The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-08
TRAPPER WINS THE HANDICAP
BEATS BILL CURTIS ny 4 MEAD
AT JENNINGS.
Nags1am and ola Guard rake the Two
Year.0ld EyCnts-cascine Beats the
Barrier and Wins IN DFiye--Gold vans
G,eeplechate - Four FaVoFitea Win.

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Barrier and Wins IN Drive Gold vans
E,sepechaSe Pour Favoritss Win.
WIsnIYGIoN, April IA cold wave oaused
a falling on In the attendance AZ BennlnFa
to-day In spite Of the fact that the washln Rton
Jockey club had provided a card Of seven
races. The track was stlll heavy near the
inner rail. and nearly all Of the helds had 70
20 vide IN order 70 secure dry footing. Thia
resulted IN much crowdinG and ocrambllna,
but out Of the miE-up emerged four successful
favorites, Burns and Baird each rode two
winners. while W. L. Maupin captured two
purses Three Of the winners were sent 10
The post by Trainer W. Ualth.
The leading event, which came a. the wind
Up TO the days sport. was q handicap At a
mile and 100 yards. Trapper and Bobbie
Kean we're equal favorites, but their perform
ances we're widely different. Trappsr, with
Fuller In the saddle. showed much Improve
ment over his previous race. and after leading
q greater part Of the route he won ln a drive
by head from Bill Curtis, Burns up, who
vas backed down 10 to and closed strong
james 7 .. 10 TO !. showed that no was rounding
into form BY taking third money. a length
and half away. Bobbie Kean. with Shaw on
HE back. had little speed and came In last.
Kansas Prices ARABIC. a 4 70 favorlte
In me hrst race, AZ six and half furlonRs,
did not run in bis best form, even with Fuller
working at him, and finished a poor third
Mrs J. BlJts's game little sails, 10 to seoond
choice. on the other hand, stood a hard drive
from Burns and beat Bill DAYS AmberJack,
the early pacemakeT, by three parts Of a
length.
W l. Maupin uncovered a fair looking
tvo-year-old in Nagazam in the second race,
:or maiden files and geldings at four furlonRs.
Though the youngster had never started, he
vas made an equal favorlte with r. c. Halls
Ambitious az n TO s. Burns roade NaRazam
with all o! his wonted viEoT, the Reldng
showing his heela 10 the others az soon as
the barrier was sprung and coming nome A
winner 0y half length under a drive. Am
b.tiou who nailed the place. was rather
poorly handled by Baird and would prob ably
have won with the riders reversed, Dave
Johusou's Evelyn j., 20 to shot. unba cked
ov her plOnging owner, ran third, three
lengths back
o Richards Faraday colt, Old Guard.
8 % 3 iavorite, took the third event for
msiden two-year-old colts in handy fashion
HIM a. the ware. where he beat Legerdemain,
to l., by tNo and hail lengths. X. T.
Gr.a5H f Hss $50 TO J. was an INDIFFERENT
Gentian, backed down 10 ato2.
~ wise n.en evidently overlooked Csseine
upward, At seven furlongs, for he went back
and Peter Paul closed equal first choices
start, beating the barrier by several lengths
ana then set pace that vas too much Tor
the others. lie was ell out at the end how
ever. and only beat NeirdsOme by three
parts Of A length. Peter Paul finishing third,
four lengths behind. The latter's chances
we're killed by the sendoh while Charles IL
wood was virtually left at the post
Gold Ven. 70 /, was easily the master IN
the steeplechase, ct about two miles. Hol-
man took him to the front at the mile and a !
half mark and the old EeldinE rom ped home |
with the money six lengths before Black !
Death, the TO 5 favoTite, who In turn had |
ten lengths over Arius, u TO S. The latter |
chucked II up a half a mile from home, but |
had no trouble in finishing ahead Of jim |
Slick, 10 20 s., who pulled up lame.
Little Woods, running In the colors Of W /
T.. Maupin, was practically the unanimous |
choice for the sixth race at seven furloARs,
- he was beaten down to even money. lie |
was in front at all stages and was going |
away at the end, beating Fairbury, - TO i, !
by ak lengths. The latter. after a slow !
beginning, closed gamely and beat Julia
N, 50 20 I, head for the place Belle Dixon, |
! hot second choice, was big dsappoint- !
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