The Washington times., 1903-04-07
April Showers Cast Gloom
Over Owners, Officials,
and Talent Alike-Card
Well Filled and Attract
i've.
Tommy Burns and Arthur
Redfern Engage in a Gar
rison Finish the Best Of
the Meet-TOmmy Foster
Wins Again.

April showers are likely 90 continue
throughout the day, which may initiate
against a large attendance al BeuUiBg
this afternoon.
Today's card Is good one and The
field is fairly well flied. Already enough
rain has fallen 10 seriously AFFECT the
condition OF the track.
The first race today should 90 10 True
Bluc with Rough Rider ana Harrison in
The mOne-.
PetUnia is likely TO land The second,
closely followed home by Peter Paul and
Reverberate, while Gibson Light looks
a good thing in the hurdle race. VII
lard ]. and COncertina should run sec
ond and third, respectively.
Mrs Frank Foster is in grand form
a. present and should have no difficulty
in winning the fourth, with Shrine sec
ond and IIlyTia third.
Merriment viii probably get The money
in the nth race. Shrine and Athlaua
are preferred in the order named for the
place and show
Benckart, Barbara Frietchie and Il.
L Coleman may be the order of the
finish in the last race.
Yesterdays Events.
Three favorftes and a weu-backed
second choice scored for the talent at
Benning yesterday,
The feature of the day was the Hnish
in the third race. when Tommy Fos-
ter. on one occasion the IoBgest-priced
-.-,v- no., s--r,,.z
under the wire winner by a short
head from Merrymaker. The former
was ridden by Tommy Burns. while
Arthur Bedfern had the leg up on Merry
maker. Redeem, Burns, and Odom are
rated as the best jockeys at the track.
and great rivalry exists between them
Up to date Redfern leads the list OF
winning riders by a big margin. and is
looked upon by many as the best rider
in the country. So when Burns and
Redfern met on even terms half a fur
long from home, the greatest excitement
prevailed. Head and head they raced,
neither able TO gain an inch of advau-
tage until within two jumps from the
wire. when Burns fairly lifted his mount
past the judges stand and got the de-
elsion by q short head It was hurri-
cane finish, and the Beau 8rummel
jockey won by superior jockeyship
Tommy Fosters price was 3 TO J. and
Merryma ker's 10 L Meistersinger,
Henderson up. 3 to I, was third, two
lengths back.
In the first race Dr. SaylOr looked a
winner all over. and the odds of TO
10 laid against him were eagerly ac-
cepted. OrIoT and Little Boy were
steadily supported at and TO 1. re
spectiyely. while Turnpike's price went
up from 5 to : to l. They broke to a
bad start, with Little Boy, who was
played heavily TO show. at 10 ., left
at the post DR.. SayIor kept well up
with the bunch all the way around, and
when in the stretch drew away and won
IS he pleased by three lengths. under
wraps. He was ridden by Tommy Burns
EIoim tOdom1. 10 /, and Turnpike
1Redfern}, TO ], finished second and
third in the order named.
Hist a Disappointment.
Hist opened a favorite in The third
event At to /, bur was backed down
TO to 3. He failed to run in the money.
Cloche dor %. jones', 10 10 ]; Mollie
PeyteR &C. Sloan, u TO !. and Alma
Girl IT BurDs). 10 /. finished first.
second. and third. respectively
The public could see nothing but List
away in the fourth race. selling af-
fair. Tor TWO ear-oIds ard upward, AT
four and a half furIongs. and supported
hIm heavily. cutting his price down from
d
the Lissak- Fli,away selding. after get
ting the worst OF the start. drew away
in the last fry yards and won by a
length over Eclectic. who was neck be-
fore Magic Flute. The Brown Monarch
vas the only other starter
The handicap for -year-olds and
upward. over SIX furIoags. carded as the
fifth event. brought out the best field of
the day. Himself opened favoTite, but
closed at 10 8. with Wealth held al the
same pri-c- Tugai Boy was well backed
and his ODDS fell from to 3 TO /. april
Shower the only other starter, was the
extreme outsider, held al Z 20 l. April
Shower, under a strong ride from Min
der, drew away in the stetch and won
rather easily from Tugal Bey. who was
length and half IN from o. Himself
Burns bad the mount on the Bey and
doom rode Himself
The SIKH race, il which a poor lot
went to the post. wound mp the DAYS
sport. Duke OF Kendall iR=dferDJ. 8 10 ..
won; Wheeler ., CHaacky, 6 10 j. sec
ond; Charmed III. Callahan, - TO J.
third.