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I i i c , j j ] ] j j | j ; , | | ; , i , i ; ; | I ■ , j I | I | : | | j I . I MARE CHRISTIE HOLTERS Furnishes Outstanding Surprise of Mondays Huntington Racing. ♦ Neglected in Betting, the Veteran Daughter of Uncle Closes Big Gap to Beat Favorite in Fast Finish. ♦ HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. April 6.— For the second day of the West Virginia Jockey Club spring meeting a goodly sized crowd was on hand and was entertained by some keenly contested racing. The biggest surprise of the afternoon came with the running of the mile and seventy yards of the fifth race, in which the veteran Christie Holters, the extreme outsider in the betting, got up to beat the strongly supported Locarno and Ethel F. The winner closed a big gap on the outside and, catching the leaders in the stretch, drew clear at the end. Locarno and Ethel F. fought it out practically from the start, but tired from their efforts and were no match for old Christie Holters when the Uncle mare challenged in the stretch. In the mile of the sixth Quaver showed a good performance to come from the rear to overtake the leaders and win going away. J. W. Murphy was a visitor today from Havre de Grace to witness Black Art run in the opening dash. He returns tonight to the Maryland course. W. E. Martin has turned out North Wales for a much needed rest at Cooksville, Md., and has taken up Comme Ci. The latter arrived here recently from Bowie. J. Sampson will make his debut as a rider during this meeting. He is under contract to W. J. Potter. Bert H. Swartz. secretary of the West Virginia Association of Fairs and also of i j Wheeling. W. Va.. State Fair, was a visiter 1 today. He reports that prospects are bright for a successful meeting at Wheeling this spring commencing on May 13, for sixteen days. A number of new stables have been erected since last fall. j S. D. Stevens, who has been engaged as , starter on the tracks this year, comprising Winnipeg, Calgary, etc., was a visitor, inter- esting horsemen to ship to that circuit. W. .1. Hadfield was an arrival today from Miami with Quince Bush, American Star and Bee Bee. John Pons has returned from Bowie with the two-year-old Bissell by Trap Hock— Little Sweep, which he recently purchased at private terms from Woods Garth. Pons was acting for E. L. Ohl. and will train the colt. At the same time Gwen Pons purchased the two-year-old filly Topsy for C. G. Talbutt and he will train the youngster. George Starr, the veteran sprinter, an- nexed the initial race rather handily from Black Art and Litle Pal. After Murphy had cut out the running to the stretch, George Starr took command and held his opponents safe in the run home. A decidedly interesting finish came with the running of the second, in which Whirlwind came from behind during the stretch run to beat home Mary G., by a narrow mar- gin. Dent, a keen factor during the early Continued on twelfth page. MARE CHRISTIE HOLTERS Continued from first pace. stages eventually gave way to Lucky Dollar. It was only in the final stride that The Almoner gained the decision over Hoover on the third event. Hoover headed the winner in the last sixteenth but jockey Allen refused to give up and under energetic riding earned the verdict after appearing to be beaten. The diminutive V. Charles also put up a masterly finish on Cuba Kncanto to land the fourth race. The Cuban-bred set the pace to the strecth but was headed by Frank Sumpter an eighth out. In the last few strides Cuba Kncanto came again and got up to beat Frank Sumpter. Louise Warner, a forward contender throughout, held third place safe.
