Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-13
)nIy One Favorite Rewarded
the Bettors at Benning.
)KENITE WAS DISQUALIFIED
'ouled the Whole Field Right After
the Start.
BASE BALL STARTS TOMORROW
Nationals Meet Athletics in First
Game-Big Billiard Tourney
Fitz to Fight o'Brien.
)KENITE WAS DISQUALIFIED
BASE BALL STARTS TOMORROW

Fitz to Fight O'Brten.
With the beginning of the end of the
Meeting In sight the attendance at Bennlhg
= steaduv on the increase. There was
., large assemblage at the track yesterday
nd plenty of excitement was furnished py
~ several events While fields were small
ne track was nearly at its best once more
md the racing was spirited from first TO
asst.
The disqualification of Okenite in the two
,aer-old race furnished the sensation OF the
fternoon The Belmont gelding. who won
ne Oxnard Dinner stakes in such mol
NV STYLE and since then ran unplaced TO
ia stable companion. Curriculum, was IN d
oft spot Yesterday, where he really hao
,nlv 10 beat Orphan Lad. the black colt
rom Virginia.
Neither OF the other three colts In the
ace classed with Okenlte or Orphan Lad
nd sneculation as to the winner was en-
rely between the pair, with Bette Laluo n
avorite for the small end OF the P utp
The other two youngsters, BLACK hihsn'
nd Sunburst had some support 10 DC III
he money. -, 90 ,I,
Okenite's Jockey was very anxious 10 WIN
mis- race too much so in ract. as ~ We ,
aid that he had about all ms aNaiiaoie
-unds on the youngsters success -,
- often happens when jockeys ger oNei
,~,nus he made the fatal mistake OF trS
20 10 get the rail right after the STAR
fore he had time to get that position
ccording TO rule.
okenite Fouls His Field.
As young Jones cut across the track wiz
,kenite he damned the other four horses
MO the rails. so that one after another they
.sd 10 null up. with Orphan Lad second
-,,-orite the worst off OF any, for Miner hao
-, 90 to the tail of the bunch to keep from
,olug over the fence. a.
The rest OF the way was ealoP tIt
pltenitr with Orphan Lad closing Dig
IN 70 land in second place. crowd at
nee gathered as Miller went into tne 81 an"
ttaud and many of those VINO mao sot III
ne behind the bookmakers got out AGAIN;
me starter and starting judge corropofa'eu
Niller's claim as to the foui, ana the Ju"se"
DISQUALIFIED Okenite accordingly
A foul is a foul, whether unlntehtohal oL
tot and il makes no difference whether tue
torse committing such a foul shows that ne
: me hest horse or not. officials must act
where fouls are proven, no matter Wnat
,,her bearings they may nave. Ana III inns
ase the evidence Of the starter ana ms as
.istant added to what could be seen win
ne naked eve. was conclusive
That the horse so disqualified was the
property of August Belmont, one OF the
teaviest stockholders In the Washington
Jockey Club. cut no figure IN the oeclslon Oh
p ne clubs racing stewards are Thoroughly
Impartial in their rulings. There is an ora
saving that all men are equal on the turf as
we'll as under it. and the decision OF yester-
tav goes a long ways toward sustaining
= ne public belief that this time-honored SEN
= lment is not yet an exploded fallacy-
Pater in Grand Form.
Pater.s fine performance with 116 pounds
Iu was the talk of the day. He defeated
.uch good performers as Bohemia and Race
,<!ug with his head in his chest and Miller
looking back over his right shoulder all
the way up the homestretch. While Be-
hemia got away slowly and was closing
fast that he could have beaten Pater under
vesterdayis conditions was not likely.
The first quarter run by the Virginia
colt in the sizzling time OF % 1-S put his
opponents on tip toes at once. and at half
he lap he had them so well settled that
the main interest OF the race centered in
the place duel between Race King and Bo-
Gemia The latter got il in the last jump
and ran a good race for first out.
After the race Pater was sold for $1,000
10 John E. Madden acting for Thomas
Hitchcock, jr. The colt will be started to-
morrow In the second Benning special, In
which his weight Is ITO pounds and Miller
doubt but that he will be put to jumping.
he will carry the Hitchcock green In to-
nurrows special.
Paters probable opponents in the special
and their weights. including penalties up
To yesterday are Bobbie Kean, 12l; Race
King III: Duke of Kendall. 115; The Cure,
70 Right and True, III: Bellsnicker. 106;
Paul Clifford, 1o4; Tickle. 1o4; The Clown,
10 Hyperion, 1903; Brush Up, 10l; Hocus
Focus. %; Flinders. 81; Warning, 90; Eurip-
des. 80; Old Guard, SIS, and the Yelled
LADY. W. Some of these. of course. will
"a absentees. but none of them single-ha
a looks equal to comprising aPter's defeat
What the start and accidents of a field may
show is quite another matter.
Lackey Defeats Tickle.
The Belmont colt Lackey added another
scalp to his belt by his defeat OF Tickle.
The Baltimore owned FLY was a slight IA
,oIite. but FOR once Miller was caught nap
ping at the outset of the race by allowing
Mcdaniel on Lackey to steal a sudden lead
In the first furlong that Tickle could not
close in time.
At the end Tickle was closing fast on
Lackey. who was doing his level best. with
his neck straight out. hard ridden by his
Jockey. But he had a safe margin when
he finish was reached This was Lackey $
third win OF the meeting and the twelfth
tor the Belmont colorB during the meeting.
Tama Christy, from the Lakewood stable
IN handy fashion after Valley Forge had
gone down at the third jump. Donohue. his
rider. had leg broken, and was taken
Town town to the Emergency Hospital
Fergus. the second horse from ]. w. Colt $
stable. ran a good race but the horse with
he weird name had him safe throughout.
outside OF the accident TO Donohue the race
gave great satisfaction to the crowd from
1 spectacular point OF view.
Oxnard Wins at Last.
,.. ,,ar,, dtea ,r.inf roanfs tho nopular
ONuard colors were seen in front I'm the
maiden three year-old race. They were
worn by the imported hlly Lotowanna.
daughter Of the great Australian racehorse
and sire Trenton, out of the mare Tabitha
by the Irish horse Barcaldine. one of the
greatest race horses of his day.
Iot1wanna had been well tried with Bo-
aema and most of the trainers had a
wage down on her yesterday. Frills and
Adams We're also backed. was High
Brush. But none OF them had chance with
ht flfv srh fVipo and