Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
GOOD SPORT PROMISED
EXCELLENT FIELDS IN SPECIAL
AND THE sTEEPLEcHAsE.
Talent Puzzled to Pick the Winner
Softened Track Dried Out
by Hard Work.
Special Dispatch to the Star.

this afternoon as Superintendent Strahah
and his assistants worked all morning on
the course and by the time the first race
started Il was In fairly fast shape.
An interesting card and good weather
drew out one of the largest crowds or the
meeting. The features of the afternoon
were the special at a mile and a half and
the hunters champion steepiechase. BON
had fields that indicated first-class sport
and the talent had hard time locating
the winners The mile and seventy yards
race was next in Importance. but the other
three events were of the ordinary sort.
Following were the scratches posted at
l 30 nm: In the first Goidheur; in the sec
ord MeddIer. jr. and Babe B.; In the third
CvpsIc and Irish Girl; in the fourth, Pal-
cite and James F.; in the fifth, Mirthiess'
in the sixth. Singing Master, Cabin ana
Scarecrow.
The Cure Wins the First.
The first race. for three-year-olds and up-
ward. seven furlongs. was won by The Cure
rRe,n. 3 and 8; Echodale (JosD, 80 and 20,
second; Sunray CT. Meade), and 4, third
Time. 1:2S 20
EchodaIe led from start until well In the
stre.ch when The Cure got through the
lam and won handily by three lengths.
Fancy Bird Gets the Second.
Second race for maiden two-year-oids'
five and half furlongs--Fancy Bird to
SMITH. 10 and 5, first; Nellie Burn tONeiD'
TO 5 and l to 3, second; Royal China
fcrImmins), and 21k, third. Time, los 40
Fancy Bird led from start to finish, ana
was never in trouble, winning by six
lengths.
Mondays Entries.
The following are the entries for Mon
day:
First race handicap. three-year-olds and
UP, six and one-half furlongs, Columbia
course-Bohemia, 1926; Merry England, 12o;
Diamond 1924; Marjoram, 122; Mamie
Worth, 121; Zeala 119: Toscan ills; Tommy
waddell, ia: Fioralia, 100: Sir Lynwood.
90; Flinders, 80; Foxy Kane, 90; Mirth-
less, 90.
Second race, maiden two-year-olds, six
furlongs Columbia course-Wickford, ITO;
Kinkora. no, Samson, ITO; Royal Scot,
no; Oak Leaf. 107; Fancy Bird, 1O7; Royal
China, 107; Watercourse, 1O; Hocus Pocus,
107
year-oids and UP. about two miles-Tom
Cogan, ISL; Black Death 147; Gypsic, 147;
Kirklevington III; Woolgatherer. AT;
Cherry Fighter, LA; Rockmart. la; Sew
enth Ward, li3; Follow On, 1876: Caloora-
hatchee, 1876; Butter Ladle, 1855; Stalker.
1875; Perchance 1876.
Fourth race, selling; two-year-olds, five
furongs, Columbia course--Dr. Coffey. 100;
Sir Tristan, 106; Edict, 100; Lord Kent,
100: Gunfre, 100; Gentian, 100; Amnesia,
81: Orifiamme. 81; Wild Blossom, 81; Venus.
%: Peafowl, 81; 'Inglesde 10i; Incorrigi-
Bile 90; *Geaner, 95 Kinkora %; Mark
NEEDLE, 95; Majority 92: "Flare. 80;
'Cloisteress. %; .In Line, 92. Also eligible
to start. any of the above may be with
drawn: Montanus, 100; Society Bud. 81.
Fifth race, selling: three years old and
up. seven furlongs, Columbia course-Glad-
win, 10; Hyperion. 10T; Sidney c. Love,
49, Kind Fox I'd, 40; Marriage Bells, ITO;
Cure, 113; Plantaganet. lib; Collector Jes-
sup 113; Echodale 113; Nutcracker. III;
cannon Ball los; sue Mac, 1o5; sCheripe,
105; king Pepper, 1o5; 'Royal Window.
Sixth race handicap; two years old and
up, one mile and a sixteenth: old course
Pretension, 120; Bobby Kean. III; Peter
Paul, no; Floralia, los; Debar. 105; Louis
H.. 10l; Ruby Hampstead 50; T. s Martin,
IS: Old Guard, ST; Amberjack. Sc; Mona
codor, S5.
apprentice allowance claimed.
Day of Favorites.
Four winning favorites, a strongly played
second choice and a successful outsider
backed fer coup here and elsewhere yes
teriay lost the Benning layers some Of
their winnings of the last couple Of days.
The volume of speculation. especially in the
last event of the day, was of the hurricane
order and not a few of the layers lodged
some of the big wagers offered. The track
was fast the opening event at six furlongs
being run in the rapid time of LA 2-5 by
the winner Henry T. Oxnard's speedy
mare Marjoram, carrying the steadier Of
126 pounds.
The stable of A. ]. Joyner won two races
with Floralia and Zeala. Jockey Miller
made amends for his string of defeats OF
the day before by landing two winners, as
did J. Jones. The latter boy. since his fall.
is riding with more dash and pluck than
ever. and his services are IN demand. His
handling Of Fioralia and Zeala yesterday
could not well be improved on.
Indeed. as the meeting progresses. public
interest seems on the increase as the char
acter OF the racing is of the drawing kind.
II Is pity that the Washington Jockey
Club cannot secure longer and more favor
able dates, as Washington would support
longer meetings later in the spring and
earlier in the fall The club Is handi-
capped I'm this respect and the marked
local support 1t receives under the circum-
stances Is an eloquent tribute to the popu-
larity OF the sport.
A Good Weight Carrier.
Marjoram. the four-year-old mare, by
Hastings showed herself not only a sprin-
ter OF merit. but a weght-carrier par ex-
cellence by the clever manner In which she
handled her stiff impost. 1873 pounds. OF
course. had the contender the two-year- old
colt Monterey, not got away so slowly to
have a stern chase from the outset, Mar
joram might not have scored such blood
less victory. But she Is such a fine, big
mare that she ought to prove a valuable
stud matron when through racing; and
Owner Henry T. Oxnard expects to race
more than one winner from Marjoram
mated to one OF his hlgh-ciass sires
Monterey. two-year-oid, who was giving
away weight by the scale to every horse In
the race. was the choice of the majority of
the talent. In spite of the hard task asked
of him. His sire. Montana, who won the
Suburban. was himself a good weight-car-
rier. and as a yearling could outrun all his
feliow-youngsters In the Rancho Del Paso
paddocks near Sacramento. Cal
The false price ruling against Freebooter,
10 TO 1. drew him support for the show
money from many OF the best handicappers
at the track Among these was L. Botay,
the westerner. who was one OF the first
originators OF the form sheet. Then WV.
Lyle took II In hand and later many others
followed suit.
Two Races for the Joyner Colors.
The veteran turfman Thos. B. Davis OF
West Virginia at Benning yesterday
and had the pleasure of witnessing the