The times., 1901-04-03
NOSEAND NOSE TO THE WIRE
Prosit. at 100 to 1, After a Game
Race Beaten by an Eyelash.

IonGs-A Bad Day for thc Favorites
| Threatening. oVerhanging clouds have
no deterring effect on Benning patrons,
| and yesterday the usual large crowd was
in attendance to see a good card run
! off. The sport was interesting through
out, the starts prompt and the several
! events hotly contested In the first race
| particularly the finish was so close that
| from the grandstand it was impossible
TO tell which horse had won until the
| numbers were hung up placing Eloim
first, and Prosit second. Many thought
| Prosit should have had the decision The
uncertainties of racing were never better
! illustrated than in that event, and dem
onstrated how little even owners and
| trainers themselves know about the run
| ming qualities of their horses.
Prosit was 100 to l in the betting, with
! as good as 10 to to show, and ran pTac-
ticalIy unbacked by his stable connec-
tions. and the publc-eXcepting the pix
ers who go after long shots. She got off
! absolutely last and with even break
| could not have lost AS it was she was
only beaten by an eyelash
The fifth race furnished another sur
prise to the talent, as Scorpio, from the
Goughacre's stable and ridden by an ap-
prentice, won in a romp, with as good
| as % to ! against him. Altogether it
! was bad day for the favorites, as only
| two, Dolce-far-Niente, from the A. II.
& d. H. Norris stable, and Robert Wad-
dell rewarded their hackers. These two
| were at such short odds that only the
pIungers could afford to back them. There
were twenty-five books in line and there
was business enough for as many more.
The game is good for the pencilers that
| several more VIII weigh in tomorrow. 1t
is coming their way sure, and they are
| getting back at the talent for the drub-
bing they got last fall.
The entries for the Second Spring Hun
| ters' Steeplechase for qualified hunters,
four years old and upward. TO be run un-
der the rules of the National Hunt and
| Steeplechase Association have been an
| nounced by the Jockey Club. The event
| brings out as large and as good a field
| of hunters as was ever seen at any track
in the country. The field will probably
be the largest that ever faced a starter
! in a race OF this kind. and among the
| horses will be seen many steeplechasers
| well known to Washingtonians. They
| include such Sackett, Self Protection,
| Last Cord, Quicksilver, Emory Hacklett,
| King Olaf. Capt. Connover. and several
| others equally well known. This is one
| of the features of the Benning spring
meeting, for in addition to the subscrip-
| tions of sl5 each, all to go to the winner,
! the Washington Jockey Club has added
| purse of $500 and a piece of plate of the
! value of 800 1t ought to be worth ten
| times the price of the admission to see
the race, and lovers of this kind of sport
! rarely have such an opportunity pre-
/ scented TO them.
| The card for today is an excellent one,
| and as the fields are all large, exciting
| contests should be the result. The fea-
| lures are the steeplechase at about two
miles, in which will be seen for the first
| time this season that grand jumper Tril-
| lion, and the handicap, at "A mile and 100
| yards, which brings together such cracks
| as Intrusive. First Whip, Colo Fox, AL
sike, and Knight of the Garter
! The following is the summary:
First race-Handicap; for three-year-
| oIds and upward; -nve furlongs. Eloim
| tWalsh), TO ! and to 5, won; Prosit
! (Brennan), 100 to l and 20 TO l. second,
| Scurry iBurns), to and to 5, third.
| Time :03.
Lexington Pirate. Mordelmo, Sentry,
! Choice, The Tramp, and +. V T. also ran
| and finished in the order named.
| Struggling start. Eloim and Sentry first
| to show. Sentry led into the stretch.
| where there was a general closing up, Ill
! DIM winning by nose, Prosit second, and
| Scurry third. II was a close decision.
| Prosit got off absolutely last and with an
| even break would have won TO a certain
! ty. At that many thought ne should have
! had the verdict and expected to see his
/ number hung up q winner.
Second race-For two-year-olds: four
| and a half furlongs. Dolce-far-Niente
| (Walsh), 10 > and out won: Laracor
| Landry) 6 TO ! and even, second; Alum
| Water tWonderIy), to / and 6 to 5, third.
| c. ROsenfeld also ran
| Good start When it came to racing
| there was nothing to it but the favorite
| and he Won all the way. passing under
| the wire first by ten lengths Laracor
! sweryed badly in the run home, but could
not have won in any case.
| Third race-FOr three-year olds and up
| ward; six furlongs. Robert Waddel
| (WOnderly), ] 10 and out, won; Moor
| tLyne), to ! and even, second; Pres
| grave slack, TO / and 10 l. third
! Time, lie 10
Roysterer, Magic Light. and Lady Pad
| den also ran. and finished as named.
At the fan Of the flag Presgraye shot
| out OF the bunch and took commanding
| lead 10 the head of the stretch, when he
| checked up, giving way to Robert Wad-
dell who went 10 the front on call. Wad-
den got of poorly. but made his field look
/ cheap in the run home. He Will be d
! hard horse to beat from now on. Pres
grave and Moor both ran well, but We're
| outclassed Lady Padden Of no present
| account
| Fourth race-For maiden two-year-olds:
! four furlongs Athc0la IaudrV) Q 10 ,
| and to >. won; Miracle II (WonderlvJ
! 212 10 and even second; Serpent CWalsh)
S TO and to s. third. Time 0:5l 10
| Ten Hymns, Ashbrook, and Mollie Nor
! Tis also ran.
Start good. OFF together AtheoIa went
| to the front when asked and was never
! headed, winning easily. This colt is con
| sidered the best in the Goughacre' 5 stable
! Fifth race-FOr three-year-OldS and uD-
! ward; seven furlongs Scorpio Dart) %
! 10 !. and 10 TO l. won; AnimOsity CWilker-
| SOM, Z TO and ] to ?, second; Curtsey
| &C.. thompson, 10 ] and 3 to ] third
| Time, % p. Cherished, Charles Estes.
| Prince Plausible. and Momentum also ran
! and finished in this order.
Start good. Coming out of the chute
! Animosity was In front. the rest close
| up. Going up the back stretch Scorpio,
| on the outside, passed his field as if they
! were anchored and made a runaway race
| of it-passing under the wire in front by
! four lengths. AnimOsity was easily the
| best Of the others. Scorpio closed at .
! to !.
Sixth race-For four-year-olds; one and
| One-siXtcenth miles Charley Moore
| (VanduZen). 9 20 8 and out won: Chara-
| wind CT. Burnsj, Z to D and out. second;
! Matt Simpson tMies), to ] and . to /.
! third. Time i:52 2-5. Big Gun and Robert
| Metcalf also ran.
Start good. Passing the stand Charley
| Moore and Big Gun We're running in front
ana on even terms This order was main
/ tained to the head Of the stretch where
Big Gun was cut off. which left him
| practically out of it. Charley Moore won.
| When the boys came back to the stand TO
dsmount and weigh In, il was found that
r. Burns, who rode Zig Gun, had met
with an accident, and he had TO be lift
cd out OF the saddle His leg is thought
TO be broken from an injury received at
the post.
The Benufne Entries.
The following are the entries for to-
days races:
First race-For three-year-olds and up