Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
MANY BRAVE COLD
AS RACING CLOSES
Sandy Captures Secondary
AttraCtion-WiIliam T.
Also a Winner.

" OWE RACE TRACK, Md, No
- vember 30.-Zero weather pre-
vailed at this park for todAy's
~ sport, 1t is doubtful II racing
was ever under more adverse
conditions. Despite the weather fairly
large crowd was on hand to view the
sport.
walter J. salmon's Snowflake, q
daughter of Mad Halter ran the best
race of her career in the Endurance
Handicap, the last important stake race
Of the year The winners share Of the
purse was $l5,550. She ran the mile and
sixteenth in 1:45h.
Fifteen went TO the post. and after a
long delay they broke poorly. The start
was made on the main track, and the
fleet Sweet Sentiment from the Seagram
stable took the lead. but tired badly
after reaching the home stretch. He
had no excuse but ran corking race to
finish second. Snowflake. never far of
the pace and under well judged ride
by Leishman. moved up at the eighth
pole to outStay Sweet Sentiment. Plucky
Play came from far back to finish third.
beating Porphyry for the show award,
Ned o Never Factor.
Ned o heavily backed favorite, was
never factor Of in his usual sluggish
manner. the son of Campfire was far
out of 1t in the early part Of II. He
made up some ground in the stretch,
but never seriously threatened the lead
ers. It was just another choice that
missed at this session Very few have
entered the winners circle here,
Nellie w, filly which raced we'll
around New York the past season, &C,
counted for the running of the initial
number, which was run over the z
furlong distance. The time of the race,
1:243s. was a slashing performance for
ones of this caliber. but strong wind
down the back stretch helped them
along. Nellie w was of quickly with
the leaders and rated back of them
until the final furlong, where she took
the lead to win handily under Kurt
Locket and Arlington Dolly finished
second and third.
Merichar Never Headed.
Merichar sprinted into a long lead
in the running of the mile and a six
tenth of the second and was never
headed by the ordinary field Of platers
that opposed him, winning easily.
Braham just got up to take the place.
There was q hard-fought battle for
third money between the favorite, Star
FLYER. and Friend. The frst-named
f1llv barely lasted to finish in front of
Friend. The winner paid the juicy
odds of $63.80 for each % ticket.
Eskimo turned in a powerful perfor-
nance to beat the feet sprinters in the
third. over the distance of 7 furlongs.
The Western colt broke the track rec
ord when he ran the distance in 1885.
The winner was back of the pace for
most of the trip until the furlong pole.
where he moved up with a great rush
to get up in time. Pegg's Pride made
up a world of ground to finish second
and with more alert beginning NIGH
have been the winner. Sun Shadow
Just lasted to save third from MY Sis,
one Of the pacemakers.
Sandy Wins Handicap. wv
Nine handicap performers started in
the Lest We Forget" Handicap, over
the route of one mile and q sixteenth.
This race is named in memory Of late
James Rowe. Sam Hildreth. Mars Cas-
sidy. j. e. Madden. Lester Dean, George
Walker, j. L. Dempsey and w. L. Oliver.
we'll known horsemen who have de-
parted the past few months
Sandy ran a game performance to
account for this event This fellow in
variably runs 8 good race over the
Bowie racing strip. He broke slowly
but made up ground steadily and came
with great rush in the final sixteenth,
to be up In time to take the important
money by less than a length.
William T. overcoming early inter-
ference, finished fast to take the place
from the pacemaking Karl Eitel The
latter appeared the winner a flrlons
out, but tired badly in the final six
tenth. Dowagiac, warmly fancied by
the paddock sharps, had no excuses.