The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-08
GOT NECK AHEAD
D: /. B BILL /. GU! CURTIS J.
Trapper First in Sixth, Race,
Field Leaving Bobbie# Reane
Tar TO the Rear.

Especial to inc eS-D6pdLCnJ
y WASHINGTON, April - rapper and
Bill Curtis fought out the last race to-day
at Bennings, and the former under one
of Fuller's most determined rides, man
aged to get his neck In front at the finish.
Both were well backed good things Bob
bic Keane was the opening fatyl,oritss,. but
after showing in frontffo or six furlonEs.
he lost his lead on the fai. turn and
finished far behind Tie tcontendlng placed
racers. Ss$s is3 5s al
.ss Isackerss permitted tho Bonnie Brook
stables representative to go to- the post
for the steeplcchases Mt the false price
Of lotto l.. Gold van had been last 70 he.
first circuit of the course, out then made
his run and Joined Arlus and Black
Death, these three taking the last obs
stacle ton even terms All three landed
without an accident. and then the speed.
OF Gold Van told in his favor It was
the first victory for George "A. sunortas,
the owner OF tho Bonnie Brook stable,t
Gold Van I Is the cheapest horse in the
establishment, costing him but $50,
Hard Blow to ~ alent.
Arabo's defeat In the first race was
! a hard blow to the TALENT The v heavy,
track was exactly suited to both Gals
and Amberjack. the latter making the
running until Snis caught him the
last half furlong. 81
On a dry track the victory of Nagasaln
| in the second race would have been one
Of the most costly that the fifty-tWo
bookma kers In the ring would have sus-
tained at the meeting The colt, son
Of the Imported stallion AIazaglii had
worked very fast In company with Tater,
conceding him Weight, but his trainer,
Garth was in doubt as to whether he
would runsup to $hls trial when the track
changed ATS condition.. Still the young
.ster was very heavily backed and, g f t'''
Ian ambitious start, and he had made an
exciting contest for fully three ',,furlongs
Burns's superior vlgor as gainst Baird
told In Behalf of Nagasnm, who Won by
half a length, while over on thelallg Eve
lyn ]. came stealing along SO fast that she
Knight have won In a few more strides
e 1t was very much dsigruntled crowd
| after the third race, when they saw ne
eight to one shot Cascine, win from q
good field Cascine was aided to win
because OF the alertness OF Tsomanelli IN
| getting his mount well away from the
| barrier.
Little Woods. "glft colt" won his
l&fifth consecutive victory In gallop,
though the fast flly, Julia NJ, hung on
| to Iii, for five furlongs, md then tired
so badly rs to lose second place inasth g
last stride n 555
Summary.
FIRST raco-six and a half furlongs---
Sails (2H TO y 2rst, Ambcrjack TO y
second ARABIC q to 81 third Time lslFact
| La 40. -,
Second race-half a mile-Nagzam t21s
to ~ first, Ambitious al to % second,
Evelyn j. go to y third. Time 20 %.
Third race-four and half furllonss J,
Old Guard e to 81 first, Lcgerdomnin g
to y second, Ratio q to y third Time
49, i,
to Is first, Welrdsome al to 81 seco nd
Peter Paul (2E to y third. Time, 1880 10.
Firth pace selling; stceplechase; about
two miles-.Gold Van @ to y first, Black
Death &c to 81 second, Arius q Ito o
| third Time :2l rs.
sixth raee--scven furlongs-HttlcS Woods
| al to51o) first Fairbury d5 to y second
Julia Nj. (SO to u third. Time, l.3l.
seventh race--onc mile and a hundred
yards-Trnppcr IN to 81 first, BIZ Curtis
IA to y second, James =, 40 tod third
Time, 52 40.