New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
MUDLARKS IN DEMAND
VreeIand Likes Going and Wins
the TideWater Handicap.
KILLING" WITH TAkAHlRA
Plaudit Gelding Makes Show OF
His Field and Gallops to
Easy Victory.
"KILLING" WITH TAKAHlRl
[By telegraph to The Tribune.

jamestown Va. April Is. - Mudlalks
held high carnival at the track here to-day
as the heavy rain of the morning converted
the fast going into a sloppy puddle IS
result the players were forced to discard
their dope Of the night before and seek for
horses with fondness for heavy going
The players were reasonably successful, too
as four favorites raced 10 victory.
Vreeland, well backed at II TO ). won the
Tidewater Handicap beating Antenor and
Or. HclzberG among others. lie showed
liking for the mud and appeared to have
som sthing left at the finish.
"killing' was made by David Dunlop
and his friends when Tskahira galoped 10
easy victory in the third race. The Plaudit
geldins was backed from 10 TO 20 >,
and the result was never in doubt after the
first quarter. as he opened UP gap OF four
lengths rounding the turn and came away,
To- win as his rider pleased.
Octopus was hot favorite for the hurdle
race. but he appeared to be anchored in
the soft going and could not finish better
thar third. McIain took Jack Baker 70
| the front at the start and the Jack Point
horse fairly few his jumps and won eased
I'd by eight or ten lengths.
Jimmie Reid, the jockey. who rode both
Bill Lamb and Capsize TO victory, made
his last appearance In the sadie In Amer
lea this season. as he goes 70 France short
ly, TO ride for Herman B. Duryea.
Frank r. Gardner, formerly owner OF
Statesman and now handling Babbler, was
to-day appointed starting Judge by the
jamestown management.
In spite Of me unfavnabie weather a
good sized crowd was in attendance The
summaries follow:
First race for two-year old msidens; four
won Flamms 107 (McCahey). 10 10 3 I TO ~
ana 70 I, second; Floridas Beauty. l01 lTap-
linz. 10 to J. TO l and even third Time.
O:51 =. Norma Girl and Lady Paramount also
ran.
second race hurdles: for four year olds and
inward. about two iniles)-Jack Baker 100 (Mc-
| lain, 2 IN eysn and . TO Z won: Xehec. 1875
| Dupee). to !. 10 and 20 ), second; OctO-
pus, 143 ALLEN. even and out, third. Time
4 :33. Margaret, Racebrook and Essex also ran.
Third race 6or four-year-olds and upward
! FIVE and half furlongs)-Taka hira, l07 God
| stein. 3 10 ], even and 70 2, Won; Cooney X.
! ll2 (Red) 20 !, q TO > and TO 3, second;
/ Horace f. 100 Carroll. 10 to ]. TO and .
! to !. third. Time 40. Creston, Havre, Phi
| Mohr. Mon Ami and John Patterson ALSO ran.
Fourth race Underwater Handicap, FOR three
! year-olds and upward: one milel--Vreeland. 10;
| Tapinl. ) TO 2 TO and to 3. won; Ante
second Dr. Holzberg, 90 oByrne). 10 (. TO :
and out. third. Time. l;42 %. Adrian and
| BaniYeS also ran
Fifth race selling; for three year-olds ant
upward. six furlongs)- Capsize. 121 Reidl, ever
ana out. won; Racewel rs Callahan. 70 ]
! . 10 and 4 70 ). second Snnirk. 30 (Tapln)
! ~ to 1, to and TO |. third Time. l:13 Is
Bcunder. Tee May and Fort Worth also ran.
Sixth race selling for threc-yesr olds and
| upward; one and one-sixteenth miles)-Harves
/ F. lO4 ,McCshey). TO I, TO and l to 2
| won. Chepontuc. I0s warrington. > to !. e
! 8 and 10 5, second Duke Of Bridgewater. 10'
! DEAN. 10 TO l. to and 10 I. third Time
| 1852 Dress Parade II. Goconda and Pete alsC
ran.