Evening star., 1916-05-14
FEATURE FOR CRANK.
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| a frst-class field. Mr.. Ross had both
| I-ltinatum and Crank in the Nursery,
but he scratched the former because he
did not want to penalize the son OF u
timus who is destined for greater
things, perhaps w. +. buren, VINO
trains Crank for Mr.. Ross, and also the
la tier, believed Crank equal to the task
of beating his field this afternoon, not
withstanding the horse had raced yes
terday. The youngster, apparently, mas
found his racing legs. In his first two
startS he did not run to his work. put
Yesterday he ran true and game, as
| he did today. Crank was very fractious
at the post-true to his name-nut
| when Dade sprang the barrier he was
| on his toes and running. His stable
| companion, Alvord, owned by Mr.:
Birch, however, outspeeded the son of
Celt for the first sixteenth Then
Crank closed on Alvord and the two
drew away from their field. Blue Fox
was heading the others. with Straight
Forward r. T. Wilson's Star Shoot
! colt close up. and DR.. Nelson alongside
him. Into the stretch Crank and AL
word raced almost like team A fur
long from home Crank had his stable
mate in trouble, but there was one yet
| to be reckoned with. Straight Forward
had disposed of the bunch and was run
ming gamely under johnny McTag-
CARTS urging. He caught and passed
Alvord and went after Crank, but Bux-
ton. on the latter, hit his mount a
couple of cracks with the whip and
Crank bounded away to win by a
length. Straight Forward, tired from
his effort. and Alvord. closing again,
was beaten only a head. Dr. Nelson
was fourth. beaten a length and a half.
The Mirasol stables Blue Fox and
Sweeter Than Sugar, which were wide
ly tipped and well supported, ran dis
appointingly.
One of the largest crowds of the
meeting was out to see the running
of the Nursery and six other good
races. Chief among the others was
the Equity handicap, in which Emil
Herz's imported Short Grass found a
distance to his liking. Naturally he
was favorite. but in the running he
Short Grass was slow in the early
part. 1t was not until the end of the
backstretch that he caught his field.
On the turn it looked as if the i'm
his field. but Black Broom shot out
of the bunch and in the stretch Short
Grass had all he could do to shake
off his competitor, 1t was not TIL
The last few strides that Short Grass
made victory certain. and at that. he
won only by a head.
The Hampden steeplechase resulted
In an upset and startling i'm
running for the Glen Riddle Farm.
j. c. Ewalt today was an easy win
ner. running the fastest jumping race
of the meeting by several seconds,
whereas a few days ago he was badly
beaten. finishing far back. one of
those that beat him was Battery.
which he easily defeated today. His
race. some thought, called for an in
vestigation.
Reflection winner of the third. was
another that turned form. somer-
sault. He beat a good field of platers
and paid $3.50 for So. So in the last.
Athena who has not been able In pre-
vious races to get out of his own way.
was a comfortable winner over horses
that have beaten him. The longest
Frank, from the Beaverwyck stables.
another that awoke suddenly. She
paid $4S.90 for 81
Highway took the opening race, for
two-year olds easily enough. Jockey
p Taplin was suspended for the re-
nainder of the meeting for making
riding engagements today and break
ing them without offering reasonable
excuse.
The Summaries.
First race. purse. 5000: two-year-olds; selling: |
four and one-half furlongs-Highway. 112 tMc- |
Atee), 5000, 1910. 1910. won: Gratitude, 112
tKeoeh), s5.1o. $40. second: Chelsea. 112
tTroxier), $3.50. third. Time. o5s 25. Bend |
let. Old Drury. Eden Park Good Gracious
and second aad'ans race purse $780, til.
miIes@J. nnssJc q. Ewsit 1bs {Ryan5, sie.5o. $40,
a..rts 81 OAK 1ss r. snh
third. Time, s.bs l-5 Rusila. vihr and Lady
Third race, purse. $780,; four.yssr-olds and
seTa.s 's1s II tea,i
1l5 Campbell, &14, third. Time, LA 4-5