The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-11
LONG SHOTS WIN,
BOOEIES In RIGHT
Two ShOrt-end FaVOriteS
Over Wire First.
FINE RACING AT MARLBORO
Ideal Weather and Fast Track
Bring Dat Big Crowd for sixth
Days Card-Seven SprInters Face
Barrier I'm First Event-The Monk
Captures the Last Race.
by e. A. FULLER.
the Nvashinrnn Herald.

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Upper Marlboro. Nd. Oct. 10-There
was good attendance at the sixth days
racing under the auspices of the South
ern Maryland Fair Association here. The
weather was ideal. clear. and cool, and
the track was good, after being in
sloppy condition Saturday
Jockey Clement had a good day both
Of his mounts coming first under the
wire and both were at long prices. As
good as % 20 l could be had against
Firewood, and Blue Tie went to the post
at to l to win. Clement rode classy
race on both these nags, and deserved 10
win.
Two favorites. one to ! short. one
s 20 l. and a 20-to-1 chance were returned
winners. and the bookmakers reaped
harvest Blue Tie was played strong
just before they got away, but the bets
We're all small ones. while there was
considerable plunge on Handwriting the
favorte. with Fain In the saddle. The
steeplechase event failed-tO MI and was
declared off This was quite a disap-
pointment. as this race is always the
most enjoyable on the card. Wednesday
will be ladies' day AT the track. and the
fair ones. accompanied by an escort,
VIII be admitted 10 the grand stand free
of charge
FHVOrite Is Beaten.
Seven sprinters went to the barrier IN
the first event. and Dracoola looked the
best 10 the public. and the horse went to
the post e-to-lO fayorite, being backed
from 10 at the opening The horses
got a fair start Hate being the first to
show. with Fracoola second. The favor
ite assumed the lead at the sixteenth,
and until the last sixteenth had the foot
Of Jack Bourdette. At this point Dunlap
took Dracoola out 20 win, and the flly
came under the vine first by a comfort
able margin. Royal Lodge broke slow,
but improved his position gradually and
had no contention for third place The
Tom Cat finished with a rush. Hate
showed early speed. but was outclassed.
as was Jane Thorpe, who carried some
money.
The third race was easy for the favor
ite. Dan De Noyles, and the horse could
have won by a larger margin had Davis
let him out This was the first time
Davis had ridden since being thrown by
Forester last week.
The largest field that has yet faced
the starter faced the barrier in the third
event. and it was seven minutes before
the ten horses We're sent away 70 fair
start FirewOod. who opened at S TO /,
was practically neglected, and closed in
some OF the books at 20 TO /, although
most of them had the horse Is to l. For
ester and Nora Emma were both we'll
liked Miss Columbia, who won several
days ago at 20 10 !. bolted at the post
and threw Jockey Minder on his back.
The boy was badly shaken up, but not
injured. FirewOOd, the winner, got away
in the lead and was never worse than
second, Clement riding the animal for
every bit there was in her Taking the
lead In the last sixteenth. the mare stood
a hard drive gamely, and at the finish
won out by a head from Nora Emma.
This finish was the best OF the day.
blue Tie In First.
In tba Fourth vaoa I@oin on tho favcr-