Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Four Favorites in Front at
Benning.
EXCITIN G FINISHES
NATIONALS KEPT COMMISSION
Frs FROM SCORING.
DIR. Lee Harlan Best Golfer at Pine
hurst - o'Brien Bested Peter
Jackson-Tennis Tourney.
EXCITING FINISHES


bleak and cold but the sport was high
class and the bettors had the best of the
argument with the bookmakers. four favor
ties finishing first in the seven races, while
several of the place horses were freely
hacked The first second and seventh races
were the features of the afternoon, as the
head horses had little margin to spare, ana
generally went under the wire separated
by a neck or half length. The spectacu-
lar and surprising event of the afternoon
was the steeplechase, the winner turning
M in Gold Van at the outside and juicy
odds of 10 to !.
The track dried out considerably in the
past forty-eight hours. but notwithstanding
the going was still hard and fully three
seconds slow.
With Toscan scratched from the first
event it looked like a moral for ARABIC, but
this beautiful big horse seems to have ac-
quired the stopping habit, and his friends
are almost ready to call him gutter
when hooked up with horse OF his own
class. ARABIC was held at to D in the
betting, while sails went back from 2 to 2la.
When the barrier went up Waddell IL was
the first to show, and then little Balrd
pushed Amberjdck to the fore In the turn
ing into the stretch. The friends or the
latter cheered they saw daylight be-
tween him and the second horse but while
ARABIC failed to get up, Sais challenged the
DAILY colt about furlong from home. and
in a heart-stirring finish secured the yer
dict by a neck. Tommy Burns has failed
to do much at the present meeting, but his
work on sails yesterday afternoon was sim
ply superfine. Burns appeared to be watch
ing ARABIC as the horse he had to beat, but
when he realized that Amberjack was In
the argument he cut loose for the Daily
colt, and the struggle to the wire was
worth going miles to see. As Waddell ii
and Wirein chucked 1t up in the stretch,
ARABIC naturally fell into third place
When the betting started in the second
event Ambitious was the first choice, but
Nagazam was so well played at post time
that he was the faVOrite when the barrier
was let go. The hackers of Baby Willie
We're given a run for their money, as the
Bradley filly led well into the stretch, but
her early speed wore her out and she died
away to nothing. Nagazlm, Ambitious and
Evelyn J. had stirring finish in the last
hundred yards. Burns taking the first
named under the wire half length to the
good, while noses only separated the other
two contenders when the finish line was
reached.
Easy for Old Guard.
Legerden ain was allowed to act as lead
e. on sufferance until we'll into the stretch
in the third race, and then Old Guard came
through at a nice gallop and won as he
pleased by three lengths.
Cascine was the good thing overlooked in
the fourth race. When last out Cascine
was poorly nanQleQ by Jockey DeSOuZd, out
this afternoon RomaneH showed him the
nearest way home and he acted as leader
from the start to the finish, winning by
length. CaSCine was caught at the head of
the stretch by Weirdsome, but the former
let out link or two and quickly rarf away
from the latter. Peter Paul was backed
from down to ~, but the best he could
do was third.
every horse that started finished, and in
addition the crowd of women in the grand
stand had n chance to cheer, they had
backed Gold Van almost exclusively. Jim
Slick acted as paCemaker the first time
around, and as the grandstand was reach
ed on the second jump Arius shot to the
front and held on to the Liverpool. At that
place Black Death went alongside the
leader and it was thought this pair had
the race between them. Gold Van was al
ways in a good position. and the last
jump was reached he went to the front
and simply raced the other close ones off
their feet on the fiat. At the finish he was
leading by four lengths and appeared TO
be far and away the best horse in the race.
Little Woods had things all his own way
In the sixth. leading from barrier to wire
and winning eased up by two lengths. Fair
bury and Julia NJ. had a nOse-and-nose
struggle for the place, the former getting
the verdict.
The finish of the last event was the SEN
sation of the day, Fuller getting Trapper
up IN the last fifty yards and defeating Bill
Curtis by half length after it looked to
first away and then the well backed Bobbie
Kean made his run to the front but this
pair died TO nothing Bill Curtis shot to
the front when the stretch was reached
Fuller had a difficult job getting Trapper
through. but when once clear he went TO
the fore in impressive style.
Summary.
Firstsrace. for three year-olds and upward; six
and half furlongs, Columbia course.-won by
Sais 113 pounds IT. BurnsJ, ga TO l, to 2 and
out; ATberjack "a CBairdj. 4 to l. 4 TO 8 and out
second; ARABIC. ll0 Fuller. to 8, l to and out,
third Time, l.23 40 wirein and waddeIl II
also ran.
Second race. for FLIES and ldlngs. maidens two
year-olds; half mile. old course.-Won by Maya
zam. lO4 pounds IT. Burnsl 21a to l. I to 5 and
10 10: Ambitious, 1C4 Baird. II to 3. to 3 and
! 10 ? second; Evelyn J., 104 (Smithson), 20 to /,
Rose Croi1 Azure Raby Willie. Qui viye, Bonnet
and Moonshine also ran.
Third race. for colts. maIdens. two-year-ods:
four and half furlongs old course.-won by Old
Guard lGI pounds Baird. 10 and out; Leger-
second; Ratio 107 iFuIler). I 10 l. s to 5 and out
thlrd. Time, o.5s. Dr. Koch and Gentian also
ran.
Fourth race, for four Folds and upward; seven
furloBSs. Columbia Course.-WOn by CasciDe. 100
pounds tRomanelln. S to l. 2la to and I to 8;
second; Peter Paul, % tHoffmanD, 90 TO /, even
ANA I" = iaiid Time; 10 40 Charles Ell
flf,h race. selling, steep!echqse, for four-year, year,
Black Death, l51 tFinnigan. 8 to and out, sec;
uuG; Arius, 1I1 Bedrock. II to 3, to 10 and
ont, third. Time. 4.21 %. Jim Slick also
sixth race, selling, f'r three year-oIds and up
ward. seven fmlongs, C'lumba course.-Won by
little Woods, iu2 pounds tBaird1 II TO TO- 1 to
and out: FairhuIy. 115 wv McrermotO, 10 to l.
20 and q. T. !. second; Julia NJ, 90 (Klenckl,
80 Ca /. 10 to l and 10 !. third Time 1.3l.
Nyuadrock. Hcre Dixon Black Dick, Establish,
Allinda and Ralbcrt also ran.
seventh race. handicap. for three yrar-clds aud
upward. one mile and 100 wards old course. Won
by Trappcr. IUS pounds Fulleri II to 5 4 to 3
and out; BIZ Curtis l04 IT. Burnsj TO l. to
and To ;. second, James T., 1l3 Niles. 10 TO
/, TO ! aud l. /, third Time, - as.
Track Notes.
There was a new drawing for stands in
the ring yesterday afternoon and fifty-two
bookmakers went on the line.
Little Woods is the Hindoo of the Ben
ming race track. He won his fifth consecu-
tive race Of the meeting when he gal!oped
away with the sixth event yesterday after
noon In all Of his races he has acted as
the plce-maker throughout and raced his
.VhanGfiAp This fS fba LITTLE