Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
.M0N0CACY WINNER
Outsider Captures Palmetto
Derby at Odds of 6 to l..
EARLY LIGHT WAS THIRD
Talccarrier Made a Game Fight
and Finished in Sec
ond Place.
EARLY LIGHT WAS THIRD
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHARLESTON, s. c. March ,9-The
second renewal of the Palmetto Derby,
run this afternoon. on getaway day, at
Palmetto Park, fell to the lot of an out
slider, Monocacy. from the stable of J. o.
Talbot, a Colorado turfman, and whose
guiding genius is the putative owner of
last years winner. A. Clopton. A year
turf was curtailed by the victory of the
inconsistent Jawbone, saddled the winner
of the big race. History repeated itself
in a measure today, for Monocacy, a
strappinS chestnut gelding by Hamburg
and Monadour. annexed the race as if
much the best: came from far back and
outgamed the earlier spacenakcr, Mrs.
l.. A. Livingston's Talecarrier, in a driv-
Ing finish. Early Light. from the stables
of ii. G. Bedwell, and the overwhelming
favorite-backed from to 1 to even
money--was third. Bernadotte, the can
didate of John L. Madden OF Kentucky,
threw his rider, Jockey Eddie Martin.
at the three-quarter pole, rounding the
second turn, but the boy was unhurt
Henpeck ran as a stable companion of
the winner and was the only FLY to
start. She bore out repeatedly and
eventually ran herself out Of it, though
she broke fast and showed them all the
way past the stand the first time
,Talecarrier was making his maiden start
OF the year and had he had a race or two
UNDER his belt the wiseacrcs believe he
would have proved handy winner. Mo-
nocacy paid as high as to I In the wage
ring. The race was worth $l.975 to the
winner. net, and placed the Talbot stable
leaders r. {hoiv
tor in the ranks of winning owners
The crowd was of disappointingly small
proportions and the remainder Of the
card was interesting in an abated way,
due to the big race. III. G. Bedwell ran
one-three in the handicap third on the
program with Lochiel and Patton. White
Wool, the early pacemaker, was third.
Golden Egg managed to last long enough
in the opener to win. while the victories
of Single in the second race and Kelly
in the fifth were the media for betting
coups. The Talbot stable made it a
double in the last race with Col. Cook
The first of today's Norfolk specials de-
parted this morning and the second at $50
o clock. Both were crowded with depart
ing turfnlen who are glad that the dis
heartening grind of a long winter meeting
with syndicate ring has come to an
end. Two big specials bound for Lexing-
ton and Louisville depart Monday, carry
ing about $50 horses to the Blue Grass
Those who shipped their stables to Nor
folk today included George p. Sherman,
John Forester, Fred Foster, j. o. Tai
bott. w. G. kingdodd, Jack Brannon,
+. F. Baird Frank Regan, Wayne Lewis
L. A. Kraft W. Y. Anderson, F.. L. Jones
William CahNl. J. u. Strobe, G. H. Mar
Ian. G. r. Bryson. f. Bryant, Archie
thinner. Hushey McCarren, Mrs L. A.
Livingston. Fayne Joplin, F. j. Pons,
Tom Brown and others.
r. w. Moore bought Rockbar from +.
Pons
Jack I.ory arrived from Florida and left
tonight for St. Louis.
i. p. Sire arrived and went with the
horsemen to Norfolk tonight.
Secretary .Algeraon Daingerficld of the
Jockey Club arrived from New York.
Summaries:
First race, three year -olds and upward. selling:
five and one half fnrtqngs-Golden Egg. % Mon
tour. = TO 1, j to 8. out, won; Rubia Granda,
10S (Skirvinl. even. to s. out second; wini-
fred D., 100 tTaplin), to !. 8 to 5. out. third.
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