Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
THE SPRING TURF.
Formal Opening Of the Eastern Season Of
Legitimate Racing.
BENyrNG TRACK, AT WASHINGTON
Entire Absence of Anything SAVIOR
ing OF Open Betting-P1enty of Pri-
vate Bets. Though-A Record Bro
ken at Forsyth.

opening Of the eastern season OF legIti-
mate racing began at the Benning race
| track this afternoon, under the auspices
| Of the washington Jockey Club. The
card presented was an excellent one, and
the races were all good.
A feature OF the event was the entire
absence OF anything that savored OF open
betting, and the prohIbtory laws Of the
District In this respect were very tho
roughly observed. Conspicuous in every
part Of the enclosure were notices that
neither pool-selling. bookmaking, nor any
other sort Of gambling would be allowed.
AS a result OF this, the bookmakers were
merely spectators, but there was plenty
of private betting.
First receive furlongs-Premer uOe.
Griffin, 4 TO u won. with Halton second,
and Mangrove third. Time, 1O2.
Second race-half a mile, selling-Her
Own g5. Hirsh. to u won. with Marsh
Harrier second, and Joe Hayman third.
Time. 5oi5.
Third racs-Biu, and Gray Han Heap,
six furlongs--palhdin GOs, Llttleneld, 4
to u won. with Hawarden second, and
Hanwell third. Time. la A.
Fourth race--o1e mile, sellng-Brisx
(e5, Hirsh, TO y won, with Sue KItty
second. and ia. keSrIey third. Time.
1:i3 rs.
Fifth race-Easter Steeplcchase, about
two miles-Marschan Q52, Tallman, to
u won, with Millboy second. and May
blossom third. Time. 40 10.
A RECORD CLIPPED.
CHICAGO, April 1S-Dan. Honigs ST.
Blaise Magnet clipped a quarter OF a
second off the Indiana six-furlong record
at Forsyth to-day, by running the dis
lance without any apparent exer;ion in
11iat. Redskin tied the record of lA2Ik
In the last race.
The attendance was fully as large as
upon the opening day, and as five out of
six favorites won, the spectators enjoyed
the sort.
First receive and half furlongs-
Weola Q05, Warren, 10 u won, with
.Lollie Eastin second, and Roslyn third
Time. 1:09.
Second race four and half furlongs-
Seaman ii. Q02. Garner EVEN won, with
Belle of Niles second, and Hessville third.
Time. 56ib
Third race-six furlongs-Cossack Q11.
Warren. to u won. with Fusileer second,
and Disturbance third. Time, LII.
Fourth race-six furlongs-Magnet Ql9,
Garner. to 81 won, with Hi Henry Sc
cOnd, and Lillian l.. third. Time. 1:ii3..
Fifth race-one mile and an eighth. over
four hurdles-San Gabriel QS9. Coughlin,
5 to q won, with Lord Lonsdale second,
and Baldur third. Time, 2:07l4.
Sixth race-one mlle-Redskin 005,
soden 1 TO p won. with John Hickey
second, and Sulross third. Time, 1:i2h.
PRINCE IMPERIAL DEFEATED.
NEWPORT, KY. April 1s-After
twelve straight victories at New Orleans
and here prince Imperial suffered defeat
to-day. Dunos has shown himself TO be
the best 2-year-old colt at the meeting,
and horsemen are now OF the opinion that
he will prove another Ben Bush. Two
favorites, one second choice, and two
outsiders won. Weather pleasant; track
fast.
First race-seven furlongs-Judge Denny
Q05, Snedeker, even won, with Adonnis
second. and Hardenburg third. Time.
1:2SA.
Second race-four and a half furlongs-
Dunos Q13, Gatewood. even won, with
Newport second and The Blossom third.
Time. IS.
Third race--seven furlongs-Gateway
Coz, Ham, 10 10 u won with Rubber Neck
second. and Vespers third. Time. 1:Ol IL
Fourth race-one mile--Sdkel QO0, ].
Garner, TO q won, with Prince Imperial
second, and Warrick third. Time, 1:1k
Fifth race-one mile and twenty yards
Muskalong &C., Perkins. to u won, with
Master Fred. second, and La Fiesta third.
Time, la.
MONTGOMERY PARK.
MEMPHIS, TENN. April 1S.-The pref
tiest race of the present meeting at Mont
gomery Park was the Peabody Hotel
Handicap on to-day's card. Assignee was
scratched. leaving but three ia the con-
test, and the course was scorched by
them, fraction Of a second being clipped
from the track record. The three horses
got away in good shape. Maurice and
Buck Massie driving hard behind Rey
del Mar. AT the sixteenth pole Maurice
had the lead by head, but he swerved
slightly under punishment. and Massie
forged to the fore, and poked his head
first under the wire.
But one OF the seven races was taken
by hot favorite. that being the handicap
First racs-four and a half furlongss
Manzanilla G7, Sherer, 9 to 81 won, with
Chapple second, and Gallilee third. Time,
81 Is lowest went to the post, but threw
his mount and ran away, covering the
course three times.
Second race-one mile-Robert Iatta
Q0S, Thorp, II to % won, with Miss Clarke
second, and Mercury third. Time, la.
Third race-one mile and a sixteenth,
Peabody Hotel Handicap. $3.50 guaran-
teed-Buck Massie Q15. Thorp, to 81
won, with Maurice second, and Rey del
Mar third. Time. lac.
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Defy COZ.
Morrison, 30 to u won, with Dutch Arrow
second. and Wild Arab third. Time,
1904
Fifth race-half a mile-Tin Cup 600 r.
Murphy to u won, with Marie second,
and Masoppa third. Time. 81 Ia.
Sixth race-seven furlongs Royal
Choice (eS. Bum. 90 u won. with Over
ella second, and Old Dominion third
Time. 1901.
Sixth race seven furlongs-Audraix Qo5,
Campbell, 20 to y won. with Santa Maria
second, and Constantine third. Time,
go IA