The Washington times., 1904-11-20

! on the Benning program. yesterday, the
Washington Jockey Club offered a racing
menu that would be hard 10 duplicate
at any race track in these waning days
of the season.
As "A drawing card it was all-pOwer-
full. The day was bright and warm for
/ the season, and u crowd OF 5000 sport
| loving men and women paid their re-
spects to the thorOughbreds. The club
house veranda was well filled with mem
bers of the smart set from Washington
and Baltimore, with many visitors from
/ New York and Philadelphia. Between
500 and 600 came from Baltimore on the
race special alone.
Good Crowd.
1t was a good crowd, and a nice one,
and was well repaid for it's pains. The
racing was snappy, the result in every
event except the steeplechase being
hard-fought and in doubt. in many in
stances. until the official placing was
made public. OF the five fat races.
Dandelion. winner of the Grand Con-
ISOLATION had the greatest margin Of
victory, and he was ridden out 10 win
by a length from oxford
The Grand Consolation is the most val
liable race offered by the Washington
Jockey Club at either spring or fan
meeting and invariably attracts some
juveniles of more than average class.
The club adds s. coo TO the subscription
and starting fees. and yesterdays race
was worth $5.lS5 net 10 the owner of
the winner, f. r. Hitchcock. a stew
ard Of the Jockey Club. and president
OF the Saratoga Racing Association.
There We're only four starters. Kassil
having been withdrawn. but the four
represented owners prominent at all OF
the New York tracks Pasadena and
Oxford were coupled as the entry of
James Mclaughlin. Gamara carried the
gold and green silks OF r. T. Wilson
jr., and DandeliOn ran in the interest OF
F. r. Hitchcock. The AIcL.a lghlin en-
try was Well supported Ia the betting
Ii was possible for little while to get
even money against the entry, bat 1 To
and 10 10 was the ruling quotation.
Gamara was second choice, backed from
TO 10 TO >. while Dandelion was the
outsider closing at l6 to 8.
All Dandelion.
Z was DandelieE's race from the
springing OF the barrier. The start was
a splendid one. the horses being beauti-
fully aligned. but Shaw was very much
alive with Dandelon and showed in
front before the field had gone dfty
yards. He was never afterward headed.
He gained a lead OF two lengths before
the turn was reached, but coming into
the stretch Odom began to move up with
oxford. A furlOng from home Odom
was hard at work on oxford. but Dan
deliOn always had the foot Of him and.
hand ridden BY Shaw. hung on TO win
by a length from oxford, who beat
Gamara I'VE lengths for the place
The steeplechase was spoiled By acct
dents TO three Of the live starters. The
conditions called for gentlemen riders.
approved by the stewards. and Mr. lssy
Tor. OF Baltimore Mr. Page. OF New
York. Mr.. Harris, Of Philadelphia, Mr.
Parsons, OF Warrenton, and Mr.
Dion Kerr. OF Washington. were the rid
ers. Connover, ridden by his owner
Mr.. Harris, was a well-backed public
choice, going 10 the post at 2 20 10. He
went 70 the front early and led for two
miles. Pure Pepper was the contender
/ FOR the inst turn Of the field, when he
retired in favor Of Imperialist
Falls in Steeplechase.
Two fences from home Connover was
stil IN the lead, when he came "A ter
Iible croppcr- Mr.. Taylor steered I'm
/ perIalist around the fallen horse. but
Mr.. Page was not SO fortunate. aud his
mount. Pure Pepper, went down also.
Z This gave the race 10 ImperlaIlst. who
was fast catching Connover at the time
OF the trouble. and probably would have
won in any case. Richelieu II had taken
& tumble the first turn Of the field. and
only Black Death was left TO uEht il
out with Imperialist. Mr. Kerr was
hard at work on him. but he lacked the
speed 20 catch Imperialist, who won
/ cascG up By fifteen lengths. The winner
was a Virginia horse. and the rider from
Baltimore. and as both were Wen repre-
sentcd in the crowd the victory was q
popular one.
None OF the riders who met with mis-
maps was hurt. Mr. Parsons. VINO was
on hlchelieu ii, got nasty fall al the
Liverpool opposite the stand, and Il was
at nrst feared that he had been serious
I ~ injured. but he was revived in "a few
minutes and walked back 10 the paddock
with nothing but "a badly scratched face
/ 10 snow Tor the accident. Mr.. Harris
and Mr. Page got of without a scratch
as reminder.
Accident in Fifth.
There was an accident ia the fifth race
also that probably had some bearing on
the result Just as the horses We're turn
| Ing into the stretch Damon Overreached
and grabbed himself ana fell. In falling
he interfered with Dekaber, the 10 10
favorite. who lost some ground. In a
/ drive Persistence IL, who was the pace
maker from the start. won by "a head
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