The Washington times., 1905-12-03

nliB OF a match race OF intense .A-teI- /.
est locally. the horses being me prop !
eTty OF Henry Harrison and Robert /.
Neville
The day was one of the worst of the !,
season. as q fog settled over the course I
| early in the afternoon. and after the /
third race 1t was impossible to see any !
thing but the finish Of the races.
The unfavorable weather conditions {
kept the attendance down, but the !
crowd was sood. everything considered 3
The meeting was successful. especially 4
/ from the standpoint OF attendance, j
which was first-class Throughout.
The card yesterday was a good one, 4
! including the Maximum Stakes al three I
/ miles, the match race. d 5teepiechase. |
and four other wcll-fiiied races The ,
! track Was slow. though not muddy (
| Three favorites won.
Ben Crockett Repeated.
( Ben Crockett was the natural favorite !
( for sae Maximum. position warranted ,
( by his " ashIngton Cup success on .
Thursday. But in that event he had
pulled UP lame. and because OF that the 4
( booknlakers took liberties with him.
| quoting as good as to 5. He closed al 1
| 3 TO 3. with Ostrich second choice, at Is 4
to ).
There were only four starters for the I
| longest race run at any track racing un-
der the jurisdiction OF the Jockey Club. /
Ostrich is always generous with mis- !
| speed, but Miller made an effort TO re- l
strain him, and succeeded fairly well for /
| the first mile. But entering the back !
stretch the second time Ostrich jumped
away from his field and opened up a
gap OF a dozen lengths, which he main |
tanned for another mile
At the turn into the backstretch the
last time Romanelli gave Ben Crockett |
his head. and the horse began to close
up When they were lest in the fog at
the far turn Ostrich had a lead OF two
lengths only. and when they came into
view again. a furlong from the finish. [.
I Ben Crockett was galloping in front, I
and won very easily by ten lengths. with
/ Ostrich second and Noblesse Obiige a
distant third
Best Long Distance Horse.
/ Ben Crockett won the race last year.
and although he has been steeplechasing
this season. looks to be about the best
| long-distance performer on the fat IN
training. He will be shipped 10 Toronto
I for the winter, and next season Will go
chasing again
There was quite an upset in the
steeplechase. Rockmart. the favOrite,
falling two fences from home. and leav-
( ing the race to Cherry Fighter and
Howard Lewis. Both 49, at long odds.
and the former won ridden out DR.. James
/ Kerrs Follow On was third RoclSmart
( broke her leg when she fell and had TO
be killed Gypsic and Parnassus fell
also. bu: neither horses nor riders were
! hurt.
1 WelbourDe's Greenress Costly.
Nothing could be seen OF the match
/ but the finish. II was between Henry
Harrison's Bette Bouncer and Robert
I Neyille's Melbourne for 81. 900 a side.
From the reports OF the riders the pair
ran well together. and were head and
head with both driving when they reach
ed the stretch Here Melbourne ran out
and Bette Bouncer gained a lead Of
four lengths. Melbourne came again
when Jones had him Strengthened away.
| and was catching Bette Bouncer at the
end. He was best. and would have won
but for his GreenneSs.
What was really the best race of the
day came out OF the mile and forty yards
| of the Columbia course. Unfortunately
all of the running was obscured by the
dense fog until the horses were inside
the last sixteenth. but from there home
there was the battle of the day.
Pretty Duel.
1t was duel between Bohemia. win
ner of the Columbia Handicap, and Or
mondes Right. who had won his only
three races at the meeting. The illy
had the advantage when they came out
OF the bank OF fog, but Ormonde's
Right was coming with that courage
that has made him a remarkable horses
ali through his Benning campaign. The
hHy hung on very resolutely right 10
the end, but Ormonde's Right proved
better and right at the end he was go
ing away with an advantage of half a
length Toscan. who quit very badly In
his race Friday. hung on well, and was
! Il close third. Orraonde's Right was al
ways favorite, going to the post at to I.
while as good as 20 l was offered about
Bohemia
Ricordo came to life in surprising fash
ion In the seven furlong lash for
maidens. When the horses came out OF
the fog in the stretch he was galloping
in front alone. and at the end he had
an advantage OF six lengths.
Nom de Plume. the favorite was an
easy second before Bill Daly's Salt
and Pepper. II must have been known
that RicOrdo was q good horse in
fog for he was played from flves down
to 10 10 before post time. Being second
choice at the close OF the market.
Freebooter Helped Some.
, ThistIedale. on the strength OF his
2 fast race In front Of a field of maidens
; recently, was the choice in the first
Z Third was the best he could do, how
ever. Freebooter breezlng home alone
= ten lengths before John F. Ahearn, who
, was permitted 10 start with as good
as 30 10 l offered about his chances.
, Sunflre won his in the five furlong
dash for two-year-olds of the selling
, platter variety. Like Freebooter. he only
{; romped through the stretch 10 win by
five lengths with the liberal price OF
I 10 l offered. Cassandra was made
favorite in, spite OF the fact that his
stable connections were anything but
confident She had very little speed and
could only reach fourth place, both Am
bilious and Orifemme beating her home.