Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-03
EXCITING FINISHES
AT MARLBORO TRACK
Feramorz's Challenge of ShiI-
allah Delights the Crowd
of OnI00kerS.

There have been races and races in
Maryland. but it remained for the
Southern Maryland Association to furnish
the grandest climax that has been seen
on a race course in this section for many
seasons. The spectacular manner in
which Ernest Utterhacks tried colt.
Feramorz challenged w. Jennings. jr.'s.
Shilalah In the fourth race at Marlboro
is seldom excelled. Shilalah was a hot
paddock tip just before the horses went
to the post, and was literally supported.
Mr.. Utterback. on the other hand. was
satisfied to keep quiet about the son of
Singleton and Romaunt. and let him go
to the post an apparent outsider. The
wiseacres noised it around that Repub-
lican would beat his other rivals by many
yards. but this did not prevent the plunge
on Shilalah, and when the barrier was
faced the son of Clifton was said to be a
good thing.
What made the race one of real charac-
ter and of the kind that those who wit
messed it will not soon forget was the
wonderful way in which Feramorz hug
ged on to the heels of the winner and
never once abandoned the idea of beating
him. The 1900 or more spectators cheer
ed wildly when Shilalah was posted first.
Feramorz was satisfied for the first few
hundred yards to trail Then Holmes let
him out a bit, and when the distance was
half covered Feramorz was gaining
steadily He overlook the leader. He
lost the lead, then regained 1t. AT the
turn into the stretch it was difficult to
say which horse was in front. In the
stretch it was nip and tuck.
First Feramorz seemed to have the ad-
vantage, but With each approach Shila-
lab was let out a wrap. Fifty yards from
the finishing wire Shilalah was seen to
have the best of it, but still Holmes tried
He Improved bit. but at the wire Shi-
lalah took one stride too many for him
and was home in front. There is no doub.
about the winner. although many OF those
who backed Shilalah were ready to con-
cede the race to FeramorZ until the num-
beers were posted. Littie Efne was
hard-running third.
The races were run in the face of a
brisk, cold wind. that blew straight into
the faces of the horses as they faced
Starter Milton. The crowd sh.vered
parently unmindful of the chilly blasts in
it's desire to witness the sport Although
Marlboro is but half-mile track, and
many of the thoroughbreds that raced
at Laurel were taken TO otaer SectlOnS,
those owners who decided to remain in
MARYLAND are not sorry for it, and SO
far the division Of purses has been well
distributed The one fault yesterday was
that there was no race longer than seven
furlongs, and this gave the owners of
route runners a poor chance to store
away winter hay.
The first race, according to schedule
was taken by Marshland, Mrs. Rawlins
two-year-old maiden colt Marshland was
off to big lead and held it for the five
furlongs. Cashin stood the drive well
and found 1t easy to beat Irene Gummell
The Tyree entry-Boray and Westmore-
land-should have been higher up. but the
two failed utterly, neither responding
when anything was asked Gold Fern
was the only other entry which got seri-
Gus consideration.