Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16
Of entries. each race being topheavy. but

of entries, each race being topheavy, but
that made things all the more interesting
and at the same time provided regular
Chinese puzzle for the crowd to solve.
The Carter handicap at seven furlongs
which was worth about $1,000 to the win
ner, was the bright. particular feature, and
1t afforded difficult betting proposition
as we'll as a hard race, which was fairly
run and honestly won by Newton Benning-
toms three-year-old filly, Beldame, by Oc-
tagon-Bella Donna, to 1. 1t was a SPLEEN
did performance for a three-year-old fiily
at this time of the year, Beldame leading
from start to finish and passing the judges
a length and half before Virginia" Brad
ley's three-year-old gelding, Peter Paul,
to 2, fayorite. The Hampton stables Wo-
tan. 8 to 1. also three-year-old, ran third,
three lengths back and length and half
before F. r. Doctors Rostand- The time
was 1.27, the race being run over a fast
track.
Seventeen starters, the largest field that
ever raced in this event, faced c. j. Fitz-
gerald at the barrier on the back stretch.
The Withdrawals were Masterman, Dixie
line. All Gold. Sam Craig and Tomcod.
Peter Paul opened at to l. fayorite, and
went down to to 2, with Ascension going
up point to 6 to /, second choice. Beldame
receded from to l to to 1. while heap
of gold made the GOughacres stables Athel-
ing colt, Spring. drop from 10 to to sevens.
]. Boden's Rosetint with Fuller up, got
heavy backing at to 1, while Tribes Hill
was lacked from tens to Fights Conkling
was played at tens, but the rest were pass
ed up.
At the post there was comparatively
long delay. The horses were aligned close
to the barrier for a standing start. Rose
tint showed her kicking propensities early
in the game. finally putting Ahumada out of
business with drive on the hook. When
the gate was sprung Ahumada and Lord
Badge were both practically left. In half
a dozen strides Beldame, who broke quick
ly, showed the orange and purple colors of
her owner in front of the procession, which
was strung out all over the track In dust
cloud. Spring and Rosetint were close be-
hind the Octagon filly, with Rostand, Wotan
and Peter Paul following just ahead of a
mass of bobbing colors that were undistin-
guishable at the far turn. Peter Paul and
Wotan were both shut off, but Spring and
Rosetint. who moved UP TO Beldame they
rounded into the long yellow stretch, found
that the pace was a killer and began to
stop.
Then 1t was that Hildebrand, the Califor-
MIA jockey, began to extricate Peter Paul
from the pocket into which he had run. AS
old Bradley's geiding. who, by the way. had
warmed up like wild horse, gradually
worked his way to Beldame's TANKS the
crowd became frenzied. Men and women
yelled until their faces were blue and black.
the uproar becoming contagious every
where. ONeili saw Peter Paul's head bob
bling within an arms length of him in the
middle of the stretch. and decided to go to
work. Beldame, as result. got crack
from the whip.that let her understand that
the crisis was near. and, leaping away with
winged feet, she increased her lead to q
length or more. Hildebrand got busy with
his whip just then. and Peter Paul. game
as pebble, made another bold bid for
victory. He cut down Beldame's lead to a
half length, but again ONeill drew away.
At the same moment a big horse with gi-
gantic strides left the bunch behind the
two leaders and went after Peter Paul
menacingly It was Wotan. the gallant
son of Wagner-Undecided, who, in spite
of the toughest kind of racing luck, was
knocking at the door. But though he was
gaining at every stride, there was not
enough distance left in which to overhaul
the pair In front of him. SO third money
was his. Beldame at the last sixteenth,
held Peter Paul safely, but O'Neill kept
her under a mild drive right up to the
wire in order to make things sure. Rose
tint stopped to nothing and finished next
to last,