The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

at TO 5. closing a point lower The race
was devoid of Interest further than that
/ the favortte was beaten after he had
! looked all over a winner In the stretch
! Arbitrator, on whom there was as good
/ as Z TO in the betting, won by a length
The sixth race furnished the best finish
| OF the day. and for that matter as good
finish as was ever seen on any track
A blanket would have covered all three
horses as they passed under the WIRE
/ not six inches dividing the noses of first
| second and third horses The decis-
| ion was given to Nitrate. who was well
| played by his stable connections Kirk
wood was the favorite In this race Mt even
! money. He finished second, with Robert
! Metcalf third
The seventh and last race of the day
and the meeting was a five furlong dash.
| Boney Boy. How the books came to
! make Presgrave q favorite over Boney
! Boy is one of the strange things in rae
ING Inc TWO horses do not class. The
following is the summary:
First race-HurdIe handieap. for four.vear-olds
and upward; one and one-half miles Could
| (kennedy), 30 to ] and to J. won: Earn
tOonnolly). II to and to l. second: Drsughis-
2;52 30. CoDnover and Charawind also ran
Start good. Counover and Cr1arawind fell
After Charawind's fall the race was between
Gould. Earn and Draughtsmun. Earn looked
yards giving way 10 Gould. The latter is
owned and trained by local parties
Second race-For two-year-olds; four and one
halt furlongs. The Goldhnder (slack). sh to
and even. won; Rightaway Ct. Burns), to l
and to ). second; Grail Qandry). I5 to 1 and
to |, third. Time, o:57 2-5. Miracle II. Car
roll d., and Ernc also ram
start good. The winner much the best
OF the entries, and is by far the best colt shown
at the meeting Nothing to it after he got
going. He came home the bit.
Third race-Hunter's Steeplechase for four
year-olds and upward; two and one-fali miles
Last Chord C'reen) to l and 3 to s. won;
Quicksilver Connolly, 10 to / and 8 to l. Sec
onld; Sell Protection CIR. Page. to / and
and Eophone also rau
In the Push and Eophone fell After Eophone
took cropper. Quicksilver vent to the front and
looked all over a winner However Last Chord
had just a little left. and when it came TO
running on the fat he outfooted Quicksilver and
won a good race-sfter looking at one time as
if hopelessy beaten.
Fourth Tsce-Benning Handicap. for three
year-olds and upward seven furongs. Moor
LANDRY, to ! and . to /, won; 'Alsike (Bren-
nam, 3 to l and even. second; Sidney Lucas
t andzen). to l and to >, third. Time.
rs To- Lexington Pirate, First Whip, and
Magic Light also ran.
Coupled Daley's entry.
Start delayed owing to an accident to First
Whip, who wrenelied off plate and was badly
thrown. After REPEATING he remounted
Final start good. Lexington Pirate led to the
turn for home, where there was a general closing
up, Moor coming through and winning by
fishes record for the track.
Fifth race-For maiden three-year-olds and
upward; seven furlongs. Arbitrator Qandry1,
to / and 2 to l. won; Thoroughbred Ct Burns).
8 to and out, second; Napoleon Bonapartc Or.
Burns), 30 to ] and 10 to l. third. Time.
1850 90. Willard j., Brshmin Zelrnore. Black
Vigil. Anna Darling. seaforth, Lady Ruth. ALL
anthus and Zenaide also and finished in the
order named.
Start good. Thoroughbred went to the front
going down the back stretch and held the lead
well into the for home. He looked all over
a winner, but within fifty yards of the wire
quit-and the by Arbitrator.
Thoroughbred heavily played by his stable
connections.
Sixth race-For three-year-olds and upward;
selling; mile and hundred yards. Nj
trate (Wilkerson) to l and even, won; Kirk
wood Qsndry) 6 to 5 and out, second; Robert
Metcah (Niller), TO / and even, third. Time,
1:57 %. Cherished and Virginia Wilcox also ran.
Good start. As good race was ever seen
at the track three horses finishing noses apart.
Nitrate got the verdict but it 4 close fit.
Seventh raee-For three-year-olds and upward;
five furlongs Boney Boy (seaton). 2 to l and
to 5, won; Presgrave (Wiikerson). to and
out, second: Palatial (Donnelly). 10 to ! and
3 to l. third. Time, :03. Roysterer, Toluca,
and Frank Morrison also
Boney Boy made his field look cheap He
showed vast improvement over his last race.
He won coming away by twelve lengths.