The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-30
THE TALENT FARES BADLY
ONLY Two Prohibitive FavOrites
Win 0ut at Benning.
The Sure Things Not in the Running
a Twenty to One shot Under tae
Wire by Two LcnEshs-The Book
makers RcpIenish Their Golfers.

The Sure Things Not in the Running
a Twenty to One Shot Under t:,e
Wire by Two LcnEths-The Book
makers Rcpienish Their Golfers.
At the second DAYS racing at BenninG
but two favorites in the six races led
under the wire The twenty bookies in
line finished the days business well to
the good and got back some of the los
ings of the opening day. The day was
perfect, trine cold, though warmer
than Thursday. The attendance was
good, larger than the usual Friday
crowds. and fully 5000 persons saw the
horses run. The gentler sex was again
much in evidence. and with fat pocket
books which were levied upon for contri-
buttons to the booFies' winnings. The
talent was well represented, and includ-
ed many New York turfmen.
Ganesa, long shot, won the second
race, and the odds were u to l against
Simpson, the winner of the last race.
Ganesa opened at 20 to ! in the betting.
but the tip was passed round and the
odds were backed down TO to l before
the race was called. In the running.
Ganesa took the lead at the start and
won with two lengths to spare over the
favorite, Serpent. with Tea Varra a close
third.
Robert waddell was first choice in the
first race, but after many attempts at
start, failed to get off we'll Lexington
Pirate secured the lead at the fall of the
flag and held the place to the finish.
There were but three starters i'm the
third race. Animosity was an odds-on
favorite, and won in driving finish.
Draughtsman. with Burns up, showed up
well at the finish, and would have won
had the distance been a trifie greater. All
three horses were well together, and ran
in under whip.
Isia, favorite in the fourth race, out
classed her field, and won in a walk, three
lengths ahead of Give and Take. who led
Monmouth Boy by the same distance.
Tamarin was slightly the favorite over
Imperialist in the fifth race, but in the
running their positions were reversed. I'm
perialist finishing ahead with but little to
spare. The Tramp showed himself a good
horse for a short race. taking the lead at
the start and holding it well into the
stretch The distance was too much, how
ever, and he quit suddenly. Ginki secured
third place. a neck behind Tamarin.
Charles Estes was heavily played to win
in the last race, but could not run better
than fourth. Mazo darted TO the front at
the start. and was in the lead 10 the back
stretch. when Matt Simpson passed him
and won easily.
The summary is as follows:
First race-For three-year-olds and up
ward: fve-and-a-half furlongs.-Lexing-
ton Pirate G.andry), 3 to l and even, won;
Robert Waddel CSeatonl. to and out,
second; Robert Metcalf (Miller), L TO
and to /. third Time. lilo rs.
AIard, River Princess, Tony Licalzi
Dn,b Dorlr SwaaustalraS Zeuaide
also ran.
Struggling start. Diva. Lexington
Pirate. and Ruth Park having the best
of it. Lexington Pirate went to the front
on call and was never headed. The fav-
orite Robert Waddel, got the worst of
the start, and made a game effort to ov-
ernaul the Pirate In the stretch. He was
a trife short, and this race should i'm
prove him.
Second race-For maiden two-year-olds:
four furlongs.-Cianesa U1andry), s to /
and To ], won; Serpent walsh, to 5
and out, second; Tea Varra CfitchelD, 5
TO and TO l. third. Time, $50 IS.
Atheola. Alum Water Ashbrook, and
Hartford also ran.
Start good. When the flag fell Ganesa
shot out Of the bunch, made her own
running. ard won cleverly. This is good
false one. She opened at 90 to !, and was
backed down to S to /. Her stable con-
nections tGoughacre's) won heavily on her
win. Serpent was touted as a good thing
and while she was beaten haEdily, ran
good race.
Third race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; selling: seven furlongs.-Animosity
CyNilkerson). TO and out, won;
Draughtsman CBurns), 4 to ] and out, sec
ond; Eloim LANDRY, to and out, third.
Time, 1870 As.
Only three starters. As the race was
run Animosity was by no meanns a ] TO
shot, for in three more jumps Drauehts-
man would have won. Animosity did just
win, and that was ALL Eloim started out
TO do the running. but chUcked ii up when
the pinch came Burns, on Draughtsman.
laid too far out of it. Had he made his
run early he would have won.
Fourth race-FOr three-year-olds and
upward; five and one-half furlongs-Isia
CWilson), ] to and out, won; Give and
Take 81. Slack, 10 to ! and TO /, second:
Monmouth Boy CBooker), 20 to l and to
J. third. Time, $50 is.
Island Prince, Thermos, Cherry Wild,
Lillian Hoffman. and X-Ray also ran.
Start good, all together. When II came
TO racing there was nothing to it but the
fayorite. and he won in romp. Give and
Take was easily the best of the Others. 4
bad betting race There was no ques-
ton as 10 which would win, but there
was lively guessing as 10 which was the
best to run second and to show. About
every horse in the race was backed to get
some part of the money. Isia outclasses
this kind Of cattle
Fifth race-For maiden -year-oIds
and upward: seven fuTlongs. Imperialist
U3urnsl TO 2 and TO s. won. Tamarin
CVandusen), to / and to 8. second;
Ginh Nirennan), to l and even, third.
Time. % 40.
Beau, The Tramp. Farsight, Virginia
Wilcox, Punctual Street Boy, and Prin-
cess Aurora also ran.
Start out of the chute. The first to
show on the main track was The Tramp.
and he went sailing out in front as If he
was the only one in ii. He led clean
into the stretch, but backed up as If he