Evening star., 1914-04-26
FAVOR|TES IN FRONT
First Choices Capture Five of
Six Races at HaWe de Grace.
THREE GO TO HOLLAND
Carl Romps Home With the Belair
Handicap at Nice
Odds.

| Special Dspa tch to The Star.
HAVRE DE GRACE RACE TRACK,
Md. April 25.-The Holland colors were
carried to the front again today in a
stage race when Johnny McTaggart pilot
| ed Carl home first in the Belair handicap
at six furlongs at Havre de Grace. The
Holland silks also were in the spotlight
two other times during the afternoon,
Gordon capturing the opening dash over
| the five and one-half furlong route and
Haversack romping away with the baby
event. the fifth number on the card.
Johnny McTaggart is away ahead of
the other jockeys. one reason being that
he has ridden the majority of the vic
torious Holland horses. After plotting
| three winners yesterday. his record
| reads like this: Opening day. three: sec
ond. two; third. three; fourth. two; fifth.
| two. and sixth one. making sixteen wins
in all.
| Despite the sloppy condition of the
track and rainfall during the first five
| races. favorites won the first four events.
a third choice the fifth and sixth. No
long shots were in evidence. Virtually
five favcrites won. because HaversaclS
was rated thus by the bookies at the
opening prices. but there was liberal play
on Whitneys Folderol. and the formers
price went up.
Jesse. Jr. is running in hard luck, and
in the second event. which was for
youngsters. at four furlongs. was nosed
out by Jim Savage in thrilling finish
all the way down the stretch. DR.. Lar
rick. belonging to DR.. ]. S. Tyree of
Washington, who won the other Gay, was
third, being about two lengths back.
Savage broke from an outside position
and spurted into the lead in the first
sixteenth with Jesse. Jr.. close up. The
first two finished full of courage and had
Taplin been riding Jesse, Jr.. the result
might have been different The Tyree
youngster broke slowly and that accounts
for him not making stronger bid Tor
the purse.
Summaries:
First race, Eve and a half furlongs; purse.
$4OO-Gordon. 90 tMcTaggart>, to 10. TO TO-
to 1, won; Napa Nick. ia (Mentryl. 2 to l.
even and out, second Lady Lightning. lo7 Tap
lin. even and out. third. Time, Los 10
Yellow Eyes, Elect. Eimahdi. Emerald Gem,
Clint and Executor also ran
Second race. four furlongs; purse, s4oo-Jim
Won: Jesse. jr.. los ,McCahey, to TO- / to 1
and and out. second: Dr.; I.arF:.t; IL Snyder, .
Helen H.A.Fiz and Blaekhosn also ran.
Third race mile and and ssyen,y s,. yards; :, purse
s. anS out wca IRISH a Gsntismsp, 81
phy, to 5. to 10 out. second: Coreopsis. ns
tMcTasssrp, 8. 3 TO and oat; third
Time, 15o %. John Reardon, Col. Ashmeade
NaDi.r md Kayderoseros also ran.
Fourth race. six furiongs: purse. 81 ooo-Garl.
os CMcTagsarh. sh TO l. to and ] 10
and out, second; Brookield. 100 tSmythi: to !.
even and out. third Time. lie Sherwood
Carlton c.. Kewessa and Brave ounatd@r aiso
900 ~,
Fifth race four furlonSs: purse. s4oo-Haver-
sack. 100 ,McTaggartl: 10 !. TO ., I" n,,, .
second: Folderol. 1O5 Chatham. ont third.
Time O.5O. Gen. Villa. Finalee. Lagie Leda
and Lady Capricious also ran 80, -,
Sixth race. six furlongs; purse. $4o.Farior
Boy 112 lBurlingamel. pa TO l., TO o. TO 3.
won: Deduction. 112 picket. TO 3. 10 ..
out second Joe Finn l07 tMurphy,. to D.
third. Time. 1.15 3-J. Stare. Runway Arma-
ment and Fool OFortune also ran.