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Robert Waddell tbe Lero of four recent turf victories three of them greatflnally went down in dtfeat at Washington Parkyesterday in the Great Western Handicap The brave gelding was right there for a mile and a quarter bnt the crushing impcet began to tell down the long stretch run and be gave it up long before the last eighth had been reached being an eased sixth at the finish Robert Waddell acted at tbe post as if he was tired of all racing things Tbe rcce ras one of the best ever run at the South Eide course and far cntthcne the Derby from a spectacular point of view The contest was a striking struggle clear up the to last ttightb pole where Advance Guard the slash ¬ ing eon of Great Tern showed his superiority After a delay of ten minutes at the post tbefiold of ten was sent away to a good start with Ye suvian darting to tbe front closely followed by Star Chamber and Terminus and Hobert Wad dell fifth Passing tbe stand for the first time the Dei by witner of 1900 Eidnty Lucas led by a neck from Vesuvian with Robert Waddell runniEK well within himself third a neck be ¬ fore Brutal Vesnvian went to the front going down tbe backstretch with Biz Shooter moving into the position a neck before Advance Guard It was as yet anybodys race four of the field curving into the last quarter necks apart It looked for a moment as if Terminus would win but moving toward tho last furlong Woods brought Advance Guard up with a whirl and getting char of his field at the last sixteenth won easily by two lengths while Terminus out gamed Btar Chamber three quarters of a length for tbe piece Vesnvian was a poor fourth five lengths back of the Dunne colt while Robert Waddell finished eixth almost fourteen lengths behiid the winner winnerTbt Tbt next feature of the grand days sport was the Quid step States a dash of four furlongs in vhich EC mo lightning fast youngsters were entered The race VBB taken by that almost invincible Hanover colt of George G Bennetts stable Abe Frank who easily displayed his euperiority after threeeighths had been run He and his stable compenion Ed Austin showed the way up to tbe last eighth where Jack Rattlin joined them for a mcment but tbe pace was too much for tbe last named and he began to falter Along in here Woods brought Charles WMeyer up with a dash lut Abe Frank had shaken off his stable companion and assumed an easy com ¬ mand wlich he held to the end winning by a length and a half while Charles W Meyer nipped Ed Austin on tbe line for the place Jack Battlins race was an impressive one and showed him to be a colt of class Memnon al though outrun all the wey was always close up and his race all told was a good one The same may be said of Sister Jeanie JeanieYnlcain Ynlcain fairly rcmped home in tbe fifth race a dash of one mile Andrisa led on sufferance for the first six furlongs Then Bullman gave tbe Bildreth colt his head and the race was over He simply cantered home three lengths in frcnt of Crocket who came fast in the last fifty yards and nipped Andrisa a head for the place Duelist was right there for seven far longs and then began to tire He should be belief ted by the inn innThe The opening race of the day a fivefurlong scramble for twoyearolds was taken by Ross fame who came from nowhere in tbe last eighth and passing the fainthearted I Samelson won driving by a half length from McChesney who also efime from far back with a determined nub and would have won in a few more jumps I Samelson was third thirdThe The last race of the day vent to that consist eat gelding Federal who took the lead from Sag drop and the race was never in doubt after ¬ ward Be won by one length from the fast closing Hard Knot who beat Fantasy two for the place San Andres showed well for seven fnrlongs and then retired He was a wild horse at the post A crowd of 30000 persons was on hand and it hugely enjoyed a fine afternoons sport
