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TERailSfU GRAND RACE One of the grandest handicaps that has ever been run in America was witnessed by an en ¬ thusiastic crovsd of twoaty thousand persons at Waehington Park yesterday Long before the horses had gone to the post it was generally conceded that the allotment of weights in the Young Handicap would result in a close and spirited conteEt Mr Howard is to bo congratu ¬ lated upon the result of his weight adjustments for tborh was not a horse that ran in tbe classic that did not have a chance chanceThe The field ran in a cloeo cluster nearly the en ¬ tire distance and the race was par excellence the event of the local year The winner turned up in W T Shafers splendid Blazes colt Ter minufi who ran a sparkling race coming from nowhere in the last eighth and finishing with a rush that landed him over the liiio winner by nearly a length lengthOff Off to a good start the lightweighted Rolling Boer darted into the lead closely pressed by Bobort Waddell and Martimas with the others in a bunch close up Swinging around for the bacEslretch tfao Bildruth colt fidll maintained his advantage with The Unknown displacing Robert Waddell for third position Very little change in positions was made until jnet before the stretch entry where there was a general closing up with Star Chamber first by a neck in front of Rolling Boer and Pink Coat Ad ¬ vance Guard The Unknown and Vesuvian heads apart in the order namtd namtdIt It was now anybodys race but just as the field had reached the last sixteenth Terminus was seen coming along at a great clip with Vesuvian and John Bright in hot pursuit They that had been in close company at tbe eighth began to fade away and it was then a quostion between the first three In the last fifty yards it appeared for a moment as if Vesnvian was going to clofo on the son of Blazes but tbe lat ¬ ter ran true and gamely finally passing over the line nearly a length in the lead while Veen vian beat John Bright the samo distance for second place placeStar Star Chamber well tired was fourth a length away with Advance Guard Tbe Conqueror II and Robert Waddell lapped in the order named Advance Guard was in a prominent position at tbe last eighth but was hemmed in and little Martin could not use his whip although it is hardly piobablo that it would have made any difference in tbe result Star Chamber bumped Boiling Boer against the inside rail at the last eighth post but the interference was but slight Robert Waddell has probably gone somewhat stale as he was never a factor after tho first half had been run Pink Coat bled He was lying in a gord position up to the last eighth but hung badly fri m there to tbe line lineTbe Tbe mile dash went to that speedy colt Jim inex who ran in front for the entire journey negotiating the distance in 139 a creditable performance To a fair start he assumed a lead of one length at the quarter with The Lady a head in front of Caviar and Mr Brown a lapped on fourth Down the backstretch Jiminsz in ¬ creased his lead to two lengths with the others within eaey call Tbe Lady was jnet a swinging along in here and seemed to be able to get to tho leader but in the final quarter she hung palpably and failed to diepley that brilliant ash of speed so often shown hereabouts this year yearAs As Jiminez swung into the straightaway Mr Brown made his rnn and got to within almost a half Itngtb of him at tbe last eighth but the colt would not be denied and won ridden out by three quarters of a length with the Beapasa eolt five lengths in front of The Lady Caviar whoiaanot raced in tome time ran as if abort and was eased in the last eighth He should show to better advantage at his next asking askingMemnon Memnon had no trouble in taking the days opener from a fair field of youngsters He led from flag dip to finish winning in a canter by two and a half lengths from Old Hutch who beat South Trimble two for second place Flora Pomona faced the flag for the first time in Schorrs colors but ran a dull race finish ¬ ing last lastMontanic Montanic had no trouble in running away from his field in the second race Euffaring the speedy Money Muss to stay in the lead to tho last eighth whore Bullman gave him his head and ho romped home the handiest of winners by three lengths with tho Wood gelding three ialroct of KingDellis Maud Gonne finished a dismal fifth and has probably trained off There was a hot tip out on Constellator but the Ryan horse was never a contender contenderThe The last race of the day was taken in an easy gallop by Captain Gaines who lay close up to tbe leaders to the stretch turn whore be was called on and came away with a rash winning by two and a half lengths from Scotch Plaid who beat Hard Knot a length and u half for i second place The lastnamed appeared to have a chance when in the last quarter but tired long before tbe last aighth had been reached
