The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
LARGE MONDAY CROWD
ON HAND AT RACES
Babe Cole, Capturing the First Race,
Pays Backers Well.
BY GEORGE q. MoRRIs.

Baltimore, Nd, May 2l.EThe largest
Monday crowd ever in attendance at a
half-mile track was present today 10
witness the running of a very good card.
AS usual prices We're good and favorites
were well rewarded : \ -
Babe Cole opened the afternoons snort
by winning the opening number IN a
romp from Beverly James and Burbank.
She was well played and rewarded her
hackers handsomely. Hedge Rose, proba-
bly, the best played horse of the day.
won the NTH race in handy fashion,
while Chelton King accounted for the
closing number. This is the second VIC
tory for Chelton King, and the manner
in which he won would Indicate that
this old-timer Is back In his good form.
He rewarded his hackers by paying a
little better than s to l. The defeat of
Richard Langdon In the fourth race was
the hardest shock the talent experi-
enced during the afternoon. He went
TO the post at prohibitive odds on choice,
but when 1t came to running he was
next to last. This can be accounted for
by the fact that he Is a big numbering
horse and the sharp turns were exceed
ingly distasteful to him. He was lost
when trying to make the sharp turns,
and 1t Is well to remember this. Car
laverock was much the best In the Sec
ond race, but his jockey CBauer) rode
her all over the course, only to be beat
en- by the shortest of margins With
proper ride she would have won hands
down. Much criticism was hes - which
Richard Langdon finished outside the
money, but the true facts are as stated
above. 1t was no fault of Jockey Alex.
II was simply case Of a horse not be-
ing able to navigate the sharp turns
on a half-mile course.
The card offered tomorrow Is a very
good one and some excellent races should
result therefrom.
FIRST RACB-ThrecNyssI-old and upward: purse
SEg about i've furlonGs. Baby Cole, lis tBauerl.
80. $50. $50, won: Beverly James, Id tGrand).
S0: SEQ. second; Burbank. 10 &c. Jackson) $50.
third. Time, oj9 25. Highway, Remarkable Dan
Vile II and Royal ONYX also ran.
SECOND RACE-Threc- -yearolds and upward;
nerl. ssh. $50 $50. Won: Envy III CAtWsl6,
$3.50. $50 second; Aunt Elsie lis CBausr) S4s0
third. Time, lsO)35 Cardoner. skeets and Bob
Blossom also nan.
THIRD RACE-Threeyear-oId and upward; a1
Dennlsr), SiI.sO $3.50. $50. won; Carlaverck. lis
tBanerl, $3.50. $40 second; Son Kist IN (Grand),
A0. third. Time, 13 IS. Peacock Billie Hibbs
and Twinkle Toes also Iau
FOURTH RACE-FOur-year-old and upward: f.:
purse $40; and one sixteenth miles Hands
OF, ll2 tAlexl, $50. 500. $50 won: Tameriane
ll2 gackson), $40. S290. second: Amulet. III
tDcnnlerI, s. a. t.urd. Time. 152 IS. Louise May.
Centaur, Fl Ora and High FLYER also ran.
FIFTH -Thres-year-oIds and upward; (;
purse S3JO; six and one-half furlnngs. Hedga Rose
I'D tAeIl. $3.50. SEQ. $50. won; Eleanor III
lMaderia), $40. 500. second; Tom Hancock, l3r
Denrison). $50. third. Time. l25 rs. CIrls and
Old Drury also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Three year -olds and upward purse.
800 seVen furlolgs. Bonnie Tess. 10 tAtwenD.
-. a9 $50 won. Darkey, Ils twoodsl, $50,
$40, second: Arbitrator. lnl UackScn). $50. third.
Time. d rs. BalUe and Richard Langdon also
ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Four-y year-olds and upward:
purse $50 six and ons-half furlonSs Chiffon King
III tAlexl Ns.3 $50. St2O won; Devntry. III
Bauer. $3.50 $50. se,crd: Big LImnx liz TAT
Weln, g %, third. Time. . IS Lone Star. Mna
bar. Castarl aud Water Lee also ran.