view raw text
SYLVESTRIS AGAIN A WINNER N B Davis Mare Takes Another Handicap at Marlboro Track Washington D C April 9 The layers of odds at Marlboro were able this afternoon to recoup some of their losses of the past few days for although one favorite and two second choices won several wellbacked horses that were beaten helped them A crowd of the usual proportions made the journey to the track and speculation during the afternoon was lively livelyAll All six races furnished good sport The feature of the afternoon the Marlboro Handicap for three yearolds and over at six and a half furlongs was won by N B Davis good mare Sylvcstris She was one of the choices of the race even though she carried top weight Semiquaver which had IKCII showing good form here was backed into favorifsm but his chances wore ruined when he was shut off right after the start Jockeys Dreyer and F Jackson carried off the riding honors the lirst named winning with Cliff Top Jim Milton ami Bat Masterson while Jackson was the pilot of Seneganibinn sind Smirk SmirkThe The races did not begin until 245 today owing to the fact that the special train from Baltimore was late on account of a wreck on the road
