The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-22
RACES CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT
COMING WEEK
MANAGEMENT AT KUPFRIAN's
PARK TRACK AGAIN COMEDIES
TO THE WISHES OF HoRsEMEN
LARGE CROWD WITNESSED
CLOSE FINISHES YESTERDAY.


Late last evening the managernent
OF Kupfrian's Park race track once
more gave in to the pleas of the horse
men for a still further extension of the
meeting here. That there will be
racing Monday is a positive fact, the
secretary being instructed last night to
take entries as usual this morning for
the Monday card. The sport will also
continue the week out unless some
thing entirely unforeseen now turns
up. The increased attendance and
more brisk play warrants a contin-
uance Of the game here for it is evil
dent now that when conducted on
legitimate lines such as the racing here
is. the public will Loyalty support the
grand old game of thoroughbred racing
and to show their appreciation Of this
plan for the most interesting racing
ever seen here were announced last
night by Charley Smith, of the book
ing firm Of Smith, Colby and Jones,
who have been operating at the local
track On one day the entire gate re-
ceipts will be given over to the little
Bernstein lad who was the victim of
such q sad accident a few days ago
and on Friday a gentlemen riders race
will be staged. Early in the week a
Scully race will be put on, the winning
horse TO become the property of the
successful gentleman rider Friday.
The gentlemen will not know their
mounts until post time Of the race,
when they will draw lots for their
mount. On this day ladies will be adj
mitted free, a band will be on deck
and various other side attractions will
make the day gala event.
Witnessed by another large turn out.
five Of the best races run during this
meeting were decided yesterday after
noon at Kupfrian's Park race track,
and, as was the case Thursday, ex
element and enthusiasm knew no
bounds when the fields punched up on
the stretch turn and the leaders raced
neck and neck down the home run
with all the boys driving furiously to
win.
The first two favorites proved sue
ceSsful and the last three events were
captured by second and third choices,
with the public's pick almost invariably
close up in the money fighting for the
win. While the choices were defeated
in the last trio of events, the winners
were by no means unpopular for the
talent found the day a good one and
proved adept in picking the winners,
several times staying off the favoritc
and playing at 4 and to one an out
slider and watch him scamper home to
score a handy victory. Especially was
Eventide. at and to l, led for the
Dunstan, was knocked out of it soon
after the start. The talent was down
on Eventide good and hard and cut
quite a hole in the bookmakers' bank
rolls when the filly scored so cleverly.
The favorite lost the feature race in
a furious drive by only a head, more
due to over confidence on the part of
the jockey than anything else. Bever-
stein, neglected in the wagering at 4
and to 1, got up in the last stride to
head off the odds on favorite, Locust
Bud. This was strictly a two horse
race with Locust Bud, Seeming to
have it until Beverstein, the only real
contender, came on with a fine rush
after going wide on the stretch turn.
1t was a magnificent finish and elected
intense enthusiasm from the specta-
tors.
Chanate was another to take the
measure of a favorite. The grey
streak" proved something of surprise
and was at her best in the fourth by
easily defeating Ben Sand and Lucetta,
the favorites in the race, by two
lengths after showing the way through
out. Quite a few were on this good
thing, however, for the old grey mare
was thought to be just about due and
the talent backed her with much con-
f1dence.
Ed. Corrigan leaves soon for Ken
lucky with Explicit. He disposed of
Warner Griswell yesterday to B. c.
Evans. Ben tried out his new acquisi-
ton yesterday and while not in the
money. ran fairly well, giving promise
Of future big doings.