view raw text
PROGRESSIVE IN FORM 1 . E. BROWNS HORSE WINS FEATURE RACE AT NORFOLK TRACK. Beats Royal Meteor by Narrowest Margins ill Stirring Stretch Dnv — Ral Pairs Sanctim Wins Fust Hurdle Race of Year. Norfolk. Va.. April I. I. E. Browns Progressive, ! showing suddenly improved form, accounted lor the feature race of tin . I;i. . the Motiticollo Hotel Man- j ilcap, after a stirring stretch drive with Royal Meteor ami Brynlimnh. xecond and third. Callahan. who li.nl the ii i xi ii l mi I In winner, rated hiin behind the leaden till the stretch was reached and. after saving gloiind nil the tare, be unit In the "inside ; and. under hard urging, got up to get the parse bj a MM. j ue lirst race of the year through the held, the Virginia Hurdle Handicap, over the short course. gave I be timber toppers a chance to display their -in d after I be winter- rest. Bal Pairs Saiictiin was installed favorite and. heavily unppoi lid b local Milliliters, jostifed the confidence reposed in nun b winning in an easy manner wilh Bronte se -onit and Tom Cat third. .1. Lewis, who had the nioiiin on Bronte, lodged a elaini of foal against the winner for having humped him several limes on the stretch lurn. it araa not allowed. •I. V. Hedrick- Napier araa bM up -Slii m » over bin entered price of ,008 by Sam Louis. lie was retained. An attempted coup aa Double PIve was ruined when i hat horse was badly eat down durum the run ning of the third race. lie was going well when the accident occurred. Emerald Qetti. another that was heavily backed, ran away a mile and a sixteenth la-fore the tilth nice, which ruined whatever chances she had of winning. Coreopsis, an outsider in the- lulling, woo the race. Jockey Nathan, formerly under contract tu Wayne Joplill. will in future ride for Albert Simons. Al T. hobson received a wire today asking him to ellieiaie a-, associate judge during the meeting to be held at Denver. lie will likely accept. Truck eondjiioiis were favorable this mm nlag when llu- following work outs took place: Aniericn- Three-eighths in 39%. Anavri - live -eighths In 1:04*4. M ltsni.it -li.u Hall mile in ."1. P Barn Dance — Halt mil- hi .vj. Bonnie Kloise Mlh H» 1 ::■• Dangerous .March five eighths in 1 ;h;. Ill Ore Three quarters in l:2S. GraaeHe nve-elghths In 1:06%. Irish Kid Mile in 1 :4tt%. Mollie S. -Mile in 1 :47%. Semi i|iiavi r Three-eighths in :;:-,. Sir Blaise — Half mile in 4»%. Siellala - ■ Three -quarters in 1 ■ -■_.. Supreme -Three-quarters in 1:17%. Im 1av Seven eiulnlis in 1 ::K . Teddy Koerner Five-eighth* in 1:01. Venola Stioinc Three eighliis in I..l.
