The Washington herald., 1911-03-16
STARJASMINE WINS
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
Bookmakers Reap Harvest at
Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville, March 15.-Star Jasmine,
the favorite. backed from TO to to s.
won the Fountain of Youth, selling stake,
at four and one-half furlongs, this after
noon, at MOncrief Park, beating Ameri-
can Girl by a length, with Duval a
fair third. Mary Emily was first away,
followed by Efficiency, but the latter
gave way to Star jasmine before they
had gone quarter of mile. Star Jas
mine forged to the front soon after en-
tering the stretch, where Mary Emily
dropped back and American Girl made
play for the leader. The latter could
never catch the flying daughter of Ogden
and she won about she pleased. Duval
was slow TO begin. but made up a lot
Of ground in the stretch
Star Jasmine and Alfred the Great,
In the third race were only favorites
to win.
1t was day of surprises and one
that caused the bookmakers to reap a
rich harvest The trouble started in the
hrst race, for which Black Oak was the
choice, but he had to be cnntented with
third place and the winner turned up
in Floral Queen, from the stable of AL
derman Kunz. rated % to l shot. Floral
Queen beat Lady Orimar, a 30 to l shot. by
a length. Casque was the II to 10 ia
Vor1te in the second, but failed to finish
IN the money, the race being won by
Camel at to |. which beat Harcourt
at 10 to !, by head in a hard drive. In
the fifth, Wing Ting was the supposed
good thing at l3 to 10, but failed TO fin
lSh in the money. the race going to
Emma Stuart, which went to the post
at 40 to ! and who beat Harvey +. bv
TWO lengths. in the last race the favor
lte again went down to defeat and the
purse was carried Off by Syzygy. backed
from 10 down to 6 to l. Agnar being q
good second. The summaries:
FIRST RACE-Six furlongs: four-year-
oLds ana up; selling. Flora Queen, %
tFalnl. - To ], won: Lady Orimar To- |
Htophinsl, % to /, second: Black Oak, |
II' ilDavcnpOrU. TO l. third Time
! .l6 - Peep over, Aunt Kate. Bonnie |
Bee, Dolly Hultman, The Wrestler. Ca |
n"pian. Percy Taylor, Foreguard, Radia- |
uon' Tackle, RoscbOro, and Mae Hamil- |
ton also ran.
SECOND RACE-Six and one-haIf fur |
Long; four-yeaT-olds and up; selling !
Camel. lOI (SkirVinJ, s to l. won; Har-
court. 10 G'erk). 10 TO l. second: Austin |
SturtCyant, 10 ,FaIm, to l, third |
Tim". Is g.. Sin-fran. Casque, Judge
Walton. IcAndrews, stafford, MazonIa,
and Dress Parade II also ran
THIRD RACE-Six furlongs: four-year-
oids and up. Alfred the Great, 10
tkOenerD. . to ). won; Raleigh p. u. |
10 GDaVenport. 10 to l. second. Oxana. |
les CGOOse), > TO l, third. Time. ia 80.
Oakhurst, L See 1t. and g. NJ. Miller
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Four and one-haIf
fuTlonEs. Fountain OF Youth selling |
stakes. tWO-year-olds. Star Jasmine. III |
CNOenerI. s to r. won: American Girl.
In tRyrneD to |. second. DuvaI. 11o
WGoOs"), 10 10 !, third. Time O:.5 -.
Gold Minc, Mary Emily, |
Elma, and Senator Sparks also ran.
American Girl and Gold Mine coupled !
as lie Blond entry
FIFTH RtCE-Milc and seventy yards: |
for thrcc-ycar-oIds AMI up: selling. !
Emma Stuart. l03 uIopkins> 20 TO l, won;
lImpot, l"l tOberU. . to =, second: Har-
vcy +, l01 Meta -Saru, to !, third.
Time. las Is Hughes. Wing Ting.
Naughty Lad, Coletta. Ruby
Knight, Rake, and O. X. HerndOn also |
ran. Warden was left at the post.
SIXTH RACE-One and Onc-sixteenth !
miles; for three-year-od selling. |
SyzyEy. 95 CHopkinsD, 10 to J. won: Az
mar, l0T CBelD. = to =. second: Robert
Bruce. 100 Ckoener) Is TO l. third. Time,
/ % l.. Oracle. Detect, GoIdwick, Dis
rortent. Rodkin. Firewood, Sweet Owen.
and Spes NOstra also ran.