Evening star., 1904-03-26
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Rain Hurt Fine Card at Ben
ming Today.
TRACK w AS so II
BRITT GOT DECISION OVER COR
BETT IN TWENTIETH ROUND.
Atlantic City Golf Tourney-Senators'
Practice Prevented by Mud
Good Bowling Battles.
TRACK w AS SOFT

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One of the most attractive cards that has
ever been furnished by the Washington
Jockey Club was out for today, but the
heavy rain this morning softened up the
track and compelled several of the train
ers to withdraw their horses. Every event
had horses of known quality in it, and
coupled with the Chevy Chase steeplechase.
the card would have been so attractive as
to almost pack the spacious grounds. AS it
was large turnout was on hand when
the horses went to the post in the first
event the club house porches being COM
fortably filed with society people.
Yesterdays racing of the very ordi-
nary sort and the attendance poor.
Only two favorites finished first. the winner
of the second event, DIR. Swartz. being the
initial favorite of the meeting to capture
the money. Paul Clifford was the other fa-
vorite TO cash.
Moorhen was supposed to have an easy
thing of it in the first race. but Belle of
Milford won in hollow style, being two
lengths to the good at the finish. DIR.
Swartz was the general tip for the second
race. and to the joy of big majority of
the betters he won. with plenty to spare.
In the third race a fine betting proposition
bobbed up - Princelet who won by six
lengths, with as good 10 to / against
him.
Redfern rode one of his good races Tugai
ley was the favorite. but was never heard
or after the start finishing back in the ruck.
Scotch Thistle was the warm favorite in the
fourth. but Pompano went to the front
when the barrier went up and was never
beaded Jockey Shaw was on Pompano and
scored his first win of the meeting. When
he came back to weigh in the spectators ap-
plauded Shaw to the echo. Paul Clifford
was the odds-on favorire in the fifth, and as
Of IL.
meeting said. won by d quarter of a mile"
In the last race Falmouth went to the post
a favorite but the best he could do was
fourth. Redlight getting the decision by a
length.
Long Shot Looked Good.
There was great tip" swept over the
ring on Rockland in the third race. and go
ing to the post he looked to be another Tom
my Foster. He was of in front when the
barrier went up and held that position until
the stretch was reached, When he tired and
quit. A hundred to one was the ruling price
on Falmouth, and many wise betters took
a chance.
The running of Clarence. in the last race.
was an eye-opener to many of the onlOokerS.
He is one of Pa" Daly's ''seepers," and
will do well to watch he finished with
burst of speed that was nothing if not
sational.
With only four horses in the first race as
good as even money was offered against
Lorima to show. Considerable cash was
taken in on this proposition. as the book
les" had 1t right, Lorima finishing a bad
fourth.
Frank Farrel's horses were withdrawn
yesterday on account of the death of his
mothcr-.n-law.
May Rule Off Touts.
Several prominent turfmen having COM
planned to the officials about a violation of
the rule relating to obtaining surreptitious
information from stable employees. an in
vestgation has been begun. and it is ex-
pected that several colored touts will be
ruled off. The men work for tipping bu-
reaus well for big betters. and it Is
said that in some instances they have sue
oeeded in worming their way into the con-
hdence of the employees by means of
bribery.
Section of the rule reads as follows:
If any person be proved. to the salts
faction of the stewards, to have surrepti-
tiously obtained information respecting a
trial from any person engaged in it or in
the service of the owner or trainer of the
horse tried. or respecting any horse in
training from any person in such service,
such person shall be ruled Off
Arthur Redfern rode two winners yester-
day and then was suspended by Starter
Cassiday for three days.
Andrew Miller has purchased from ]. Z.
Madden a half interest in the three-year-
old colt Robin Hood. Madden will con-
tinue to train this colt, for which 81 500 was
paid to James r. Keene last fall.
Jack Mcdonald added to his Pompano
winnings yesterday by backing Princelet
heavily. The brother to Jean Beraud was
played from 10 to / down to 4 to l. Nc
Donald bet $500 on Tugai Bey early, but
soon found he had made bad investment
and went over to Princelet
. Pierre Lorillard was visitor at the track
yesterday. Mr.. Lorillard's chief interest in
the Benning meeting lies in the jumping
races as he Is an ardent admirer of this
branch or the sport and has few horses
that will be seen in the steeplecase events
on the metropolitan tracks this season He
Will see the running of the Chevy Chase and
open Steeplechase To-Day, after which he re-
turns to New York, but hopes to be back
to see some of the other 'chases at the
meeting.
Summaries of Yesterdays Races.
First race. three-year-olds and upward,
six furlongs-Belle of Milford, lib (McCue).
to l and to 3, won; Moorhen, 9s Gar
mack). to 8. second: Gold Ribbon. 96 (Mc-
Cafferiy), to 1. third. Time. lis. Lorima
also ran
Second race, maiden two-year-oIds. half
mie-Dr. Swartz. 107 Redfern) to ;
and 1 to 2. won; Incense, 1Oi (McCafferty),
10 to and to 1, second: Girdestone 1O7
(Shaw), 30 to /. third Time 80 Iilv
Brook, Chief Milliken. Jack McKeon Be-
deha' Broadway Girl, Pasadena and r. l..
Third race. three year-oIds and inward
SIX and 4 he If furlongs-Princelet no (Red-
1ern. TO and . to l. won: Mr. PickwicL
~. tsalhngl' 10 to ! and to I. second:
Alpaca. 100 (McCafferty). . TO 3 third
Time, LII 40. Rockland. Aliine Abbott,
Iugai Bey. Sprinsbrook, Hist and Arden
also ran.
Fourth race, three -year-olds. seven fur
longS-Pompano, 106 (Shaw), to ; and out
won. Scotch Thistle 1O6 Oh. Phiil.ps). even
ana out second: st. Juvenal, 103 Car
mac). to l. third. Time. 1.31 1-5. Only
three started
Fifth race, three-year-olds and inward
six furlongs-Paul Clifford. III (5urns1
TO 10 and out. won: Tom Kiley 90 Oh
Phiillps), to and to 4. second; McWil-
nams. III (Hicks). 10 to l. third. Time
l:ll 2-5. Only three started
sixth race. maiden three-year- and
upward. one miie-Red Light 60 (McCaf-
ferty). 2-to / and to B. won: Cav So
20 Brien). IL to l and to l. second; Clar.
ence 90 Cd. O'Connor). 10 TO /. third Time
light also ran