The Washington times., 1903-04-02
Racegoers Should Be Treated
to Rare Sport,
TALENT ON TOP YESTERDAY
Three Fav0rites, a Second, and a Third
Choice Reward the Public-Ath-
eIroy Wins the Handicap.

Prospects OF good sport for the race
Eoer at the Bcnning track today are
bright. The fields have filed well. and
there are several things on the card that
look good, but in three of the races the
talent should md it difficult task to
pick the winner
In the first race, for ree-year-oIas
and upward. over six furlonss. Louise
Elston Is the class OF the lot and should
win. with Black Diana and Sapere in
the money.
The second race gives promise Of
battle royal between Peter Paul. Pleas
ant Memories. Termagant and The
Brown Monarch. The former. after the
form he showed in his last race. should
win, but viii have 10 do his best to
stan off Pleasant Memories. Termagant
is likely to show
Ivan, Arius and Gold Paw should he
the order Of the finish in the steepIe-
chase Lowly. in the fourth race. looks
good. with Pearl Diver and Gefsha Girl
as contenders. With a good jockey I'D
the latter has royal chance to win.
Mrs. Frank Foster. In the next event.
looks like sure thing. and viii probably
be an odds-on favorite. Shrine should
beat out Teuagra for the place The
last race is an open one. and any OF the
five contendcrs has a good chance to
land the money Benckart, Black Dick
and Rough Rider are liked in the order
named
Yesterday the patrons Of the racing
game were treated to ideal racing
weather The warm sun dried out The
track to such an extent that it was
fairly fast, with the exception of nor /
ton of the backstretch. when the bugJa /.
called the thoroughbreds TO the post in /
the opening event.
When the suns rays shone uDon the
vaTi-colored siIken bIouses Of the lock
eys, as their mounts shot past the stand
on their flying journey. they presented +
Kaleidoscope effect, so pleasing TO the
eve that involuntariIy the great mass OF /
people gave vent TO its admiration bv > /
burst Of applause
me pleasant spring weather tended to
attract many to the picturesque Ben
ming track. The crowd was the largest
th2J has so far attended the meeting
with the exception OF that Of last satur-
day, when Washington's blue ribbon so
ciety event. The Chevy Chase sfeepla-
chase drew out about 10000 persons.
Talent Well Rewarded.
Three favorites. second. and q tbir1
choice scored brackets. and the talent
quit the day with replenished bank rolls +
It was jolly crowd that returned from Is
The course yesterday.
The first race. selling affair for
I hree-year-olds and upward, at six and
half furlongs, was won by STfdaU
VINO came home an easy winner over
Zirl. who. after leading all the rav until
within fifty Yards Of the wire. tired an5
barely Iast'I to stall of Blue and
Orange The winner was backed heavily
and large amount changed hands on
The result
Judge was p DTchibitive favorifa fn the ,
second event. maiden two-year-oI5
race. over d distance OF four and ono
half fuTiongs. At the close Of the bet /
ting to j could be obtained on Tho
second choice. Listaway, while Judge was
hammered down 10 1 TO ?. some OF The
looks even Withdrawing his name
Judge won by two lengths. bat had IN
be ridden ont to stall of Listavay. who
under d strong finish from Pollock
.Iosed with a rush N. Theo was third j
-istaway is q good colt and fit. and
should win brackets in this COMPANY
he next time out
Examiner, At 1 to 3. had 10 extend
himself in order to win from Flying But ,
ress IL the third race Anna Daily was
bird. a length and a half in trent OF {
Jirectum, the only other starter. at 80
o in the betting.
The fourth race, in which seven
maiden ee-year-oIds faced The start y
r. was an open event. and all Of the {
tarters we're literally played. mostly o
cross the board.
Il was won by BendUTa. third choice. b
.eld al to / IN the betting. Flo Rus
ell and WeinegwUTst finished second T,
nd third. respectively b
Turnpike dead tired, was fairly lifted -
nder the wire by a sktIfuu ride on
be part OF Rodfern, in the fifth event
n the card. for selling pIaters three g
ears old and upward, at throe-quaTters
a mile. Sir Christopher snatched the
lace frora Lady Radnor, Right and
rue. the fayorire, was off badly. and
ever showed prominent at any stage
Tie blue pencil cut UP the field in the
-st race Lord Badge. Alado. AMI Ben
toward We're scratched. leaving h,,-
'ur starters. The GoUghacTe's Stables
thelToy. at 20 ;. Won after a hard
rive All through the stretch from II /.
oleman 10y three parts OF length
ar lie Due closed strong. and in a few
ore jumps would have snatched second
oney from Coleman. Circus. well SUP
orted, finished last.