The Washington herald., 1918-10-22
|STAR REALM
WINS RAINBOW
David Gideon S 2-Year-Old
Chestnut Colt Furnishes
Feature of Card.

t;'S .:fternoon saw David Gideon's
2-year-old chestnut colt, Star Realm
returned winner of the Rainbow
Selling Stakes. at about six fur
longs. the feature event Of the
card.
Star Realm won not because he
was the best 2-year-old of the six
that answered the bugle but be-
cause of the fact that frankie Rob
insOn is many pounds a better
jockey than II. Erickson. Erickson
had the leg up on Osgood, which
would have won with any kind OF
halfway decent handling.
ThistleGOn. the second choice. was
badly used up by Ensor before the
head of the stretch. This one!
which was on she rail. had to be
crowded out at full speed to avoid
being pocketed. as Star Realm broke
away flying. Star Realm and
ThistledOn raced head to head to
the frst bend and naturally fought
each other to a standstill. BY the
time the stretch was reached
Thistledon was blown. OsgOOd,
which had kept in commanding
position all the way, now began to
move up with great rush but
Erickson was absolutely a handi-
cap to the game effort OF the geld
ing. Robinson, by grace of a spec
taCulaT finish, was able to keep his
mount in front to the end though
he would have lost in aRothS>
stride.
Dorcss. favorite of the mile-and-
seventy-yard handicap. was indeed
lucky to win Salvestra might have
won with better handling on the
part of Taplin: would have won any
how in another stride. Taplin. though
his mount had plenty of early speed,
took the filly back abruptly before
the first turn and waited of the pace
until reaching the far turn. Then
he moved up fast Dorcas mean
while had raced Daddy's Choice into
submission.
1t was a wicked duel through the
stretch between Ensor and Taplin;
but Ensor more than held his own.
Taplin went to bat at the head of
the stretch and succeeded in head
ing Dorcas momentarily. At the six
teenth it appeared as il Salvestra
would surely win, as this one had
a good long neck's advantage. Then
Ensor took Dorcas up in his lap,
switched his mount a couple of times
and simply carried the mare to the
front. Salvestra hung on gamely and
at the end was coming on again.
The finish was so close that no one
to either side of the line dared call
the result.
Just such another finish inaugu-
rated the days doings. Roi Craig
and Tiger Rose. two outsiders. be-
ing the principals of this nose fin
ish. The pair raced head to head
through the entire stretch and Craig
won because he happened to have
his head down while the filly's head
was up as they passed the judges.
The race was somewhat unsatisfac-
tory because GoldvaIe and Tailor
Maid, the two best regarded OF the
field of nine. were practically elimi-
mated at the start.
The mile and a quarter race was
won by Star Glass. the odds-on IA
vorite. Game Cock had plenty of
speed and might have won had
little George Wells been able to
handle the hard-mouthed brute.
Game Cock ran out at the first turn
and then ran out again at the
stretch turn. This boiling cost him
several lengths. but he was beaten
only one length, though Star Glass
Game Cock might have given a bet
ter account of himself had Wells
not made so much use of the colt
in the first six furlongs.
The mile event, which closed the
F~n-- l.
raced Point To Point into submis-
sion and then came away to a gall
Looping victory. Point to Point tried
at the end. Sunny Land. the favor
ite. showed no speed. By the way.
Chester III showed a marked re-
versal over last Tuesdays form,
when with Meyers up he ran third to
Puts And Calls and Woodthrush in
a mile and One-fourth race.
The stewards suspended for the
balance of the meeting Jockey
Rowan. VINO rode Loyal Porter In
the first race. Rowan crossed in
front of Tailor Maid.
Before the beginning of the sec
ond race. TOrchbearer was backed
so heavily against Housemaid that
Head Steward Fitzgerald warned
Jockey TapIin to ride Housemaid
properly. Taplin won with House.
maid, which was as 1t should be, al
though he seemed caleless about his
riding and narrowly averted a foul
on Torchbearer in the last six
teenth.
FIRST RACE-FOr 2year-olds; claiming: five
and oue-haf furiongs: Won by Roi Craig, 10 tc
l. to l. to 3: second. Tiger Rose, . to /,
even; third. Hindop-tAn- , to l. Bonstslle.
Tailor Maid, Yinlante, Mine Sweeper, Loyal
Peter. GoldTals also ran.
SECOND RACE-For 3year-olds and upwards
claiming: about SIX furlongs: Won by House
maid. ! to 10. out. out; second, Tucchbearer
out. ont: third. Irish Lady md. to 5. Sea
fsrrr also ran.
THIRD RACT-AH ages: handicap: one mile
and seTenty Yards: Won by Dorras Is 70 lC
to 3. ont: second. salTeStrs, 2 To 5. out third
D1ddy's Choice. ont. Three starters.
FOURTH RACE-For 2-year-olds: tn. Rair
Won BY Star Realm, to g. to 2 / to S; sec.
ord. o~sood. TO S. to ?: third. Blairwore
to 5. Uncle LsSSs, Keen Jane and Thistledou
also ran
FIFTH RA TT5-For 3ysa--clds ard upwards
-elli1k: one nile and a fourth: Won ty star
Cis<s. II r. 10. rut. out .econd. GamecocS
to z out; third woodtrsp out: Kingashe,
also ran.
SIXTH RtCE-For all as-s: selling; on.
mile: Wnr hy Chester Two; second. Puts 4
Calls; third. Point to Point Bar One. Sunny.
land. NEpso Jumbo. Teresa J., First Troop
PollyanTa ard Unbals also ran.
Now An Aviator.
Leslie Nnnamaker. former catcher
with the st Louis Browns who IVA