Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Only Two Favorites in Front
at Benning Yesterday.
O'CONNOR'S DEBU I
SUCCESSFUL JOCKEY FAILED TO
BREAK "PA" DALY's BAD LUCK.
Many Bowling Matches Rolled Last
Night-Graney Won't Act as Ref
eree-Basket Ball Match.
O'CONNOR'S DEBU T

Tie favorites were given another hard
Sab Yesterday afternoon at Benning, but
two of them coming home first. and In
each instance there was nothing easy
about the victories. The finest finish or
the afternoon was between Payne and
Buttons In the fifth race, the former get
ting the decision by head after spien-
did ride by little Sperling. Payne was an
other good thing fixed up by Tommy
Griffin, and IL went through, as usual IL
would seem that the regulars at the
track would back Grifflns horses every
time he starts one, as 1t Is seldom that
one of his ponies finishes outside the
money.
Jockeys Shaw and Sporting each rode
two winners. Burns one and Redfern one
The feature of the afternoon was the
temperance in the saddle of Jockey
Winnie O'Connor. This clever rider has
been working in France for the past two
years and doing exceptionally well. When
he reached the Benning track yesterday
morning and heard that his old boss,
PA Daily, had not yet won race OCon-
nor offered to ride Amberjack in the Sec
Ond race to help his old employer along.
DAILY thought the colt had an excellent
chance to win in the second race and so
informed the jockey. But two obstacles
prevented such conclusion-OC onnor's
tendency to pick up fatty tissue during
his ocean voyage home and Shaw'S de-
termination to win. Amberjack was as
signed I12 pounds by the Handicapped,
and the best OConnor could do was 116h
pounds.
Ovation for O'Connor.
O'Connor received an ovation as Amber
jack paraded past the stand. Trainers
who were watching him closely remarked
that he did not have the pronounced
Yankee seat as of old, but had length
ened his stirrup Weddings and rode in a
style that was combination of the
American and English methods
Amberjack got off well, but Shaw, on
Blue Coat, rushed his horse over from the
outside and cut off his rival opening up
big gap before O'Connor could straighten
his horse out. Once clear O'Connor rushed
after the leader. Amberjack responded
we'll and a furlong from the finish appeared
to have chance to win, but just here the
DAILY colt faltered. The overweight caused
him to wobble In his stride. O'Connor used
the whip desperately, and under this per-
suasion Amberjack made another squirt.
Shaw. alert, noticed the challenge in time.
and. sitting down in the saddle, rode his
horse out, winning the race by short half
length.
One of the greatest reversals of the meet
ing was seen when Rockland won the
maiden race at IL to 1. This Is a hand
some black one of the "showiest'' racers
at this track. and his form was so good in
one or two races here that when he ran
TWO Gays ago IN a maiden race some OF the
smartest men at the track bet on him. He
was on the extreme outside all the way
that day. and it is said fell to his knees,
according to the evidence of one of the
Jockeys who rode in the race. On that oc-
casion Bobbie Kean, who Is trained in the
same stable as Rockland. made all the run
ming for six and a half furlongs and tired
through lack of condition.
Rockland Was Ready.
Yesterday Rockland had all the outward
appearance of a horse ready for the effort
of his life, and again some of the smart
trainers bet on him. This time they cashed
their bets. The colt opened up a gap of
six lengths in the first half mile, but was
undoubtedly firing at the finish, and his
stable companion Bobbie Kean, under the
whip. was fast overhauling him. Silver
Foot was third. The time of the race won
by Rockland, :43 1-5, was fast for this
class of horsefeSh.
finished first and second in the maiden race,
are trained by T. B. boswell. 1t recalled
to the old-timers the days when Massa
Tom Doswell's horses were factors in
racing. Incidentally. 1t brought up the Oft
repeated complaint that horses trained by
one man should be coupled in the betting
even If running in different interests.
A Natural Favorite.
Bohemia was the natural favorite for the
third race and won handily. outstaying the
pacemaker, Campo whose position at the
barrier was on the extreme outside of
twelve horses, yet who broke so quickly as
to be able to take the lead in half a fur
long. 1t not until they were well
into the stretch that Campo began to
come back a little, and as Burns rode
his mount, Bohemia, a trifle close to Cam
pc In the last hundred yards there were
fears that Bohemia might foul Shaw's
mount. Campo stopped so fast that Queen
Rose fast OXerhalpp ne
place as they passed the judges Gray
Dove ran away the reverse way of the
track. and Festoon's saddle slipped far
back, hence her poor display.
ParnaSa's saddle girth broke during the
running of the fourth race. and j. Burton,
who rode. was compelled to pull up at the
far turn. Parnasa, about which there was
quiet tip and small play at the long
price. was showing an amazing lot of foot
for an unknown when the mishap that put
MIN out OF Ii occurred.
Summaries
First race, for all ages non winners of
$3.50 In 1903 or 1904, six and half fur
longs, Columbia course-Preen, 100 Red-
FERN. to l and to s. won; D'Arkle. 100
SHAW. to and / to 10, second; Dia-
mend Flush, 81 Qee). 30 to 1 and to L
third. Time. LII. Out of Reach Silver
Heels. Jouvnaga and Priority also ran
Second race. two-year-olds, colts maid
ems and winners of one only, five fur
longs, Columbia course-Blue Coat ll2
SHAW. 21s to and even. won: Amberjack.
III (OConnor), to l and 3 to l. second;
feoman. 10I (ioffier), to 1 and 2h to 1,
third. Time. Ice. Uncas, Cedarstrome,
Applaud Long Dan, Barbarossa, Hawtrey
and Jericho also ran.
Third race. two-year- olds FLIES and geld
ings, maidens and winners of one race
Only. five furlongs, Columbia course-Bo-
hemia. 100 ct. Burns), 4 TO 3 and out won;
Campo. 100 SHAW, to 1 and to l. sec
ond. Queen Rose. 100 (Creamer) 20 to /
and 4 TO l. third Time 1.02 l-5 Festoon
Novena, Gray Dove Miss Bryant, Grand
Duchess. Lady Evaline. Dunseverrick Liz
zie Albertine and Critical also ran
Fourth race-Maiden three year-olds and
upward; one mile. Columbia course. Rock
land. ~ (Speriing) 10 TO l and to 1, won:
Bobby Kean, 9S (R Miller), 10 to / and 3 to
l, second; Sllverfoot 90 Uee). 8 to and
TO >. third. Time. 1:i3 1-5. Mutt Blanche
Parnassa Cedric. Ruby Hampstead and
King Albert also ran
Fifth race-Selling: for three-year-olds
ana upward; non-winners of 81 $50 In 1904,
one mile and forty yards. Payne 81 (Sper-
Ingl, TO i and TO .. won; Buttons. ia
IL Burns). I 10 and 3 to 5, second: Brook
Ignite. &c (Notter), to l and to 2. third
Time, l45 10. Trapezist, Arrahgowan
Nincennes, Beaugard, Foxy Kane Coppe-
liza, Blue and Orange, NJ F. Tarpey and