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MERRICKS PONTCHARTRAIN STURDY OLD CAMPAIGNER WINS SELLING STAKES AT WINDSOR. Favorite Players Have an Inning, Short-Priced Horses Taking Major Portion of the Pursos Star Wave to Get Rest. Detroit. Mich.. August 14.-J". C. Milams sturdy nml consistent camiiaigiier. Merrick. added 1i his laurels liy winning the Poiitchartrain Selling Stakes ill Windsor this afternoon. Merrick was much the best of those that started ill the race, but poor handling almost caused his defeat. Iris margin a: the liuisli being a scant head over Ida I.. with Al Muller a like distance behind the first two. Al Muller showed the greatest amount of early speed, with Merrick, his closest pursuer, under restraint. At tin? stretch turn Davis was caught napping and Merrfck made a bolt for the outer rail. This cost ldui considerable ground and allowed Al- Muller tu take a considerable lead. Ida I, saved much ground by staying close to the inner rail and made a determined bid for the purse. .Merrick recovered his ground gradually and parsed the others in the last seventy yards. The ground that Al Muller lost by going wide into the stretch cost li tin the place money. The short history of the Ponchartrain Selling Stakes, tirst run for in 1007. is tabled below: Year. Winner. A. Wt. .Tockev. Val. Time. 1007 Fantastic :! llll Moreland ...1."H 1:121 100N Itillie llibbs...:: KM F. Burton.. l.ir.O l:i:il 1000 Merrick . 0 111 S. Davis .. 800 1:145 Tin. mile and an eighth nice, in which some ol the best horses in local training were engaged, was a rattling contest and resulted in a spirited finis- between the three-year-olds Woolwindcr and All Kill, with Vox Populi third. Tlve last named led on sufferance during the first three-quarters, but was passed by his two younger opponents when their riders called on them. First Premium, -the receding favorite, gave a poor showing under a listless ride and can do better. Crania acted fractiouslv at the ixist anil refused to move away with her adversaries. FavorPe followers had their Inning today, lauding on the tirst live winners. Substantial support was also accorded Iliaeko ami Ouagga. John Dyments Star Wave demonstrated this afternoon that he is a superior colt and fullv able to cope with sturdy opposition by impressively disposing of a good IkiikI of juveniles in the second race. Penh." his erstwhile comiueror. ceased to lie a factor after going three-eighths, allowing liedminster and Chief Kec to take the minor portions of the purse. After the race owner D.vment announced that he would rest the colt until the oiK-ning of Sheepshead Bay. where lie will seek a meeting with the best eastern colts. Ioor riding on J. Howards part contributed to Desperados defeat by Quagga in the closing race. Desperado prohabl.v was liest and with intelligent bundling would have won. Howard took him to the outside for the major part of the running, and this served to defeat him. Arionette proved easily best in th owning race and led from start to finish. T. II. Kynns Galvosca again showed a smart performance by winning from a good band of juveniles in the lif tit race. Hiacko. the longest priced winner of the afternoon, had to stand a gruelling drive to get home in a tight light with King of Mist, favorite in the sixth race. The Minks, which ran in the third race, had been transferred to It. L-. Thomas before the race for a reported price of ,200. Ilis new owner tried to win him out, but the horse ran disappointingly. Stanley Davis. Who has been riding in good form nt tliis meeting and who gives promise of becoming a star rider, will probably be placed with some big stable for a winter campaign, if trainer Mc-Daniel can make the necessary arrangements. Starter Dades work with the harrier has been of the gilt-edged variety since Ids adoption of the mixed style of starting. He docs not insist on the standing start any longer, hut sends them away promptly if the lields are in alignment. Owner I. X. Irewitt lias turned down an offer of ..n0 for the three-year-old T. M. Green, said to have been made bv !uv Cray. The same owner offered . MM for Old Honesty, which was refused. J. K. Wainwright purchased Treuiargo today for a reported price of Sl.iHHi. The judges reprimanded jockey Dennisou on account of his listless handling of Vox 1opuli near the end, which almost cost him third place today.
