The sun., 1904-11-20
A STAKE FOR DANDELoIH.
ENTRY BEATEN
IN THE CONSOLATION. -,
Only Two Fayorites Finish In Front at
Bennings-I -Imperiaiist Takes the Chevy
Chase Steeplechase--J. z. sepgram's
Persistence ii. Wins for the Canadians.

Cnase bteeplecnaSe-J. 4. sepbfam .
Persistence II. Wins for the Canadians.
WASHINGTON, Nov. le.-The ma Rpihcent
weather, together with good card, drew
the biggest crowd Of the meeting at the
BenninRs track to-day. The betting. con-
tingent. however, received hard Jolt, at only
two iayorites finished FIRST, =.
The card had two stake events the Grand
Consolation for two year olds. and the Chevy
Chase Steeplechase for gentlemen riders.
Society was out in force to cheer for its
favorites .s. =
The McIau ghln entry. oxford and Pasa-
dens. was mi ade an odds on favorite at o to 10.
for the. 5000 Grand Consolation Stakes.
seven furongs, over the Columbia course.
Gafnara was next IN demand at to2. with
Dandelion. Shaw up. the outsider
The start was good and Oxford shoted in
front. but Shaw at once sent Dandelion into
the lead and as leading by two Len gths
at the quarter mile. Oxford was second,
one-half a length before Pasadena. Com
ing to the three quarter pole Oxford began
to close the gap on the leader. Shaw on
Dandehon, however, was not 70 be caught
mapping and all through the last sixteenth
he put Dandelion under hard drive and
won by length from oxford, with Gamara
third. Pasadenas race was somewhat OF
disappoin tnnent '''-
j. E. Lanes Imperialist, 4 to !, scored q
very easy victory in the Chevy Chase Steeple-
chase. about two and half miles. Black
Death was second and Pure Pepper, third
Rcheleu II. fell early in the contest and
Connover; the heavily played 7 TO 10 favorne,
when he appeared TO be going very easily.
tumbled at the end OF two miles. Connover
made the pace up to the time he fell. with
Imperislist in second position, with Pure
Pepper third Al the end OF mile and
half Connoyer was still leading and going
very easily. When he fell lmperialist took
command and won easily by twelve lengths.
Black Death closed UP a lot Of ground in the
last half mile and secured the place. with
Pure Pepper third
The afternoons sport opened with seven
furlong dash for three-year- -olds and up
ward over the Columbia course. The public
began right by making Frank Farrell's colt
Juvenal Maxim. favcrite, playing him down
from S to 2 TO 9 to 5. He won handily by
neck from St Roma, the second choice. kilo-
gram was third. Shaw rushed Juvenal
Maxim into the lead at the lifting OF the bar
rier. and was leading at one. time by two
lengths. In the final sixteenth, Shaw was
easing him.
Again in the second race the bsttors were
down right. In field OF nineteen maiden
two-year- r-olds. Eve furlonGs, Columbia course
they made the Eagle Stable colt. Uncas,
TO favorite, but the result was in doubt
right UP TO the q iish; Uncls. however.
getting the decision uy head due TO Burns's
mastery finish Uncas took the lead In the
first quarter. followed by Golden Sunrise.
Redfern UP. In a ding dong hnish all thro ough
the final eighth. Burns lifted his mount home
a winner. Golden Sunrise was eight lengths
in front OF Critical.
J. T. Seagram's Persistence II. at last
made good by capturing the fifth race, which
was for four-year -olds and upward. one mile
and forty yards. One week ago yesterday
at Aqueduct he was backed from eights down
TO to l. but third was the best he could do
Dekaber on that occasion beating him
head for second money.
To-day the stable had only a small bet
down. Dekaber looked like a good thing
with Shaw UP and the public bet heavily
on him. wonderly broke in front with the
Seagram colt, and making the pace had
enough left to withstand the determined
challenge OF Dekaber.
In the last race the crowd again saw rat
tlinsg ood finish. New York CriTmins up. as
usual, went out in front and showed the way.
followed by The Southerner. In the stretch
New York began 70 tire, but Crimmins kept
him at his work, and he lasted long enough
to win by a head from The Southerner. Car
buncle who opened an to favorite, went
back in the betting TO I TO l. and finished
third.
George A. Bailey. we'll known turf fol-
lower years ago, died in a stable here to-day
He was 65 years of age, and died Of heart
trouble The Jockey Club took char ge of his
body.
FIRST RACE