The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-10
OUTSIDERS SHOW ONE-TWO
Alard and Robert Metcalfe, at Log
Odds, Run First and Second.

| Robert WaddeII, at n Prohibitive
Price. Wins All the Wny-ToIuca
SHOWS Poor Form-A Good Day for
the TuIent-Entrics and selections
There is no diminution whatever in til.
| crowds that go to Benning; on the Coz
trary they grow larger day by day, a85
! this despite unfavorable weather cont.-
| TONS Yesterday Notwithstanding thu:
the day was cold the largest crowd of the
meeting was in attendance. The public is
realizing day by day that the racing at
| Eenning is on the level: that sport of the
highest class is presented, and that the
Washington Jockey Club is laboring hard
to promote the very best that can be
offered. 1t is this endeavor on the part
| of the club that attracts the public. The
sport is clean and legitimate day in and
day out, without one single offensive fea-
ture about it.
The sport opened yesterday with a race
at six furlongs for three-year-olds and
upward. Robert Nvaddell was made a
prohibitive favorite at ! to g. with Nj
trate next in demand at tours and the
old reliable Washington favorite Magic
Light at 10 to /. There was very little
play on the favorite, as the odds were
entirely too stif. The figuring was prin-
cipally on which horse would get the
place The choice was between Ma gic
Light at one time to ! for the position
ana closing at to ), and Nitrate at even
money and closing at to g. The race, as
it was run, was between the three horses
named, and the finish was Waddell, Magic
Light, and Nitrate. The others do not
class, and were not actually contenders,
but were entered TO see If by accident they
might get part of the money.
The second race was for two ear-olds
at four furlongs and had six starters.
Atheola and Sister Juliet opened equal
favorites, but the fact of r. Burns having
the mount on Juliet kept a great many
from playing her. The closing price on
both horses was to 5, with the weight of
the money tending toward Atheola. The
latter is owned and trained by w. F.
Presgrave. who is also trainer for the
Goughacre's stable. owned by the million
aire shipbuilder, b. F. Clyde. The Cough
acres stable also had an entry in the
race. a brown filly named Laracor. and
ridden by WOnderly. while Landry. the
stable jockey, rode Atheola.
As the race was run Laracor was the
best and could have won If Wonderly had
made the slightest effort, but he rode
weak finish and the stable practically
finished one two, Atheola first and Lara
cor second.
The third race was the feature of the
day, a maiden hurdle for four-year-olds
and upward at mile and a half. Ten
faced the starter and it was race for
blood from the drop of the flag. Chara-
wind, trained by James Mclaughlin, was
made a pronounced favorite, opening at
to / and played down TO 6 to at the
close. He was heavily backed and had no
trouble in winning. coming strong at the
end. The best of the others was Rox-
burgh. In the race were two ex-outlaws.
Earn and Hopeful, both well-known win
ners at the Alexander Island track
The fourth event on the card was for
three-year-olds at seven furlongs. Six
were on the programme to start, but that
number was reduced to three at post time.
The Rogue. Kings Favorite. and Curtsey
were the contenders and finished in the
order named. The best flly in the race
was Kings Favorite owned by John d.
Hooe and trained by the well-known
Washingtonian, Gwynn Tompkins. With
a stronger boy up she could not have
lost. In justice to the rider il may be
said that much strength is not to be ex-
pected from a boy who can do the weight
at 81 pounds, and he probably did the
best he could.
The fifth race was a great betting event
and for time after the books opened il
was hard matter to tell which horse
was the favorite. The talent finally land
ed on Toluca and backed her down from
to l to s to at close. 1t was five
furlong dash, i'm which there were six
starters, and excepting Mrs. Daniel. who
was the extreme outsider in the netting
at 40 to against her. all had a following.
The weight of the money went on ToIuca,
some going as far as to stand a tap. The
Toluca OF yesterday. however, is much
different from the Toluca of old, as she
seems to have lost her speed, and in her
race was always outrun. Revonah fin
ished first, Gertrude Elliott second and
Midnight Chimes third.
The sixth race had the largest field of
the day. and was splendid wind-up of
a good days sport. Thirteen went to the
post, of which old Beau Ideal was made
to l, backed down from 10 to /. When
it came to racing neither finished in the
first three. Alard. an outsider. opening
AT 30 to ] and closing at TO l. won
handily. with Robert Metcafe. another
outsider in the betting at 40 to l, a good
second. Old Kirkwood was third There
was heavy play on Alard. AT the close
many bookies had rubbed out entirely,
and would not take another dollar on
him.
The talent had little the best of the
argument on the day, four favorites win
ming and II is more than probable that
every book in the ring lost to the win of
Alard. In fact. the only race that saved
them from slaughter was the fifth. where
Toluca was the favorite, and finished in
the ruck.
Saturday next closes the meeting. and
the public is reminded that a grand card
is offered for that day There will be
seven races the first starting PROMPTLY
at 2:30 p. m. Among the features carded
are the Spring Hunters Steeplechase and
the second running of the Benning Spring
Handicap.
The card for today is in keeping with
the past efforts of the jockey club Ii has
the usual quota of six races of which
special mention must be given to the
steeplechase at two and one-haIf miles
The days racing will end with a handi-
cap, in which the best horses at the track
are entered. Such horses as Sidney Lucas,
Decanter, First Whip, Boney Boy, Gold
Fox, and Knight of the Garter should be
an attraction to test the capacity of the
grandstand. 1t is splendid card, and
worth going TO see
The following is the summary:
First race-For three year-olds and IN
ward; six furlongs.-Robert Waddeu
tSeaton), l to and out, won; Magic