Evening star., 1901-04-05
GREAT DAY FOR DAILY
Wins Three Races at the Benning
Track.
MIKE GRADY SIGNED BY MANNING
Local Team viii Begin Practice
Monday.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

1t was DAILY day at the Benning track
yesterday, Father BILL the Sage of Hart
ford" witnessing three of his horses fin
ish first, Pa capturing each race in
which he had horse His horses were the
two-year-old colt Carroll D.. by Hastings
Toscona; Matt Simpson and Ginki. The
first two were at long odds. 25 and 10 to /,
respectively, while Ginki was an to 5
favorite. The attendance because of the
cold and threatening weather, was the
smallest of the meeting, yet the crowd was
by no means small, which fact fully dem
onstrated the popularity the sport has
reached here. The track was heavy and
very slow, yet the racing was interesting
and speculation heavy. Two favorites, two
third choices and two outsiders earned
brackets, and the men of odds again quit
ahead of the public The biggest upset
of the day occurred in the second race,
for two-year-olds, in which the Morris colt,
Dolce-far-Niente, was made a to 10 IA
vorite, due to his race two days before
The best he could do, however was to
run second, Carroll D. beating him head
Wait Minute so close up that many be-
ieved he had secured the place.
The Racing.
The first race went to Scorpio the to
1 third choice, beating Lexington Pirate
a head, Charley Moore three lengths back.
Matt Simpson captured the third race,
getting home half a length in front of
Prosit, Cherished third, the 16 to 6 IA
yorite, Draughtsman, finishing fourth.
Lady Padden backed down from Is to 9
to l. did the trick in the fourth event,
beating Irene Lindsay half a length. she
a length the best of Sylvan Dell. Obliged.
the to favorite, running fifth.
Ginki left the maiden class in the fifth
haa tfno bn To 1 Shnt d.
ward, half length, he a length and a
half ahead of Street Boy.
But three started in the last race
Knight of the Garter, Kirkwood and Big
Gun-and they finished In that order and
as the odds placed them.
Summary.
First race, five and a half furlongs-Scor-
pfo, lie Q.andry), to 1, won: Lexington
Pirate, 12O CWonderly), 13 to and even,
second: Charley Moore, 1ls (vandusen). 3
to 2, third. Time, 10. Roysterer, Eloin.
Barneystone also ran.
Second race, two-year-olds, four and a
half furlongs-Carroll D., 10i (Miles), 25 to
1, won; Dolce-far- Niente, 10S Ct. Walsh, 1
to 10 and out, second; Minute, 101
(Miller), 20 to /, third. Time, IS So. Ten
Hymns also ran.
Third race, selling, seven furlongs-Matt
Simpson. Ill CBrennen), 10 to 1, won; Pro-
sit, 100 O.. Daly). to 1 and to 1, second !:
CneflSneu, 81 wv llkerSON), TO L, tnlru.
Time, 1.33. Draughtsman, Robert Metcalf,
Sentry, Toluca also ran.
Fourth race, maidens, five furlongs-Lady
Padden, 9S q. Slack, g to l, won; Irene
Lindsay. 9S (Wonderly). to 1 and 2 to 1.
second; Sylvan Dell, 115 nandry), 10 to /,
third Time, LOS. Sweepstakes. Obliged
Rubens, The Tramp, Arbitrator, Billy
Gun, Margaret Hoffman, Mrs Daniel also
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Ginki. 1O2
(AIiles). to j, won; Albert Edward 1O1
CBooker), 20 to 1 and to 1. second: Street
Boy, % (Wonderly), 10 to l, third. Time,
1.34 %. Willard j., Farsight, Petrellus
also ran.
Sixth race. selling. one mile and 100 yards
Knight of the Garter Uandry), 3 to g.
won: Kirkwood. 40 dale, to ] and . to
., second; Big Gun, 113 (Vandusen), to /,
third. Time, 15i.
Starter Cassidy fined Seaton and Iyne
S25 for delaying the start in the fourth
race, and set DOnegan down for three
days.
Great steepIechase Tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon the greatest hum
ters' steeplechase ever run will be decided
every prominent hunt in the country hav-
ing one or more horses entered. Some of
the best known gentlemen jockeys will ride
in this race and an unusually large at
tendance will witness the sport There will
be five other races run, and the track
promises to be in good shape.