Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-04
Track in Good Condition for
the Benning Horses.
SEVEN RACES TODAY
KITTRIDGE, DRILL AND McCoR-
MICK SIGN CONTRACTS.
Georgetown Beat Princeton - Column
bians Defeated-Late Bowling News
Date of the Big Fight.

The Washington Jockey Club framed up
an entertaining card of seven races at Ben
ming this afternoon, and the sport was or
the best. The continued sunshine and stfn
breeze from the northwest since Saturday
morning did wonders for the track in the
way of drying up the mud. with the assist
ance of Supt. Strahan. and the going
was almost first-class. BY tomorrow. with
no rain, the track will once more be In prime
condition. The card today had an easy
look to the betters and the bookmakers
were somewhat backward in putting up the
prices. Several horses stood out on public
performances as winners, and it only re-
manned for them to run to form. The at
tendance was large for Monday. the extra
race and running of the steeplechase no
doubt being the incentive that attracted the
people.
Saturdays races once more put crtmp
in the bank rolls of the bookmakers. as
four favorites went under the wire first, all
being heavily backed by the big betters.
The sport was not very exciting, as put two
OF the six finishes were close enough to be
interesting.
The first event went to Briarthorpe, who
managed to get up In the last few jumps
and win by a head from Sprfngbrook, the
latter being quite heavily played by the
stable. The winner of the second race
bobbed up in Pasadena at the good odds of
to L, winning by two lengths. In the third
Sats was much the best and romped home
as he pleased. Mammon was the best liked
In the fourth, but Caqueta proved the good
thing by winning with four lengths separat-
ing him from the favorite. Arrahgowan
was the favortte in the fifth. and proved
worthy of the backing by coming from the
rear and winning by ten lengths from Tom
hlley. The latter was out for killing ana
was hammered down from 80 to at post
time.
The Hunters steeplechase wound up the
days sport. Tom Cogan being returned the
winner. with Montrip second and Dalli-
ance third. Deep Run refused to take the
fell.
Many Horses Short Of Work.
1t is an accepted fact that more than
half the horses which started for the first
time at Benning this year were short. This
year is said advisedly, because the season
did not begin until March "a and some of
The horses had previously started at New
Orleans and other tracks, where winter
meetings were held Results prove that
many of the horses were short for they
nave already shown Improvement in their
next starts. The most conspicuous in
stances are Briarthorpe who ran two fair
races before getting home in front on Sat
urday; Caqueta, who showed speed in his
first start, but could not stay the distance.
and romped home in his last race: Tom
COO, VINO has won twice since his first es-
say; Allen Avon. now conceded to be about
the best youngster at the track. and Pasa-
dena, who finished last but one in his first
start and won the next time out In easy
fashion.
One of the nice features of the Benning
meeting is the return to good form of sew
eral of the riders. Burns, Shaw and Nc
Cue have shown such good riding form
that the craze for the mushroom light
weights is apt to fade away to nothingness
q nn1J- hn old tfr,,Ar Al
they have cut out. Burns who for a part
of last season was in rather poor form. has
evidently been greatly benefited by his
winters rest. He rode so little at the
Frisco tracks that 1t was almost an idle
season for him. and he early took the lead
and has been able to maintain it.
L: the weather continues good week
longer. +. r. Hitchcock's Castalian will
run in the second Benning Handicap, on
April ii, the last day of the meeting.
Trainer Burch had hoped to get Castalian
ready for the first handicap. run on the
opening day, and won by Shrine. but the
bad track occasioned by the unprecedent-
eddy severe winter made getting him ready
impossible.
Saturday was the birthday of Dion Kerr.
the clever amateur cross-country rider
of the Chevy Chase Hunt Club. and his
father presented him with handsome
Tiffany timer. Young Kerr came up to
Washington Saturday afternoon in the hope
of getting a mount in the Spring Hunters
Steeplechase. He has not been doing a
great deal of riding this year. because there
has been n deal of work for him at DR..
Kerr is now the manager of the Warrenton
farm and predicts that he will turn out
some real race horses before many years.
Summaries.
Following are the summaries of Satur-
days races:
First race.-Six and one-half furlongs.
Columbia course; 3-year-olds and upward;
selling. Briarthorpe. 100 Oh. Phillips). even
and / to 3. won; Springbrook. 101, Chap
pelD, 20 to 1 and Z to 1. second Alpaca,
los (McCafferty). to 1. third. Time 1 81
40 Hist, Punctual Neeburban, Alline
Abbott and Worry also ran.
Second race.-Four and one-half fur
longs: Columbia course: maiden 2-year-
olds. Pasadena. ILL., McCue) to I and
to 1, first: Mon Amour, 1O4 OH. Phillips)
Z to and to 5. second: r. l.. Johnston.
lo1 DEAN. 100 to I. third Time. so 2-5.
Sun Mark. Fila. Girdlestone Lesher. Dixie
Andrews and Mamie March also ran
Third race-Six furlongs: Columbia course:
three-y odds and upward Sais 103 (Red-
FERN. 10 and out. won; City Bank, 10
SHAW. to and l to 5. second: Gen Stew
ard, rs I'll. Philiips). % to /, third Time
/ 81 80. Gold Bell ran.
Fourth race-One mile: Columbia course:
maiden three-year-olds and up. CaCueta 100
tE. Walshl to l. and to 5, won; Mann
mon, 81 III. Cochran. to and 1 to q
second: Cay. 100 (oliphanp. 20 to l. third.
Time. 1.5l. East Ke'ston. May Halliday.
Polk Miller. Panther Knight of Elway and
Chorette also ran.
Fifth race-Six furlongs; Columbia course:
three-year-olds and up: selling. Arrange
wan. 100 (RomanellD. s to 8 and to 10.
won: Tom Kiley. s6 (ChappeD, @ to 1 and )
To 2, second; Oclawaha. 100 (E. Walsh, to
]. third. Time. 1.20 20. Monsoon. Tide.
Hopeful Miss, n. Pickwick and Phelps
also ran.
Sixth race-Fifth Spring Hunters SteepIe-
chase; about Two and one-half miles: four
year-olds and up. Tom Cogan, 132 20
Green), to 1 and even. won: Montrip. i63
'deideD 10 10 l and to 1, second; Dali
lance, 1866 (GallagAer). 3 to 1. third Time.
OBJ. Charles O'Malley. La Touraine Red
Hawk. Deep Run and Twilight ran