Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Bookmakers Got the Money
at Benning Yesterday.
OUTSIDERS IN FRONT
sSoD Roadway MADE IN DIS
MANTLING OLD BALL PARK.
Pitcher Hillebrand Backward About
Coming to Washington-Base
Ball Notes.

card of races drew big crowd to the Ben
ming track this afternoon. A stiff breeze
from the northwest made overcoats COM
Portable in the grand stand and offset some
what the rays of the sun, which made its
first appearance for several days. The track
has dried out considerably since yesterday,
but the going was very hard on account Of
the mud being of the holding sort. The
sport was of the best. but the talent
found it hard shedding on account of the
new horses that went to the post for the
first time and whose condition was difficult
to determine
Jumping races have always been attract
i've to the Washington people, and the run
ming of the hunters steeplechase, the last
on the card, was the feature of the day
in spectacular sense. All the best timber
toppers at the track participated. The club
house contingent was out in force, the gal
leries being crowded with handsomely
gowned women and their escorts.
The bookmakers once more had the best
of the argument yesterday in their contest
with the bettors, but two first choices get
ting under the wire first, and on only one
of these was there any considerable money
wagered The victory of First Born and
Tugai Bey were hard blows to the talent,
their chances of winning were considered
nil and but few bets were made on them.
The sport was very ordinary, as the finishes
were almost all clean-cut victories of
length or more.
Monte Carlo was thought the best of in
the first race, but PA" Daily picked up the
purse with Tom Cod, who was nicely rid
den by Little O'Connor, the finish being the
only close one of the day, head separating
the two horses when the wire was reached.
But three horses started in the second race,
Allen Avon being the favorite at 2 to g.
Wonderly rode nice race on the Bradley
horse. although he got away from the post
n no
stretch there was nothing to 1t as he went
to the front and won almost as he pleased.
A Big Surprise.
big surprise turned up in the third when
Tugai Bey captured the event by length
from Colonist. the favorite Tugai Beys
last couple of races fitted him up nicely,
he broke well, had the speed and at the
end was strong enough to stall Off the rush
OF Colonist. AS good as to / was put up
against the winner at post time.
In the fourth another startling win was
recorded when Frank Farrells two-year-old
colt First Born, at the odds of 20 to /, won
by two lengths. All Scarlet was the favor
lite and Lille Woods second choice, but
the former went wide at the turn and there
after never had a chance. Robson rode
First Born finely, taking advantage of every
turn, and on the rush for home 1t was DEM.
onstrated that Farrell has one of the best
youngsters at the track in the matter Of
speed and stamina.
The second and last favorite to win was
Paul Clifford, in the fifth event Burns
took no chances, getting Clifford out In
front right after the start. and he made
every post winner until home was reach
ed, two lengths separating him from the
second horse Setauket who was hammered
down from u to in the betting.
Early Eve was fancied so much in the
last race that many books refused to take
any money. and only a few did at to 2.
oh sCfY vto 49,, 111~ IL,
COW for the last two or three starts,
proved the winner, Burns taking him to the
front at the first turn, and he held on long
enough to win by two lengths. Too much
weight put Early Eve out of it, although
Shaw handled her with consideration on
the back stretch and got a good position
for the run home. Scotch Thistle had been
worked up for a killing, and yesterday was
the day.
Burns Suspended.
Starter Casidy's work yesterday was a
great improvement over the previous days,
only one start being Of the ragged sort,
that being the third, when every one of
the nine horses appeared to want to go diff
ferent ways at the same time. Jockey Tom
Burns came under Cassidy's ban yesterday
and he Will remain on the ground for the
next couple of days. After Burns made
two splendid exhibitions in the fifth and
sixth races yesterday he can afford to rest
on his laurels. There is no question but
that when Burns is right he is as good as
the best.
The crowd who saw Virginia" Bradley's
Allen Avon. who beat one or two of the
cracks of the meeting Wednesday. driven
out by Wonderly to take the measure Of
Delaval, said hastily that the Aloha geld
ing was poor sort of a to chance
Wonderly. who rode Allen Avon. declared
that he was the gamest two-year-old he
had ridden this season. Just after the bar
rier sprung. Wonderly said, Allen Avon
stepped in soft place and stumbled to his
knees. He recovered quickly but in an
other half dozen strides went to his knees
second time. This second mishap threw
him completely Off his stride and while he
was rightfng himself Delavai was opening
gap.
When Wonderly hit Allen Avon a connie
OF times with the whip the gelding almost
jumped from under the jockey, and Ii was
not long before he had narrowed the Peep
o Day colts lead to a scant length ~
says Wonderly. Allen Avon had not STUN
bled he would have won easily.
Father Bill DAILY is playing In hard luck
He has force of riders almost as numer-
Gus as the horses In his stable but they do
not seem to keep in the good graces of the
starter. So many Of them are now UNDER
suspension that Daily was forced to with
draw Torchiight from the fifth race for
lack of rider he thought competent to
handle the mare.
Summaries.
First race: handicap; for three-year-olds
and upward; five furlongs-Tomcod 81 %.
O'Connor), to 5 and to s. won; Monte
Carlo. lis SHAW. o to 5 and to s, second.
Mrs. Frank Foster. Ill. Redfern), S to 1.
third Time, Los 2-5. Bon Mot and Sontae
also ran.
Second race; two-year-olds; four and one
half furlongs-Allen Avon. 107 CWonderlyl.
to and out, won; DelayaI lia DEAN. ID
to and to 3, second: Flyback, 107 SHAW.
B to 1, third. Time, 0.5S 49, Only three
started.
Third race. selling, four-year-olds and up
ward. six and a half furlongs-Tueai Bey
107 (E Walsh. to ! and to i won
colonist. no lShaw). ID to 20 and / to 4.
second; Jessieiyn, 100 tMiller), to g. third
Time: 1.2T 40 Dupont. Robunta, Hilarity.
Ben Battle, Belle of the Ring, Iridescent
also ran.
Fourth race. selling, o-year-olds, four
and half furlongs-First Born. IS (Robi-
SOM, 15 to and to l. won; Little Woods
1O4 (Michaels). 7 to and @ to 5, second:
Fergus "a tHennessey). to 1. third Time
0.59 All Scarlet. Broadway Girl, Mayoress
and Grand Champion also ran.
Fifth race, three-yeaf- olds and upward
seven fllrlongs-Paul Clifford. 100 fRtlrns}s