Evening star., 1912-11-17
BUSK|N FIRST HOME
Speedy .TWo-Year-0Id Beats
Good Field.
ONLY TWO FAVORITES WIN
Jockey McTaggart, Restored to Good
Standing, Will Ride
Monday.
ONLY TWO FAVORITES WIN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, November 16.-The
Fairfax Hotel handicap, a dash of six
furlongs, for two-year-olds, was featured
by the jamestown Jockey Club this aft
ernoon. 1t brought out field Of smart
youngsters and furnished a stirring con-
test in which Buskin was first home in
driving finish by half length Nash
Cash was second and Tartar, third. Nash
Cash came from the rear and was clos
ing on the winner at every stride. Pank-
hurst, the heavily played favorite, showed
miserable performance. She managed
to keep up with the pacemakers for about
| three furlongs when she dropped out OF
contention and finished last but one
Only two favorites won-Donald Mac
Donald and Blackford being the winning
choices. Spohn and Donald Macdonald
were run up after their victories. The
former was boosted $3O5 by Amos Tur-
ney, while ]. G. Gormley bid Donald Mac
Donald up $2O5. Both horses were pro-
tected and retained by their owners.
| Jockey Tommy McTaggart, who got into
trouble at Pimlico on account Of rough
| riding. has been restored to good stand
| ing by the Jockey Club and will be here
Monday ready to accept mounts.
| At the conclusion of the Norfolk meet
ing two carloads of horses will be shipped
to Juarez. The consignment will include
the stables owned by Paul ]. Miles, A. F.
Dayton. Early Wright and c. e. Rogers.
Jockey Teehan will accompany the Miles
| stable to the Mexican track. William
Walker and j. Charles will ship their
horses to Toronto.
| William Oliver arrived from Benning
with several horses. the property of the
Washington turfman. J. S. Tyree.
Weather clear; track fast Summaries:
Frs. race is selling Ave and
Jos iKarr!eks, ) s. to l. to- to AN and to s. third.'
Second race, three eyear,olds and upward; one
% l. ana to stlenas and 5. won Lord 9 weiles
C. Peak, I to i, to and even, second; Out
sfa sH loa ns s to Wood Dove ,s r1s to p
Mad River, First Peep, Tom Melton, Henotic,
rhd qaee and six
furlongs- spohn, los lBuxtonl, $ to 2 to 1
and to s. won; HOFFMAN, III Bgtweln, u to to
la Is. came,lia. Black Chief. servicence.
Fourth race, Fairfax Hotel handicap; txoyear-
olds; six furlongs; purse $soo-Buskin; l0s Tea
IS iDennler). 20 to /, s to and 2 to /, second;
Tartar, 116 tMcCahey,. 7 to 2, to and to 5.
third. Time 1.132- Battery. Rosturtium,
Scallywag, Barnegat. His Majesty and Pankhurst
also ran. Rosturtium and Nash Cash coupled ;,
Fifth race, three year-ods and upward handf-
cap; one and one-sixteenth miles-Guy Fisher,
10 CTurnerl TO 2. to ) and to TO- won:
Carlton c.. 10 tMcIntyrel. to l., to ! and I
6 to / and 5 to 2 third. Time. LAG 20. White
Wool, Cliff Edge, Lochiel and Kormack also ran.
Sixth race, three year-olds and upward:
mile and seventy yards-Donald Mcdonald, Ill
Teahanl, 3 to 5, to and out won: Spindle.
116 (Fan), 40 to !, IL to l and to 1. second;
Apiaster, 113 Peak l5 to l. 5 to and to l,
third. Time, 1.45 20. Manesseh. Dynamite,
Golden Castle. Accord. Scarlet Pimpernel and
Chemulpo also ran.
Seventh race. three year-olds and upward; one
aud one-eighth miles-Blackford, los (ButwelD,
TO 3 and out won Taboo, 100 (Teahan). 20 to
6 to and to l. second; Mud NJ sill JOS s 1Bus-
Hutchinson also