The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-18

well in notion she was rushed to the |
front on the very first turn and pass
ing the grand stand opened UP a gap |
of a length and a half. On the back |
stretch Dreyer let his mount out and |
she lust left the field standing stin |
and won eased UP. Miss Imogene, dis |
posing Of Uncle Walter in the first |
furlong and stalling of the challenge |
of Sabo Blend, in the closing eighth |
took the place, gamely standing the |
drive. Sabo Blend was best of the |
others Uncle Walter tired badly in |
the closing drive.
Once more the measure Of an odds
on favorite was taken by a ten to one
shot, this time Gull Holland, out
breaking his field, lead the field from
barrier to wire, but had to stand a
hard stretch drive to stall off the fast
coming Inspired and favorite, Lucky
Mate, but got there just the same by a
neck, while Inspired took the place a
.ad the best Of Lucky Mate. The
7x,ng shot players, encouraged by their
success In the first race, played the
Gull Holland thing stoutly especially
for the place and show while there was
little money for Lucky Mate at such
a short price, consequently the books
were pretty hard hit on the race. For
half a mile, the favorite did not seem
to have q chance, as Gull Holland led
with Inspired in the second hole and
Annie DIN in third position. but the
latter tired badly in the stretch when
the favorite made her. run.
Eventide proved the first successful
favortte Of the day by taking good
field Of five eighth sprinters into camp,
winning by a length in handy FASH
ion. Getting the best of a poor start,
the FLY rushed into the lead at the
second turn after wearing down
Chalaice, drew away in the. closing
furlong and. held all corners safe.
ChaIaice went gamely throughout and
held Warner Grisweil safe all the
way. The latter finished with a good
rush but so did Caltha, and the pair
put up a merry battle for the show
end of the purse, the former getting
the decision by a head. Ringer was
another to finish with a good rush.
Grouse opened favorite at even money
but the talent thought there had been
enough "doings'' on this one for one
race meeting and declined to have
anything to do with her, go the price
on the ARIZONA entry went up to two
| to one at closing time. Eventide's odds
also went up but when a plunge on
Warner Griswell was inaugurated.
Dandy Dancer was the third ten to
one shot of the day to score. In the
fourth race, Locust Bud opened at IA
vorite odds but receded in public ia
vor when the wise coin was sent in
the ring on Glipian, backing the Moody
entry down to even money while Lo-
Gust went up to three. Dandy Dancer
seemed much overlayed at ten to one
and many availed themselves of the
opportunity of cleaning up. Especial
ly was this one played for place at the
juicy odds of 4 to 1. Show betting
was dispensed with in this race on
account of the small number of en-
tries The first quarter Dandy Dane
er raced Ben Sand into submission
and when Chanate came on with a
rush in the last quarter had plenty
left on which to meet the challenge
and lasted easily. Ben Sand was not
given an energetic ride by any means
but took the show money with the
Grey Streak in second position.
The fourth successful ten to one
shot of the day slipped in on the rail
in the fifth race after closing a big
gap in the last quarter. This time it
was Miss Vigilant, she laying entire
ly off the early pace, trailing the field,
for a half mile, but near the three
quarter pole began to pick up leader
after leader and entering the stretch
came on with a furious rush and
catching the pace maker, Virginia
Lindsey, a sixteenth from the wire
the two raced neck and neck to the
wire with the former moving UP a
neck the best in the last stride and
getting the decision. Complete, well up
the entire journey, held on well and
was right there at the wire, being
beaten for all the money by not much
more than q neck. The odds on ia
vorite, Dander, was at no stage Of the
game in the hunt, his part Of the race
being more Of a spectator from the
rear than anything else. He's a bad
horse, but they surely do love to make
him a favorite and each time with
disastrous results. They say he uCd
to be a good one, but at this stage of
the game it Is not what they used to
be but what they are now.
No one ever knew Bat Masterson
was an acrobat until after the sixth
race, but everyone who witnessed that
event will testify to the fact that the
form somersault Of Bat was unequaled,
unheard of and probably will never be
duplicated. Any way, he won easily,
leading from barrier to wire. Red
Rodin held on gamely to the place
throughout. Goodacre raced Royal
Lady into submission for the show
money In the stretch run Pleasing