The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-11
The Southern SteepleChase
the Piece de Resistance in
Which Three Chevy Chase
Members Ride.
Yesterdays Card Light, But
the Races Were Sufficient
y Closely Contested to
Make Up in Interest.

the Southern steeplechase for this at
ternoon, which Will prove quite as at
tractivs TO society both here and In
Baltimore. as did the Chevy Chase
steepIechase, TWO weeks ago today.
Seven are scheduled to start in this
event, the third on the card Three OF
these are Chevy Chase horses, as fol-
lows: Joe Letter, to be ridden by MIR.
Kerr; Twilight, 10 be piloted by Mr..
knut, while Mr.. Larcombe will have
the mount on JacobeL
The five other events for this after
noon are well filed IN the first race.
hurdle handicap, the order of the fin
ism will doubtless be Gould, Gibson
Light and Alma Girl
In the second, Contentious is again
likely to be an odds-on favorite and
should win, with Pleasant Memories and
Termigant second and third, respective
! "
IN the steepIeehase. Mr.. Kerr's Joe
Letter looks the winner all over, wifi
Jaeobel and Montrip in the money. Alan.
Shrine and Merriment should be the or
der OF the fourth race while LoravaIe,
Flo Russell and John Nevin look 70 be
the best Of the lot IN the fifth
Tie last race should go to Benchart,
Merry maker and McWiIIiams in the
money.
Small Fields Yesterday.
Yesterdays attendance was quite up
TO the average. and while the fields were
small. the sport was good and the races
closely contested. The talent had q field
day and since five favorites and one
second choice won. ii is safe to assert
that many weH-flIed pockets, other
than Of the pencilers, left the betting
ring when business for the day was con
cluded. The races we're run off as fol-
lows:
The first race, handicap, at five and
one-half furIongs. for three-year-olds
and upward, brought out Yellow Tail
tWaterbuFy). Z to 10; Himself (Odom).
21a 10 l; Blue and Orange tBurns1.
and even, and CIoche dor HACK. 20
and s. Yellow Tail carried the bulk of
The money. while Blue and Orange
was fancied by a few Blue and Orange
had a shade the best of the start. with
Himself practically left at the post
Yellow Tail commanded the lead al the
head OF the stretch and won out haads
down. Himself second. Blue and Orange
third
The second was a selling race for
three-year -oIds and upward, al five fur
longs. and brought out the largest field
Of the day, thirteen in all as follows:
Eloim (Odom) 8 TO .; Lady Radnor
(Minder), and .; Zirl (Gannon), TO 5:
WaIbrook (Ffsher), 20, s and 3; Lady
Broe!way (Redfernl, s, 3, and /; Brde-
MA (Wilkerson), 40, Is, and 6. Anna
DAILY ID. O'Connor), s, 3. and /: Mystic
Belle (KIenck}. 20, 15, and 6; Dusky
Secret Henderson,, 20. 6. and 3: Mid
night Chimes {Haack), to 1; Alpaca
(MeCafferty). and 2; aunt Bella o.
Jones'. 20, Is, and 6, and Sprfngbrook
(ChappeI9. 4 and even.
Aunt Bella cut out the running to the
stretch, when EIoim drew away and
won. with ZirI second and Midnight
Chimes third
Tugai Bey All the Way.
Five three-y ear-o1ds and upward made
up the field in the fourth race, at six
fuTlongs. Tugui Bey opened up an odds
on favorite, but the bulk OF the money
went in on Merriment straight and place
The starters were II. L. Coleman
jOdoml, and to !: Merriment (Blake),
and even; Hist tCreamer). &c and 4;
GIennevis (RedfernJ, ( and even; Tugai
Bey (Hsack), TO 10 and / TO g
Hist was the first to break. when
Hack laid up with Tugat Bey and soon
raced the Daily colt to a stand. Bey
came on through the stretch, winning as
he pleased, with GIennevis second and
Aerriment third
Five maiden two-y ear-oIds started in
the fourth race. a half mile sprint
They were Interlude (HaacB. 8 10 20
and 1 10 9. BrucevIlIe (GannonJ. 10 and
2 Ora Mckinney iRedfernJ, y and 2iia
Hickey T. Waterbury. l00 and p; Re
vertebrate tOdomJ and 10 10.
a shower Of money was invested in
Interlude. with Reverberate a strong
faForite for the place. while Iong-shot /
fanciers took a chance on Hickey =. !
Reyerberate was practically left at the
post, Interlude leading from start TO +
finish. Reverberate collared the lead t
ers IA the stretch aud finished second, /
Brpeevilie third
Another light heId came TO the barrier /
IN the fifth race for maiden three-year- /
oIds at seven furIoues. The starters /
were Miehaelmas CMinder). 8 and ,: /
Weinerwurst 0kingJ 50 and .; Cheru- /
bin lRedfern3. : 10 .; Loravale CBurns). +
and 10 .: Whiten (dcCaHertyJ, 20 /
and 3.
Loravale and Cherubim had all the /
worst OF the starr. Michselmas led 10 f
the stretch, when Bedfern came through /
with Cherabim. winning by length ana /
q half. Lorayale taking the place from
Michaelmas by a head.
The concluding event OF the day was
a mile and afty-yard selling race for /
three yeaF-olds and upward
The field included Knight of the Gar
ter (3ainderl, Il to ., and 10 .; Carroll /
D. (0doml / and 4 20 .; Black Dick
tBurnsl. 8 to and ! TO 2; ImpeTious 1
waterbury, and 70 2
Black Dick. the faYorite. was freely /