The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-15
SHADY" RIDE
At KUPFR|AN'S
MARS RACING
CHARLIE O7RIEN ALLOWED TO
WIN, WHILE GUS PARTRIDGE IS
ALLOWED TO TAKE THE PLACE
A GOOD ONE PUT OVER, BUT
JOCKEY RULED OFF.
BY w. A, r,

which bordered as close to being the
limit for shady tactics in the saddle
as can be conceived of. the racing yes
terday at Kupfrian's Park track would
have been a credit mark for the asso-
citation. AS usual the Judges lost no
time and showed no mercy by telling
| the rider that he was ruled off and to
rid the track of his presence and
horses. Besides riding. Ralph has
string of horses which he has been
campaigning over the Pensacola
course.
Aside from the above incident, the
| racing yesterday was fully up to the
! standard set Thursday for close and
exciting finishes and hard fought COR
| tests from barrier to wire.
Three of the five favorites proved
successful, but inasmuch as two Of
| them were odds-on choices only the
big betters had much of a day of It,
the rank and file of the spectators
finding horses such as Charlie O'Bricn
at to and Yankee Pooh at to 5
just little out of their reach.
Most of the interest conferred on the
| second race, a two-year-old three fur
long dash, but aside from that feature,
the closing race, a three quarter sprint,
The start of this number was long
drawn out and kept the crowd on the
anxious seat for it was eleven minutes
before Starter Murray could catch
them in alignment and lift the gate.
| All seemed to be bad actors In this
race, but Allowmaise probably was tho
most serious offender. Fogg seemed
over anxious to get the horse off we'll
in motion and repeatedly broke through
the barrier, but succeeded only in
firing the heavily played favorite out
! The result Of the race was consider
able of blow to the form players, for
| they all figured ON him repeating his
race of Thursday. Lady Chiffon led
the van from barrier to wire, winning
in handy fashion by a length. with
Pleasing in the second place. Lacy
Maxim ran an uphill race for show
money while the best Allowmaise
could do was to finish a poor fourth.
Jockey McCloskey drew a s25 fine
for carrying the bunch out at the head
of the stretch in the first race which
| he won up on Bill Capss retuvenate1
! Severa-
Tips on GOOD Things"
Tips on two good things were afioat
in the first race, but neither managed
to get anything, consequently the race
was more of a benefit for the books
than anyone else, unless rumors to the
| effect that there were big doings on
| the outside on the winner Of the race,
| Severa. are true. Stafford was che
| best, according to the dopesters, be-
cause he ran second once at Jackson
| vile, but even that honorable feat
served him to little advantage here,
for after going a fast half mile the
good thing played out and quit badly
in the closing drive. Going to the post,
| Stafford appeared stiff and sore, bu:
that did not keep the talent from
playing him steadily. Dwight Slade
was another tip in his race which
amounted to as little as the Stafford
thing. This one was at no time a fac
tor in the race, although a number of
the wise set backed him stoutly from
ten to one to five at post time. Severa
had the race all to herself practically.
| although for half Stafford made some
| feeble resistance Black Domino held
on we'll throughout and finished with a
good rush, getting the place and last
| ing long enough to stall off Complete,
| the latter coming from behind in the
| closing sixteenth with grim determine
ton but was beaten for the place by
head, althoug hracing the firing Stat
ford into submission for show money.
| They put over a good one in the
second race but to accomplish the
trick, Ralph, on Gus Hartridge, had TO
| turn loose a lot of shady work which
| brought the crowd to the Judges stand
eager to hear and watch the proceed
| ing as soon as the race was over, for 1t
was evident to all that Ralph was not
putting forth his best effort while his
mount was much the best, even though
I'Charlie OrBrien was backed from 2 to
5 to 1 to 3. To all appearance Gus
Hartridge was in restraint throughout,
and especially did his ride look off,
| colored on the stretch turn, where the
horse tried to come through on his own
| courage but was evidently taken back
AS 1t was, O'Brien only got in by
head while Gus took the place two
lengths to the good Of Jim Ray. The
latter from a slow beginning moved
up rapidly on the back stretch and
finished going gamely. The others
were never serious.
The favorite in the third rae.
Yankee Pooh, had an easy time ca
vorting in to score by three lengths
while the heavily backed second choice,
to grab the place money. There was
nothing particularly interesting about
this race except the fight for show il
which Automatic, Lady Hapsburg ana
Lady Martinez engaged in mighty con-
fict. Hapsburg and Martinez, to the
head of the stretch, seemed to have
the short end Of the money to them
selves, but once Strengthened out in the
run home, Automatic came like a shot
and wearing down Miss Cesarion and
Gull Holland in turn, got up just in
time to nose out the two ladies for the
third position. To get up in time, Au-
tomato had to close a long gap in the
closing sixteenth and had the horse
been off to a better start would IN
doubtedly have made 1t interesting fo,'
the -st two. Martinez set the early
pe/e and hung on gamely when Yanzee
pooh came on but tired in the stretch
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