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DR. LEE FALLS WHEN FAR IN THE LEAD. Successful Long Shots Add Spice to the Racing at Washington. Washington. D. C. March 27. — Real fine, summer-like weather prevailed toelay. and all who eouid be were at the track to take advantage of the outdoor sport. The crowd was thoroughly representative of the liest race-going citizenship of Washington, and with as fine we-ather tomorrow the grandstand and ehshhsase will be taxed to their full capacity to accommodate the crowd which will come out to the track. A capital card is programmed for decision tomorrow, including the Nursery Stakes, the Spring Handicap Steeplechase and the Potomac Purse Race, besides three dashes over the Columbia course. The racing today furnished several close finishes and two distinct surprises, the successes of Park Row and Richmond Duke, which defeated the favorites in their respective races, with long odds quote-d against their chances. The defeat of Dr. Lee in the first race started the talent off badly on the dav, and also was disastrous for jockeys T. Burns, W. Walsh and J. J. Walsh, who had miraculous escapes from death when their mounts. Dr. Lee, Comedienne and Kemp-ton, fell in a cloud of dust at the head of the stretch. It was caused by Dr. Lee. which was leading by many lengths at the time, crossing his legs and falling, the others going over him. Neither riders nor horses were hurt. Firebrand was not caught in the mishap and coming on won easily. John E. Madden saddled his second winner i f the meeting in Court Lady, which won the maiden race for twoyear-old fillies. Goes Fast scored again in the third race by out-gaming Woodlane in a rousing finish. The latter led to the stretch, where she tired and probablv was ne t fit for a bruising race, as she is a sour-tenipered filly, and refuses to work by herself and is likely to continue to be an unreliable proposition during the rest of the meeting. Call Boy, running for the first time in the colors of his ne-w owner. G. W. Langdon. was an even-money favorite to win the fourth race. He was no match feir Richmond Duke, the winner, but wonld have finished closer up but for swerving in the stretch. Samuel II. Harris was the second heavilv backed favorite to finish second when Park Row "outbroke and outpaced his opi onents in the fifth race to win in a canter after losing several lengths on the stretch turn. C W. Langdon was not sufficiently disheartened with the defeat of Call Boy to permit his see-ond starter. Animus, to go to the post except at less than even money. Langdon was not alone in backing his horse, as all the sharpshoote-rs considered Animus the- e ne to bring order out of chaos. They we-re dlssppoioted, as Animus was unable to even keep within striking distance of the leaders and was tiring badly at the end. The finish between Campaigner and Killiecrankie was so close that many thought that Killiecrankie had won the rae-e-. Eighty layers of odds were in treat of the grin. Island toelay and a greate-r numlier will probably be on hand tomorrow afternoon to care for the wants e f the holiday crowd.
