The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-28
Chevy Chase Hunt Handi-
cap, for Pink Coats, To-
DAYS Attraction at Ben
ning-Sr1art Folk VIII
Attend.

Gay, ana was We'll fldy-
ed - Ornature Breaks a
Leg, Then Is Shot.
Washington's smart folk are on the
Qui vive Of expectancy this afternoon.
and will turn out en- masse and journey
TO Benning TO witness the Chevy Chase
Hunt Handicap. the horses 20 be ridden
by gentlemen riders in full hunting re-
gala. pink coats. white brooches. silk
hats. and highly polished tops and
boots.
The Washington Jockey Club has Of
fered handsome silver cup 10 the win
Ber. and the trophy is one that any
sportsman will feel proud in adding 20
his collection
There are nine entries for this event.
and among them the best horses az
timber and water in the city The
riders are well known as intrepid horse
men. and before the two-and-a haIf-miIe
Journey is over some fine riding may be
expected.
Following are the riders and their
weights entered for the Chevy Chase
Hunt Handicap:
Frederic L Hudekoper's p. g Kalorama.
Dion X Kerr's b &. Joe Letter, owner. les
A A. snyder's ch. & Rooster "a. 3D.. Mr.
s j. Knut's b. & Twilight o. b. owner i55
John l. Iareomb, iT-'s, ch. m. Jacotei On.
b. owner. -..------.- ..-.-.-.-.......-. I52
R. Huidekoper. - '.,' ~ 80. 1873
J. II. Bradley's b. z. Dragoman. Mr. Wal
ters Observation-Disclosures. Us
Reed KnoN's b. e. ROYAL Stag (h. ~ Mr.
Evans NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -. 80
Roger X wetmore's ct. m. Little Duchess
Oh. b, owner. -.-.--.-..----.-..---. las
While this is the piece de resistance
of the days program from a social point
Of view the other events will be Of the
same high degree Of excellence as on
the previous days
Today's Good Things
The first, a six furIong race for three
= Fear-olds and upward. including a field Of
nine. Demurrer. yesterdays star per-
former is entered in this event but the
chances are he will be Withdrawn after
his bruising race of yesterday. ulyria.
.who won on-a fuke on Wednesday.
should land the money today. with Mrs
Frank Foster and Ahumada in the
money.
The second. a four and One-half fur
long sprint for year-olds, looks IKE
a good thing for Petunia. with Race
King in the place. The Chevy Chase
Hunt Handicap is next and con
tains a field or nine. OF this lot. six are
hslfbreeds. KaIcrama. Joe Letter. and
Royal stag being the only thoroughbreds
in the race Their chances OF finishing the
two and half mile journey ahead OF
the field should be better for this reason.
The next event a selling steeplechase.
viii give the smart world an opportuni-
~ to draw a comparison between the
horsemansnip OF amateur and profess
sinai. Gum Honey = entered in this
event. and II he is in anything like the
form in which he ran on Monday he
Will have but one horse TO fear in this
race. and that is Strike-a- Light. a good
fencer. and lightning on the fat
Alan and Athelroy should finish in the
order named in the fifth race, the Pc
tomac Purse. at six furlongs. with or.
Ion in the money.
The last race at mile and 100 yards
looks like a good thing for Barbara
Frietchie, and Yellow Tai and Locket
should earn their brackets In this race
Sam Craig and Early Eve are entered.
both owned by WashiDgtonians. the for
mer by John Lynch and the latter By
Capitola Travis
Yesterdays Sensations.
Sensational features were plentiful at
Benning yesterday. and one or two OF
them OF sufficient magnitude 10 stir the
sluggish blood OF even the most bIase
and time-hardened patron OF the turf.
For the first time in the history OF this
prettS track a 200 10 ! shot crossed I'M
der the wire ahead of it's field and bet b.
ter still. a score or more OF fortunate
ones had sufficient confidence in the
horses chances 70 invest a few dollars
on him and thereby make a grand coup.
In the first race. Tommy Foster en-
tered by A. y. Doyle, and superbly rid
den by Cash Sloan. ran away from his
Held. leaving the heavily played favorite.
True Blue. browsing at the post. while
hedfern. his Jockey. slowly picked him
sell up after turning a complete SOM
mersault over his baIlSy mounts head
snd gazed WOndeTinEly a. the dying
Foster Foster was never headed and
won handily. Tommy Foster opened in
the betting al 100 20 = and receded 10
200 20 l. but when IL was seen thai
dozens OF spectators were taking a
flyer on him with a SO or $50 note. his
price was again cut, closing at 60.
So much fo- sensation number one.
The second. a neck and neck finish be-
tween Coiansay and Chorubim in the
fourth race. Was sufficiently cIose 10
bring every pan. woman and child al the
n
and huzzahs fer their respective ravorite
echoed and re-cchoed through Mary
lands hills. with Father BH Dalv's
colansay the winner. Sensation number
three occurred at the end OF the last
race. and The only incident to mar
what had been an ideal and highly en-
liza he d.. .nc.-.l n--.-....-. L. ~.