The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-06
SCURRY'S SPEEDY SPRINT
At Twenty to One He Runs a Dead
Heat With Anecdote.
Almost Equals the Track Record for
politnn Easily in the steepIecFase
-Si> Thousand People Witness the
Fourth Days Sport at Benning.

Balmy weather, a fast track, and an eX-
| ceptionally good card drew a crowd of over
5000 people TO the Benning course yester-
day afternoon TO witness the fourth day s
sport of the spring meeting OF the Wash
ington Jockey Club. Four well contested
races on the fiat and an exciting steeple-
chase made up the programme, and each
event called forth great applause from the
grand stand. The track was faster than
on any other day during the week, and the
time made in the second race fer a ha
mile, 49 40 came within $40 of a second
of equaling the track record for the d.
lance, made by Exotic. April 2s 1891.
The favorites failed to show yesterday,
and the outsiders took three of the five
events. There were number OF good
things" during the day, ard odds were fair
ly liberal. Revonah, at TO !, started the
line by winning the first event from Lady
Lindsay, to D. who finished fourth. Pa o.
to l, ran away from CosmC politan, who
proved a false fayorite- at even money il
the sJeeplechase. The talent was probably
harder hit in this race than in any 9th r
as everybody who laid was down on Cos
mopolitan and everybody winked at the
good thing they had. Very little cash
went on Plato, who simply outiumped and
outran the favorite, and won by a good
twenty lengths. On the second time around
Baby Bill stumbled on an easy jump and
threw his rider, Jockey Donahue, who Ie-
ceived a bad shaking up. and was rampled
on by another horse. He was notsssriously
injured. Purcell. who rode Sestor, lost
his stirrups on Il low jump but he finished
the run, coming in third.
The best race of the day Vas The see
ond, with field of nine horses. Scurry.
20 to i. put up beautiful race, and ran
dead heat with Anecdote the faVorite
at TO .. The final event. a handicap for
three yearolds, was a two horse race,
the other four entries being scratched,
and Boney Boy, who defeated Imp on Mon
day, contested for first place with Robert
Metcalfe. II was pretty race but BOney
Boy was the better horse.
The scratches yesterday were News, in
the first; Posthaste, Robert Metcalfe.
Tourney, and Kimmage. in the fourth and
Brisk, Queen Of Song, Sidney Lucas, and
Sir Fitzhugh in the fifth.
Magic Light failed TO run away when
brought to the post. and being played
heavily for third place made good. Jimmy
Michaels, the crack bicycle rider. had his
first mount yesterday and rode good
race on Charles T. Hayman. getting away
last and finishing fourth. Green Morris.
the noted turfInan. was at the track for
the first time during the meeting. and was
cordially welcomed BY old friends.
Yesterdays results follow.
First racc-For allies and MARE; three, car-old,
and upward; Eve furlungs
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