The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-17
AFRAID OF KNIGHT OF RHODES
WINS DISTRICT SPECIAL AFTER
SOARING SIX HORSES OUT.
The Only First Choice to Finish First
at Bennings -siichaeis Goes 10 Sleep
ON The Puritan, VINO Ii Beaten by
lnmasked - Falls I'm Steeplechase.

WAsUiNoToS, Nov. i6.-The first week OF
the Washington Jockey Clubs meeting ended
this afternoon before the largest crowd OF
the week In spite of the fact that the weather
was cold and threatening. Although the
card called for only five races, six were de-
oided. as the District Special. the main event
OF the day, was a heat race. The sport was
excellent. splendid card had been arranged
by Secretary Crickmore, but favorities ran
dlsappointtngly knight OF Rhodes. n pro-
hibitive f~avorlte. was the only first choice
10 win. knight Of Rhodes's victory was In
the District Special. which he won In straight
heats. six good horses were carded TO run.
but they all feared Knight Of Rhodes so that
Curtsey and Tankard were the only ones left
10 oppose knight OF Rhodes. The litter
opened a to f~avorite. but that price did
not remain very long and the closing betting
found him at 1 TO 20. Curtsey was well played
for the place.
knight Of Rhodes led all the way and won
by six lengths. with Tankard 80 far back
that he was distanccd 1t was Cochran,s
orders, IL was said. TO distance both horses,
II possible, In the first heat. but Cochran
misjudged the distance and Curtsey got
inside the line. Curtsey cooled out better
than Knight of rhodes. 40 that she was well
played at I to 1 with knight OF Rhodes at I to
10 for the second heat, knight OF Rhodes
also led all the way In this heat. but Curtsey
chung 10 MN W INC idSb w jus "h''' ~
tired, leaving Knight OF Rhodes 70 draw
away and win by two lengths.
The next best event was the closing race. a
handicap for three-year-olds and upward.
Mt seven furlongs. or the ten that ran, The
Puritan was most in favor and was the choice
at all times at ? 70 /. but Ronane was backed
from 4 70 / 70. 10 TO S, while Unmqsked and
The Puritan for the first quarter. where tbe
latter drew out and at the AZ iurIong Poe
Puritan was a leneth in front and running
easily. but in the last sixteenth Michaeis
went To sleep and Wonderly slipped through
next to the rail with unmssied Before
Michaels woke up the hnish was az hahh ana
Unmasked was tho S1,ner ny a hehd
ward who had not won more than, onr race
t!is year. at a mile and ffty yards. began
the deyrs racine IheT but T susm p.~V finally
| closed Tayorlte at 8 q. 1, vita Mynheer at
Ito 2, Carl kapler and Frederick AZ to each:
but Mynheer In the race kedisrn allowed
him to run IN third place Under a stout pun,
! Se"d aud head until. well Into Tie stretch.
Rodfern then sent Mynheer 70 the i.onI'
and hS left the others as II they were tled.
ished aud Surmlse ran head ana head Ia tho
last %furlong and finished as names:
from the second race. which was for maiden
two-vear-olds Col. Bliss was considered
to have a mortgage on the purse ana wwhss
rminoss there Was n biz demand for Anak. and
his price fell from 4 TO l TO s TO q proved
To be a good investment as AhPk snonJu q
wonderful Improvement over ans preSitp pae
races and won easily. Annk was fusheu lnto
The lead by Cochran In the frst part OF tne
tight after hin, il was useless, as hnak had
nlanty of speed, and after leading all the way
won in n canter b. -four lengths
The third event was n steeplechaSe over
q two and a half-mile course IL wasn pretty
race. although married, by three iSliS; 10
Ti,s pro1ornced a sure winner and was made
The favorite. with Jim McGibben -ec.nn
choice .onnoyer went 70 . u. ,he Far n tturn'
McGibben. Cousin jess nnd self Projection
IRE, ,RsTro9usTS oT The s stG2;ct @Ro Cousin, jess boat oat
| jim McGi5ben by a length Brazil. the
f blHdtiy 81 ip fEn,dD' by his fall IL Was said that
Connqvcr stepped on h,s fSse 6S' , nnas TThbee
Post Chord fell at the grend-stand J1mp
the first time around and Carson, who nag
the mount on, The Lost chord: Wal ausri
ward. summary:
Flrs, Race-one mile and 20 yards Mynheer
100 .]keatern, I 10 ? ,o ANA al : 70 3 Second SSn sSrmisc, "
shea third Tine l Ia 81 r,,i saH Ssi S'I FsicdsHsa.
CsI kshier' Lady IlaymAn agd Connie also ran
Second Race live aad a hsii iIn1nsS Apas'
liz ,Pcdfcm1. TO 0 for place. secohd Missile ~
lIlchaeis. third. Tine l0 . nv n 81 IN
Eafftcsdr. NHlfon, Tea NnI'' ie''H'"o "N
"Ihird Race -Stee plechase. about two nllle, ana a
3 bsif Tpu,lp Jess ~ Mana, = to 1 ana . 70 J.
N,n Him Ar0tb' en-. iAs many, ever. lot tLhcr'
srroud Sell Protection. 49, thclder. miro Ilhli
\ sos IAhy mi, BoisterOus, yellow yacke' ana
! Uavk also ran. 'onnONrT George W JehhihA
ana Inc Lost CHORD fci and did not lnlsn'
Fourth Race District special, tniee year olu'
and NM ard. 800 aIIcd. heats Of seven failphs'
-FirSt Heal -hnlrAt OF Rhodes, lu' Ao'AiAn
| 4 4, ~ and out. Won. Curtscy. " ttcdictu' ! - =
Tor plecc' .rcond. Time, i2s 1unEard. ~
: tHrcrncnl ~ TO I and Z 20 J also ran NV was or
. N.a.uI IFuf- knight of NkuuuHH. w
Wo,arani. to 10 ana ~ won. luHsey % I'ed
! s-rl. Z 10 Scront. IlWc. 80 - tetult OF
80, Kpisht Of Rhodes. nfst Ouusey SECOND.
Rms Race Se,cn tuIlOngs lntAsAsl 10
/ az IutculI. . - ? and : 90 s NOn, lac luHiah
10 NlrharisI. even for place. second Rplant
ia REDEEM. thfi Iime h'eI'A'n'
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