Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
RACES INTERESTING
TAsCAN CAPTURING BIG HANDI-
CAP IN CLEVER STYLE.
Washington Team Again Defeated Vir-
ginians--Golf Tourney at Pine
hurst-Bowling Battles.

| The officials of the Washington Jockey
| Club were showered with congratulations
| at the conclusion of the last race at Ben
| ming yesterday over the magnificent start
made this spring at this popular track.
The weather was anything but pleasant for
outdoor sport, yet the crowd was the larg-
| est that has ever turned out on the first
| day of any meeting in the past. Nearly
| 1000 people crowded through the turnstiles
| and when the races were on and the spec
! tators weer crowded down toward the
| track the turnout resembled the ones that
| are generally seen on Saturdays or holidays.
| Had the sun been shining and the atmos-
| phere balmy there is no telling where the
attendance figures would have halted The
grand stand was almost filled with hand
| somely gowned women and their escorts
| and of course the club house contingent
was large.
The races were interesting, although but
| two of the events furnished very close fin
| ishes. The running of the Benning handl-
| cap, of course. was the chief event of the
afternoon and a splendid bunch of thor
| oughbreds faced the starter. AS a contest
! the race was not of unusual interest, as
Right and True made all the running until
well in the stretch, when Toscan came on
sentially a two horse race Right and True
going at fast clip that none of the others
could get up until the stretch was reached,
and then they were so worn out that there
was little speed left for the finish. Jockey
Shaw handled Toscan with rare skill, keep
ing his mount in a good position all the
way and when the stretch was reached he
easily gobbled the rail- Jockey Dreamer, on
Santa Catalina evidently thought he had
chance and hung on to second place like
grim death, but the pace was such hot
one that the filly faded away in the stretch
and finished with the ALSO rams Buttons
ran splendid race, but Tommy Burns ride
was anything but pleasant thing to look
at He got his mount away from the bar
rier absolutely last and of course, that
made rough route for Buttons to .trav
erse to get up with the leaders. But through
the veins of Buttons courSed the blood OF
Tenny. one of the gamest nags that ever
faced a starter, and by one of the finest
efforts, ever seen at the local track, he fin
ally crept into third place a few yards
from the wire. beating the good horse Sais
out by head.
First Two-Year-Old Race.
The first two-year-old race in the east this
year was the second event, and Willie
Shields much talked of colt, Oaklawn a son
of Farandole won in a canter The young
ster was an odds-on choice and carried the
money of all the wise men. Burns had the
leg up, and never moved a muscle, as the
danger of being caught. w. L. Maupin's
Pater, second choice had a mortgage on
the place but 1t was tight hit for thlrd
money. w. H. Snyder's Anodyne, Henry
of Navarro FLY, taking it by a head from
Mrs. r. Bradley'S Baby Willie. Anodyne
was shut off at the start, but Shaw gave
her excellent: handling. s Mr.. Belmonts
Marksman by octa gon-Lady Margaret,
ran green.
Virginia Bradley put a 80 to / shot over
the plate in the third race, for maidens, at
seven furlOngS, when Waddeu II made a
runaway of it in the early stages. He was
all out al the end, and only beat Hagga-
mans, the favorite, by a neck. With good
start the latter could not have lost.
The first steepechase of the season went
to a favorite, ]. Z. Lanes Imperialist. who
was much the best and was going away at
the end ]. w. Colts Sandhurst, who
closed on equal terms with the winner, fin
ished second after fencing very poorly.
Moon Daisy fell and Judge Fulton threw
Saffel on his head. Honolulu broke down
badly in the last race Five favorites won
and Burns rode two winners.
Starter Cassidy's Good Work.
Starter Cassidy had an unusually good
day, the boys paying strict attention to his
directions The horses were easy to handle,
and result five of the six starts went
under the class Of good and the other one
was fair. This is certainly splendid rec
ord for the opening day.
Secretary Aigernon Daingerfeld of the
Jockey Club was at his desk early and was
kept busy greeting old friends, both in the
racing world and the local social set.
Preen, the first winner of the eastern rae
ing season. had scarcely passed the win
ming post before s. S. Rowland, one of the
stewards of the meeting, selected three
handsome silver mugs and presented one
each to Jockey Dreamer, the rider; A. q.
Weston, the trainer, and b. F. Clyde, the
owner.
No messengers were permitted to take
bets from women in the grand stand, and
those who wanted to gamble were compelled
to ask their escorts to place their 81 bets
for them The managers placarded the
grounds with notices that messengers or
commissioners" would not be allowed to
work on the stand or ring. The story that
there would be women bookmakers in the
stand to accept wagers was purely imag-
mary. No woman tried to make a book.
Samuel Ross. one of the stewards of the
meeting, was i'll and unable to attend. His
place in the stand was taken by F. R.
Hitchcock.
Summary.
First race three -yearolds and upward: six fur
longs, Columbia eourse-Preen. 108 tCreamer) to
l and to end out won; Tim Hurst. los (Burns)
lOs (FnIler,. 2H to /. to and out, third Time,
Il74S Peter PAM, Monasodor. Winchester, Re
Second race, Arlington purse for two-year-olds;
half a mile. old course-oakIawn, 1T IT. Burns),
4
L. to and out, second; Anclyne, 1l6 (ShawI,
to l. to AMI to 5. third. Time, O.51 4-5
Belden, Baby Willie md 3farksman also ran
Third race, maiden three-year-olds and up; seven
furlongs, Columbia .eourse-Waddell ii, % a. j.
Walsh. so TO /, Is to ] and 8 to /, won; Haya-
mans. 80 tCrfnmLs), II to o, to 5 and out sec
ond; Lord Aintree. l02 (Wainwright), 10 to g. even
and out, third Time, 132. Rosie Dfnham Pete
Daley Altar, Dixarina and Salt and Pepper also
ran.
Fourth race. the Benning spring handicap COR
three year-olds and up six furlongs-Toscan 100
SHAW. t, /, even and out, won; Right and True
Ill tCrimmins}, 10 TO !, to and 2h to l. see.
ond: Buttons. 1f6 IT: Burns,, to /, 6 to 5 and
out third. Time, III Trapper, Santa Catalina
SAILS, Amberjack, Diyination and Marion Eta ass
ran.
Fifth race, open jteeplechsse, for four-year-oias
and up; about two miles-Imperalist. 1853 (Rod-
rockl, ii to 5, even and ont. won; Sandhurst, I32
Finnegan), 10 /. to 5 and out. second Arms
l6S tHenTy1. o to i, to 3 and to 5, third. Time
AT Moon Daisy, Judge Fulton and Champs Ely
also
Sixth race. selling, for three-year-olds and IN;
one mile End forty yards. old course-Cincnna tns
40 ct. Buinsi, and out. won; Bill Curtis lg7
Fuller, to !, to and TO s. second; Pos.