Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-29
Buttons Redeemed Himself.

Buttons, who finished in the Benning
handicap after being shut off several times,
made him the favorite yesterday in the last
race and the judgment proved correct, as
he won handily by three lengths. Peter
Paul led into the stretch, when Sas and
Buttons moved up. and the finish was
something of a procession. There was a
world of money bet on SaiS for the place
and the strings of happy bettors behind
the bookmakers at the close of the days
sport was something to wonder at.
Tommy Burns the jockey who was sus-
pended recently for week by the starter,
day afternoon at the track. While stand
ing in the paddock just before the second
race was called, Tip Toe passed him and
suddenly dashed out with her hind legs.
just in time to clear the fillys heels. AS it
was; her hoofs graZed the jockeys; head.
Rodrock, the jockey, who rode Imperial
ist is one of the most promising Steeple-
chase riders in the country. He has ridden
that horse eight times and finished in front
six In all his races Rodrock has display
ed great courage, judgment and GOODNESS.
He is one of the few riders through the
field who seems to know anything in re-
gard to pace. His handling of Imperialist
yesterday was good.
To Enlarge Betting Ring.
AS soon as the meeting ends at the Ben
ming track the betting ring will be enlarged
and made wider Racing has taken such
a hold on the Washingtonians that the
present quarters of the spectators are too
cramped. More bookmakers than ever be-
fore have operated during the five days OF
the present meeting. Business is unusually
brisk. This increased patronage, the book
makers declare, is due to the fact that the
money bet by the women in the grand
stand now reaches the ring. They say that
more than half of the bets placed IL the
care of messengers were held OUT by
them.
The conditions of the book program for
horsemen has been severely condemned and
criticized by trainers and owners here ever
since the meeting began The turfmen say
that the quality of the contesting horses
was not adjudged rightly by the clerk OF
the course and that the conditions are such
that not more than one-half of the horses
stabbed here can participate In the races.
These claims were substantiated in great
part yesterday, when three of the original
races carded for today had to be declared
off because they did not fill properly. and
three new ones substituted. The tine of
entry had to be changed until o'clock in
the afternoon IL
Summary.
First race, setting. three year-olds and upward
Ave and a half furlongs, Columbia course-Arabo
III FULLER, even and out, won; Girdle, 105 tDe
Souza) 80 to /, 10 to iaAd to /, second; Canta-
loupe, 96 (Bairdl,s Is toll, 8 to 4 and ~ to L.
Wild Wild Irshman, Tenny Belle, Sinnasauaw. Reward
Love Note, The Yelled Lady and scarecrow also
ran. e,
Second race. for maiden FLIES, two-year-olds;
half mfle old eoHrse-Tiptoe, 100 {Fuller) to &c
and out. won; Consistent t1o5 tRomanellil, to !.
even and to 5, sscopd; Eyelyn Griffin 105 (Shaw)
3la to l. even ana to .. third. Time, 0.5i. Lady
Chiswick, Sweet Fiavia, Baby Willie and Qui Five
Third race for mares, fnree-year-olds and mp; six
furiones, CoiumbEa coarss.a Bohemia 92 tHoffman)
to ana out, won; Dance Music. OF g. Jehnsonj,
to l. even and out, SECOND; Mistiss. OF Baird,
to and out, third Tine. LIT. Miss Karl also
81 ss1-y
Fourth race. for maiden three year,olds; six and
one-haIf furlongs, Columbia course-Hagamans, 10s
(Sbaw) even to 5 and out, won; Sir Ralph, 10g
(Bafril 100 to l. 20 to and to I, second; Fiat,
i12 fMiles) 100 to u 80 TO and 10 to I, third.
Time I25 Kassil, Probe, Dixarina, Sylvania
Iistener and Athemia G. also ran.
Firth race, handicap steepleehase, for four-year-
olds and upward about two miles-Imperialist,
i6s tTodrickl, to 10 and out won; Jim Slick. $50
(Hayden) rs to l, to I and 8 to 8, second;
Mackey Dwyer 14o tIolman), 10 to 1. 8 to l and
> 10 i. third Time 4.18 rs. Wooden, Ohio Waugh,
Pious and Emigrant also ran. Judge Fulton fell at
Sixth race-For three-year-olds and upward; seven
and one-hah furloBgs, Columbia course Buttons
III (Shaw1 to S and out. won; Sais, 11S (Fuller)
4 to i 3 to 5 and out. second; Peter Paul ITO
{Sheal, to i. even and out third. Time, 1.37.
White Ghost also ran.