The Washington times., 1904-04-01
FAVORITES WON
EVERY EVENT
Great Day for Form Play
ers at Benning.
HORSES DID NOT MIND MUD
Peter Paurs Work Attracting Serious
AttentiOn-Bradley Wins Two
More Races.
HORSES DID NOT MIND MUD

Six favorites again swept the card at
Benning yesterday. This record was
somewhat unusual and unexpected, for
the track was very sloppy, and surprises
are always looked for with "a heavy
track The fayOrites seemed TO b. In
q kindly hUmOr however. and all OF
them scored, although two had close
calls.
A weight-fOr-age condition race, at
seven furlongs. was the feature of the
card, and it proved TO be an easy thing
for Robert Bradley's Aloha gelding.
Peter Paul, who won MS first start
ON Wednesday. Peter PauIs victory
was won so easily ana impressively that
trainers at the track found themselves
seriously considering the declaration OF
the old man from Virginia that his ''ht-
tie horse" would win the American
Derby.
Made EN- Look Cheap.
The colt, it is true, defeated only
fair class Of horses in his race yester-
day. but he turned the trick so easily
that he made those behind him look like
selling platers. one of the defeated
ones. Mastermau. was some pumpkins
as O. three-year-oIG He won the Bel
mont Stakes AT Norris Park, defeating
some of the best of his year, and last
season he was a pretty shifty colt. his
form this spring has not been the best,
but he has class and Himself also Is
above the selling platter division.
Peter PauTs race. therefore, was good
enough TO attract more than passing
attention. and though he had up only
g7 pounds, his performance will no
doubt win him many friends for the
classic Chicago race In that event ne
viii have TO take up the Derby weight,
I'D pounds. but as he carried heaFlg5
impOsts than that as JWo-yedI-olu
there seems TO be no reason 10 uouDI
that he can pack the necessary POUNDS
R0be~t NVaddeU Pradley's Derby win
uer three years ago gave no S-cl prom
Use in the spring Of his three-N etI-o-c
form as does Peter Paul this season
Bradley Scores Again.
Bradley also scored another with his
old horse Boney Boy, which won "a
maiden victory through the field Agio
was the opening choice, but there was
q lot Of money bet on the Bitten geld
ing. and he went TO the post the favor
lie. -Four of the starters fen in the
race. Ecncv Boy traileG mis- field IN the
early stages. allowing the Hitchcock
horse ChlVingtOu, 10 set q slow pace.
When HeZekiah SeatOn called on his ;
horse In the last half mile, Boney boy
passed the leader at viii and came
home all alone
ia the opening race Shrine and Ascen- /
sion the winner and third horse, re-
spectively, in the l3enniug Handicap,
were asked 10 try conclusions again. :
but at weights markedly different from I
those carried In the handicap. AsceH- [
sion had nine points or while shrine .
took up SIX pounds. This difference in ]
weight was all in favor OF Ascension /
and she won easily.
El.at
program. and i'm both John +. Madden
had a starter, the first he has sent 10
the post this season. Neither of them /
Won but Latte. who ran In the first or
the events for youngsters, showed an ex-
CeIleut performance and viii beat those I
that finished i'm front OF him before the /
season Is over.
Prettiest Race Of Meeting.
This race resulted in one Of the pref /
TEST contests of the afternoon. and Of /
the meeting, Tor that matter Lily
Brook. Incense, and Lady Frances hook
co up in q desperate struggle from the I
farloug pole TO the wire, and they
passed the winning post almost on even /
-'iln~- Lady Frances looked the win /
ger "a hundred yards from the wire. but 4
rack OF condition told. and Lily Brook /
VINO had dropped back. came again and /
captured the race by a short head from
incense. who IN turn just beat out 4
LADY FRANCES. tt is very probable that /
should the three meet again Lady I
RANGES would be returned the winner I
ehe is stout and racy looking miss /
lrionEiHs to the Columbia Stables and /
-- = rum SISTER 10 the good colt GfraziaIlO, /
e--9 Nufl DE the local STA bic
--f ROSS. owner ot the Columbia T.
stable furnished another third horse F.
80 g-rt uSo. WHO started lu the race w0T /
by AelFuse. The latter horses victory 4
enabled John j. Ryan, the noted pIuug- !
~, ~ land "a big ben. but his winuirg I
80 -t' iI-'lr 20 TUCK tnau good work. 4
FOR had Preen been ridden with aDv SORT I
pI judgment by McDanertv Metros. /
would have been second instead of FIRST /.
IAere was rumor last night that the I.
victory OF MelT0sr would b. Dr.ra.f I
81 because 10 IS said be- is owned bv
Eyaud and not IT. j. EtrHae I'm yuIr.-. I
c0l0rs he ran yesterday.
The Summaries.
,,l lrsS rlce-tive 1ulIougs Ascension +