Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-10
SPORTS OF ALL SORT S
Days Horses Took Three
Races at Benning.
THREE FAVORITES WON
BETTING AT RACE TRACK NOT
ILLEGAL.
The Law is Not Violated-The Fitz-
Jeffries Bout in Eng
land.
THREE FAVORITES WON


| track. the sage of Hartford winning three
races and getting a place in another. The
| betting talent when winning designate W.
| c. Daily as Father Bill but when in
| losing streak refer to him. sarcastically as
Pa" Yesterday it was Father Bill" with
| the accent on the Father" In the first
| race Alack finished second: in the fourth
| Locket won easily; in the fifth Trump set
! the rail birds crazy with delight by making
/ a runaway race of 1t, and in the last Him
| self put it all over Ohnet and Calgary
When the first race was run the track
| was tough and firing, and it was still worse
when the last race was started, on account
| of the drzzling rain that fell all the after,
noon. Three favorites won and an equal
number were beaten. In the opening event
| Price was the hot tip" for the wise bet
| tiers, and this time the filly possessed all
| the speed. Benckart got away from the
| post first and then Fonsoluca- took the
! lead turning into the stretch. AT that point
| Booker shook up Price and she came away
| in easy fashion, winning by fully TWO
| lengths. Price has developed into grand,
| big fily and Will be entitled TO respectful
| consideration at the metropolitan tracks
| Her sire is now in England and IS known as
| Cherry Tree.
| The fine preliminary work of All Souls
made him an odds-on favorite in the second
! race. and it wassthought he could not lose.
! especially a majority of the trainers at
! the track had bets down on his chances
| He was evidently out of his element in the
| going and failed to finish in the money
/ Mystic Bell led all the way, but was
pressed at the finish by Gloriosa, tt, end
| being very exciting, the former getting the
| decision by half a length.
Only three horses started in the third
! event, a handicap steeplechase for Tour
/ year-oldS, Decameron being the favorite at
evenS HandviCe was heavily played on
/ account of his good the opening
/ day of the meeting. Decameron held the
! lead from start to finish and won by fully
! ten lengths.
/ Days Winning Streak.
Roue was picked the good thing in the
fourth race. but Father Bill Daily began
! his winning streak in this event with Lock
! ct and the best the favorite could do was
/ second. Woodchuck got away in the lead
! and then Roue went to the front turning
| into the stretch. Locket then got a good
| position and shooting to the front won
/ handiy by two lengths.
! All Saints was almost conceded the fifth
| race and ruled strong 3 to chance IN the
! betting. Curtsey was literally played for
| the place. Trump led all the way. He
| won by many lengths, while the favorite
| had to be ridden out to beat Justice and
| Ninonia. Jockey Burns waited with All
| Saints to the turn and there went after
| Trump The latter proceeded to increase
| his lead and won in the hollOweSt of style.
| six lengths separating him from All Saints
! at the end.
down to Himself. Ohnet and Calgary. Upon
| the proposition that Himself could not go
| the route,sa mile and forty yards, liberal
price was laid against him. Himself simply
| played with his followers. Ohnet was close
| to him at the half mile, but at no other
| point was the DAILY colt worried. Coming
| down the stretch it was a procession, Him
| self winning by two lengths
! Cormorants entry will not again be ac-
| Cepted by the Washington Jockey Club. He
| behaved like crazy horse while at the
/ post in the first race After he had broken
! through a fence, thrown OdOm and broken
! his bride, the field was sent away without
| him.
| Summaries.
| Following are the summaries:
| First race, six ard half furlongs; purse
| S40O-Price rs pounds (Booker), to ), won
| AIack, "a tCreamar). to l, second: Fonso-
luca, 9s CWonderly}, 3 to l. third. Time,
| 1.25. Gold Fox, Inperialist,. Ginki, Benck-
| art and Princess Otillie also ran
| Second race, half a mile; purse 800
Mystic Bell. 100 pounds (Wonderly), 3 to /,
won; Gloriosa. 100 q. Daly). 20 to /. second :;
| Geisha Girl. 100 q. Smith. l. to 1. third.
| Time, 81 %. Tribesman, Scuid All Souls
/ and Enhance also ran.
/ Third race, steeplechase; about two and a
| half miles; purse, S400-Decameron, 147
| pounds (Parson), 3 to ). won; Handvice, 13S
/ Donahue), to ., second; Tanit, 1870 &c.
| Heider), > to l. third. Time, 5.5S. Three
| starters.
| Fourth race, six and half furlongs;
| purse, S4O0-Lockat, JOG pounds (Miles) Z to
., won; Roue, 103 (Booker). to D. second
| May j.. "a tShecD. 10 to l. third. Time,
/ LBS 1-5. WOodchuck, Frivol and Eminence
| Il also ran.
Fifth race. seven furlongs; purse. 800
| Trump, 90 pounds (Creamer), to 1, won;
All Saints. Ill ct. Burns), 3 to 5. second
Justice, 102 (Booker), to l, third Time,
1.3l 10 Ninonia and Curtsey also ran.
CtxytE IL
| $4oo-Himseif 112 pounds (Brennan). II to
10. won; Calgary, 81 (Shea). II to ). sec
| ond; Ohnet. 100 tBoOkcr), to ), third.
| Time, 1.i9 10 Three starters