The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-17


Rubidium, Re-
count and Donnacona, which fn-
ished in that order The victory
OF the Crown Point Stables colt
was in the nature of an upset as
Buffer was not believed to have
more than an Stool chance to get
down in front.
Only the four enumerated above
went to the post. Muttikins and
Turnabout. the other two which
were named for the feature, being
scratched. Charles A. Stoneham's
Recount was made a slight fav-
orite by the spectators with Ru-
bidium and Donnacona pressing
him closely in the machines. That
left Buffer the lone outsider.
Ruhidium's Drives Fail.
The Crown Point Stable young
ster moved into the lead at the
, first turn and was never headed
) thereafter. successfully standing on
three separate and distinct drives
on his way to the wire. The win
ner either raced away over his
head yesterday OF else he has been
two months. At any rate the dope
failed TO give him a chance with
such opposition. The race itself,
however, is a different story and
may possibly be a sample of his
real ability when right"
After going to the front coming
out of the back stretch Buffer went
into a two-length lead. This, how
ever. was cut down to a single
length before the three-quartsr
mark was reached, Rubidium refus-
ing to let the youngster get too far
in the van
Entering the last turn Rubidium
made another effort to cut into the
leaders lead. but under urging by
Lang Buffer kept his length advan-
tage. At the three-quarters, by the
way. the race had developed into
two-horse duel Recount, the ia
vorite. failed to race up to expecta-
tions in the early going. while Don
naconna flashed a miserable effort
and gracefully retired after the half
mile was reached
Coming into the final drive Bluff
fer was forced to Withstand another
challenge, when Rubidium again:be-
gan forcing the pace. The two raced
through the stretch length apart,
with Buffer holding the Bean flly
safe throughout the journey to the
wire.
The Lamb Wins Fifth.
The Lamb OUTRAGED Squaw Man in
a drive through the stretch to win
the fifth race, a claiming event for
3-year-olds and upward at one mile
and seventy yards. Midnight Sun
finished third
Squaw Man and Midnight Sun
went away in the lead and set the
pace for the first mile. The Lamb
was content to follow the pace I'M
til shortly after passing the three
quarter mark. Here Clements
brought him up and coming out or
the final turn he began forcing the
pace and went into the lead for the
first time an eighth from the finish
II. p. whitney's Yashmak and the
Quincy Stables clever little juvenile
All over, We erthe two to graduate
as the result of the first and second
races respectively, both maiden
events.
.Yashmak was a heavy favorite,
being played down to to at post
time, The FLY went to the front
at the half-mile pole and had little
Finnish Maid finished second, while
Miriam Cooper was third.
All over had a harder time than
7,sbmak in graduating, but man
aged to get home almost as easily
after trailing Meuse for the greater
part Of the journey.
TfdInEs Goes Over.
The skinker gelding got away in
front and held the lead until a six
teenth from the finish. At times
NIeuse had as much as a fve-length
lead. All over. however, began
coming up as they passed the half
mile pole, and in the drive through
the stretch managed to dispose of
Neuse. which stopped badly just
before reaching the wire. Mouse
finished second. while Fitzgibbon
dropped in the remaining money
hole.
L ? Summerfield's Tidings final
" managed to win a race after nu-
merous Disappointing starts over
MARYLAND ovals this fall. This filly
Grabbed the large end of the third
rare. a claiming event for 3-year-
Odds and upward at six furlongs.
TidinEs went into the lead at the
break. and at the half was leading
the big field by five lengths. She
hold this lead to the wire. never be-
ing seriously threatened. Holders
~ tickets on the flly were paid off
at the rate of a little better than
5 to 1.
better than average crowd wit
messed the second day Of the meet
ing Approximately 5000 specula-
tors braved the wretched train serv-
bee to watch them run.
Gambling Just Begun.
II any one thinks that the days
sneculating ceases when the ponies
stop running. he's much mistaken.
The last train from the track last
night ratified into Washington-a
distance of nineteen miles-in lit
tie over two hours.
That two hours. however, was
time probably spent for half
dozen members OF the colored blood.
Numerous crap games were hastily
formed. and as quickly filled And
most of those who went away were
sadder and a whole lot wiser than
they had been a short half hour
before.
The big noise of the return trip
in a gambling way. however. was
a coIored exponent of the three-card
monte game. This party. with two
or three boisterous cappers. soon
had the whole front end of the first |
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