New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-30
OFF DAY AT JENNINGS.
FAVORITES SCORE AGAIN
august Belmont's SungIo1o Runs
Disappointing Race.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnIBUxr.l

Washington. March 2s-The Potomac Purse for
three-year-olds. as well as two other contests
originally framed for to-day's programme failed
10 MI, and the conditions of the races that were
substituted were not such as to bring out fields
with any pretensions TO class. AS a consequence
the afternoons entertainments fell rather below
The standard which the Washington Jockey Club
has set for itself since its spring meeting opened
nearly week ago. The triumphal progress of
winning favorites. however. still continued and
four first choices reached the judges stand first
TO the serious discontinue of the layers.
August Beimonts octagon colt Sunglow, which
John Whalen has said was better than some others
from the last Nursery output a starter in the
second race. but proved a dis2 vpointment. He did
not race TO his work to his looks. and al
ways hopelessy in the ruck. The ring made him a
8 to > favorite, on the strength of the glowing
ports Of the rail birds and the public took this
price eagerly. Cassidy had some trouble with the
youngsters at the post. but they nicely
aligned when he finally sent them away.
Told You So broke in front. but gave way al
most immediately TO Tickle, nicely turned little
My by Filgraine- Merriness. None of the others
could ever get to Tickle, although Bill" Dalys
Moonshine undoubtedly could have been closer up
at the end had O'Connor been more disposed to
hurry her along. There were critics in fact I'M
KIND enough to assert that Daily was almost as
chagrined at Moonshine's finish as he would have
been by her victory.
With more experienced rider on his back than
little j. Henderson. Raibert would certainly have
beaten Cantaloupe. the favorite in the opening
scramble Of six furlongs Tho ten platers that
hned up behind the starting gate were not an i'm
pTesslVe lot' and most of them would have been
considered dear at $500. the price a majority were
entered TO be sold for. Baird kept CantaIoupe
always within striking distance of the leaders but
was Obliged TO go TO the whip al the end to shake
on the Albert geldng. which showed vast i'm
provement over his last start. Port Arthur the
early pacemaker, was the runner-up.
w r. Turpin's familiar old platter Monte Carlo
faVorte In FIVE and one-halt furlong selling race
never gave his followers much uneasiness al
though For Luck opened big gap in the run
through the backstretch When the pacemaker
gave way the favorite assumed command and had
and Yorkshire Lad. which finished second and third
respectively, were well played and the ring n is
SAID, would have been hard hit had Mr. Richards 8
The venerable mare Nnnasquaw showed a grotn
o. maioens from the older ranks the way home in
The SIX furlong sprint which was substituted for
the Potomac Purse, Some idea OF the quality OF
the lot she defeated be had from the fact that
stepaWay. maiden that has been raced until she
IS threacbare almost beat her home, and had her
as straight as a string a hundred yards from ths
finish. $500 N'
James r was the only horse which opposed Uncle
Urgh in the handicap at mile and 100 yards, and
ne might quite as well have been left his Bile
Uncle Urigh had virtually a walkover. and won as
he pleased.