Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-12
Spring Meeting Of the Local Jockey
Club.
TEE CHEVY CHASE COLE CLUB
Washington Ball Players Practicing
With Signals.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The largest crowd of the meeting attend
ed the racing at the Benning track yester-
day. and while the card was not par
tfcularly inviting one, the racing was I'M
usually interesting. The Rogue was the
only favorite to win during the afternoon,
and for once the men Of odds had it prac-
tically all their own way. The track was
fast, the fastest of the meeting, and spec
ulation was very heavy. Souprep was
made to 5 favorite in the first race but
the best he could do was to finish third,
False Alarm, at 10 to 1, winning by head
from Brahmin, 40 to 1 shot. Laracor, in
the second. for two-year-olds was installed
favorite at to 5, but Sister Juliet, at 13 to
5. beat her length. Miracle II ten lengths
behind the favorite. The third race was a
hurdle event at a mile and three-quarters.
over seven obstacles. and Roxburgh. the
to 10 favorite, after leading the greater
part of the journey, finished last, Con-
mover at to /. winning from Hopeful by
a head, Earn third. The fourth race was
also for two-year-olds, and Rightaway was
made a to 10 favorte, but was beaten
half length by Honolulu, at 6 to 1, Red
Damsel third. The fifth race was the
Rogue's she beating Robert Metcalf at q,
to 1, half length. By George. at to 2,
third. Cherry Wild left the maiden class
in the sixth race. being Z to l shot, and
winning from Arbitrator, at to /, by two
lengths Micou, at u to 1, ten lengths be-
hind.
Jockey G. Thompson rode two winners,
Honolulu and Cherry Wild, and Jockey J..
Slack was fined $50 for disobedience at the
post. j. E. Widener of Philadelphia has
purchased Belgrade from w. c. DAILY and
Eophone, which ran second in the hunters
steeplechase last Saturday, from Mr.. Robt.
Neville. Mr.. T. Hitchcock, jr., has pur-
chased the steeplechaser G. r. Longhurst
from Mr.. Hurkamp. The meeting closes
tomorrow when will form the
card including hurdle event at mile and
half, renewal of the hunters steeple-
chase and the second half of the Benning
spring handicap. 1t will be by far the very
best card presented at the meeting. and an
attendance is expected that will exceed all
past ones. The first race tomorrow will be
called half an hour earlier. at $50.
Summary.
Summary of yesterdays racing:
First race, maidens, five furlongs-False
Alarm, 102 (Brennan), 10 to 1. Won; Brah-
min, 1O7 (Manlove). 40 to 1 and - to 1, sec
ond; Souprep. 107 Ct. Burns) to s, third.
Time, 1.03. Sylvan Dell, River Princess.
Lady Hasbeen James ]. Corbett, The
Tramp. zenaide, Virginia Wilcox. zeimore,
Lady Ruth, Ada Beatrice, Mowitzka Brown
Thrush, The Outcast also ran
Second race. maiden two-year-oids, four
and one-half furlongS-SiSter Juliet, 104 (R.
Burns>, Is to 5, won Laracor. 1O4 Oandry),
to ) and out, second: Miracle II, 104 (Sea-
tom, 3 to 1, third. Time, IS 3-5. The Hart
ford. Athelstay. Warm Time also
Third race maiden hurdle, one and three
quarter miles. over seven hurdles-Conn-
over 151 PENN 8 to 1, won; Hopeful, 155
(Monahan), 10 to and to !, second; Earn,
15S Connolly, to 2, third. Time, 3.23 Us.
RoXburgh also ran.
Fourth race, two-year-olds, selling, four
and one-half furlongs-Honolulu. 100 &C.
Thompson), to l. won; Rightaway, 10S
Ct. Burns), 9 to 10 and 2 to s, second Red
Damsel, 1O5 q. Slack, to 1. third. Time,
81. Slidell. Ashbrook All About also ran.
Fifth race, selling, six furlongs-The
Rogue. 80 (Wilkerson). to TO- won; Robert
Metcalf. 100 (Miller). 6 to 1 and to l. Sec
ond; By George. 80 (Brennan). o to q third.
Time, 1.16 Is. Curtsey. Chas Estes. Mo-
mentum, Gwynne, Sweepstakes, Manlius
also ran.
Sixth race, maidens. one mile and 100
yards-Cherry Wild, 95 &c. Thompson), 7 to
l. won; Arbitrator, 107 dandry) 6 to l and
to 1. second; Micou. 10S CManlove), II to
1. third. Time, 1.52 2-5. Tangible, Street
Boy, Anna Darling, Seaforth, Bernard NJ,
Berto also ran.