The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09

better run race, resulting In q neck
and-neck stretch battle between the
second choice, Allowmaise, and thei
outsider. Lady Chiffon. The latter
surprised the dopesters by getting Oft
to a gpod start and leading all theI
way but ALLOWANCES was fast wearing
the mare down at the wire. getting rpI
With ma neck OF victory. To all APP
pearances. the Rowe entry would haze
won in couple more strides. Ben
Sand was played as the favorite but
sadly. disappointed his hackers by
never being a serious contender, al
| though for a while running In third
position but the race was between Al
lowmaise and Lady Chiffon, these two
being much the best and leaving the
balance OF the field far in the rear.
The sharp=shooters put over one IN the
opening event when they backed Mary
Rudd down from TO I to a closing
price Of 8 to 1. Mary had to throw
something OF q form somersault to ac-
compiish her means and also had to
stand a hard drive to beat out the
opening favorite, La Sa ia, these two
running neck and neck almost the en-
tire journey, but In the stretch the
winner drew away to score by a
length.
4 Lois CaVanagh In Form.
/ One OF the features Of the day was
the return to good form Of M. Jordan's
Lois Cavanagh. This was a good one
at Tampa and favorite with the form
players, but the horse threw a car fit
on the way here and had to be unload
ed and shipped on alter. This left the
mare In rather poor condition but her
performance yesterday shows that she
is once more the good consistent platter
that she was at Tampa
/ While no established favorite was
able TO score and the talent and form
players were not so very jubilant ovor
the days proceeding, those who fol-
lowed the big money had no cause for
complaint for all the winners were
stoutly backed by the wise ones and
the books were stung once more, for
/ fair.
/ In the opening dash with La Sa ia
the favortte and Mary Rudd the good
thing. they broke to a good start with
l La Sa ia on IN the lead but was able
70 hold her position only momentarily,
for Mary Rudd, running neck and neck
with the leader the first quarter, over
hauled him and forged her nose to the
fore and remained there until the wire
was reached and opening up a gap of a
length in the stretch when La Sa ia
weakened in the hard drive. Black
Domino, suffering from a poor ride.
| upon his own courage closed a big
gap in the final furlong and got I'D IN
time for the show money, racing FIoy
Battle into submission at theJ paddock
gate.
Bat Masterson, IN the second, never
LEFT the issue in doubt when. favored
by the start he opened up a gap of
four lengths at the first turn and won
as HIS rider pleased by three lengths,
pulled up almost to a canter. Chanate.
the favorite was of her feed at the
break, for she Is usually away wfnging.
but this time the grey marc tarried
but the general poor send-off OF the en-
tire crowd had q lot to do with her |
slow beginning. Once in motion, the |
mare set after the flying leader and
running a good second throughout,
was never able to get up within chai-
longing distance of Bat Regards close |
"a kbig gap in the final quarter andt
catching Chanate stopping as she is
wont to do. came with a furious rush,
all but catching the mare for the place,
losing out by just a neck. Regards
was much the best of the others.
Lois Cavanagh, from slow begin
ming, moved up steadily after the half
mile and wearing down Sanctim, Occi-
dental and B. M. Rebo in turn set sail
for the leader and getting UP at the,
head Of the stretch had plenty left for
a fast finish, drawing away in thet
closing sixteenth to score by four
lengths. Princess Thorpe. whispered
around as the medium Of killing,
battered her hackers for three quar-
Ia - ~
was too much and she had nothin left
on which to stall off the onrushing
Lois Cavanagh, but lasted gamelv.
although firing, for the place, beating
out Sanctim by a neck. The latter.
showing decided dislike for the track,
lasted for the show money, OCCIDENTAL
tring after coming again In the
stretch.
A Pretty Race.
Chess and Sweet Owen ran a beam
tiful race In the fourth with the latter
scoring by length. Sweet Owen held
on gamely Through and suffered no
mishaps but found the distance too
short and the light weighted Ally too
tough "a proposition to dispose of and
had to be content with the place.
Goodacre. many lengths back, took the
place from the firing Ringer. Virginia
Lindsey, well up the first half, quit
badly when called upon at the three
quarter pole
In the closing number Lady Chiltonl
and the second choice, Allowmaise. nut
up the best race Of the day, the twoI
having the event all to themselves
throughout. Chiffon, on In the lead.
soon opened up a large gap on the
back stretch. but Allowmaise camel
strong in the last furlong ana was
wearing the leader down at the wire,
The two raced neck and neck the last
sixteenth, with the Lady Just lasting.
Pleasing. held on well throughout
being ] UGH the best OF the others. Ben
Sand. the favorite. was never serious
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