The Washington herald., 1918-11-06
Bet Is FIRST
IN BIG JUMP
". r. Goes Cross-Country
Runner Lands Manly
Memorial Steeplechase
from Classy Field.

PimIico Race Track. Nd, Nov. 81
Tbe Manly Memorial Steeplechase,
the big event of today's card. worth
3leooo went to w. r. Goes Bet. which
won In a thrilling finish after a beau
thu race through the field. paying
Bsg for every 81 ticket
Fourteen of the best jumpers in the
country paraded before the stand
when the big race was called, and
amid the cheers OF the great crowd
Eailoped of to the start. They were
sent OF without delay, with Hibler
leading the bunch. For the first turn
OF the field Hihler kept in front with
The Brook and the back horses trail
ing far behind In this way they
ran until midway of the second turn
Of the field At the Jump in front
Of ~ the grandstand the outsider.
smithfield. passed Hibler with an
electric burst of speed and opened up
commanding lead.
The whole field then picked up, but
IL was not until the far turn the
last time around that Smithfield was
coilared. Here Bet rushed up and
as they turned for home the battle
hexau The Brook, which had been
40 far out Of IL that his friends had
given him up. rushed up fast ana
overhaling Duettiste, which mad
been well up all the way, set sail
Tor Bet. over the last jump Bet was
Still in front and in the desperate
drive to the finish she lasted long
enough to win by half a length. with
The Brook second and Duettiste thiru.
Many good judges believe that II
Crawford had made his run earlier
The Brook would have won. as ne
was going strongest at the finish. This
4, the second big race that Bet
has won this seaon. Last summer
AT Saratoga he won the S1.0o0 Red
Cross Special, and Mr.. Coe. her own
er. donated the purse to the Red
Cross.
r. T. wilson's brown gelding. Corn
tasseL with Buddy Ensor up, walked
away from his field in the Forrest
Park handicap. He defeated such
good ones as Hollister, from the
Macomber stable, and Leochares, the
aged star of the Edward B. McClean
group.
The Govans purse was taken in
handy fashion by G. w. Lofts newly
acquired Deckmate. with Douglas 5.
second and whimsy third.
r. T. Wilson's Thunderstorm, the
fayorite, with Ensor up. had things
easy in the opening dash, winning by
a length from Phantom Maid. Ed
ward F. whitney's Currency, long
shot. won the second event by neck
from Subahdar and paid $3.50 for
each 81 ticket
The long shots are becoming
daily occurrence at PimlicO and
they are upsetting the dope right
along Besides Currency and Bet.
Deckmate and Sky Pilot paid their
bettors good sums. Billy Kelly
pulled. down the juvenile handicap
for s-year olds from some of the
clsssiest youngsters in the country.
He- won over two lengths with
Mao Halter an easy second. Sky
Pilot in the nightcap ran a beau
tfful race, leading most of the way,
but was challenged repeatedly by
-woOdthrush, who finished second.
Henry T. Oxnard offered for sale
this afternoon in the paddock sew
eraI of his thoroughbreds including
the stallion Strephon and six or
seven brood mares but all bids
were rejected. The summary:
FIRST RACE-FOr 2-year-olds; purse: i've
and one-fourth furlongs: Thunderstorm. III.
lo.s0 81. 40: second. Phantom Maid. lt9
i5,eo lo3o: third. Mis- VosH. lc9; l1-D The
Dsuphin, Ormenda. Lillian Shaw, Veto. Trans
late Belsrio Viva Niece. DrummOnd and Mar
mon also ran.
SECOND RACE-FOr 5year-OldS and upwards;
selling ksnsiicap: siN furlOnE: Won BY Cur
r~ncy- los. $50. l9.3O. 10; secoDd. Subahdar
llz $50 3e0: third. Mlkman lN. go The
Decision. BlsHesway Kilmer. Irene. OnicO and
L<nrien also ran.
THIRD RACE-The Manly Memorial stsepIe-
chase Handicap; +year-Olds and upwards; two
ard one-hah miles: Won by Bet. l46. $50
Dlzo. 10: second. The Brook. l65. SO. 100;
third. DOettiste ls. 40. Brooks. Trumpator.
Nntneg. ". F. Knabelkenp Kingston Pier.