The Washington herald., 1914-10-07
DISTANCE RACE
TO JACkLAXSON
Freeman S Entry Crosses Wire
First in Bowie Feature
at 40 to |.
CONNORS' RIDING CLASSY
Sporting Silks of McBide's Stable
Lands Colors and Supreme First.
Large Crowd Present.
CONNORS RIDING CLASSY


The boolxies received a severe blow at
Prince George Park yesterday when the
sharpshooters put over two good things.
Batwa, heavily played at 25 to /, turned
the trick in the fourth event at six fur
longs, while Jack Lexson, booked down
from 70 to to Is to 1. captured the long
distance affair at mile and sixteenth.
which was the feature Of the brilliant
card.
Colors, sporting the silks Of the Nc
BRIDE stable, made a show OF her COM
pany in the hve-furlong dash. the third
event on the card. Connors got Colors
on first, and was never headed, bring
ing the entry from the Mcbride stables
up to the wire a length ahead of Eliza
beth Harwood. ]. H. Barr came up with
rush on annexed third position by
three lengths from Faithful.
Connors again proved his worth as
q pilot when he brought Supreme first
under the wire in the final race on the
card. Mater, the favorite. ran escond a
length behind McBride's first winner Of
day. Armor pulled up in third position.
The track was lightning fast, and the
crowd was larger than any day since
the Inauguration OF the new course
Twenty books did business. It being
Ladies' Day, the fair sex being admit
ted free, the grand-stand was packed to
its capacity. The card was the
best so far offered. The score by in
nings during the worlds series games be-
tween the Braves and Athletics will be
posted in front of the grand-stand- The
summary:
FIRST RACE-Puze. 500; selling; for two-year-
oIds; ffTe and a half furiongA Carrie orme Bs y.
HOWard), 1 to l. 6 to s. ) to S By half length /;
IN 4 q 70 SIT ~
two lengths; Harlequin. lT Ct. NolGnl. 3 to l. .
to l, to l. third By nose. JACK NARROW. % P.
LOudeTl; Easter Boy, lA tR, Booker: E11Stidty,
los (R Truzleri: OssaTy Maid. IL CE. Chappell
1888
Jack NARROW was first to grt started. but he was
soon oFe-hauled By Carrie 0rme, who won easily b
= length Sumo finished two lengths behind. Har-
lequin came up with rush and nosed out JACK
NARROW fosSshow.
SECOND RACE-PurSr. 500; the Hopeful Purse;
selling; for three-year-olds and upward; five and
half AriongS. Luria, Il3 (R- wGttsl. to i, Z to
10 ont, won By half . length: z Mahdi, lN V.
Rishtmierl. to z to l. even. second eS halt
length: Ida LaTinia. IG IT. NolAn). TO l. to l.
even, third By three length& Shadrach. 100 20.
Junss); Ksdron. lO2 CH. Hammer; ory1. loe CR.
Booker: Miss Sherwood, lG (E ChappeD; Joe
knight, 10 CRs-Fruzlerl; Royal Onyx. 10 (H.
Burnsl and Ben Loyal. no tE. Ambrose also ran.
Tine. los IS.
The entire field was OF to . good start. but LEriA
showed the class early and never headed. win
ming b half = length frou the fASt~ooninE z
MAhdi Ida LAIiniA an easy third By three
lengthA
THIRD RACE-Puse, 500: selling; threeyear-
oldS and upward: Ave and . half furiongs. Colors.
l04 II. ConnorSl to and out. won all the way;
Elizabeth Harwood. 10 tR. Booker. z to !, 4 to !.
. to l. second by 4 length; J. H. Bar, l5 CT.
Nolanl. 10 to l. ) to l. to 2 third By half length
Surpass lo3 (E. AtxeID, Cooster 1o4 tE. Ambrose),
Faithful. ll0 (R Truxler), DuStpan, 10 ii. Burns.
and Captain Elliott, u3 ". RiEhtmier1. also r1n
Time, los Is.
Colors was on with a rush and lead all the way
never being compelled to extend himself landing
bg a length. Elizabeth HITwood pulled up In 50