New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03
TON C0GAN IN FRONT.
HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE.
IL. ". Taylor Wins 7cith 4rrahgo5Can
at Behring'S.
10y -E1EGBAPH TO THE -RIBUSE.l

10y -rrEGRAPH TO THE -RIBUNEl
Washington. April 2-In the best run race through
The field which the season has yet produced
Thomas Hitchcocks 3r.'s. four-year-old gelding
tom Cc-an. ~ the Sailor Prince-Festal, won the
Gfth renewal Of the Spring Hunters Steeplechase
over TIE two and half miles course at Bennings
this Afternoon.
Seven guaIised hunters representing almost as
fnany hunt clubs throughout the country. started
and only two 4 them. Red Hawk. from the war
renton Hunt Of Virginia. ridden by Percy Evans
nud Twilight from the chevy Chase Club. OF WASH
3ngton. with r. IL Taylor Up. went down Inc
big Eelding Deep Run. from the Deep Run HUNT
OF Richmond. Va. pulled up at the END OF the
FIRST mile and a half lie had not been trained Tor
the race. and in no condition to so the route
Until Red Hawk fell a jump IN the hackStretch'
and Twilight at the fence Just before the water
sump these TWO well up in the first flight ano'
with the Canadian bred hunter. Dalliance, were
carrying their field along at rafting clip.
Tom Cogan had impost OF only l52 pounds
and with this weight up he fenced. with the eN-
ception OF bunders. very fast ana clean. ana
had speed between Jumps, MontTip and DaIlianoe
.cd into The stretch by almost fifty yards Aho
Green on Tom Cogan. had to use his whip ener-
getioaly to get the young horse UP TO the leaders
IFe overlook theFn, however. before the wire vas
reached. and won by two lengths. MontIsp ana
place hoaors. he Virginia hunter finally beating
The hunters steepiechase brought out brilliant
1hrong the Enclosure, and the clubhouse avn
ere familiar in The life Of washington Miss Alice
Roosevelt and a party Of frienos were IN me o-1'
With his old eolaing Arrahgowan entered in a
selling race at sH e5 - oner from the ring
The gelding Was favorite in the betting at 10 o
Mr. A MaSd 5 6ty Bank made his rst appearance
q the year. and ran DISAPPOINTING "a eaTo
d Pasadena. who an impressive race In ms
own coors.
SUMMARIES.
FTRsT RAcE-seurg. , years and over; o. furiongA
q /.
Hprnrbreok lol.,, gca s;5eysI3 81 3!
fiet = Jos ID oConnor 20 j and 70 ]; Punstu2 a.
fao lSs 5aaS 80 to 70 and ana p to Anne 568 S
- and 10 TO l. also ran start poor "0n oi''e
eEooeR Maiden 2}sa .ss ola: ~ fuFi0HFA
moe sa hl 5sa21n' 10! 5as Bells Ia fsl 24:
& L. Johnson lo5: 80 Dean lG ~ 4 fSIsi
=, suP MARI si 6 ana Z Z; rae s9o q los shaw
3 e B,, I'd 5t- ysa Io4 a &C. ooS4sHi j. to and
enc Name N@Tf f los Won easiy Tine o5ss
E5ED RAGr9 ye s5. and sI ST. Bis. s[-ons'
IS. s.I.:z 1s s5H;s: 4 =
t'sPeTsl FsI ia dicks 10 70 and also
start poor Won galloping Time I'm
FOURTH RAcE-Aaidens yssrs ana over i NILE
55 {. l,,' 100 5a Ss5;s} :. q
East Kgiston 8 lo7 o. oSOanoTo Is to s9d to
5I EiiieT 4 aS ,C-6rracl,, and to l. Panther
x III fdc,uel Is 70 ] ard 20 l. knight OF Elway 5
uS frhf1freh L 20 and l. and CheTette- :, 100
.Nseis,l 1oa 10 / and 80 !, also ran. start good
Won easily. Time. 1-5l
,-T-T4 RACFc-Sellrg; , years and over: tuT-ongs
= II T4.lo.'s br. & ArrahC0wan, 10y - a
l-aorge-F'ress Onward B. EsorranellD -
Kilev. 3. =
Ifl-F = -
N,-zr9n - PENN. : AID 10 70 /; Tide. 8 90
sNeleyl 20 70 ! ]. ATr. PcSvic5 J. lul tSaLl
u and Hopeful Miss. 3. - tiennessE
r. . and C % :. phelps , SO tSchoenl. 100 70
and l. also ran. star poor Won easl'y' 1''e'
12o&
9-r75 RACr-f.unerz' stoe1Iechase: years and over
about -. miles.
The sailor J. I52--------
aso-trip & 10 .-.-.t ieder9 : IL
De Cuf1ette age7 165----.-- llialaS-er) > u -
CHARLES oh5all-y lf5 Finnegcn). 10 and D 20
o "a T51rs Ne rsed lcl laay1oag and i % J.
.Ueen Ron aged lG3 JSeaton. 20 and - 70 l. 'lted
Hawk aged les ~. Eyansl. and 70 J. 'IW.ght
! s. ,Tayi0r % I ana > 70 ?. also ran stan
good. Wen driving Tlrne. 81. REFUSED 'feil