The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-27

by a length and a half The winner
was the favorite with the crowd, but
had not his little rider displayed an
abundance Of riding knowledge it
might not have been such an auSpici-
ous beginning for the talent. Hall
sted his mount along until ready,
aving ground on all the turns, and
GRACE e. had plenty left to finish
Il. Tallow Dip showed lot of early
Need and lead to the stretch, but
sd toward the end. Tanbark, well
~ throughout, was raced into sub
mission at the three-quarter pole by
the placed horse. Ruiloba, from a
slow beginning. closed with a great
rush and was going strong at the end.
Sis Grey got up in the first furlong to
prominence, but tired after going
couple more and quit.
Black Domino, coming up with a
furious rush in the closing sixteenth,
fought it out with Dick Rose and Dry
Dollar, the former getting the decis-
ion by outlasting Dick Rose in the
last couple of strides. Dry Dollar was
firing toward the end, but managed
to stall off the fast coming Occidental
for the show end of the purse.
Lord Wells, heavily backed at six
to five in the third, was sent to the
front at the three-quarter pole and
drew away to a commanding lead in
another sixteenth. easily stalling off
Don Hamilton in the home run. The
latter was prominent throughout, dis
posing of Pleasing after going quar-
ter and had little trouble getting the
place. Pleasing went well early in the
race, but was firing at the end. Hay
market had to go wide on all the
turns, losing much valuable ground.
Sweet Owen finished with game
rush. Cheeky, we'll up for half the
distance, quit badly.
Sandiver, off running in the fourth,
assumed the lead shortly after the
gate went up and was never headed
or in serious danger, although Cry
Baby, coming with fast rush in. the
last quarter, was gaining at the wire,
cutting the winners early lead Of four
lengths down to two. Lew Hill came
from long way back for show. How
About You showed good early speed,
but tired after going a half mile.
Boserrian was continually in the
worst going and had no chance.
The fifth race resulted in the pref
test finish Of the day, Omicron,
/ Johnny Wise and Grecian Bend fight
ing it out down the stretch. The lat
| ter quit badly a sixteenth from the
! wire, but Johnny Wise and Omicron
kept at it, the latter getting up in the
last nod by a head. The winner had
to come from far behind, but favored
the heavy going and ran a beautiful
race. st. Dunstan was prominent for
a furlong, but was going IN 49,. -eavy
| part Of the track and soon tired. Lu-
cetta was serious to the stretch and
quit badly.
Vanen, at ten to one, made a show
of the field that went to the post in
the sixth race. Griffin laid his mount
off the early pace of Okolona to the
stretch turn and then came on with a
furious rush, disposing of the leader
entering the stretch and shot to the
| front to score by Ave lengths. Beth
lehem. as If spurred on by the noble
deed OF Vanen, drew away from the
bunch to race Ameron into submits
sion a sixteenth from the finish and
get the short end of the purse. Oko-
Iona quit entirely when challenged by
the winner. Chief flayes was anoth-
| er to stop after showing a flash of
good speed. Explicit went in the deep
going with the inevitable disastrous
results.
| The talent surely was bumped in
the seventh affair when they unload
ed couple of tons of coin on Funda-
mental. Cherokee Rose, at four to
one, going up from three at post time,
went in her best form. Wingfeld
opened UP good sized gap. The IA
vorite, Fundamental, was in promi-
nent contention all the way, but sui.
fered frequent interference. Jensen
shot his mount up at the thdee-quar-
ter pole and was gaining fast on the
leader, but was bumped out of it.
Pinto was slow getting away. but
shot his mount up at the three quar-.
and was going strongest at the end
Star Venus was prominent most of
the way. but tired when the hard
drive commenced. Hiram and Annie
Nelson We're never serious, both run.
ming poor races.