The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12


"A winner at Long Odds - Sister
Juliet Beats Laracor-Card Today.
The largest crowd of the meeting. and
| with one or Two exceptions. the largest
ever seen %: the track. was in attendance
/ at Benning yesterday, and there was
| a great improvement in the weather the
! sport was much enjoyed. The bookies
/ had an inning for sure, and their bank
( rolls at the close of the day must have
| been quite plethoric. Favorites we're
! BOWED over with amazing rapidity, the
4 first four going down in succession. The
/ only race of the day that saved the talent
/ from slaughter was the fifth, but by that
/ time they were pretty near all out. Only
! one favorite won on the day. four out
| siders and well-ba clSed second choice
/ getting the money. 1t was certainly an
eventful day for the talent. and they will
remember it for quite Il while.
The sport opened with five furlong
I dash for maidens. in which there We're
sixteen starters. the largest field ever
seen at the track. Souprep opened favor
lite at to l and closed at even money.
This was certainly very short price,
considering the size of the field, but he
looked to outclass all the others, and with
Burns up the price was accepted freely.
The next in demand was Sylvan Dell at
1 to l. with all kinds OF prices against the
balance, ranging from 10 to 100 To l. AS
the race was run Souprep was a false
favorite. he got off in front and had
clear sailing. but when the pinch came
he quit like a cur and finished third. He
was heavily backed by his stable con-
nections aud the public generally, and
they must have lost quite bundle to the
race. The race went to Ease Alarm
with Brahmin second.
The second race was for maiden two
year-olds at four and a half fuTlongs for
which six went to the post. Baracor was
made the favorite at even money. closing
a point lower The next in demand was
/ Miracle, on whom there was strong
play for the place. Toward the close n
play came in on Sister Juliet. who open
| ed at to ! and closed at 21 to !. Sister
Juliet was best and ran good race
| winning in a drive by a half length, all
/ out at the end. This filly started Tues
day last with practically the same kind of
! company. and while she ran good race
J then, could do no better than finish
third 1t was the first time she ever
started. and in addition to acting green
at the post, buc1ed in the race, and had
to be eased up. There was some doubt
of her starting yesterday. as her trainer
did not think she was good enough to
beat Laracor. but rather than break UP
the field by scratching, he decided to
start her. II was public backing that
caused the odds to drop as reports of
fast work had been freely circulated
about the filly. The stable commission
that went on her was small. mostly for
place and to show. She is a good filly.
hfrf MT !, Ii.
panion, Sweet Clover
The third was q hurdle race AT a mile
and three-quarters over seven flights of
hurdles. There We're only four starters
and Koxburgh, because of his recent good
running, getting second place both times
he ran. was made an odds on favorite-
going to the post at il to 20. Earn was
second choice, with Connover, the winner
AT TO l. The favorite was made too much
use Of in the early part of the race. Fry,
who rode him, went out In front to make
every post winning one, and leaving
nothing in his mount to finish with He
was badly beaten at the end finishing
last in a field of four.
The fourth was a selling race for two
year-olds. in which there were six start
ers out of seven originally carded-Rona
having been withdrawn. This was one of
y.
away opened favorite at to . and closed
at to ;. 1t is thought more money went
in on him than on any other horse dur
ing the whole meeting. bundles going in
even at the closing price. Sideli was sec
ond choice, with Red Damsel next in de-
mand When it came to racing Honolulu
was much the best. going out In front,
making his own running and winning by
a neck
Four races had now been run and the
talent was fairly denoralized. All who
had anything left went at the fifth-to
get square Those who had enough left,
to get out on, did so, as the favorite won,
though by only the smallest of margins
The race was won by The Rogue at
the prevailing odds of to 5.
The sixth and last race added to the
troubles of the talent. as the fifth favor
lite of the day vent down with a dun
thud-and the talent went with MIN.
Street Boy. on recent good races. was
made faYorite at to 5. advancing to 22
TO | ut the close. Seaforth opened at to
], and was backed down to ~ TO l at
close. Neither was In the hunt, as Cherry
Wild. at the good odds of to !, won from
end to end. Arbitrator at To l finishing
second, and Micou, at 10 to l, third 1t
was heart-brealSing day for the talent
and a grea; day for the pencilers.
There Will be only two more days of
Tdcing, the meeting ending Saturday. For
that day there is offered a grand card of
seven races, the first starting promptly
mt 2:30 y. IN. The Hunters Stecplechase.
4 reproduction of the one ran off Sat
urday last. and the Benning Spring Hand
leap will bring together the best horses
at the track, First Whip. Knight of
Rhotes, Hecanter, Sidney Lucas Roney
Boy. Alsike, Charentus. Gold Fox and
several others eligible to start.
Tbu card today has the usual six races
and is an excellent one. The fields are all
large. Speculation should be brisk, and
tine finishes close and interesting
First race-FOr three-year-old maidens
and upward: FIVE furlongs. False Alarm
brennan. 10 10 ! and I to !. won: Brah-
min (ManlOvet. u to / and to l. second:
Souprep (T. Burns), even and out, third
Time. 1:08.
Sylvan Deli River Princess. Lady Has
been. James J. Corbett. The, Tramp. ze-
Made. Virginia Wilcox Zellmore Lady
Ruth. Ada Beatrice Mowitzka. Brown
Thrush and The Outcast also ran, and
finished In order named.
start good. won driving. SoupTep got
of In front. followed by Sylvan Dell The
Outcast. and Lady Ruth. Souprep took
a commanding lead. which he held TO
within 100 yards of the wire when he was
Joined by False Alarm and Brahmin !
False Alarm won by half length, Brah- |
min second by half length Souprep third /
and Sylvan Dell fourth.
Second race-For maiden twO-yoar-olds: |
four and one-half furlongs-Sister Juliet |
Or Burns). 2Iz to ] and to 5. won: Lara |
Miracle II tseaton), TO / and even. third. |
Time, 0:56 80
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