The times., 1899-04-12
NISERICORDIA Wins
THE MOUNT VERNON
The Norris Filly Goes the
Half Nile in 0:5O 1-5.
Four Favoriies Come Under the
Wire Winners.
Jockey Odom Has Another Success
fuI Day, Riding Three Winners
Entries for Today.

Nearly three thousand lovers of horse
racing journeyed out to the Benning course
yesterday afternoon. The quality of sport
seen was as good as the best, and those
in attendance showed a thorough apprecia-
ton of the work of the flyers in the five
races.
The feature of the days card was the
Mount Vernon stake for two-year fl
lies. The race was won by Misericordia in
0:50 Is. The best record for this event is
0:43 1-2, made by Exotic in 1891. The pre-
vious winners of this stake were: 1896.
Walden Sons Successful; 1897, Mccoy
& Co.'S Lady Ashley; 1895, A. H. & d. H.
Morris Prestidigitatrice.
1t was another great day for Jockey
Odom, who piloted three mounts under the
wire winners. Odom's riding has been the
feature Of the meeting. He is good little
jockey and rides clean race at all times.
The programme for today is excellent in
all respects, and good crowd will doubt
less again throng the course.
The first race was six-furlong dash for
three-year- r-olds and upward, and Eustis'
bay horse Thomas Cat, Dalys chestnut
gelding Tinker, Graydon's bay gelding
Judge Wardell Morris bay flly Prestidi-
gitatrice, and Browns chestnut colt Weller
faced the starter The Morris filly. Presti-
digitatrice went to the post hot favorite
at to g. Judge Wardell ruled second
choice at 5 to /. Weller was posted at II
to l, as was Thomas Cat. Few backed
Tinker at 25 to /. AT the drop of the
flag the horses got off in the following or
der: Judge Wardell first, Thomas Cat sec
ond Prestidigitstrice third. Tinker fourth,
and Weller fifth. The horses ran in these
| positions until the turn into the stretch
when they punched. and coming down the
stretch Prestidigitatrice went in front and
won in Ills 20, by head from Thomas
Cat, with Weller third. Tinker finished
| fourth. in front of Judge Wardell.
| In the Mount Vernon for two year-old
| fllies, only three horses went to the
| starters post. Matte Bazaar and Rubellite
having been scratched. The Morris entry
Misericordia and Primrose Day, was posted
at l to %. Eileen Daily was backed by
several at 90 TO /. Misericordia took the
| lead at the start and was not headed, win
ming in 0:50 ia, length from Primrose
Day, with Eileen DAILY eight lengths be-
! hind.
| a one-mile selling for three year-old
/ and upward was the third race. Nine
horses went TO the post. They were Gray
don's bay gelding Wordsworth. Griffin's
| brown horse O1nord, Randolph's brown
horse Filament Daly's brown mare Ella
land Alexandres chestnut colt Leando,
Magee's chestnut colt Judge Magee Fris-
bic g. Co.'S chestnut gelding Clemacus, and
McLaughlin's bay filly Water Girl. Judge
Magee, with Odom up was the favorite. at
| odds of to 5. The second choice was
Leando, to l. Prince Auckland was post
ed at to 1; Climacus, to /: Water Girl.
u to 1: Oxnard, 10 10 /: Wordsworth. 30
TO /; Filament. 40 to 1 and Ella DAILY so
TO /. After ten minutes delay the horses
were sent off with Oxnard in front, fol-
lowed by Ella DAILY. Judge Magee Water
Girl, Filament, Prince Auckland. Leando
Wordsworth, and Climacus, in the order
given. The bangtails ran in these positions
until the half mile post reached, when
Judge Magee got in the lead and held il
to the finish. winning in :46. from Leando,
with oxnard third. Cimacus was the
fourth horse to come under the wire Ella
Daily fifth. Water Girl sixth, Filament
seventh, Wordsworth eighth and Prince
Auckland last.
Four two-year- -olds started in the fourth
race. four and half furlong dash. They
were Walden e. Sons brown colt Contestor,
Smith & Co.'S bay gelding King Thistle
Hitchcock's brown colt Peeler, and R.
Bradley's chestnut flly Matte Bazaar. Con
testor was a well backed favorite at to g.
with King Thistle second choice at to s.
Peeler was 30 to l and Matte Bazaar 40 to ].
Matte BaZGr got OFF in the lead and held
1t until the stretch. when the Bradley filly
was passed by the other three. Contestor
came under the wire first in 0:56 3-5. with
King Thistle second. Peeler third. and
Matte Bazaar last
In the last race. Il mile and sixteenth,
selling. for four-year- and upward
Fessenden's bay gelding Barataria, Ran
dolph's brown horse Imperator. Frisbie
Co IS bay horse Bishop Reed Richards bay
gelding Trianon, the Goughacre stables
chestnut mare Trayant. and Bradley's
chestnut gelding Plantain went TO the post.
The favorite in this race was Barataria. at
I 10 5. Imperator was a well backed sec
ond choice at to 2. Plantain was posted
at to ]. Trianon 10 to /. Bishop Reed Is
TO ]. and Trayant 80 TO J. AT the drop of
the flag lmperator went in front, followed
by Barataria, Plantain. Trayant, Bishop
Reed, and Trianon. in the order named.
Imperator was never headed, and won in
1852. with Barataria second, Plantain third,
Bishop Reed fourth, Trayant fifth, and
Trianon sixth.
The summary for the day shows four ia
vorites and second choice as winners.
summary.
First race-For three-year- -olds and up
ward, six furlongs.
Prestidigitatrice C03l Odom. 10 :
Thomas Cat tI2O). O'Leary. to
Weller 110), Mitchell ...l2 to
Time, lis 2-5.
Tinker and Judge Wardell also ran.
Second race-The Mount Vernon. for
FLIES two years old, half mile.
Misericordia n14), Mccain. ...-...1 TO %
Primrose Day t1O9), Littlefeld. ...-l TO 10
Eileen DAILY u09), Hewitt. to
Time, o:5o 1-5.