Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-31
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Pa" Bradley Had q Big Day
at Benning.
WON. THREE RACES
PITCHER WYATT LEE SOLD TO
THE PITTsBURG CLUB.
District Bowling League Ends Season
YIN. c. A. Athletes Banqueted
Base Ball Notes.

The Washington Jockey Club framed up
another nice program ef races at Bennlng
for this afternoon, but the downfall or ram
played havoc with all calcula tons, many
horses being scratched on account OF the
muddy track The attendance was poor,
the big grand stand presenting an almost
deserted appearance when the first race
started. The regulars were all on hand,
but they kept down stairs in the petrlng
ring out of the wet. The last four events
on the card were made up of the best
thoroughbreds at the track. but the fields
were light when the bugle sounded post
time.
The bookmakers had sweet revenge yes
terday on the talent for the drubblng
they received Tuesday, as only one favor-
lite went under the wire first, Tribes Hill IN
the last race. -.
friends, for years the butt and joke OF turf
men as breeder of race horses, had sweet
revenge for all this chafffng yesterday
afternoon. With three young horses-Petei
Paul General Steward and Allen Avon-aH
of which first saw the light of day on ms
farm on the other side of the Potomac river
he won as many races.
All of Bradley winners were sireo ny
Aloha, a son of the English stallion ST.
Mungo, he by Blair Athol. This Aloha mao
an en- full C rec. w. en- IN his Prime John
J. McCafferty gave s2oOO for MIN ano
brought him east. At that period of his
career he was a frgh-class handicap horse.
He won number of races on the metro
politan tracks and then, when period
of financial stress came knocking at NC
Caffertys door. he was sold to snapper
Garrison The latter resold him to the late
Frank Beard the multi-milhonaire OIL
Brooklyn.
Aloha a Gift.
Aloha had been Boards stable but
short while. when Bradley came to visit
the stable. He liked Aloha. I'm sick OF
him." said Beard. land if you like him you
may have him.
Bradley did not look the gift horse in the
mouth for he was aware Of his age, put
he did look into his pedigree and found that
in his veins flowed some of the hnest oio0o
of the successful English stations he
sent the horse to his Virginia farm
Rain or Shine and Payne were thought 70
have the first race between them, Dut "a
DAILY woke up the multitude by putting
Dreamer on TOmcod and winning the pure
In easy fashion.
Mr.. Bradley was first heard OF IN the
second race when Allen Avon came home
first at the good odds of 10 to 1. Wonderiy
had the mount on Bradleys horse and he
rode one of his best races. This clever lit
tie rider is in excellent form this spring and
he will be a good boy to watch. no m after
what sort of nag he straddles.
In the third race that good old 'campaigner,s
Fustian, just back from Los Angeles, ran
one of the gamest races of the meeting, de-
feating the favorite, Julia M, by neck.
There was a great tip out on Typhonic for
this race, but he was lost in the also rams.
Mr. Bradley again bobbed up in the fourth
race with Peter Paul, the wise money
| betters' going to Conkling and Spring, the
| Virginia horse getting the decision by half
| a length. Spring was almost left at the
post, and by remarkable running managed
| to get In third place.