The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-24
TOSCAN WINS TIE HANDICAP.
HASTINGS COLT TAKES THE FEA-
TURE EVENT AT JENNINGS.

Eastern Racing season Opened Under EaV'
Orable Auspices-Oal1aWn'a TWo'fear'
Old Eyent-VIrginiA Bradley springs
Q 30 20 ! 6hOt--FlVe FayOrites Win.
WASHINGTON. March 7s.-The Eastern
racing season was opened az Bennings track
this afternoon under the most favorable
auspices While the track was heavy and
the sky was threatening, large crowd,
Including many diRnitaTies and society peo-
pie. turned out 10 enjoy some fair sport
High class horses were not in evidence and
the racers that have been keeping in condi-
ton at the winter tracks proved to be strong
factors In the general result
The track and buildings. which had been
placed in apple pie order were ready for
business early. and the betting ring was
crowded with layers and players an hour
before tho bugle sounded for the first race
A. 3 o'clock Prior to the opening OF the
card there was reunion OF old friends IN
the paddock and In the clubhouse, there
being an expression Of satisfaction that
the season. after a long, hard winter, had
opened a. last.
The feature Of the racing vas the running
Of the First Benninss Handicap, worth l.iOo
10 the winner, which was six furlong sprint
over q track that was fetlock deep in soft
going For this reason David Johnson's
Roseben, the top weight. was Withdrawn
early in the day. so that L. A. Whitney's
Toscan, q fvc-year-old son Of Hastings and
Toscana. was made a favorite in the opening
ouotationsat3to But as TosCan was asked
to pack 100 pounds there was an inclination
10 fight shy Of him. so that he went back in
the betting to 70 /. closing an equal first
choice with Buttons csstoh from the stable
Of L X Thomas, but now the property OF
Mr. Thomas former trainer Willie Shields.
Buttons had ile pounds up and was played
down from . to j, having Tommy Burns In
the saddle while Toscan vas ridden by the
veteran, Willie Shaw strong tip on Divi-
nation drew enough play to reduce the Horo-
scope FLY from SKIES to fours. while Trapper.
the Hastings colt owned by W. II. snyder.
the trotting horseman had q good following
at TO l. Sails. lust from California, was
nibbled at especially in the show books.
When Mars Cassidy let the barrier go to a
good start. Right and True. a rs. 70, / shot
with Mickey Crimmins up rushed 70 the
front followed by Il. 7. ONnard's Santa
Catalina and Ioscan, with Irapper shut
order was maintained right up % the last
quarter pole, where shaw sent loscan 70
the front on the outside The weight began began
Shaw put him under "a sharp hand ride. The
Hastings colt was game TO the core and IN a
drive he took the race from Right and True
by three parts Of length In the SLOW time
OF III. Right and True had three lengths
70 spare for, the place, while in hot finish |
Buttons took third money from Sais by a I
head Sais made up lot OF ground in the /
stretch but Buttons was too much for him. |
Cub last Year and his owner at that time
was ruled on for alleged doping tie was /
bred at August Belmonts stud and at one .
only 10 be claimed out OF a selling race by .
James Butte, who lost him later In similar /
manner.
Although Blute's sais lost third money /
by q small margin in this race, his stable .
companions. Iinclnnatus and Tim Hurst |
Cincinnatus an even money favorite, cap
tured the last race Of the day at mile and .
% yards 10 biz gsll9p leadiP ai 1 Ir ne
who was well handled BY Fuller. Tim HuIgt,
81 odds Of Is TO !, ran second 20 the Cough
who spreadeagled his field in the first race.
~ six furlongs, and came home on the bt.
The hrst two yeaI.od. race IN ne ul EaSt
Shields much talked Of colt Oaklavn. a son
Of Farandole. won IL in canter. The young
money Of all the wise men Burns had the
leg up. and never moved muscle as the colt 7
quickly left the otherS, and was never IN danger
second choice. had a mortgage on the place,
but Il was tight NJ foy third money, W; H. .
taking i by a head from Mrs. r Bradley
Baby Willie, Anodyne was shut OF AZ the
ssttart but shaw gave her excellent ellen handling
Virginia bradley put a 80 to shot over the
furiongs, when Wsddell II, made q run
away Of IL In the early, stages He was
all out az the end. and only beat Hagamans,
he favorite, by a neck. With a good start
the latter could not have lost
The first steepleChase Of the season went 10
q fayoTite, j E Lanes lmperalist. who vas
much the best and was going away az the end
j. W. Cote SandhuTst who closed on equal
terms with the winner. finished second alter
fencing very poorly. Moon Daisy fell and ,
judge FULTON threw Saffel on HE head |
Honolulu broke down badly in the last race Z
Five favorites won and Burns rode two win /
neTs, The summaries