Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-05
Garth Won Four Events at Ben
ming Yesterday.
VIRGINIA HORSES IN FRONT
Easy Victories for Al Powell and
Bobbie Kean.
NATIONALS BEAT PROVIDENCE
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Tourney-Golf at Pinehurst-
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VIRGINIA HORSES IN FRONT
NATIONALS BEAT PROVIDENCE

The man or woman who did not appreciate
Yesterdays sport at Benning and feel his or
ller blood course more swiftly through his
or her veins must have been aptathettc or
gblase to a degree For as the meeting goes
on incidents of each day grow more inter
esting and absorbing to lovers Of the ma
1ional sport and yesterday was no eXeep-
ton TO this rule.
The average racegoer is of the demonstra-
tive order, showing his feelings on a race
course In a manner he would hesitate to in
dulge in outside, while the regulars pride
themselves on the seIf-control and stoicism
that makes their faces q sealed book, no
matter how the vicisstudes of speculation
may heat them. But there come umes
when the excitement caused by the pluck OF
q horse or rider causes all hands to break
loose, irrespective of the buGets or favors
Dame Fortune is dealing them.
At Baltimore after Parole had defeated the
pride of Kentucky, the noted Ten BfoecK'
several oVer-enthusiaStlc aunnrers Oh Tue
great little brown geldtng attempted to hit
Parole into the air in triumph. But they
took a chance of broken heads and limbs,
for the horse resented the familiarity by
flashing out with his heels so vigorously that
he soon cleared ring around him ana Kept
bis too demonstrative admirers at respect
ful distance.
It Is such outburStS as these tilaL lAiuSti dlo
the indescribable excitement and thrill that
goes through thousands over certain epi-
'sodes of racing, causing them to experience
emotions to which they are strangers out
side OF the race course, a healthy ana stlfhu-
lating excitement if not overdone
Garth Wins Four Purses.
Followers OF the Virginia stable of Will
lam Garth at Benning yesterday had
most pleasing experience over the results
" ITtrrft IA n
one race after another, four times In all,
until his friends began to have scrupies
about emptying the bookmakers' boxes
In such summary fashion.
AS one of the F. f. VS. from the coun-
try districts of the Old Dominion sald
after he had safely tucked away his Win
nIngs on Garth's fourth victor, Bobbie
Kean: We'll, / think Billy Garth can beat
Doyle any day bottling up good horses. /
lost a bundle on Sky Blue the other day,
but l got it all back and more too, on
Billy Garths good ones" A sentiment
echoed by all his fellows.
Some six weeks ago Wood Stockton of
Charlottesville, Va, who Is a cousin OF
Trainer Garth, purchased from A D. Payne
the two-year-old gelding Town Topics by
Virginia Bradley's stallion Aloha, VINO slred
Robert Waddell, the American Derby WIN
Der. The price paid was moderate one
ST0o, and yesterday Owner Stockton more
than won the colt at the liberal odds-on
offer.
From 10 to l Town topics was. support
ed until his price reached less than half
those figures. The colt warmed up so well
that the stable money was followed py
that OF the railbrds, and then the general
public followed suit, the bookmakers losing
more in this race than any event Of the
day.
Mary Gusts also showed taking pre-
liminary, and she was backed, proving 10
he the one Town Topics had to beat. The
race was marked by fouling the part
OF Johnston, who swerved across the track
IN the last furlong, interfering with both
Tileing and Shackle. But, after examining
the Jockeys, the stewards did not change
the placing.
Pierre Lorillards Bad Luck
Pierre Lorillard had both Town Topics
and Lady Vera In the Oxnard dinner stakes
last Saturday, but he scratched the colt and
let the FLY go it alone. Had he started
the colt well stranger things have hap
pened than for the latter to have upset the
good thing OkenIte. Town Topics finished
like a slayer yesterday AID his future ca
reer Will be noted with great interest.
Garth's success began with the first event,
In which he had two horses Weirdsome and
Hyperion. Racegoers would have been glad
to have seen them coupled in the betting.
as is done on western tracks. But the two
horses are owned by different men, SO by
methods IN force In the east. SPECTATORS
had TO take their choice of the pair.
Miller on Nclrdsome at first was the
so well IN his preliminary that at post time
he had sUpplanted his stable companion In
fav0ritsm. \ poor break gave Weirdsome
lot OF ground to make up, while Hyperion.
on on his toes held a good position to
the homestretch when Burns let him down
with entire success. Hyperion was going
away at the end and evidently preferred
q fast track Ike yesterdays to the slow
going that ruled when he ran last week.
Suffice beat the others cleverly, with the
Yelled Lady and Saladin In a tight fit for
third place
The Californians played Saladin from -
to down to half that price and the horse
ran good race. So did Days Caronal.
who came from away back in the last
quarter. Weirdsome. after his slow break.
closed big gap and was running over a
lot OF horses at the outcome.
Jack McKeon at Good odds.
Jack McKson won the third event and
this horse carried large odds home. He
warmed up sore. but in the post parade
showed TO have iimbered up SO well that
many who had left Ism out of calculations
went 70 him at the last moment
The final triumph of the Virginian came
In the class" race OF the day. where Bob
bic kean was asked TO give away humps
OF weight to two fair horses, Sailor Boy
and PhoebUs, Strange to relate Sailor Roy
was made favorite over Kean and those
who had expected to take 3 to about the
latter found three times that price on offer
sumo utiu OIL out NnOSe who remained
steadfast to the opinion voiced in this col
umn supported Bobby Kean with avidlty,
and as the price grew longer pressed their
wagers- Miller Unexpectedly made the pace
with Kean and the latter. top weight and
all set IT such stir one that ne killed
or the other two before the last furlong
was reached.
Al Powell, as mentioned in this column
looked to have the easiest task of the day
set him in the fourth race especially with
Jobstown scratched And the colt bore ont
this opinion BY his race never having to
taliy extend himself TO beat his company
He is certainly consistent youngster lust
at present.
Game Twe-Y ear-Olds.
Mode and Orphan Lad had an exciting tus-
sic for the place. in which the heavier
Jockey Miller rather outrode the s7-pound
boy Chandler. The latter made the mistake
OF chasing Al Powell. bat for which Mode
would probably have beaten Orphan Lad
for the situation.
Paeon. the Garth maiden, had little trou-