The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-07
SACKB7 LIFTS THE CUP
A Local Horse Captures the Hunt
ers' Champion Steeplechase.
II. ROzier Dulany's GeIdinR. n 30 t.
1 Shot, Romps Home With the
Trophy-JOckey McCue Gets n Bad
Fail From Tcrmlcss-Talcnt Pick
Four FavOrites - Today's Entries

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attracted large crowd TO Benning yes
terday afternoon, and from the many pleas
ant faces seen on the return home they
| must have made the day both enjoyable
and profitable. The favorites scored in the
| first three races, Federalist Kentucky, and
salvalita winning handily. and Judging
| from the extended line of winning ticket
| holders after each race. 1t looked as if the
bookies were up against it. The fourth
! race furnished one of the surprises of the
day. Sacket, an outsider in the betting.
going to the post at 30 to l. won handily
from the first and second favorites. Diver
and Higbie. This was in the Hunters
Champion Steeplechase, and was most
interesting race from start to finish, all
good fencers. taking the jumps without
| mistake. The next surprise was furnished
in the fifth, The Rogue, at 80 to 1, going
out In trent, making his own running. and
winning in Tomp. An accident occurred
in this race. Termless unseated McCue
Just as the starter was dropping the flag.
Several of the boys pulled up to avoid
hurting McCue, but Brien, who had not
seen the accident, had shot his mount to
the front and took such commanding
lead that the others could never get to
him. McCue escaped serious injury by
miracle, and sustaining nothing more
serious than few slight cuts and bruises.
Out OF the seven races run, four favor
ties won, and the talent, as usual, had de-
cidedly the best of the argument
The silver loving cup on exhibition in
front Of the grandstand was presented by
Richard A. johnson, of Washington, TO the
winner of the Hunters Champion Steeple-
chase. Il was won by Sacket owned by
H. Rozier Dulany, also of this city.
The entries for today have filled to more
than their full quota. but as according to
rule only twelve should ste.t in each race
some of them will have TO be withdrawn
The fields promise to be larger than ever
seen at Benning. and on that account alone
should be interesting, and certainly keep
the talent guessing.
The results and entries for today follow:
First race-For all ages: five and one
half furlongs.- CicCue). 10
and to 2, won; Hopbrook Slack, 10 to
and to 1. second; False Alarm (Jamesl.
Is to 1 and to l, third. Time, I'll 2-5.
Carasaljo, Red Spider, Curtsey. Wood
spike. Hawk. Give and Take Impartial,
and Gray Bill Higgins also ran.
Good start. Hopbrook, Wocdspike. and
Red Spider were first to show. This was
the order named to the turn into the
stretch, when there was some jostIins.
Impartial and Gray Bill Higgins being
thrown on the fence and unseating their
riders. There was general closing up
in the stretch, Federalist coming through
and winning by six lengths Hopbrook was
second by length and half False
Alarm third by neck, Carasaljo fourth.
The favorite looked to be the best but 1t
is more than probable had Impartial not
been interfered with he would have given
the winner pace to the wire.
Second race-For all ages; five and cne-
half Enthusiastically Burns. to
and out. won; Uncle Josh Slack 6 to 1
and to 1. second; Imperialist (Enton),
90 to / and S to /. third. Time, Iii.
HOLLYWOOD, AlIaire, Blarneystone. Lady
Hasbeen, Tenderl0in. CaIIear, and Nomi-
nation also ran. Start good. Uncle JOSH
Kentucky. Allaire. and Imperialist were
first to show, and running in the order
named. The same in the stretch. In the |
run home Kentucky went to the front and |
won easily, Uncle Josh bang up second. |
Imperialist third, HOLLYWOOD fourth. Al |
laire fifth Kentucky was away the best |
and is much better class. Was in very |
SOFT spot. There was strong play on |
this race, several of the outsiders, par
ticularly Lady Hasbeen and Callear. re-
ceivins attention from their stable con-
nections
six furlongs-Salvalita (Burns). even and
out, won; COgswell tMcCue) IL to and
TO l. second; Flandeur (Slack), to 1
and TO D. third. Time. 1:19 20
Eactyl, Ford, Blue Victor, Ginki, Pan
Waterton, Alline Abbott, Micou, and Ten
Up also ran.
Start good When Strengthened! out
there was nothing to it but the favorite,
and he won in hollow style by |
three lengths. Cogswell came very fast
1T the end and beat out Flaneur for the
place
Fourth race-Eunters' Handicap Stee-
,lechase for four-year-olds and up
ward; about two and half miles
sacket BARRY 80 to 1 and to l. won;
Diver tMr. Nichols). to and l to 2. sec
md; Breach of Promise (BraziD, 4 to
ind to 3, third Time. ;!:25 %.
Higbie also ran.
Diver went to the front as usual and
made the running, followed by Higbie. the
'thers strung out. Diver and Higbie led
III the way into the fiat and it looked as If
he two would have the race between
hem. But both were firing fast and
Jacket. catching them in the run home
Won easily by six lengths, Diver second
Breach of Promise third. All good, clean
and it is pleasure to see stee
lechases of this class. The horses make |
10 mistakes and there are no accidents.
liver is grand jumper and Mr.. Nichols,
tho rode him, is frst-ciass rider.
Fifth race-For two-y ear-olds; selling:
TX furlongs. The Rogue tBrien), 80 to 1
nd 10 to 1, won: Provost (Richards),
0 to ] and to 1. second; Queen Car
ival tBrennan), to l and to /, third
line. liz. Sentry. Amorita. Lady Hay
ian. Dandy Boy. San Luis. and Termless
lso ran. Long delay at the post, caused
y breaking of saddle girths on Termless.
start, owing to accident to
cCue, the rider OH Termless. The colt
Dlted just as the flag dropped, unseating
cCue. who narrowly escaped serious in
Try. Some of the boys thought that 1t
as not a go and tried to pull up. In
lie mean time Brien had taken The
ogue out in trent, and he got such
lead that the others could
ever get to him. Provost was second,
ueen Carnival third. The Rogue's win
as a fluke pure and simple. He cannot
Eat either Sentry. Tcrmless, or Queen
arrival with an even break.
Sixth race-For three year. olds and up |
ard: selling; one mile and 100 yards
lcck Queen tBurns), 6 to and out, won
Thea (Brennan(, u to ! and 3 to I,
cond: Miss Hanover (Michaels), to
Id 1 to ., third. Time. 80 3-5. Speed
as Toluca. and Dread also ran. Start |
od on together. The best horse in the
&c won, After being slaughtered out
r home Oneck Queen went to the front
ien called UP and won with plenty to
are. The winner was heavily played,
d the books got hard hit over her vic
ry.
Seventh race-For three-yea olds and
ward; handicap; one and ne-sixteenth
les Kinpikinic fSlack), 8 to ] and
o 5, won; Alske tBrennan), 3 to / and