Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
GUY FISHER WINS
Captures Havre De Grace
Handicap After Struggle.
BEATS LAHORE BY A NOSE
Large Crowd From This City, Balti-
more and Philadelphia-.at
Tracks Opening.
BEATS LAHORE BY A NOSE
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Md, August 4.-The
feature event on today's opening card at
the Havre de Grace new race plant was
the Havre De Grace handicap. worth
81, 800 to the winner The distance was
a mile and seventy yards. and the classic
was captured by Guy Fisher, the thor
oughbred owned by L. r. Cooney- Get
ting a clear break with the barrier. ana
being slightly in the lead when the ponies
raced past the judges stand the hrst
time. Guy Fisher kept his lead all the
way. although being pushed strongly os
Lahore and Rolling Stone. Coming up the
stretch. il appeared as If Guy FISHER
would be unable to stall off the challeng-
ers long enough to poke his nose under
the wire first However. Turner urged the
son of Sain and Appollonia along. and ne
lasted long enough to nose out Lahore
The other real horse race of the after
noon was the fifth event. one at I'VE fur-
longs for two-year-olds, maideus and
geidines. Getting only fair start from
the barrier, Tea Rose. the favorite. Kept
within striking distance of the leaders,
and the bay geldng did not start his run
until urged by Shilling within the last
thirty yards, when he emerged from the
field and beat Niento.
Reybourn, the Quinn entry, in the
third event, at mile and furiong. had
everything his own way. Leaving the
other three entries at the barrier. the son
of Star Shoot and Last Resort had five
length lead rounding the first turn. How
ever. the spectators were given scare
at the six-furlong pole, as Reybourn
bolted to the outside. However. clever
riding by Ferguson rishted the horse,
and he then made up the lead he origi-
nally had. Reybourn finished only GAL
Looping. being ten lensfhs In front
More than three thousand spectators
from Washington. New York. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore were on hand
TO assist in opening the plant. Iea-
ture connected with the course is that
the racers all the time. Twenty-seven
books were doing business today.
Summaries.
First race. two-year-olds: five furlongs: purse,
4JOO-Genesta 100 (Wolfe,. 3 to l. g TO ..
TO :. won; Ringing. l04 tMcCahey,. to !.
tn ) and out second; Jonquil. 106 tByrne).
10 L. third. Time. Loo. Also ran-Pop Gun,
George Stall. Chiffon King. Sleuth. Captain FL
lott Honey Bee. Insurance Man. Doc Tracy.
Second race. handicap; puse, 81 600; six
furiongs-First. Iosseaux. III tMcCaheyl. TO
,Kocraa a anu to and even: third. Light .. Ny
Life. I0a Turner. to TO- Time; LA -.
n leway 'a ]. II. Hsughse a Is.dora
Third race. three ysar,o.ds and upward; purse ,e
1Ferguson,. TO 8. . 20 and out, second.
Pretend 1903 fAioorel. TO ! and even: third,
sand Hin. l23 tMcCahey), out. Time. l5o 10
Also ran-Nonpariel.
Fourth race Havre de Grace handicap; purse.
81 500; mile and seventy yards-Ffrst. Guy
FISHER. rs tTurner), TO l. TO and out;
second Lahore. l1S tSchuttingerl. to and
out: third, Rolling Stone. 103 tShiuingl. out.
Time I4s. Also ran-Yellow Eyes.
rare for maidena and fllieS. fWO-year-
Odds: purse $500; i've furlongs-First. Tea Rose,
los tshilling,, to l. to s. to- .; second s,n.l
Jewel Of Asia. los tSchuttinger,. even. Time
loc 20. Also ran-Repentant. alontreson Beth
stanley. Big Dipper. Yinghee, Get Up. Aurihc
Spring Up. Cadeau. Stockton. Mary Ann K. The
Turkcss.
Sixth race three -olds and upward, win
nsrs Of one race in 1912: purse, $40; one mile
and seventy yards-First Amsln. III CMcCaheyl
even I TO 3 and out: second. Gates. lO4 GLASS
4 to 1 aud to l; third. Mud Sill. % !Tnr.
neri. s to ). Time. l.46 As. Also ran-Hedge
Rose Billy yaEderveer. Accord, Norbitt, Min
dinette. Moltke. Patrick A., Agamenticus