Evening star., 1914-11-22
TALENT GIVEN SHOCK
Only Two Favorites Get Home
First at HaWe de Grace.
ROBERT BRADLEY IN FRONT
Shows Startling Reversal Of Form
in Winning Feature Race
Of Program.
slrcial pispatch to The Star.

>fccial Dispatch to The Star.
HAVRF DE GRACE, Md, November
1.-The Old Bay handicap, mile-and-
seventy-yard race for three-year-olds ano
upward and the Reading selling steepIe-
chase handicap were the Dig races a.
Hayre de Grace this afternoon Each
resulted in a runaway race The FORMER
was the occasion for startling somer-
sault performance on the part OF the
winner, Robert Bradley, horse peiohe
ing to w. r. Mizell, which he bought
for sToo out of a selling race last winter
and later refused $4,000 for. ROBERT
Bradley has been running frequently
hereabouts. At Laurel he won u race
when it was least expected, ana on sew
eral occasions when it was thought ne
would win Robert Bradley disappointed
In today's race he was not 1ancleo' pe
cause the last time he ran he was peaten
10y practically the same horses at aoout
the same weights F1ittergold won the
race in which Robert Bradley was iase
A starter and beat the latter very eas,i.
Today Robert Bradley played with NJ
rergold He was in front from the rise
of the barrier, and Ambrose, his Jockey
was pulling him up at the nnlsh. n,
won with ridiculous ease Fhttei soiu
was not within four lengths OF Braoies
tersold beat Bradley by many lengths-
Such is the uncertainty OF racing BUS
kin, who also has been one or the aero,
batic racers of late, showed lot OF speed
today and was IN the tIlck oh .he ~ t,a
test all the way, only to retire at the
finish.
The Reading steepiechase Went TO
c R Fleischmanns Astute, VINO took
command after Jesuit mad SHOWN tile
way for a half mile and led the rest or
the way. Syosset was the popular
choice, but he has evidently gone oack,
He easily disposed of Mystic Light ana
Jesuit, but could never get near ohe VIII
ner.
Coy Comes Clean.
The biggest field of the meeting, twenty
horses, went to the post in the opener,
and it went to the favorite. Coy, who
was much the best Coy dashed TO the
front after a sixteenth had been COW
cred and opened big lead which he
held to the end. GraZele was as easily
second, but Elizabeth Harwood. the third
horse, just lasted long enough TO peat
Progressive for third place.
Dr. Larrick, two-year-old, named
after a Washingtonian, finally won
race in the third, when he beat the soou
thing Athena DR.. Larrick IS morse
of remarkable speed and always IS IN
the front fight, no matter what klnd OF
company he meets. but he has rant
heart and generally quits. Iooay eheIe
wasn't much for him TO beat. Win ms
customary speed. ne went into gooa
lead shortly after the break, and tnough
challenged by Athena, the Montpelier
stables entry. the Doctor hanaseu ~
stick 1t out to the finish
Howdy Howdy, who has been Whls-
pered about as a good thing or some
time. had some luck In the hrtn ne
slipped through on the rail at 1he mrs. mrs.
turn and raced into long lead when
he held to the last sixteenth. Wnele
he began to tire. Those beh1nd HoWoy
Howdy, however. were useu up ehasii'
him. and Howdy Howdy go. soinh noine'
though he was very tired at the hnlsh-
Thrill Finally Wins.
The last race went to Thrill. who beat
River King and Volant. The latter was
rayorite. but he was never much Oh d
..onteuder. Beverly James shot INTO the
cad at the start and piloted MS neio "
the stretch, with st. Helene running SEE
,nd. where Thrill came through on 'he
al, and took command. Right at the
end Thrill bucked up. but lasted ;,ns tons
enough to win by head iron, S
King with Nolant pedtiis iS
head for third place -, ,,,r-..
Iohn Powers has taken over the norsgS
heIonrinc TO Phil T. Hyams ana WIZ
ship them from here 10 Cupa' "heie Ne
yriIi campaign the string
Penublican struck himself IN MS Woik
h,s nornine and pulled up SO lame that
ne was scratched in the Old Bay hdnui
cap. ii, ,s h;s borses 70
charleston next Thursday and RI. u.
HedwelI will leave here Monday 1or the
same place.
The Summaries.
First race three-y yearolds and upward. seii-
t.g- six furlongs-Coy 100 (Butweli. TO D,
10 10 and 1 10 3, won; Grayzelle 100 toores,'
. to I 4 TO / and = TO l, second; Eilzaoeth
uarwood 100 tByrnel, % To l, TO ana I"
! Third Time LA. Progressive, DE- Dough-
.rty. El Mahdi Early Morn. Mary Warren
Martin Casca Charley Brown. Brandywlne
Eatva PHYLLIS Antoinette, Toddling. Heruis, ~
phew Alcourt, Mr.. Snggs, Greenoriar and Ave
also .,.ts.
{,,n,hcsp. three-y -yearolds and up: about TWO
uiiles-Astute 1;9 Niayncsl. to >. TO .
and out. won: Syosset 13S II Wilildmsl. 8 70 70
:, TO . and out. second Mystic Light i4'
,,srund) 8 TO 2, q TO . and out, thlrd lime
40a Jesuit also ran.
Third race. two year-olds: selling: hve and
one-hsIf furiongs-Dr. Larrick, III lButwelD
is TO ; I to and TO 8. won; Athena. 1o'
.Mscahey'. 3 to c,. even and to o seeondi a6d
to 8, third. Time. 107 -. Tie Pin, Star of
love Sunset Tenrock and Half Rock also ran.
Fourth race Old Bay handicap: three-year-olds
and upward; one mile and seventy, Yards,
Robert Bradley. 105 tAmbrosel, 0 TO 1, TO ]
and 0 TO ). won: Tartar. 100 tMcCahey). II to
> 4 to } and TO j. second: Flittergold. l13
HutweIp. IL to :. s TO and TO . third.
Time, Ia. Buskin Psrdner. Harry Shaw,
Fif,h race rhree-year-olds and upward sell,
ing: one mile and seventy yards-Howdy