The Washington times., 1901-11-22
A SINGLE FAV0RITE
LEADS UNDER WIRE.
A HURDLER KILLED AT BENNING.
Salesman Breaks His Neck EssnyinG
the Jump-Two Jockeys suspend
edwin Petition to Extend
Race Meeting Two weeks.

| event.
The first race was notable in furnishing
the only winning favorite of the day. The
| event was a hurdle handicap at mile
| and three-quarters, over seven hurdles
| The card called for sixteen starters. of
which two declined. leaving fourteen
to 60.
Jockey Brazirs Narrow Escape.
The start WAS prompt and good, and
| everything went well until the second
time around. Just as the racers passed
the judges stand and had taken the next
hurdle, Salesman fell and broke his neck,
| being killed instantly. How Brazil. who
rode him, escaped with his life was
miracle. 1t looked from the grandstand
| as though the horse had fallen on top OF
| him. He very fortunately escaped serious
| injury, and beyond a bruised face was all
right. The race was won by Jim Megib-
ben, the only favorite of the day to cash.
The second race for all ages, was one
! of the closest finishes not to be declared
| a dead heat The two contenders were
| Happy and Cornwall, Happy getting the
| verdict by a nose Cornwall was made
| the medium of a plunge by W. NJ. Barrick
| and his followers, and was backed down
| from 10 to / at the opening to to 2 at
close. With any kind of luck they would
have cashed, as Cornwall looked to be
the best.
Second Close Finish.
The third race furnished another nose
finish between waswift and Dewey. Wa
swift got the decision. Bessie Mccarthy
was a pronounced favorite for this event,
but the best she could do was to finish
third.
The fourth event went without any diff
ficulty to Keynote, a strong second-ehoice
in the betting, closing almost on even
terms with the favorite, Extinguisher'
point only separating them.
The fifth race had a field OF fourteen
starters and every horse in the race had
a following. The best backed horses OF
the lot were Charlie Moore, who opened
at 10 to l and closed at to 1, and Pros
per La Gal. who opened at 10, backed
down to ). Both are Western horses.
who have been racing around Chicago and
St. Louis While neither finished in the
money. the performance of Charlie Moore,
with top weight OF 119 pounds was good
one. finishing a bang-up fourth
The last race of the day, handicap
for two-year-olds and upward. went TO
ANDY Williams, beating out The Puritan
by three parts Of length Lamp o Lee
finished third but was disqualified for
foul. and the third position was given to
Unmasked.
Suspended for Two Days.
J. Martin, who rode Lamp o. Lee, was
called into the stand and suspended for
two days for rough riding. D. o'Connor
was set down for two days for misbe-
hayior at the post.
There is considerable talk among the
horsemen about extending the meeting for
two weeks, and it is intimated that
meeting will be held and petition drawn
up to be presented to the jockey club
asking for this extension.
The card for today is a good one, and
the fields so large that it will be very
difficult to select winners II there is
any fault to be found. it is tnat the fields
are entirely too large for safety.
The feature of the card is the handicap
at mile and an eighth. in which the best
horses in training are to meet. The
weights are SO adjusted in this race that
every horse entered has a chance TO land
the big end of the purse
The SUMMARIZE.
The following are the results Of yester-
days races
First race-Hurdle handicap; three
year-oIds and upward; mile and three
quarters. Jim Megibben Barry TO l
and to g. won; Gould (Houlahan), 10 to l |
and to l. second; Tsnkard dayton. 10
TO l and to l. third. Time, S:23.
McGra hiana Prince Cheesemite, Mr..
Stoffel Tamarin, The Lost Chord. Kufa,
Roysterer, Oracle. Dick Furber Bette B.
and Salesman also ran. and finished as
named Start good. Won driving. The
winner much the best. Gould ran good
race.
Statesman fell and broke his neck.
Brazil escaped injury with the exception |
of bad shaking up.
Second raCe-Highweight handicap: all |
ages: selling: six furlongs. Happy Hen
derson), s to i and to l. won; Cornwall
u. MARTINI, 2Ia to l and to .. second, !
Royal Sterling tWonderly). 10 TO ! and |
to /. third. Time. 1;16.
Last knight, Rabunta, Alpaca, BiH, |
Somersault, Locket Slidell, Lexington PI- |
rate illuminate, The Pride of Surrey. and |
Palatial also ran. and finished as named. |
Close finish. Won by a nose. Cornwall. !
backed for a good thing, was beaten at |
the wire by nose.
Third race-Two- year Olds: seven fur |
longs Waswi;t III MIch9 els), S to 1 and |
to /, won; Dewey III, CochraneJ 3 to !
and even, second; Bessie Mccarthy |
w onutIlgJB ~ ~ anu Out5 AHII u. I4Iue, |
1870.
Anak Playlike, Ice Water and Batyah |
also ran. Very close fLish; Dewey ran |
grand race and should have won Bessie |
Mccarthy was short and lacked speed.
Fourth race-Two-year-o -olds; five and |
one-half furlongs. Keynote III. CochraneJ, |
to / and to s. won; Extinguisher (Red- !
ferD). TO and Z to 10. second; Lux /
Casta CWonderly). 4 to l and to ), third |
Time. 1:OS 4-5.
Femesole, Flora Pomona, and Prophetic |
also ran. Scratched-Carrol D., Andy |
Williams Byrne Of Roserea. Floret Red |
DaInsel. Sister Juliet Orla, and Honolulu |
also ran. Start good; won with plenty to |
spare. keynote much the best
Fifth race-Three- year -olds ami up |
ward. selling; one and one-sixteenth |
miles. Flara III. Cochrane). TO ] and 5 |
TO 2. won; Balloon (Ricel. TO l and to |
/, second; Wunderlieh (Jones), IL to l and |
TO /, third. Time, 1852.
Charley Moore, Curtsey. Warranted |
Piederich, Prosper La Gal. Vesuvia, Pune |
tuai. Nanine. Whistling Con, Sailor King. |
and Millstream also ran, and finished as |
named. cratched-Cherished.
Start good; won driving. Charley |
Moore ran good race and handled the |
weight well; can beat this kind If not |
too much weighted. !
Sixth race Handicap; all ages seven |
furlongs. Andy Williams IL. Smith 7 to /
and ; TO 2, won: The Puritan III |
Michaels) TO and TO s, second; I'm
masked (WonderlyJ, 3 to l and even. third.
Time. :2g Is.
"Lamp oLee. Honolulu. Ben Battle.
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