Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14
IGNORED THE WEATHER
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT BEN
MING DESPITE THE RAIN.
Line Of Bookmakers Shortened-Mus-
cular Work Needed to Get
Bets Recorded.

standing the weather conditions, and ev-
erything around the course was sticky and
damn and the track sea of mud. But
up at the club house standing room was at
a premium, while the big grand stand was
almost filled. Down in the betting there
was a perfect jam from 2 o'clock on, the
dropping out of the bookies for the Aque-
duct meeting contracting the line ana re-
Quiring football tactics to get down pet.
While the card was of the ordinary sort,
the Second Spring Benning Handicap was
a big feature and all the crack ponies at
the track were participants therein' ine
other races had small fields but were SO
closely weighted in the handtcapS as 10
make the contests unusually interesting.
Out in the stables everything was hustle
and hustle, a majority Of the horses being
wrapped up for protection from inc
weather while in transit to the AQueduct
track a special Of about twenty cars leav-
ing after the last race this afternoon
Following were the scratches bulletined
at 2:3O pm: In the second. Par Excel
lence and Duke of Kendall. In the third,
Susie Christian and Magic Flute. In the
fourth, Lord Advocate. In the hfth, Lora-
vale. In the sixth, THAN. -.e
Moderator Wins the First.
The first race, mile and a half. over SIX
flights of hurdles, was won by Moderator
(Rodrock}, to and to 2; Lady Radnor
Oonohue), II to 5 and to S, second; Mazie
V CBowser), 20 and 6. third: Historian
(Houlahan), 20 and 8. fourth: Time, o.ol 20.
Moderator showed the way around drst
leading by fifteen lengths and won easily
on the bit. Willard ]. fell on fourth jump.
An Upset in the Steeplechase.
There was a big upset in the Easter
Monday steeplechase. Walter Cleary, one
of the favorites, led to the last jump, which
he refused When Mara got him over
Arius had gallOped off with the race py
forty lengths. with Walter Cleary IN the
place Gold Ray fell, but was remounted
and finished third. Kalorama and Ida
Woodlands also tumbled.
Jimmy Mclaughlin, jr., was confident OF
success with his jumper. Gibson Light, IN
share his views, with the result that the
elder Mclaughlin owes the younger Nc
Laughlin the best hat that money will buy
when they reach old Broadway again.
Plantagenet's Race.
Plantagenet ran a surprisingly good race
when he won the Observation-Disclosures
dash for selling platers. three years old
and over. Thirteen started. and among
them were Elom. Blue and Orange, Mid
night Chimes. Musical slipper, Cessna Girl.
Prancer and Sir Christopher Mr.. Jennings
and his friends backed Plantagenet from
u to to 1, but the rank and file of the
spectators held off. They were afraid of
little Cnappell, tne apprentices III TIE Sdu-
die. 1t is not always wise to pass horses
because they have apprentices in the sad
die. Redfern could not have handled Plan
tagenet more successfully than did this
little Maryland boy. He was told to keep
his wits about him at the post, and he did
it. He had the good-looking son of The
Friar and Lena on his toes and shot him
into the lead when the barrier sprung. He
kept Plantagenet under gentle restraint
until the first quarter-pole was passed, and
then came away, winning easily.
Jockey Bernhardt's Pluck.
Bernhard. the hard-luck jockey. gave
another exhibition of his pluck by holding
to the reins and remounting when Gold
Ray fell with him in the steeplechase.
Bernhardt says that but one horse has got
away from him owing to a fall and then
the bride came off.
Susie Christian, which won for Pa Brad
ley in the two-year-old event at 80 to 1, is
a FLY of his own breeding. Her sire, Wya-
lusing. is by ST. Blaise out of Susquehan-
ma and is therefore a full brother to Po-
tomac, the premier sire at the MeSSrS San
fords Hurricane stud. Potomac has sired
many good winners. and his brother may
prove his worth as a sire, but is not likely
to have Potomac's opportunities.
Some surprise was expressed when it was
noted that Wilkerson was carded to ride in
the second race, as Wilkerson and Hender-
Son had both been suspended by Starter
Cassidy on Saturday. "WilkerSon came to
Mr. Cassidy, that hadn't the heart to
fuse to let him ride on the last two days of
the meeting. So 1 called it all off for both
the youngsters
j. F. Daniels, a Texas turfman who Is
making his first bid for honors on the east
ern tracks, has scored a unique record at
Benning. He has raced small stable here
and has been unable to win a race, but
horses carrying his colors have finished sec
ond no less than seven times Ora McKin-
ney and Sir Christopher each finished in
this position in their races yesterday. This
makes three seconds for old Sir Christopher
and two each for Ora Mckinney and Zirl
We'll, l got a little personal satisfaction
cut of that race anyway, though l wish that
Walter Cleary could have won,'' said
THYME Tompkins, speaking of the Easter
Monday steeplechase. Since Ida Wood
lands race last week, some of these folks
around here expressed desire to see some
one trot out better jumper. think filed
the bill for them all right, even if 1 didn't
WIN. My horse went farther than Ida
Woodlands did, and jumped better while he
was at It, Guess he'll hold the Ida Wood
lands bunch for a while
Most Tips Went Wrong.
There were tips galore, as is usually the
case toward the flag end of a Benning meet
ing, but most of them went wrong Sir
Christopher was handed out as good thing
In selling race for three-year-olds at five
and half furlongs, but William Jennings,
j > I ldHldSdHet look MIN neatly INTO camp
The Patapsco stables Fortunatus was ex-
tensively touted to win a Seven ftfffong
dash for three-year-olds and overatt Al
1t was said that the Golden Garter colt
who showed a good performance or two
hereabouts last fall, was primed to run the
race of his life, and nearly every one at the
track backed him heavily. Hack had the
mount. He got Fortunatus away from the
post cleverly enough, but the Golden Garter
colt could not raise gallop. He was no.
"here near the money at the finish. The
race fell to Tom Griffins Mezzo, a speedy
son of Dion Kerr's stallion Chorfster and
Marsa.
Summaries.
Following are the summaries of races too
late for last evenings Star:
Second race. selling five and a half fur
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 81, Chappell, 10 to 1,
won; Sir Christopher, 1O4, Minder, 10 to 1
and to 1. second: Blue and Orange. 100,
Hack. to i. third. Time Ill King b.
Eloim. Annie Grace, Directum. Midnight
Chimes. Show Girl, Musical Slipper. Geisha
Girl Pride OF Galore and Prancer also ran.
Third race, selling, four and a half fur
longs-Susie Christian, o. H. Callahan. 30
to !, won; Ora Mckinney. 90. Redfern, even
and out. second: Pleasant Memories IO6.
Fisher. Z to 8. third Time, SO. Calyz and
St Roche also ran.
Fourth race. Easter Monday steeplechase.
selling, two miles and haff-Ariua 1kQ