The Washington times., 1903-04-04
Game Little FiIly Is Racing
Wonder of the Age-To-
days Card Both Attract
i've and High Chased.


Jockey Narrowly Averts
q Tumble.
Should the weather be clear when the
horses answer the call OF the bugle in
the first race today, it is more than
probable that the racegoers will be
treated to good sport. as the fields are
high classed and web placed The track
should still be fast, as the strong wind
will go far toward drying it out
IN the first race Mrs. Frank Foster
should show the way nome to Dr. SayIoT
and IlIyria, while Petunia looks good in
the second, with Abel TrebIa and Pleas
ant Memories in the money. The steeple-
chase should be passed up as q bad bet
ting proposition A poor lot will face the
starter in the fourth OF those that have
started The Brown Monarch appears the
best, while Grecian Maid and Ora Ne
kinIey may run in the money This is
another good one to stay off.
Lady Radnor. Barbara Frietchie, and
Bon Mot should be the order of the I'm
ish in the fifth, while Himself, Honolulu,
and Flying Buttress should run first,
second. and third, respectively, IN the
sixth and last event
Talent Hard Hit.
It was a weary and heavy-hearted
crowd that returned from Benning last
evening. Six favorites were bowled over
and the talent quit way behind the game
The day was warm. clear. and ideal for
racing, and the track fast, but the card
was only mediocre one
The first race. in which the best field
OF the day went to the post, was an open
one, with DemurFer's and DR.. SayIor's
chances about equal. while some went to
0rlof and Mrs. Frank Foster. As good
as to l could be got on the latter at
one stage of the betting, as the Foster
mare was thought to have gone stale
after her race Of Thursday, when she
barely managed to stagger home in
front of Shrine. The order of the finish
was Mrs. Frank Foster (Redfern). 4 to
1; Dr. Say1or IT. Burns). 2 10 1. and Pa
geapt (Hicks), TO l. The winner ran
q pretty race. and received a strong
ride from Redfern. of fifth in q field Of
six, Redfern Ieisurely brought her up TO
the bunch. and when Strengthened out in
the stretch she drew away and won by
two lengths. Pageant came strongest at
the end, and with light weight up will
win in most any company at six and
one-half furlongs
The second event brought out q field
of nine maiden two-year- oIds. Interlude
was thought to hold the field safe, and
was well backed at to ). while Wood
shade and Oriza. who opened at 8 and 9
TO in the betting, each Teceded a point.
InteFIude was of well, and led all the
way around to the stretch. when he either
stumbled or SHE'D, jostIing Burns out OF
the saddle, who chung 10 his mounts
neck, and then climbed back. This cost
him the race. Oriza. Minder up. won;
with Woodshade and TranEmig grafton.
ridden By Redfern and Rice. respective
Iy, second and third. IN the order
named
A bad lot OF nine went TO the post in
the third race. a selling affair. at seven
ed By Father Biu'' Daily. Odom IN, at
s to IN the betting. Lord Advocate IT.
Rurns). i to /. was second. and Jove
(WiIkerson). 6 TO I. third
Tommy Foster Runs Placed.
The fourth. for four ear-olds and
upward. was another selling race. Meis-
tersinger, Cannon up, at the lucrative
price OF 10 TO 1, repeated his perform
ance OF the other day. winning by
length over Tommy Foster, the colt
which won last week with the liberal
odds of 200 TO l chalked UP against him.
Redfern had the leg up on Foster. who
was held al to I at the close Of the
betting. Ben Battle. TO /. ridden bY
little WIIkerson. won third money from
MeWuliams By a length.
The maiden three-year-oId event, at
six and half furlongs, carded as the
fifth race, was won by Prancer Doyle,
c 10 /; HeaJhsyiIle tacCauleyl. Is TO !.
second. with NiehaeImss Hurley, 40
to I. third.
In the last race Knight Of the Garter
vas scratched, leaving FIVE to face the
starter. Il was a selling affair for three
yeaT-olds and upward, at mile and 100
yards. non-vIuneTs ia 1895. By mistake
Frank MidseIy entered his four ycar-oli
chestnut horse CoIds0y. BY Ingoldsby-
Repent. which had won during the meet
ing Goldsby Was played quite literally
as 10 10 J. Just before the bugIe called
the horses to the post Il wes suggested
that GoIdsby was ineligible. having Won
q race this year. He vas then scratched.
and the bookmakers refunded all bets
laid on him.
The field broke to a poor start. Benck-
at getting FIVE OF six lengths the worst
OF It. He caught his field on the back
stretch and appeared to be going easy.
He again experienced a piece OF
hard luck when he was bumped and shu,
of by Sir Florian and H l. Coleman at
the head OF the stretch and knocked out
OF his stride and had TO Dull lID and On