Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-06
Exciting Finish in the Sixth
Race at Bennings
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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SCORE AT PINEHURST.
Effort to Be Made to Break the 900
Mile Automobile Record New
Rifle and Revolver Club.

The finish in the last race at Benning
yesterday afternoon was the feature of the
days sport. 1t reminded one of the old
days when Garrison Mclaughlin and Ham
iton used to come together in a driving
finish and The dare devil' would lift his
mount across the line first. Fairbury and
Warranted raced down the stretch on even
terms. and many thought it a dead heat
AT most the winner was not more than a
nose in front. 1t was the best finish of the
day. the end of pretty contest. Those &C.
qualnted with Fairbury's abilities were con-
fdent of his success. and McDermott. his
Jock. is reported as having said that if he
could get Fairbury started right he would
count the race won. Fairbury acts up
in bunch of horses and feels like extend
ing himself only In smlll and select COM
pany. His company yesterday was small
enough. goodness knows, but about its Sc
lectness there is doubt There were four
starters. The aged Warranted. with Ro-
manelli up, at odds of II to l, was first
away, followed by the long shot. Philip
pine, Farbury O. to ID being third and
Gold Dome. the odds-on favorte. being last.
The race was mile and hundred yards,
and il would seem that there was no neces-
sity for hurry in taking the lead with a
small field. Nevertheless Baird Gold
Dome. hustled along the favorite at a kill
ing pace. and at the quarter had taken the
lead. leading Warranted by a head. But
the pace too rapid and the exertion
had been too much, for Gold Dome be-
gan 10 fall back
Cold Homes whipping!' cried the crowd.
1t was fact Before the half was reached
Baird had pulled the whip. 1t was useless.
The favorita fell back and at the half Fair
bury had gone to the front and was never
again headed. Gold Dome was third at the
three-QuartcrS by thirty lengths, by fifty at
the seven-eighths and 100 lengths at the fin
the tlTCp-Qll1rtpTS Warranted took
second place and at the seven-eighths was
only a length in the rear Thence to the
finish it was a hammer-and-tongs race.
Track Record Equaled.
Rain fell nearly all the day, which made
1t decidedly uncomfortable for the 5000 per-
sons who attended the races Before the
first race the track was slushy. although
the footing was good. Consequently, in the
sprint races the time hung up was equal to
the track record in one instance and less
than a second above it in another.
In the first four events the favorites had
things much their own way. Bohemia could
have won by an eighth of mile had Baird
permitted her to do so. At one time the
FLY was fifteen lengths to the good, but her
rider restrained her the rest of the way and
won by four lengths from Jane Holly, sec
ond choice.
Poseur was made favorite in the third
over Woodshade, and justified her right to
the position by leading all the way and
winning by four lengths Parkville, at 100
to 1 in the betting, was easily second best
and took the place from Toi San.
Veribest, at to ., equaled the track
record for four and half furlongs, by
gallapng the distance in So 10, beating
Gentian and Main easily. Main hung on for
while. but died out, and Gentian got the
place by nearly two lengths.
Days Amberjack was selected to win
the fifth, and Yeoman and Cabin were the
choices. With Baird up Cabin drew the
most attention, but in the running Cabin
was great disappointment. Yeoman, Am
berJack and Waddell III ran one, two three
all the way, but were lengths apart at the
finish.
Summary.
First race. for three ear-olds and upward; five
and half furlongs Columbia course-DohemIa. 10i
tBalrdJ. TO and out, won; Jane Holly 112 Ro-
msnellD, TO l. to and out second; Tramotor
lOl MILLER, 20 to l, 8 to . and out third Time
Ill. Only three started.
Second race. for two-yearolds four and a half
furlongs, Columbia course-Oaklawn, 107 IT.
SHAW, to /, to and out second; st. Estephe
~ Baird, 80 to 1, 10 and even third Time
O.98 80. PrOteus elso
Third race. selling. for four-ycar-olds and up
ward seven furlongs, Columbia course-Poseur s9
y (Dggins, 100 to l. 20 to and G to l. second
f Sri SAN IN s9a!9 e 81 to sSa and to
and Burning Glass also ran.
Fourth race. selling. for two-yearolds four and
halr furlongs, Columbia cOurse-Veribest, 1O6
Fullerl, to 10 and out, won; Gentian. 81 Hon
man. II to l. pa to and 3 to 5, second; Main
lol SHAW, TO 3. to and out third Time
O.o6 10. Marksman also ran
Fifth race, for maidens mile, Columbia
course-ieonian 90 (Hoffmanl, 81. to l. even and
TO o, won; Amberja 93 tRomanellij. 0 TO 3, 2
TO and out, second; Waddell H. 30 (Olney), 80 to
l, TO and to I, third Time A Mono
chord. Parnasa Cabin and Hagamans also ran
Sixth race, selling. for three year-Olis and ur-
ward one mile and hundred yards old course
-fairbury. l02 wv. McDermotn. ) TO l. 4 to 8
and out. won; Warranted, 10 ORomaneIlD - to
i, TO D and out, second; Gold Dome 100 (Bafrd)
also ran.