New-York tribune., 1905-03-31
BAIRD'S CLEVER RIDING
WTNS ON FOUR MOUNTS.
14;e Work a Feature of Dull Days
Racing at Bennings.
inv ~, rasApH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

-.,..A,rs+on March 9O-Baird the lightweight
,a,key whose riding at New-orleans this winter
.-orokee The favorable criticism OF morse owners.
ssded very materially TO his tame as race fiaeI
,bfs afternoon by accepting Tour mounts anu
s,nina with each Of them majority OF the
to-ses he brought home in front of their fields
xere logical favorites il is true ana should nave
Eou hut in less capable hands might nave hnished
far back in the ruck Shaw, Redtern' ruler ana
other older and more experienced riders We're
,,,+ea ags,ns, him but their skill not suf-
Sc,enf "a check his progress The horses he rode
were Bohemia Pater. Cologne and Little Wooos-
wiz Toater and the last named gelding he
car,nered 10 ride vigorously and in both instances
he showed himself 10 be strong and capable
snjsher able 10 use his whip with either hand
With race for maiden two-year old fllies and
..,ainos and another for maiden two-year-oId
roIts the youngsters monopolized a little more of
the afternoons entertainment than is usually grant
al them at this meeting. Both races were hard
fought and brought about contests well worth
xatcbing While Pater the second in
ss s-5 seconds the fastest time of the meeting.
August BeTnont's Octagon filly Crossways provided
the real surprise by a great stretch run. in which
she made up much ground lost earlier in the strug
gle when she apparently did not know what
wanted OF her and took the place from Ambitious
by head. The hly was at the lucrative price of
20 10 I
Pater fulfilled the = mise he gave on the opening
day when he finished second TO win Shieds's
Oaklawn and disposed of his company in decisive
fashion As he at ! to in the betting his
victory did al Gladly enrich the amateur
plungers who have Be u having things pretty much
their own way this week. "Bilr Daily. who started
his FLY Moonshine yesterday and almost lost con-
sciousness it is said, when CConloF finished second
TO Tickle her again to-day Her jockey was
less thoughtess and she finished conspicuous last
Baird had to ride his pretties TO get Cologne home
in the third a half length in front of o. L.
Richards's Old Guard, a big, strapping colt by
Faraday-Lancet Had not Old Guard swerved all
over the track and nearly jumped the outer rail
he would certainly have beaten Cologne. Legerde-
main the odds-on favorite backed down from
20 / ran below his form and was beaten for third
place by the outsider, Ratio.
The steeplechase for maidens. the shor1
course. by J. w. Colts SandIurst. served -
elucidate the fact quite clearly that some of the
starters are likely TO remain 1naidens long as
they persist at the game. T. Hitchcock jr.s, Gan
sevoort the four-year-old gelding he bought last
fall. Is. in the opinion OF majority T those who
witnessed his first effort through the field, one of
these lie fenced a"kwardly at all his jumps. and
finally went down, stepping on Ray hand and
causing painful brlse. Croxton had speed Tor
the hrst mile anG quarter and jumped IL fairly
good form, but tired. and finished third.
choice Of the eight and fIlies that accepted
the conditions OF the opening "a ca five furlong
makers refused TO take any liberties with her and
never euoted better than 10 against her chances
EVen TINS uninNitng price was reduced TO to 20
post time The race was merely a nice workout
in the steteh She passed Brush Up the early pace
maker, and won as she pleased Sweet Pepper
making her first start the meeting. received
considera bic support, presumably from her stable,
and the quotations against her dropped ten points.
She if short of work
The Goughacres Stables consistent breadwinner
Freen won his third straight victory OF the meet
ing, by defeating four three-year-olds, whose own
ers had the temeTity 10 send them out against him
in race at six and half furlongs. Preen was
quoted at ! 70 3, and speculation restricted
10 place betting. there being a considerable play
on Tim Hurst T. r. Hitchcock started his Pom
tlac gelding Cabin, and the only semblance of a
struggle which the race brought about was be-
tween him and Yorkshire Lad for second honors.
The two had il hammer and tongs from the last
1urlong pole, the former getting the verdict by
short head. Little Woods, OF the three start
ers in the last race. mile had 10 be sha ken
up some 10 beat BIZ Curtis length.
SUMMARIES