The times., 1901-03-29

The spring meeting Of the Washington
Jockey Club, inauguratng the racing
season in the East. opened yesterday at
Renning under conditions which promise
TO verify the prediction that it win he
the most successful spring meeting ever
held at this track. Never at this season
of the year was an opening day so largely
attended. Notwithstanding the chilliness
of the weather, fully 5000 persons were
present. The grandstand was fairly well
filed with handsomely gowned women,
and. all enjoyed the sport Perhaps the
winning of four favorites had something
to do with their cheerfulness, or perhaps
it was the strains of Haleys Orchestra
that helped them pass. away the time so
agreeably. but at all events everybody
seemed happy.
The sport was clean and interesting
throughout. and the racing was all that
could be desired The finishes were wei
contested, and the best horse won in
every event Not hitch occurred. The
starts were prompt and good. and there
was nowhere a feature TO mar the enjoy
ment of anyone. The jockey club is to
be congratulated on so auspicious an
opening.
The pavilion was crowded and il looked
as though every turf follower of New
York was there. 1t was hard to get
into the ring and was just as diff
cult to get out of it. Withal, there was
the very best of order. No one seemed to
mind the jostling or crowding. Instead,
all were good-natured and attending
strictly to the business that brought them
there. Money was in abundance, and the
twenty bOokmakers who weighed In had
all they could attend to. As four pro
nounced favorites won. the talent had
much the better of the argument. and a
good many of the penciers came away
with depleted bank rolls. Benning seems
to be unlucky for the bookies, and there
were quite a number of them on the
ground who were afraid to make a book.
as they remember the drubbiug they got
last fall
Horses run truer to form at Benning
than at many other tracks, from the sim
PIE fact that in and out running is not
countenanced, and the stewards are very
watchfu that Benning patrons are pro-
tected
The opening race found Sadie s a warm
fayorite, the best price being even mon
ey. The money went in on her in bundles
and the price was soon cut to to 10, at
which it closed. She. fully justified the
confidence of her hackers by winning in
a romp. The Rhymer was also heavily
played for place and TO show, and as he
finished second the race broke badly for
the pencilers. TO add to their troubles
Magic Light on whom there was as good
as to / to show, and on whom all the
pikers were down to a man. finished third
so that this race alone gave the bookies,
to say the least. a ride shock
The Harris -McGovern-Sullivan contin-
gent won heavily over the victories OF
Sadie s. and Williams H. in fact. there
must have been ton of money taken out
of the ring on the wins of Sadie s., Sweet
Clover. Knight of Rhodes, and William
II. Following is the summary OF yester-
days racing:
First raee--For three -year-oIds and up
ward; six furlongs.-Sadie s q. Slack,
to 30 and out. won; The Rhymer CT.
Burns), to ] and even, second; Magic
Light Niles, 30 TO l and 10 to /, third.
Time, 1:15.
Revonah, Lady Padden, Choice, and
Frank Morrison also ran.
The start was delayed by Frank Nor
rison, who ran away mile and half,
and the field was sent Off without him.
The start was good, with The Rhymer
signify IN front, IOIiOWed DN IHOiCe,
Ravonah. and Sadie s. Around the back
stretch Sadie S. went to the front and
was never headed, winning with ridicu-
ious ease by two lengths, The Rhymer
second by four lengths Magic Light
third. The rest strung out.
Second race-The Arlington Purse; for
twoyear- -olds; half mile-Sweet Clover IT.
Burns), to and to 5, won; Dolce-far-
Niente IT. Walsh, even and out. second
Rossair tMitchelb, TO / and TO ], third.
Time, O:J9s4.
Tamah Nawis. Darlington Miracle II.
Honolulu, and Wait-a-Minute also ran.
Start good All together. Sweet Clover
started out to do the running, and won
all the way. Waldens entry was best of
the others, but. as the race was run, was
false favorite Sweet Glover is a grand
looking filly and seemingly outclasses
anything at the track. She is level head
ed, and has plenty of speed. Her owner,
w. j. Smith. has in this filiy the making
of another Queen of Song, whom he raced
with so much success Rossair ran a good
race from where she got OFF. She is q
good flly.
Third race Maiden steeplechase: for
four-year-Olds and upward. Queenship
(Houlahan). TO and out, won; Prince
Midas (Monohan), even and out, second.
Time. 5:2s 2-5
Emory and Flareaway also ran
Only two finished. Flareaway fell at
first jump and was so badly injured that
he had to be shot Emory refused, and
did not go oyer the course. The race be-
tween iluttuSnlp ana Prince Midas was q
good one, but at the end Queenship won
easily.
Fourth race-The Benning Spring
Handicap; for three -year-olds and up
ward; six furlongs. Knight Of Rhodes
IT Burns, to ] and 10 3, won; Alsike
(Brennan). 20 to ] and to l. second;
Charentus O.. Slacl0, TO ! and to /,
third. Time liz.
Gold Fox, Intrusive, Gertrude Elliott.
Speedmas, Obliged, and Gautama also
ran.
The start in this race was the best ever
seen at the track. as every horse was in
motion and in actual line when the flag
dropped Knight of Rhodes was first TO
so to the front and lead all the way,
winning cleyerly by two lengths, Alsikc
second, Charentus third by ii head, Gold
Fox fourth, Intrusive hfth, Speedmas
sixth The time for the race was very
slow. considering what the first race of
the day was run in. Alsike ran a bang
up race.
Fifth race-For two-year olds; four
furlongs William H. Slack, 10 and
to 8, won; Filiform (Walsh). 10 ] and
3 to 3. second; Red Damsel 0Henson), .
to and TO /, third. Time, 0:5l.
Richtaway, The Stewardess, Carol D.,
Irivol Prayline, and Illuminate also ran.
Tedious delay at the post. The flag
fell to good start, Illuminate first TO
show, followed by William II. and Friv0l,
the rest close up. When II came to rae
ing there was nothing TO it but William
r., and he won eased up. F1lform was
easily the best of the Others. Red Dam
sci ran good race, but is bad actor
at the post.
Sixth race-For four-year-olds and up
ward; one mile and forty yards. Belgrade
tMiiesl. TO ! and to 1, won; Knight Of
the Garter tAiiller, $ to and to 3, sec
ohd; Charawind (Hurnsj, To and to >.
third. Time. 1:4S 2-5.
Sentry and Beau Ideal also ran.
Start good. all punched. Around the
backstretch it looked as If Knight of
the Garter and Charawind would be the
only contenders. but i'm the turn for home