New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
SHRINE THE WINNER.
JENNINGS HANDICAP RUN.
Exceptional Cro1cd at the Opening
of the Racing Season.
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.---r.s--r+o- March c4-TT C. Schutz's four-yeaT-
IA chestnut FLY Shrine ridden by the Western
Nv cornack and backed from = 20 10 10 j.
---r the f-sc half OF the Bennings Handicap AT
80. Washington Jockey Clubs Enclosure here to-
cav beating field OF fourteen horses by I'VE
lengths. James Blutis's th7ee-year-old colt sals'
yrith Wonderly up. was second and Charles 4 OK
law mare Ascension, ridden by Burns. was third
The winners time for the six furloags was IA
ttch when a heavy slow track Dc taken into con-
.s.ratlon must be accounted creditable. The hly
took I'd lB pounds. and after the first furong ap-
ysreutly had the race az her mercy. W. c. Daily
rsir Himself and Illyria. favorites throughout
the entire period q speculation. on the strength
og some encouraging preliminary work by tho
eced Hmyar horse. were both buried early IN
the ruck and finished eighth and tenth. respective
d. John !. Ryan The plurger. who was recently
restored to good standing the turf celebrated
bis return by heading "a band Of raiders that at
tempted. ga thoir own cultured vernacular. TO
est up" the layers with Shrine money.
Thai they were at least partially successful In
their pleasing pastimc comparison Of the opening
and closing quotations against the nlly viii show.
Shrine is by the imported IRISH stallion Atheling
out OF Pilgrimage ana 7as bred by the CIydes. OF
Philadelphia. who race in The Goughacrs stable
she sold by them year or TWO ago. and has
been racing on the Northern and Western circuits
with a measure OF success ever since Incidentally
one OF the horses she defeated yesterday was the
AtheIing colt Latheron. carrying the purple and
black silks o. ner breeders and former owners.
The Bennings Handicap not only marked the
opening OF the Washington Jockey Clubs spring
meeting. but the beginning OF the Eastern racing
II the throng and the feyerish delight It mani
Tested n being once more lat the races" nay be
taken q basis on which to make predictions Of
the coming season IL viii be fair 10 assume It
one the greatest III the history OF the turf The
sttsndance was the greatest the Washington Club
has had opening day. and at 8 o'clock
q a Al
cEble portion Of the Caui,ais population was en-
conpassed within the high board fence Of Bennings
Special trains from Philadelphia and Baltimore
brought large reinforcement. until the number OF
patrons was estimated coaservatiNely at ten thou
sand. The most ragged feature OF the day was
Mars Cassity's start Of the handicap horses. The
nelc, 70 be sure, was rather large and Unwieldy
and both horses and jockeys were inclined TO be
fresh" but az the same time Cassdy's effort
could only have been worse had he sent the animals
away minute intervals.
John McCue1s colt Monte Carlo. ridden by
willie" Shaw broke I'm front. and FOR the arst
haf-nile made determined effort TO shake himself
eleaI q al co5npellt9rs. CarTlack, however, on
Shrine, who had got on nicely. never lost sight OF
TIE early psceInaker, and when al the head Of the
Carlo gave way. Sais and Ascension had Il out be-
Blaise coli triumphant at the end
The FIRST race, for three-year-alds and Up
gave the Eastern tTf It's first opportunity 70 Judge
q the ability q n Phillips. the much talked OF
Thomas this year The boy had The leg I'd on
Sidney Whites throe-year-old colt Rain or shine
and, rating him with q nice exhibition Of cool
beaded judgment kept enough up his sleeve 70
overhaul Toi San and Gold Dome IN the last six
teenth. u seemed be the opinion OF the critics
that Phillips deserved the praise that has come up
rom New-Orleans.
The Arlington. at half a mile. was the medium OF
introducing 70 the local patrons the first install
ment OF the present two-year-old crOp. II was a
pretty poor lot, Sweet Pepper the odds on favorte
running unplaced. Not favOrite got home first
and the torty-Odd bOokmRkers kept most OF TIRE
money, Ryan and his crowd losing on Honolulu
what they had Shrine.
THE SUMMARIZE