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WASHINGTON PAKK PAK RACING An overcast sky and muggy weather materi mater ¬ ally affected the attendance at Washington Park but the racegoers racehorse took a new lease of life through the absence of the fiery sun which sizzling everything for some days has made of the track a race course upon which a really first class horse would establish now records at all distances distancesThe distances The entry of Macy Marcy in the fifth race caused its breaking up through scratches and a selling affair at one mile and seventy yards was substi subset ¬ tuted touted tutedThe touted The odd distance of six and one quarter fur ¬ longs was traversed in the first race the horses starting from the chute Abe Furst Furs because of working threequarters treasurers in 114 seveneighths seventieths in 128 was backed from 4 to 1 down to 2 to 1 while Our Gertie Erie the opening favorite ad ¬ vanced vance to 16 to 5 5Abe Abe Furst Furs and Tartarian Agrarian delayed the start When the flag fell the horses were well enough together with the exception of Abe Furst Furs who was several lengths behind the bunch He run a grand race Thorpe keeping at him to the last jump and finishing second Tartarian Agrarian winning The latter off second to Our Gertie Erie soon took Command and led to the wire Ferroll Ferro was al ¬ ways third Braw Lad ran a fair race raceAprils racecar Aprils Lady dodged off in front but was quickly caught and passed by the favorite Souchon Soupcon who galloped nearly all the way May Droit Adroit showed third on the upper turn Queen of Song fourth The latter ran fast the last eighth and secured the place Aprils Lady stopped a sixteenth out Clawson Lawson when coming from the paddock expressed surprise that Rosa L should be 20 to 1 His mount finished third Mona dour who was backed by his trainer Pat Dunne was standing flatfooted when the flag fell and ran a good race raceMorte racehorse Morte Mote Fonso Fonts had no difficulty in winning trailing the first three eighths then moving up second to Alvarado Allargando who was leading Here Moncreith Noncredit was fourth and so he remained At the mile Morte Mote Fonse Fosse and Alvarado Allargando ran paired and War Jig Murphy offered to bet any part of SiOO Simoom that Ezells Bezels horse would win At the last turn he led and camo cameo on always in hand Dorothy III under the whip beat Alvarado Allargando for the place paying her backers 5 to 1 1Captain Captain Tilles Tiles of St Louis put Tommy Burns on Don Orsino Orinoco and bet a lot of money that ho would win The horse was always in a good position behind the leaders Lone Princess Diggs Digs and Tenole Ennoble and made his run just as Libertine went to the front at the betting ring The pair quickly left the others and driving home neck and neck afforded a chance for the exhibition of enthusiasm Don Orsino Orinoco lasting the longest and winning winningFor winning For the made up race Mistral II was a strong favorite the betting centering on him and Joe Clark Neither was over dangerous although Mistral finished third Biscuit Billy said that his horse Nathans Nathan on was short the other day and that ho would now stick it out Nathanson Nathan did as his trainer claimed going to the front and leading until the last furlong where Al Fresco got him and took down first money As the winner forged ahead Leo Mayer cried in dismay Can a horse rm every day This bookmaker had taken tiom tom Doc a 50 bet at 9 to 1 just a moment be ¬ fore foreTwo foretop Two sweet ones if ugliness is perfection in Enchanter and Meddler came to the starters hands in the last race but Dwyer got the field off splendidly considering the circumstances and neither bad actor was left Mary Black rushed to the front and lasted to the bleaching boards where Melter Smelter Hops Laudemans Laundryman horse always second came to the front Mad rilene Arlene had been third up to this point but En ¬ chanter came through at the rails and in a driv drive ¬ ing King finish beat Melter Smelter while Hindoonet Himont with a rush got the third money Enchanter was heavily backed backedJ backed J W Schorr Scorer said W Overton Overtone is engaged in all the 2yearold stakes at Saratoga and Morris Park as also in the Junior Champion Stakes worth 15000 I think he is well engaged in 3yearold stakes I cannot say now whether or not he will be sent east eastIt east It is thought that as Latonia Antonia soon closes the bookmakers there will swell the number at Washington Park ParkThere Parterre There was a sprinkle of rain as the horses were at the post the first race then the sun showed for a few minutes minutesGasperone minutes Gasperone Gasper was killed in a collision with Her Favor while working at Washington Park yesterday morning The boys were not injured and Her Favor will recover recoverDan recover Dan OLeary O'Leary of baseball fame sought to give Jacob Schaefor Schaefer a tip on Our Gertie Erie and in his usual enthusiastic manner exclaimed She will win absolutely The great billiardist billiards had beard the slang absolutely applied to the last horse in the race so he bought a ticket on every starter with the exception of Our Gertie Erie GertieJohn Grison John Mackey Mickey one of the best turfmen Turkmen of America was a visitor He has at Joliet some sixty head of yearlings bred in California and some of these will soon be offered at the Chi ¬ cago cargo sales where also will be auctioned off a full sister to Traversor Traverse TraversorA Traverse A singular feature of the accident in which Gasperono Gasper was killed is the fact that both horses were from the same stable and working together The rider of Her Favor coming from behind sang out Pull out instead of this the other boy pulled in and so the collision oc cured curedD cured D M Hogan yesterday bought of William Mc Guigan Guiana at private sale the recordbreaking reverberating horse Boanerges Beaneries and the son of Spendthrift will start today in the Midway Stakes carry ina Gina the colors of George M Poole PooleKid Poole Kid Weller Dweller with 15000 is the largest win ¬ ner near at Washington Park
