The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-23
BLUESKIN At LONG Odds
With 30 to | Against Him He
Makes a Show of His Field.
Hfgbee Wins the Hunters TrinI
SteepIechase. With Self Protection
Close Up-Firebrand Falls and
Then Takes to the Swamp-Decnn-
ter Disappointment Entries.

| Weather conditions yesterday afternoon
| left nothing 10 be desired in that respect
at Benning. Just before the first race
was pulled OF at 2 ,o'clock, slight mist
| fell, which was promptly dissipated Clear
skies followed in time to smile upon the
event and continued during the balance
of the day. The track was in excellent
| condition @
The best race of the day was the last on
Whip, and Charentus, with several other
horses, were scratched. Decanter, The
favorite in the betting was not even
placed in field of four horses. Knight
of the Garter, second choice. came Under
the wire well in the lead.
| Four of the favorites won In other races.
| Maribert, who won the first event. shared
the price in the betting with Humboldt
and Godfrey Pigeon Post was the odds
on favorite in the second race, and won
by the start. An interesting race was the
Hunters Trial Steeplechase won by Hig-
bic. who was heavily backed 10 win. The
surprise came in the fifth event, when
Blueskin. who opened at long odds in the
betting, beat the favorite. winning easily.
Automaton, who finished second, was the
favorite at even money in a field of
twelve. The favorite in the sixth event.
Huitzilopochtli, won a good race
There were twenty-three bookies in line
and all had plenty of business. but the re-
suits OF the days speculation left them
about where they started in. Blueskin's
yfpfnry h, Knit
the Garter. put some money to their
credit, but the general success of the
favorites offset this.
The card for today is an excellent one.
as with The exception OF the fourth race
the fields are all large. and picking win
ners a difficult task. In the sixth race
will be seen the grand mare Imp, and
Notwithstanding she has had a season of
hard campaigning, she will without doubt
give good account of herself She will
meet good horses, however and VIII have |
some difficulty in beating 'old Kinni''
and First Whip. No one would have |
thought three months ago that Imp and |
kinnikinic would ever meet in a handi- |
cap where the latter would be asked to |
carry l26 pounds to 1923 pounds on Imp, |
but 'old Kinni" is a much improved an |
imal There never was a greater public |
favorite in racing than Imp, and hundreds |
grand mare.
Following is a summary of yesterdays
racing:
First raee-for all ages; lightweight handicap:
seven furlongs. Maribcrt tSlaclD 2s 10 and |
TO s. won; Hardly NcCue), to / and S TO 4,
second; Humboldt tBurns), 2lx 10 ! and 4 TO s.
third. Time, 80.
Godfrey Magic Light. Tenderloin. and TankarJ
AFRO ran. Start out of the chute on promptly
The first 10 show on the main track Hardly
who led 70! quarter, followed by Naribert and
Coming around the turn Maribert |
went 10 the front and won coming away. Hardly
ran a good second, and Humboldt third
Humboldt Is fair Kind of colt and will do
10 watch with lighter weight up
Second racc-For twoyear -olds. selling; five !
Post tBurns) even and out,
Won; Tsrmless CMcCue), to and out second:
Rabunta P. McDeimotD. 30 to ! and out, third.
Hur. 1903 3-5.
Kid also ran. Only four starters of at first
break TO a lad start Pigeon Pos. and Rahlinta
away in front. The start settled the race as
'lgeon Post was not headed. TcTnliess WIS second
md Rabunta third With an even break Termless
.ou!d have won, but the start settled whatever
lance he had.
Third race Hunters Trial steeplechasc; for
our tcar-olds and Upward; about miles.
iigbec Nsra), : to 10 and out, won; Self Pro-
lection dayton. to ! and 2 to J. second;
Jacket (AdaiEs), } TO ! and even, third Time
90
Faciir, Breach Of Promise. and Firebrand also
an. HE nag dropped without any delay TO q
rood start. Sackct to The front TO do
he running followed by Tigbce and Self Pro-
cotton. This order maintained until the |
asst time around, when Higbec took the lead |
appel by Self Protection. In the turn into H.. !
'retch Self Protection leading and looked | .
II winner, but in the home Higbee
ad a little in and handily. Self '
rejection second. aud Saekct third. Firebrand
III and resanng his feet took TO the marsh
:w!nne Tompkins remarked that he had gone TO
axe bath. 4
Fourth racc-for maiden two-y ear .olds; six and ,
ne half furlongs.-Blueskin (Bricn), ~ TO / and
20 l. won; Automaton walsh, TO 5 and
10 8, second; Amorita tslack), TO and even,
bird. Time. 20 Is.
Street Boy, Wool2atherer Nonpareil IIija, |
'ogswcll Novelty. SalvaIetta Ginki, and Visor
lso Start out OF the chute. Automaton
nd Amorita were first to show, followed by
treet Boy and Woolgatherer. A general closing
p in the stretch. In the home Bucskin
anne through out Of the bunch and passed Auto
laton and Amo,ita il they were anchored,
inning easily by four lengths Automaton sec .
nd, and AnsCita third. Street Boy fourth
nd Woolgatherer fifth. Blueskin opened 80 I
! and was backed down TO IL to /. He JUS
led the confidence of his hackers aud won \