Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-28
Three Favorites Split the Card
at Benning.
EXCITING FINISHES
JOHNSON PULLED OFF A GOOD
THING IN RosEBEN.
Nationals Worked Well in Hot Sun
johnson Fights Hart Tonight
Base Ball Notes.

The sport at Benning yesterday after
noon was frst-class. a ma jorIty of the
finishes being so close as to call forth
great enthusiasm from the onlookers, and
as the betting talent had all the better of
the argument with the bookmak ers the
crowd left the track in high spirits at the
end of the sixth race. Three favorites went
under the wire first and heavily played
second choice while the other two winners
were well backed. The splendid weather
drew out one of the record Monday crowds
of Benning. and the betting ring was at all
times crowded. The sun dried out the
track considerably during the day and with
continuous narrowing the going was fairly
good
In the first event Roseben, equal ia
vor.te with Right and True. won out by a
half length. a remarkable finish of Rock
land making the termination full of excite
ment. Rockland appeared to come from
the clouds and raced up to ROseben, but
fell a half length short of coping the
money, taking second place
In the second. Veribest had easy time
of it, winning by a half length from
AnOdyne. while Goldfuer won the third
race. although Amberjack made a good try
for the honor in the last 100 yards. In the
fourth Little Woods, the odds on favorite,
took the lead soon after the start and won
y.
good thing. winning a rough riders race
after battle royal down the stretch. while
the final event went to Bobby Keane in
handy fashion.
Starter Cassidy was cut of form yester-
day a majority of his starts being poor,
and there was a report current last night
that the stewards had ordered him to
turn to the old way of starting instead of
walking up
Tricked Bookmakers.
1t takes a bookmaker to trick a book
maker. "Davy" Johnson, the erstwhile pen
ciler. but not a plunger and HORSEPOWER,
fooled his former confederates clevely by a
method as old as the turf itself at Benning
yesterday and won a small-SiZed fortune
when his fast sprinter Roseben won the
opening race. JOhnson's trick was simple
one. He left the horse in the charge of
his trainer, and went to New York Satur-
day night.
Through the aid of his talkative assist
ants he spread the report broadcast that
Roseben was not at his best. and that he
would lot bet on him. There was method
In these proceedings. His absence In the
ring caused a steady market on his horse,
and the remarkably good odds of to 1
were nearly always obtainable. The book
makers here waited patiently for Johnson
to make his appearance to back RoSeben.
They did not know that he was busily en-
gagged backing his horse in New York in
the out-of-town pool rooms.
Emboldened by the failure of Johnson's
money to circulate among them some of
the bookmakers thought that there was
nothing doing" on Roseben, and they al
ways kept up Il high price against him.
This was just what Johnson wanted. and
suited his scheme exactly. AS the pool
rooms followed the quotations from the
track he was thus enabled to secure fancy
odds for big sums, whereas If he had re-
manned at the course few thousand dol
lars would have cut the prices Immediately,
and he would not have been able in this
small ring to bet all the money he desired.
As it was he bet 5000 the horse, SO
one of his intimate friends stated and won
nearly $4,000 on the result
Father BIZ DAILY sent the gelding Eft
Tu Brute to the post in the first race with
a knee swollen to three times it's normal
size. The horse pulled up lame after run
ming poor race. In the condition in which
they saw the horse 1t would seem as
though the stewards of the meeting would
have been justified in ordering him with
drawn.
Mineral Boy six-year-old geldinR
owned by 7. b. Davis. got away from ]. J.
Walsh on his way to the post in the fifth
race ana ran four miles before the boy
could pull him up. The stewards gave per
mission to withdraw him. 1t is not often
that six-year-old selling platter shows
enough eXuberance to run away without
some internal encouragement
Left at the Post.
Fairbury, In the fourth race and Par
nassa, in the fifth both ridden by the ap-
prentice boy McDermott were left at the
post owing, apparently. to the boys in
competency. Mr.. Cassidy set him down for
the rest Of the week.
Jockey Willie Shaw, who was under con-
tract 10 Herman b. Duryea last summer. is
without an engagement He states that
ne mas not signed contract to ride for any
particular stable. His failure to find an
employer caused comment among race
soers' as Shaw rode in brilliant form last
year. His riding here is in keeping with
the horsemanship he displayed last season.
Heretofore he has been regarded as a .ssit
still jockey. but during the four DAYS
meeting at the Bennng track he has whip
ped his horses at the finish with such cigor
tnat IL caused the remark that SHAW has
entered the ranks of the strenuous life.''
Rough riding caused the loss of a big
sum OF money TO a delegation OF New York
horsemen. A coup was planned to win a
large amount OF money from the ring with
Pete Daley, and a select contingent of
wealthy men from New York. Brooklyn
and Gravesend came over here purposely To
back the horse. He was persistently PLAYED
on well at the start he was jammed and
nearly knocked down by Salt and Pepper
on the first turn. Not content with this,
Hemming, the boy on Salt and Pepper car
ried him wide, and before the field had
rounded into the backstretch Pete DALEY
was last. twenty-five lengths behind Bobbie
Kean, the leader. Pete DALEY gradually
overhauled the leaders, and after a great
exhibition of speed and courage finally fin-
ished second to Bobbie Kean, who was
never headed throughout the struggle
Summary.
First race, bandic-p for three year-olds and nm:
i've and half furlOngs, Columbia course Roseben
12S (Fuller). to l, to and TO g. won: Rock
land 90 Baird, Is 20 1, 5 TO i and to l. sec
oDd; Right and True. ia SHAW. 2 to l. / to 2
and out, third. Time, ITO As. Peter Paul, Et Tu
Brute and DvinatlOn also ran.
Second race selling, for two ear-olds; four and
a half furl0ngs. old "ourse-veribest IOT SHAW
70 ], 3 to . and out, won; Anodyne, LOT Brennan
to i, ) to and to 3, second; Little Rose I02
tBairdl IL to J. TO l and to l. third Time
0.S9 2-5. Main. Gentan, Merry Belle Barberloot
and Henry Waring also ran.
Third race. for thrreyear FOLDS; six furlongs Co
1unbia constellation, 9S tRomanellD, to 10
and out, won; Amberjack, 101 Baird, 7 to /,
TO and to 5, second; Trapper. lie SHAW, 8 TO
], to and out, third. Time, Ill. Yeoman,
TrHmat tor and Waddell ii also ran.
Fourth race. selling for three-year-ol and up;
seven furlongs, Columbia course-Little Woods ~
Baird. 10 and out. won: Whorler, ia SHAWL
Is to 5, TO and out, second; Mon Amour 80 a.
Johnson to i, even and out, third. Time,
1.51 3-5. Fairhury also ran
Fifth race. selling. fer four-year-olds and up;
ply. 1O5 81. Johnson, to l. 10 and even, won;
Csscine, 10 tDesouza), to l. 2 TO 1 and even
second; Toi San. 100 Qiofman). II to s. to
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