Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
VREELAND ROMPS
I HOME A winner
Captures BerkIey Purse BY
Eight Lengths, Making Rivals
Look Like Cart Horses.
RAGMAN SLIPS INTO
SECOND PLACE AT 10 TOT
GentIeman's Race Something
of a Farce-Banner Crowd
Was on Hand.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NORFOLK. Va, April 22-Vreeiand.
the 2-to-5 favorite In the Berkeley purse.
this afternoon made his rivals look like
a lot of cart horses, for he won by
eight lengths, pulled up to a walk. The
smart players stood q tap on the win
ner and backed him from to to to 8.
Ragman. an old mud lark, finished Sec
ond with 10 to chalked up against him
for the second hole. Montcalm staggered
home third. Frank Purcell. the real I'm
negan of the meeting, was well played At
= to 1 for the place. He quit after
going half and finished fourth. This
helped the layers considerably.
Montcalm and Ragman set the pace
for a half and then Vreeland went to
the front and the race was over. Hoff-
man. the real thing of the race, was
withdrawn. as the stewards will not allow
him to race on a slow track.
This was the last Saturday OF the
meeting and banner crowd turned out
to witness the sport. The rain OF last
night converted the course into a verita-
BILE quagmire and accounted for the many
scratches.
The hurdle race resulted In an easy
victory for the lukewarm second choice.
st. Abe. which went from to 3 to
IL to 8. Jack Baker, which closed ia
vorite, at to l, finished second.
The gentleman's race was q bowling
farce. c. E Crawford got his runner.
Monsoon. or flying and won by ten
lengths. The Bird was played by all
the local talent at to S. and layers
shrieked after the race. B. Carney. who
IL <t,a Tim konf his
mount under restraint all the way.
Otego, the third choice. finished third.
The others were strung out all over the
course. Summary:
five and one half furiongs-Smirk. 1o2 (Schut-
tinger,, 9 to q ! to T.. out, won: Hsndrunnans
fS1 Isp r. to to e TO- Z:
s, third. Time. lao IS. Neva. Marsh Ilsht
DR.. Bart, Aristor, Baiancer. Ira and kerran
about two @iie.-st. Abe: iss pupeel; il 70
S.in 70 g to to S01 ID t;e so s.t Second ID
Nelson, 80 (connerj. Is to i. S to i. =. :.
third. Time. ABB Octopus and Gundstton
Third r.ee; gentleman r,ders for q eup;r q.
to to %on 5 5@ az cs1n:y *
to 8, 2 to 5 second; otogo. l4O &c. Craw
to t. s & and iA En-.
Fourth race: thres-year.olds and UP: six fur
Ragmsn. III 0eake). 80 to 1. to 4. even. sec
sad tS1s m. 1.,n ~ E ts Belle
and Frank Purcell also ran.
Fifth race; two-year-olds; maidt:ns: four and
one-half furlongs-Mollie Kearney. 100 tSchu,-
tingerl, 10 to /. 3 to l, 9 to 5. won; Tpsand
~ tMcCahey). even, Out: second: Goidfern'
AS9 tAel1syss, to s1ss to ram q to laird
Sixth race; three year-olds aid up; selling:
six furlongs-Phil Mohr. 100 Ptckens,. - TO :.
cahey). 8 to i. : to i. even. second: Firewood
81 (Olsen), to 1, 8 to 8, 4 to 5, third. Time
liz 1-5. Brevite. Mon Ami. ur. Barley. Taxa
htra, Cooney K. and Jennie Wells also ran;
Seventh race; selling; fOur-.year-olds and up;
one and q sixteenth miles-LawtOn Virgins. lOe
lGoIdstein). 8 to 1. . to ], to 10. won;
Chepontue, lM callahan all to to .. Out!
out, third Time, 1.52. Golden Castle, Ham
mond Pass and Harvey F. aaso ran