Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
TAME RACING CARD.
Owners Withdraw Horses at
Marlboro on Account of Mud.
ROUGH FOR THE TALENT
Short Price Mays Are Beaten With
an Astonishing Regu-
larity.

Yesterday afternoon was a very dis
| agreeable one for those who visited the
| scene Of racing at Marlboro, under the
/ auspices of the Southern Maryland Rae
in Association.
| To see the ponies run and to speculate
on their chances. the crowd faced rain
| and a cold atmosphere. but they did not
mind uncomfortable conditions as much
| as they did the continual downfall Of the
favoriteS
over track that was heavy. much
more so than on the previous day of the
sport. the thoroughbreds with the short
prices marked before their names had a
rocky road to travel The nearest choice
OF the public to win was Apiaster that
led his field past the finish in the OPEN
ing dash for two-year-olds There was
little difference in the price of Apiaster
and Charlie o Bren before they went to
the post. Apiaster however was the
heaviest played of the two and his vic
tory was received with delight By a cor
tain wise clique. who went to him at the
last minute
1t was by no big margin that Ap;a ster
won, for those who had gotten down on
| MN were rather uncertain of his sue
cess until his number was posted before
tnat OF Hennock, at 10 to l. Under a
i,erce drive. nearing the end. Apiaster
MANAGED to keep his head in the front
In Jump or two Hannock would have
passed him. With clear going Hennock
Wouid nave won. during tie running
ne was shuft1ed back couple of times.
Finish Close for Place.
me finish for the place too was thrill
ing. as IT was but by a head that Hem
mock Snatched the position from Billy
Hancock throughout the race there was
lot Of rough riding. Catula and Irene
eIummeli suffering the most. Getting
away to bad break. Irene Gummell was
caught In a jam on the far turn, while
she was shut off when Roy Estep at
tempted TO take her through on the rail
on entering the stretch.
IN the other two-year-old race, the
iourth on the program at five and one
nan furlongs. the hardest blow was dealt
10 the form players, when William Jen-
ninss. IL. Shillalah. the winner of his
TWO previous starts. and generally re-
sarded as cinch. was beaten by Slas
Grump. the second choice. Shillalah was
beaten from the start and he was the
victim of horrible ride After leaving
the barrier Sias Grump carried Shillalah
out. while on the first turn Shreve took a
crack at him, and after that he could
never get up In the mud Silas Grump
raced like stake juvenile. winning in a
gailop by eight lengths from Naughty
Rose. that was half dozen lengths be-
fore the badly defeated Shillalah with
Shreve away out of It, Only four of the
original field of eight started.
One of the best things of the meeting
was cut loose in the third race. at four
and half furlOngs, when Lady Haps-
burg. at ) to I. won from end to end. A
lot of smart bettors were on the bay
mare by HapSburg, the winner of several
good races over the half-mile circles in
Canada. Miss Elsie Palmer's Gold Check
was made the favorite, with Elizabeth o.
the second choice. Neither Elizabeth
nor Gold Check could get to Lady Haps-
burg. that was well in hand all of the
way.
Blue Crest Out of It.
The favorite Blue Crest did not get any
part of the money in the third event, at
four and a half furlongs. Her chances
We're ruined by an assistant starter hav-
ing hold on har when the barrier was
sprung by Starter James Milton. Taking
the lead on the first turn, Doris Ward. at
to J. remained there until the end
shaking of Dacia when the latter chal-
lenged in the last sixteenth.
Ynca was always close to Doris Ward
until the stretch run. in which she tired
Western Belle romped home in the fifth
race at about six and half furlongS,
six lengths before Tomato, the favOrite,
with Semi Quaver, three lengths away.
At to / Western Belle when she was
let down on the back stretch by Butts
Fairhrother drew away into a big lead
and won hands down. while the much
fancied Top Note was never in the run
ming.