Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-01
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Go Between Easily Captured
the Benning Special,
BROKE TRACK RECORD
TOMMY GRIFFIN BEFORE THE
STEWARDS.
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The racing sport at Benning yesterday
was hardly up to the average, as but two
of the finishes were close enough to create
any enthusiasm, Wild Irishman winning the
fourth race by head from Bohemia while
Tom Lawson came from the rear and cap
tured the fifth race by a neck from ST.
Roma. The other four events were won
with from length and half to five lengths
separating the first and second horse
The event of the afternoon was the Ben
ming Special, at mile and a half, which
Go Between captured in hollow style
Jockey Burns taxing the gelding out in
front at the quarter and he was never
headed winning by five lengths. Burns
handled Go Between in mastery style, hug
ging the corners, and it was the general
opinion of wise horsemen that the winner
had not covered a foot of extra ground
during the entire race. Just how good Go
Between was can be CLEANED from the TACT
that he went the distance in 2.3I %, 20
seconds under the track record, and had
he been pushed it was the general opinion
that he could have won the race In 237 fiat
Investigating Griffin.
After H. T. Griffin's Wild Irishman won
the fourth race, backed from 10 down to 5
to 1. the stewards questioned Griffin con-
corning the improved form which they de-
clared the colt had shown over his race
three days ago. Griffin told the stewards
that Wild Irishman was badly interfered
with in his previous race, which he asserted
was the fastest race of the meeting. In the
betting on that race Wild IriShmanS odds
rose from to 1 to { to /, while yesterday
George Bowles the bookmaker, acting for
Griffin, placed a commission of $1,000 on
the colt at odds averaging about to l.
Prior to his race three days ago Wild
Irishman, owned until a week ago by J. E.
Madden, had worked six furlongs in lie
and naturally he was held at short odds
when he ran on Monday, but went up In
the betting when, no money showed in his
behalf.
Sperling who rode for John A. brakes
stable during the season of 1904, rode Wild
IrishmaE on Monday He was not at the
track yesterday and Mr.. Rowland, one of
the stewards, said that the case would be
continued until Sperling could be brought
before the officials.
Griffin said that Sperling told him that
Wild lrishman was cut off soon after the
start and he was compelled to pull him up
Despite this interference Wild 1rishman ran
so good race that this, coupled with the
knowledge that he had shown fast work,
caused some smart racegoers, not at all
Identified with Griffin to play the colt.
Wild Irishman Lucky to Win.
Yet all who saw his victory realize that
it was one of the luckiest ever seen. be-
the best and she was ridden by Hotter, an
inferior jockey, and got off badly as COM
pared with Wild Irishman, who having rail
position was thus favored, and Shaw lost
not foot of ground on the stretch turn
This won the race for Wild 1rishman, who
was stopping SO fast that in another stride
Bohemia would have won. Right on the
heels of these two were Golden Sunrise and
Amberjack, neither of whom were as for
tunate in getting off as well as Wild Irish
man.
Another thing that helped Wild Irishman
was the fact that the conditions made Bo-
hernia carry 112 pounds. not 1O7, as 1t was
on the program, her victory Tuesday de-
priving her of the five pounds allowance
which she was entitled to at the time of
entry. but which she lost after she won
Tuesday.
Part of the investigation of the Wild
Irishman case was regular examination
by the Jockey Club stewards veterinary
surgeon In order to ascertain if the colt
ran under the influence of dope"
Among racegoers the feeling Is that the
stewards are entitled to praise for their
vigilance with regard to Griffin, because Of
the many peculiar happenings which have
taken place whenever he has raced.
Thomas Hitchcock, jr., added a chaser to
his string yesterday by the purchase of the
horse Dupont from ]. E. Lane. Mr.. Hitch
cock was attracted toDupont by his show
ing in Tuesdays steeplechase his first race
over country. Dupont ran a smashing good
race for a green horse. He had lot of
speed. leading such shifty horses as Walter
Clearly and Connover for more than half
the journey. He fenced well also, and
showed all the signs of coming jumper.
Spa" Bradley's Hard Luck.
Virginia Bradley, who has just got home
from the west, was at Benning yesterday,
and says that the sagebush horsemen han
died him roughly.
''This has been my worst season in years"
remarked the veteran from the tidewater
country of Virginia ''Those westerners
took $4,000 of my good money from me-
They did it fairly and squarely. though.
simply did not have the goods this trip. A
man has to have the goods to get anything
in the west. If any man thinks the western
game easier than the eastern game he Is
crazy. The only horse 1 had that was of
any account was that filly Ahola, and she
was not star. There were no Robert Wad-
dells or Boney Boys in my outfit this trip
But I'll go back next year and get even.
I'll have bunch of the star Ahola colts,
pure Virginia bred. My yearlngs this sea-
son are wonders to look at, and every one
of them knows how to run
Little Eddie Wenrick, the lad who rode
Conkling in the fifth race Tuesday. will.
Tommy Griffin predicts, make good boy
He Is an intelligent lad, who was introduced
into the game by John w. Rogers. He be-
will have plenty to do at New Orleans and
Hot Springs this winter. Eddie Wenrick Is
a nephew of William Wenrick, the cele-
brated pool player.
Summaries.
First race-HIgh weight: selling: for all
ages: six furlongs, Columbia course Daz-
zle, 1Ol (RomanellD. 10 to 5 and to ). won:
Poseur, 11S SHAW. 2 to1 and to 5. Sec
ond and Foxey Kane, 116 OR. Murphy, 60
to 1 and 20 to 1. third. Time, 1:18 1-5. Out
of Reach, Gallant, Young Henry. Mary
Glenn, Juvenaga, Frank Tyler, Little
Woods. Sufferance and Miss Karl also ran.
Second race-Maidens: two-year-olds; five
and half furlongs, Columbia course. Fes-
toon, 104 Or. Murphy, to l and 2ta to l,
won; Little Buttercup, 1O4 Ct. Burns), 32
to l and to 5. second. and Samuel H.
Harris. IO7 (Hoffierl. 6 to 1 and 2ta to 1,
third. Time, LOO As. Limerick. Barbar-
ossa Priority. Moonraker, Simalas, Julia
c.. Black Cat. Chippie Thorpe. Ever Near,
Linda Rosa and Pat Dunphy also ran.
Third race-The Fifth Benning Special;
three year-olds and upward: non-winners
of 50 800 in 1903 or 1904 mile and half
Go-Between, JOG ct. Burns), / to and out.
won: Dekaber 113 (Shaw1 Az to / and to