Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-31
|sPORTs 0Faa[ SORTS.
Five Fayorites in. Front at
Bsa'ning fqs Fday.
SPORT W AS POOR
JOCKEY BAIRD ASTRIDE OF FOUR
WINNERS.
Nationals Had Hot Game With Yani-
gans-Golf on Southern Links
Base Ball Notes.

stretch. From the press D0x 1t looked as
though the winner could be picked in every
event just as soon as the fields turned
into the stretch Five favorites won the
money and 1t should have been six, but
the bookmakers through the medium of a
clever trick made Legerdemain the favorite
in the third race and the best he could
do was to finish last In a field OF four.
Jockey Baird had a red-letter day, being
up on four winners. and as one old trainer
remarked, he should have been in the
steeplechase and the fourth event so as
to clean up the slate. Baird has the win
ming habit just now and Is easily the best
finisher at the track When he once mas
tiers the knack Of getting away from the
barrier he will be full-fedged star. Train
er Billy Garth also came in for fair share
Of praise as three Of the winners were
looked after by him this spring.
In the betting ring the bookmakers re-
sembled the Russians retreating before the
Japanese. On the opening day there were
81 bookies doing business. This number
dwindled down to Al last Monday, and yes
terday there were but 40 left to take the
wagers. The line will be still less this after
noon. as the winning of favorites has made
a big hole in the bank rolls of every penciler
on the line. With larger fields next week
a different story will probably be told
it Is well-known fact that 1.-The bookies
will get you if you stick to them long
enough.
Steeplechase the Feature.
A steeplechase for maidens four-year-
olds and upward, was the feature of an
ordinary card. J. w. Colts Sandhurst,
which raced over the brush last week for
the first time and did well, was selected
to win, and no better price than 3 to 5
was laid against him. John d. Hooe's
Caloorahatchee was second choice and
Champs Elysees and Gansevoort held at
to l. CroXton, a 80 to l shot, made the
running for a mile and q half, ten lengths
rather closely punched. After clearing
the Liverpool the second time Finnigan
took the favorite up and Sandhurst was
two lengths to the good when the last
| to hook up with Sandhurst on the fiat,
but the latter pulled away and galloped
| home four lengths in front of Caloora-
hatchee.
Bohemia outclassed the field in the
opening event, Brush Up being the only
other one to receive respectable attention
| in the ring. Pater's Ctask7 in the second
| race was only to warm up, for the Maupin
geldng had the race all his own way.
| Ambitious hung on to the place until
within few strides OF the wire. when
Crossways came with rush and beat
Ambitious a head for second money.
| Old Guard probably would have de-
feated Cologne in the third had Jockey
Crimmins been able to keep the colt
| straight in the run home. The fourth race
was Conceded to Preen, to @, and the
public turned their attention to Cabin
and Tim Hurst for the place. Tim Hurst
was second until all We're Strengthened
| out for the run in, when he tossed 1t up
and cabin and Yorkshire Lad got the
place and show parts of the purse
Track Notes. -
Oaklawn, the best two year-old here. will
be shipped to Bound Brook, N. j., Satur-
day. -
]. c. Coley of New York has purchased
Hagamars from II. T. Griffin. The horse
will be schooled at the jumps for cross
country racing
While working through the stretch fast
trial yesterday morning Silver Dream sud-
denly fell in heap near the judges stand.
When the stable hands rushed to her as
sistance they found she was unable TO rise.
examination pronounced the mare suffering
from paralysis. She had to be placed in
float in order to get her OF the track and
into her STALL She was put in sings, as
the surgeons thought the stroke of paralysis
only a temporary one and that she would
recover. ,
Mr.. Knut, who was knocked out by the
fall of Twilight in the Chevy chase steeple-
chase last Saturday, was at the track yes
terday. He has entirely recovered from
the effects of the fall.
Jockey Dreamer incurred the displeasure
of Starter Cassidy and was suspended Tor
five days. When Dreamer came to the post
with Preen in the fourth race he made no
attempt to stop his horse just in front OF
the barrier, according to the starters IN
structions, but allowed his mount to walk
through the barrier. This earned him the
suspension.
Samuel Ross, proprietor of the Columbia
stables and one of the most influential
spirits in Washington racing, who was re-
Gently designated to represent the Jockey
Cub at Pimlico, says that he Will race tour s,l
of his two-year-olds at Baltimore The
yOnnpStPrS in question not MS pest.
| The best are a colt by Hastings he calls
Souvigny, and a colt by Glenheim ne mas
named Copperosity. They will, Mr. Ross
| believes, hold their own in any company.
Yesterdays Summary.
First race for nlEes and mares, three-year-o1ds
nems 81 BAIRD and o sna T0h to sru second
third. Time. 1o2 2-5 Sweet Pepper, Sheen, Sea
| Girl Festoon and The Yelled Lady also ran; .,,.
two.ye au half mile old conrse-pater. g
| (Baird,. 2 to 8 and out won; crossMays' W
bilious. as iHorman), 8 to /, 4 to and out third
Time, o.4s is. Moonshine also ran.
| four and a half furlongs, old course-cologne ios
Ses 5 to aae sna out seeonS
F Fn1se oS s 1 .5na Iegerdeniin also ran.
furl Sasa Columbia cosrssAffss log lorssmsr,
to and out won; Cabin; 10S lHenaerspns, d 20
/, to ana out, second, IOTksnhs Aoo
(Crimmins). 80 to l. 10 to and out. third Time
25 Tim Hurst and Garrett Wilson also ran
Fifth race, steeplechase for matdens, four-year.
olds and up; about two mies-saIdhurst is5 tFin,
nigan) 8 to 5 and out, won; Caloorahatehee, l3t
| jOwens,, to l. to 5 and to s, second; Champs
Mysees 1877 (Holman) to to ! r. and even en-
third Time AZ cToStsn, sus ssfl fulton ana
sixth race. selling, for three1year-oids and up,
ward: mile Columbia conrse-Idttie woods, %
iBaird,, 8 to and out won; Bill Curtis. 11S Cred.
| fern) s to 8 and out, second; The Huguenot, ~
SHAW, IS to and out third. Thine, LAO. oniy
| three starters.