The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
BEDN]NGN EElINGCLOSES
Four Favorites and a Second
Choice Land the Money.
The Mud Larks Find Hard Going
Over n sloppy Track - BannOck
Breaks Down in First Rnce-Wild
Heather Gets n Bad Fall mt the
Liverpool Hurdle The Results.

low. There has been no scandal no rougl
riding; every race was run and won on it.
merits, the best horse coming first il
almost every event. The management de-
serve praise for the good order maintained
all through the meeting. Its officials have
fulfilled every duty demanded of them witt
courtesy and judgment, and each and ever
one has contributed to its success Every
promise made to the public has been lived
up to- and the patrons who visited Ben.
ming during the past meeting will be glad
to come again. This is what the Washing
ton Jockey Club aims at. to please the pub
lie. and to convince them that racing can
be conducted on business principles, with
out any of the offensive features which
are prevalent at other meetings on Jockey
Club tracks. 1t brought together the best
class of people. Thousands have visited the
track during the meeting, and yet there
was not disturbing element of any kind
during the whole time.
The track has been kept in excellent con-
dition, for which credit must be given to
James Lee. superintendent. and owners
and trainers go away satisfied that Ben
ming Is one track in the whole circuit
where fair and square treatment is &C
corded them. This treatment will be sure
to induce them to bring their horses here
in the spring, and the Jockey Club may
feel assured that by adhering to the same
methods they are now applying to the run
ming OF their meeting that the public will
support their every effort.
The racing yesterday was flrst-class in
every respect, and Notwithstanding that
the track was heavy and sloppy. the talent,
with unerring judgment. played the win
ners, four favorites and a second choice
winning out OF the six events. The fourth
race was won by Rochester. and he was
probably the heaviest backed horse OF the
day. opening at to l. closing at 2. and the
books must have lost to the race.
The bookmakers are heavy losers on the
meeting. Some of them figure up their
losses at $l5.0G0 others from 81. 900 to $780,
coo. The talent and the public have got 1t
ALL
Following are the results:
First race-For all ages: five and one
half furlongs- (Brennan). I to
and 1 to 2.won; Blarneystone Games). 5
to and 2 to 1. second; i Hopbrook- Slack
6 to l and TO l. third. Time. 1:12.
Red Spider. Impartial, Imperialist. Lady
Hasbeen. Staten Island. Dame. Innomina-
ton. Directum, and Bannock also ran.
Twelve starters.
Good start, Hopbrook. Red Spider, and
Blarneystone led into the stretch in the
order named. In the run home Blarney-
stone looked all over a winner, but Velas-
quez came through on the rail and in
driving finish won by. half length Blar-
ueystone second by half a length. Hop
brook third. Red Spider fourth, Impartial
ffth-the rest strung out. Velasausz
liked the going and ran good race.
d., oEn and will nrnhabIy
moon face the atafter again.
Second race-For two-year- olds; maid
ems; 1--WE furlongs.-f-1o toso (SIack), 8 to
5 and 3 to 5. won; Timothy Foley (Burns).
3 to 1 and even, second; James ]. Cor
bett (corbley). 10 to l and to l. third.
Time, LOS rs.
Isaac Hopper, Bonverness. Dactyl Blue
Victor, CalIear, Gray Bill Higgins. Wood
spike. Flaneur, Caro-. Craven. Fresnal,
Gallimor, / Know, and Waterton also ran.
Seventeen starters.
Struggling start. When the flag fell
Protege was out In front and in her stride;
won all the way, and was never headed.
passing under the wire length and n half
in front of Timothy Foley second, the
latter head in front of James ]. COrbett
third, Isaac Hopper fourth, Bonverness
fifth, the rest badly strung out. Pro-
tege was at home in the going. but had a
decided advantage by the start.
Third race-Handicap; for three-year-
olds and upward: steeplechase: two and
one half miles. Old Tank Barry, IL to 5
and to 5. won: The Lost Chord TAR
relr, to / and to 1. second; Breach Of
Promise (Hueston), 6 to l and to 8,
third. Time, 5:29.
Decameron, Wild Heather III, Bosphor
us. Claroba. and Governor Budd also ran.
Start good. All good fencers. On the
turn into the stretch Old Tank easily
went to the front, and won by three
lengths. Lost Chord second by thirty
lengths. Breach of Promise third by
length and a half Decameron fourth.
Wild Heather fell at the Liverpool. Gov
ernor BudG refused same jump. All fin
ished.
Fourth race-The Maximum, for three
year-olds and upward; three miles.
Rochester (McDermotU, 3 to l and to 3.
won: First Whip (Burns). to and to
5, second: Oneck Queen slack, 13 to 5
and / to 2. third. Time, Sal.
Knight of the Garter also ran. Only
four starters.
Start good All together Knight of
the Garter. as usual, went to the front
and made the running. He maintained
his lead for two miles when he chucked
1t, giving way to Oneck Queen. On the
front. followed by First Whip and Oneck
Queen in the order named. Rochester
won easily and pulled up as if three
miles was no trouble to him. First Whip
ran his usual game, honest race.
Fifth race-Highweight handicap; for all
ages; seven furlongs. Alsike tMilesj, 10
to ! and to 1, won: Lexington Pirate
10 to l and to 1. second:
Sadie S. (Burns), 9 to 5 and to ., third.
Time 1:33 Is.
Charawind. HuitzitNpochtle, Beggar
Lady. San Luis, Maribert, Godfrey, and
Charley Moore also ran. Ten starters.
Good start. Maribert went to the front.
oilowed by Lexington Pirate and Beggar
Lady. This was the order coming into
he stretch, and Maribert looked all over
| winner but. when the pinch came.
stopped as if he was Ishot. The winner
urned up in Alsike, who came from away
,acK in the bunch and won galloping. rev.
lied in the going and was pounds the
,est. Pirate is asgood mudder and ham
He'd his impost well. 5Sadie S. could not
1--WE The weight
Sixth race-For three- year olds and up
ward; selling; opa mile and 100 yards.
3eau Ideal tBurnsj, 3 TO and out, won;
lakewood James), IS to 1 and to /, sec
md: Lakewood lBrepnan), 10 to l and
to 1, third. Time. 1s54.
Harry McCoun, Miss Mitchell. Themes, |
,ondman. Holdup, Lofter, and Elsie Skip |
lso ran.
There vas nothing to it but Beau
deal He went to the front when
eaIy and won galIoping. kirkwood ran |
good race and was the best Of the |
thers. The track just suited him. Beau |
deal was heavily played, although he was |
n odds-on favorite. The race was never |
II doubt.
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