The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-03
HUNDRED-DOLLAR HORSE
WINS OUT At BENNING
Tribes Hill Surprises His
Former Owner.
CAME HOME IN FINE STYLE
Today's Race Card Presents Several
Good Horses and Promises Some
Excellent Sport.

q hundred-dollar-ho won the fea-
uIro OF the card at Benning yesterday
afternoon. The feature was the Ben
ming Special. at a mile and a half and
the horse that won was Tribes Hin.
Little more than q year ago Tribes Hill.
when offered at auction toward the close
OF the racing season in New York was
not thought good enough to command a
higher bid than 500. The first bid got
him
Tribes Hin must have felt the insult
Cor he Immediately began to brace up
and IL was not long before he showed
himself to be some horse He won his
first start for his new owner. with 100 TO
] offered against him, and followed this
victory up with another. The man who
bought Tribes Hill for 500 gathered in
more than $4,000 in purses and wagers
on his purchase before the horse was
finally taken from him out of a selling
race.
Yesterday his former owner sat in the
stand and watched his old bread-winner
eallop TO the post Il don't think the
horse can carry I16 pounds and go a
nile and half against such horses as
ne has to meet today he said, and for
the first time since he was Knocked
down in the auction ring Tribes Hill
faced the starter carrying not cent of
HIN won in gallant style the man to
whom he had proved so good a friend
heaved sigh and involuntarily let drop
from his lips the old adage. Trade not
your Old and tried friends for the new"
Won by a Chance.
1t VS. by mere chance that Tribes
Hill won the Benning Special His
present owner and trainer. ex-Jockey
Aidgely, had decided to scratch the
horse early Ia the morning, because the
animal had been coughing. When he
learned that several other candidates
Tor the race would not start Midgely
concluded TO take a chance with his
horse. and Tribes Hill went to the post
and won.
1t reminded one very much Of Gut
tenbVrg and Clifton yesterday Before
the first race was run it began TO snow
and there were occasional furries Of
the white fakes in the course of the
afternoon. The track was in splendid
condition, however, as was indicated
by the recOrd-breaking race of CastaI-
ian in the six-furiong sprint Mr.
Hitchcock 5 horse ran the distance in
ia p. clipping three-ffths Of a sec
ond from the track record. Castalian
was EASILY the class of this race, but
Sweet Alice was made favOrite over
him. ". P. Birch. who trains the
horses OF Mr. Hitchcock. was not any
TOO sSnguine mat Castalian would win.
Th- horse has only recently recovered
from mouth disease which affected
all Of the Hitchcock thoroughbreds.
and Mr.. Burch was uncertain whether
the illness would dull his speed and
staying powers. ClOten. a Canadian
horse. was hot tip in this race. ana
Will
made it interesting for CastaIian. As
it was, he finished third and was run
ming fast at the finish.
The end Of the Eastern racing season
is IN sight. This is indicated by the
dearsh Of good jockeys now riding at
Benning. When the meeting began all
Of the fashionable riders were here. Now
only Burns and Redfern are left. There
are pleSty Of other riders. but the two
named stand out conspicuo1sly
Large Fields Today.
Today's card has the usual large fields
entered The track viii probably be a
bit slow on account of the snow, but this
Will not cause many scratches, as all
the owners are anxious 10 win winter
cats In the hrst race Our Nugget
seems 70 have struck a soft spot. She
hkes six furlOIgs. and If she has he
usual burst OF speed ought 70 stanC
the others on their heads. Red DamseI
and Irish Witch look 70 be the best Of
the others. The second is a hard race
TO pick. The Guardsman. Paul clifford.
and Bon Mot appear 10 be the best. Al
gonquin in the tWO-year-OId selling race.
third on the card, is weighted 50 lightly
That r Will take a lot Of beating. Gold
Dome II he starts, should run well, and
Coppelia and Scotch Plume will go some
The lightweight selling race at six
icrlongs. fourth on the card, is for gen
temen riders. and should be very
interesting race. Demurrer is an easy
horse 10 ride, and the distance just suits
him. 50 il VIII not be surprising TO see
the old rogue win. Judith Campbell
and Paul Clifford viii run well. Arrab-
gcwan has always run so well for gen
tlemen riders that he must be consid-
cred
Ectecuc- Eiarmakis. and Bronx should
nave the finish TO themselves in the fftb
race, and Iilyria. Duke of Kendall and
Ice Water ought TO fight out the last.