on by the
wise contingent and they played hel
from opening price of three to one to
six to five, when the bugle sounded
calling the horses to the post. Geran
do showed a marvellous burst Of
speed and going the first quarter
opened up a lead of five lengths A
the turn for home he had an advan
tage of four lengths. when he begar
to tire, but lasted long enough to &c
under the wire a winner by a length
in front of Col. Austin, who was the
closest in pursuit. Col. Austin ran {
splendid race and followed the pace
keenly and in the run through the
stretch began to wear down the Leaf