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WASHIXiTON PARK RACING. One of the closest and most sensational finishes of tlie season up to date was seen in yesterdays sixth race at Washington Park. Three horse-, Castake. Limelight and Patroon. each in the same stride, fla-hed past the wire on almo-t equal terms, but judges Pettingill, Tre-vathan and kuhl did not waste a seconds time and immediately after the trio Hashed by them, hung out numbers , 3, 8. Quick decisions of this kind are what the public like and when they are made grumbling is never heard. Castakes number was six and his victory was due mostly to jockey H. Stuarts excellent ride. This youngster has few mounts but whenever he rides he is always up near the front and the way he handled Castake. especially in the last sixteenth, is worthy of comment. The gelding was tiring at the end and when Patroon and Limelight got to and passed him he seemed beaten, but Stuart was not to be denied and while Knight. who rode Limelight, and Devin. who was upon Patroon. were bobbing and wobbling all over their their horses Stnart was sitting still saving his horse for t lie final struggle, and when it came in the last ten yards the boy dug his» spurs deep into a stakes sides and the gelding witli one last effort got up just in time to poke his nose in front. As the race was run. and considering the condition the horses were in at the finish. Stuart could have won on any of the first three. The lacing, outside of the sixth event, was without remarkable incidents all the way-through, the coutinual defeat of favorites being the most notable feature. There was an accident in the second race. Iceui. witli Howell up. falling after the horses reached the stretch, but neither horse nor jockey was hurt, and this was soon forgotten. Quite a bit of speed was entered in the fourth event, which was at three-quarters of a mile. and when Headwater came rolling home an easy winner in 1:131 none of the crowd was greatly surpri-ed. Nevertheless, the performance was a smashing good one and aain demonstrates Headwaters ability as a race horse. The unsexed son of Watercress — Headtlower was ridden by T. Knight, who saved him skilfully during a delay of about half an hour at the post while the favorite. Belle of Memphis, and, in fact, all the other-, with the exception of Modrine. were fretting and spinning around like bo many snakes in a barrel. Headwater got away second, but dropped in behind Hermoso and Modrine while sroing down the backstretch and staved there until the three-quarter post was reached when Knight shot him to the front and all through the final furlong Headwater was hard held. Modrine profited by being saved at the post and beat John Verkes two lengths for second place. Hermoso showed a fine turn of -peed but the route was too far for him over the hard fast track and when the pinch came he had retired to obscurity. Belle of Memphis, so Jockey Caywood claim-, was 6tiff and sore and in no condition to do her best. The mare acted sourly at the post and went away propping, and from all indications the jockeys statement was correct, and the Belle fini-iied a distant fifth. Bullmau started off as though he was going to win all the races, and before the other boys knew what had happened he captured the first two, and later on in the day won another on Wax. T. Knight was quite busy himself. He had five mounts, won two races, was second twice and third once. So these two riders had things pretty much their own way. For a curtain raiser on the new week a mile condition race for three-year-olds and upward was offered, which Mr. Scoggans home-bred Florist— Czarina II. colt Florizar, ridden by Bullman, won rather handily. Florizar had quite a public following and was the only favor-ie during the afternoon that did not meet defeat. Livadia. with Mathews up. set the pace for Florizar and at one time during the journey, over on the far turn, it appeared that she was going to beat the Scoggan colt, but when the pressure came at the end Livadia weakened and Florizar. just nodding, won by an open length. Iceni, from Pat Dunnes stable, for some unknown reason, was made a stout favorite for the five furlongs maiden two-year-old race, but he ran more like a cart horse than a thoroughbred, and after bleeding took an ugly fall, turning a somersault and coming within an ace of killing Jockey Howell. After the dust and excitement of the fall had cleared away it was noticed that Green Morris youngster. Vitellius. had won. witli Ella Dernham second, and Shut Up third. Russell R. seems to he a shifty little horse over a distance of ground and the mile and a quarter selling race was an easy thing for him. He was well backed all three ways by his owner, Charlie Ellison, and on him Tommy Knight rode a smashing good race. Thisbov as a rule is "cool-headed, and lie held Russell R. in sixth place until the stretch was reached. Then he cut loose, and, quicker than a wink, the colt passed the staggering pacemakers, winning by himself. Behind Russell R. there was some sharp action. Limerick, The Bobby and Topmast bein« hard at it and close together. Only three. Wax. Erwin and Norford went in the mile and fifty yards three-year-old race and they ran Indian file all the way. Norford went to the front at the start, but could not stay there long and after the first quarter it was Wax all the way. he winning hard held by about three lengths. Erwin. who seems to be too heavy headed for Master J. Martin to ride, beat Norford three lengths for second place. Norford was an odds-on favorite and his showing was not at all pleasing to the crowd, but the colt has dickey legs and the hard track was not to his liking. Albert Simons has bought Fly By Night from Barney Schreiber. and will start him in the Midway Stakes today. Ex-jockey Mayberry bought Russell R. at a private sale after his race, for 81. 200.
