The Washington times., 1905-04-02

Snddunled Dy the threatening WedtH-
er which ruled at the time folk were
making preparations to go to the races,
the biggest attendance ever known at
Benning during a spring meeting was
recorded yesterday.
Happily the promise of unprop-Ii7us
weather was not fulfilled and the after
noon turned out to be a most delight
full one for the enjoyment of the SPORT
The grandstand was well filed, while
the clubhouse inclosure had about all
the occupants that could be taken care
of with comfort. Society was well rep
resented in the crowd, both from Wash
ington and Baltimore. the special train
from the latter city bringing a large
contingent. There We're many new
faces from New York; also men who
had come over to Baltimore to see the
fight Friday night and who decided to
extend their vacation to Benning.
Among the New Workers was jesse
Lewisohn. one of the spectacular fig
ures about the clubhouse and betting
ring at the New York tracks. He is
known as leader of the heavy betting
brigade He got in in time to cash a
nice wager on Setauket in the opening
race.
Hylas Favorite.
The Spring Hunters Steeplechase was
the magnet that brought the hunt club
folk out in large numbers. The rivalry
in this event is always keen between
the various clubs. There were seven
starters. and six hunt clubs were repre-
sented, as follows: Cameron Run by
Pierre Iorillards Emigrant; Chevy
Chase by S. P. knut's Twilight; Mead
ow Brook by II. S. Pages Pious; War
renton. by Ed Hayes Again. and E. j.
Wallach's Richelieu II; Genesee Val
ley by James W. Colts Otho Waugh,
and Aiken by Thomas Hitchcock. jr. S
Hylas
The last was the favorite at TO /.
He was ridden by Kelly; Ray, the r'sgu-
lar rider for the stable. still having a
| bandaged hand due to a fall in Thurs
days chase.
HyIas was a poor favorite, as the
race was run, but he met with enough
ba d luck to take the heart out of q
~ ore experienced racer. and this was
his first trip between the flags of a
SteepIechase course There were two
nasty looking falls, and Hylas chances
were, in degree, lessened by eacn OF
! them
Two Falls.
Twilight, who fell with his owner, Mr.
Knpt, in the Chevy Chase, was ridden
by IConnelly and went down at identi-
cally the same spot This was at the
! first fence The field went to II well
! together, but Twilight got in tangle
and threw Connolly heavily TO the
ground Hylas was just behind Twilight
! and was knocked back by the mlshap
while RicheIieu II ridden by Mr.. Taylor
went to the front He jumped well ano
opened up a big gap. At the Liverpool
| the second time Ohio Waugh caught him
| but at the next fence the latter bungiec
| hadly almost going down. This put
! him out Of the race. In the Stretcf
| Pious caught Richelieu II t1rfng, ana IL
! a drive won by less than d length
HyIas showed Improvement In the las'
mile and easily beat Otho Waugh FOL
! third money.
/ kt the third fence Again. ridden bs
Dion Kerr, fell and Mr.. Kerr looked tt
| be seriously hurt. 1t was discovered
though that ne was only badly shaker
up Both he and Connolly We're revived
after returning to the paddock
New Track Record.
Santa Catalina broke the trsck record
when she ran six furlongs in the thir'
race in TIA fiat. There were only two
starters, as Roseben, with only IL
pounds up scared out all but Santa Cat
alma Roseben was favorite, but ther
was a good play on Santa Catalina, cut
ting her price from to l to to 2.
Fuller had TO whip Roseben into tn
lead at tho start, but he then opened III
what looked like a winning lead In tn
stretch, however, the filly caught tn
pacemaker. Fuller went to the whi
gain and Roseben began to swerve
that cost him the race. as Santa Cata
lima, running true as die, won goinl
away. The record made Eor the race i
not likely 10 be duplicated soon.
In the first race Fuller had an cas-.
thing of II with Setauket, the openin
faVorite, but who went back in tn
betting, while Love Note was playe
into favoritism. Setauket was much tn
best, and won easily, while Blue Mir
acle, backed from 100 to l to 20 TO l, bea
the favorite for the place.
Easy for Consistent.
Consistent won the two-year-old rae
in a gallop. She was a rrohibitive fa
vorite at ! to 8. She is ope of Wynd
ham Waldlns candidates for the Jess
Brown Cup, and a most pron.isin
youngstcr
Kassil won the fourth race withou
much trouble, and Flinders was best
!. the sixth.
Because the third race was reduced I
two starters by scratches an extra rae
was added 1t was for maidens at fiv
aud one-half furlongs. 1t was won b