Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-01
c. NJ. MILLER winner
Captures American Grand
National Handicap.
FLYING FAIRY RUNS SECOND
Jockey Rightmire Rides Clever
Race on Winner and Is Re-
warded With Flowers.


Miller of the Richard T. Carman stable,
carrying only los pounds. won the Amer
lean Grand National Handicap. worth
$1,000, yesterday at Laurers getaway day
from a field of six starters. Capt. E. B.
Cassatt's Flying Fairy was second and
r. T., Watkins Barnegat third. The dis
tance was mile and furlong and the
time was 1.52 %.
John o. Talbott's Lahore. who won last
year in close to record time. was badly
beaten horse yesterday. In 1912 the time
was 10 30 He was the only starter
this year who was in the event year
ago. G. M. Miller was an entry a year
ago, but was scratched. Sir John John
son ran the first six furlongs in 1912 III
1.12 %. and Yesterday Flying Fairys
,, time was LA.
After the race Jockey Rightmire. who
piloted G. NJ Miller, went into the stew
ards stand and was presented a large
bunch of American Beauty roses. r. +.
Carman and his son were congratula ted
by many horsemen upon their splendid
victory.
Flying Fairy went to the front passing
the judges stand the first time. with
Adams Express, who carried top weight,
second. At the six-furlong pole Adams
Express started to drop back. while G.
NJ Miller and Barnegat moved up stoutly
on the outside In the last furlong Miller
passed Flying Fairy and won with some
thing in reserve. Flying Fairy was
game however. and finished a neck in
, front of Barnegat, who carried only
| ninety-three pounds.
Only Two Favorites Win.
The closing day saw only two fayorites
win, the other four races being taken by
long shots, the longest being Suwanee, at
NJ to /.
Star Gift proved to be the class of the
first race, which was at six furlongs. The
Enright thoroughbred. with Jockey BuX-
ton in the saddle, slipped through to the
rail entering the homestretch and shook
off all opposition. The winner was near
ly Il length in front of Ivabel, the second
choice, with Lace showing. Golliwogg
set the pace until the last furlong, when
he began to tire and was fourth.
Another upset occurred in the running
of the second race, which was for maiden
youngsters, at five and a half furlongs,
when Suwanee, at 20 to l, rolled home.
being nearly two lengths in front of
| Harebell. with High Priest third. The
winner went to the front in the first fur
long and held the field safe thereafter.
Ardelon proved to be too much for the
others in the fourth race which was at
mile and seventy yards. On the back
| stretch Jockey Burlinsame sent him to
the front and he won going away by two
| lengths from Towton Field, the favorite
J. III. Houghton was the horse to show
Six horses started out of eighteen en-
tries.
Lady Grant the Goods.
| Lady Grant had too much speed for the
! tWo-year-olds in the fifth event. which
she won handily. with Belle Tcrre second
and Violet Bay third. She drew away
into long lead the first furlong and was
only breezing at the end. The distance
was five and a half furlongs.
| The closing race was for maidens of all
| ages and winners of one race only. The
distance was mile. Two-year-olds car
| fied off the first two places, they being
| Battling Nelson and No Manager. with
| Brynavia third. No Manager set out to
make the pace, but entering the home
| stretch the winner went to the front
and won by three lengths No Manager
| stuck it outs long enough to be Il head in
front of Rrynavia.
Summaries.
| First race selling; three-year-olds and up
ward six furlongs-Star Gift, 112 IBuxtonl, )
| TO 2, even and to l. Won; Ivabcl, 112 Davies.
| Is to ). even and l to =, second: Lace. 1o7
| tBurlingameJ. TO 2, i to and 3 to ., third
| Time lie 2-5. Chester Krum. Home Crest,
| Golliwogg. Chemupo. Edith Tnez. B,ackford
| Batwa and Moncrief also ran.
/ Second race. maiden two-yearolds: i've and
| half furlongs- Snwanee. los tMcCaheyl. l.,
| to |, to / and ; to I. won; Harcbell, 1o1
| tTroxlerl. 5 10 ], : to l and even second High
Priest, lo7 'Byrnep. . to 2. even and TO 2,
| third. Time, 100. Capt. Ben, MaNims Choice.
/ Sir Caledore, Tands ticker Duke Hal, j. y. Ma,
| low, Elboid and Helen NJ. also
| Third race, selling three year-olds aud up
ward; mile and seventy yards-Ardeion. log
| tBurlingamei, IL to :. to 10 and I 10 >, Won:
| Towton Field, 100 tWattsl. to :. ! to and l
| 10 o. second J. u. Hougbton, 100 tWaldron,. 1
to ], even and to 5. third Time. 10 Lord
| Elan. Brush and Afterglow also
| Fourth race. American Grand National Haudi-
cap; three year-olds and upward; one and one
| eighth miles-G. NJ. Miller 106 ,Rightmirel, 8 to
=. $ to aud to 10. won; Flying Fairy, 1l5
Davies, 4 to I. to = and to To- second
| Barnegat. ~ 81. McTaggart,, TO I. to aud
6 to !. third Time. 10. - ADAMS Express,
Lahore and Busku also
| Fifth race selling: two-year- ODDS five and one
half firlongS-Lady Grant. t94 tNccaheyi. 10
J 10 TO :, and out. won: Belle Tcrre. 30 iSum-
| teri. . TO I. To and Is TO =, secoid. Violet
May. l0t BUXTON. 40 to I. 10 10 I aud 10 J.,
| third Time. 90. fIuda Brother, Nordecai
and Beau Pere tdrawni also
| Sixth race. all ages; one undertaking Mel
| son, % 0'alahant. q to I. to | and even.
| won; No Manager. 101 tBuriingamel. TO I. i
| to . and q TO :. second: Brynavia, W. q Me
| Taggart,. . TO s. 3 to 3 and 10 4. third. Time.
LA. Norseredna Old Hank, Mimesis, Sunamt
| and The Urchin also ran.