The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02
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3Gwathmey's Horse First in
Feature Event at BEN
sllings Yesterday.
; y i ] FALLS Y AGAIN.
Pretty Meek and Neck Race Be
h tween Roseben and Santa Ca
talina1mmcnsc Crowd.
AGAIN.
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FALLS.
TWILIGHT

(Fro,n Our Regular Correspond nt.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-The
crowd at Jennings this afternoon was
ienormous Some say It was the largest
ever eat sthe track side AT 2 o'clock the
and all hour later the jam was. so great
II was well nigh impossible to reach the
bookies. Society OF seyeral cities was
we'll Represented, and the money that
changed hands changed chiefly from IN
front OF the booklnakcrs' counter to the
bookmakers' trousers.
The track was fairly fast. The time
made could not have been Improved by
the horses running, as racing conditions
were excellent no great heat. no great
wind. no mud.
Two Virginia horses took money In the
two and n half mile race. Pious, owned
by Gwathmey, Of Warrenton Mr.. Cot
toni won first money pretty handfly. and
iRichelieu. owned by Dick Wa llach. !. OF War
tronton. took second. s. T. Knute'H TWi-a
light, who fell and broke up his riders
icollarbone in the Chevy Chase steeple-
chase last week, fell on her rider, Con-
reilly, to-day, and hurt him pretty severe
". Il. :aff;. EsS
r.. s. Martin. Virginia horse, OF course.
owned by w Il. Iaupin, has won good
some to be the best tWo-year-old at the
track. His only rival Is i1lptoe. owned
by August Belmont. The two have been
competitors twice at this meet, and each
has won once. They will fight 1t out
next week, and this Will decide which Is
the batter. Each will be backed heavily.
Hunters Steeplechase.
4 Interest centered to-day in the sixth
spring hunters steeplechase, In which
seyen liorsos started. Hylas was made
the favorite, with Twilight a strong sec.
old choice. The latter fell at the first
Jump. and the best he favorite could
do was third. The prettiest event Of the
day was two horse affair between
Roseben and Santa Catalina They ran ran
peck and neck until the last furlong,
when Santa Catalina drew away and beat
I the favorite by more than a length in
5l:l. two-fifths Of second better han
the track record. Two favortcs and ono
sc cond clIoice won, the other four race
going to outsiders, Summarizes
trst race-Six and a half furlongs-
Sctauket to 81 first, Blue Miracle co to
DEsecond, Nj onshine (l6 to 4 third; Time.
1:23 5 ls. A. Il
Second racc-Folir and half furlongs-
Content s(l3 to y first. Merry Belle us TO
~ second Moonshlne 15 TO i )third. Time,
1866 49, Is.
Third race SIX furlongs santa Gaia
lima G to q first, Roseben 4 to p sec
ond. Time. III. III 8 .tl &
i Fourth race-One mile assila Is to y
first, Pete DALEY e to y second, Probe
(ssto D8thlrd. Time, :45 s585 4s 85s
FREDERICKSBURG spring hunters steeple-
l.chnsc, about two miles and a half Plous
| % to ID first, Richelieu II. q to ~ sec
ond, Hylas e tod third, Time. s :33.
| ~ Sixth Observation-Disclosures FLINDERS K * tOSs1)
| first, Gold Dome e to u second, For
| Luck q I'D third. 1'ime. :15 30.
1 Seventh race-F'iye and a half furlongs-
/ Altar "a TO ID first, Aricttn e to y sec
4 ond, Step Away q TO y third, Time
l1:10 ps