The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
Lord of the Vale Is Beaten by
OnataS at Benning.
BAD YEAR FOR HASTINGS SON
Having Been a Disappointment All
Year the Six-year-oId Now VIII he
Retired - Three FavOriteS Win.
Cressina Closes at 1 90 25-Zienap
Gutgames OracuIum in the First.

president Of the Jockey Club. The Lord
is now a six-year-old. and his perform
ances this season have been so poor that
Mr.. Belmont declared that he would Ike
to get one more good race out of him
and then send him TO Garnett, 5. c. In
his four starts this year Lord of the Vale
was never good piece Of racing ma
chinery. Even in the start previous 70
yesterdays the Lord was beaten four
lengths by Martin Doyle az the Aqueduct
meeting fifteen days ago. Then the Lord
showed some Of his old-time ability, but
could not go the mile asked of him.
In yesterdays race Lord of the Vale
had such company as Onatas, SoIon Shin
gle. LUretta. and Toscan-c0mpany that
the Lord should easily beat But Nj
Belmont's horse evidently has sseen his
winning days. and both Onatas and Solon
Shingle beat him 10 the finish. The Lord
was SO highly respected by the fraternity
that they sent him TO the post a 9-to--o
I2V0Tlte, with Onatas az TO !. Luretta at
TO J. and SOlOn Shingle and Toscan
rated as long shots. For three-quarters
Of mile Lord of the Vale ran in front
and Horner had the colt in his lap, but
when Onatas began TO make bis move
hall way down the stretch. Horner gave
Lord of the Vale his head. and instead
Of responding. the Hastings colt utterly
failed 10 maintain his early stride and
stopped so badly that victory was easy
FOR Ouatas, and Scion Shingle got up IN
time TO squeeze the Lord out of the place.
Miller on Three Winners.
Friday offerings at Benning are OF the
most ordinary sort, and yesterday was
no exception. The winning Of three fav-
oriJes and one second choice gave the
public the best Of the betting, for the
fourth race, with only two entrants, was
closed book so FAR as wagering was
concerned. And the price on Lord of the
Vale was so short that few cared TO ac-
capt him. Miller again rode three win
ners, and finished second in another race.
He rode Cambyses in the last race. but
his mount was badly beaten all the way.
The first race furnished an exciting fin
lsh between Zienap and OracUlum. Orac-
ulum looked all over a winner a furlong
out, and had two lengths the best Of it
on Zienap, but Shilling GOT very busy on
Zienap at the end, and Oraculum was
nosed out In the last jump. These two
were so much better than the others that
OracUlum was five lengths in front Of
Dolly Spanker, who beat Lord Boauerges
Tor the show end
The inability or Jockey Hagan to get
Rec Knight away from the post with
the others cost this morse the second
race. Red knight ard Agile were the
last TWO 70 get going. but Miller shook I'D
Agile and gained the command OF the
Aeld furlOng out. Haean was com
PEELED 10 take Red knight around the
he-d. and closed up a lot of ground The
euort was too much for him. however
ana he could not get up TO Agile. al.
though il was plainly evident that Red
Knight had the most speed of the bunch
and would have Won eased-up under more
equal conditions. Bohemia was third
cholce in the ring. but she was all-in al
me three-quarters. after hanging on 10
third position for a time.
CreSsina's Easy Victory.
Leonard Joe Hayman and Saylor were
scratched in the fourth race. which left
only \ J. Joyner's clever FLY. Cresslna
ana T. D. SullivaE's, G. /. NJ. to run for
q mile and seventy yards. II was. prac
ucally Walkover for Cressina. as she
was under wraps nearly the entire Jour
ucy
repaid those who bet on his chances last
Monday and lost. He was in with a lot
oil ordinary two-year-oIds. and was
strongly backed at to . and 13 10 10
Lee Harrison II, who has raced three
tneS this week, was second in favor
ana these two ran rs they were picked
however, Landsman was a winner from
'"e start. outclasslng his company sew
sti pounds. Harrison was driven to hold
lne place from Bright Boy.
The largest field Of the card vas nra
scented in the last race. which brought
out seventeen starters. Cambvses. who
disappointed his followers last Monday.
""eA ne was beaten by Fl Dorado. was
"p,IFu an equal tavorite with Tanager. at
" 10 l. but the latter finally got the call
ln the lively market with prices around
tAe rest OF the platers ranging from 10
j 70 loo TO ]. Shilling got awav i'm front
with Ianager. but was unable tn ger
enough speed out of her % stick the dis
lance. and she was as badly beaten as
Cdmbyses. who was lengths back an the
way. ChalfOnte the winner. raced close
TO Ianager and Genuan. and when the
last two quit il was merely gallon for
Chalfonte 10 the END.
Good Card for To-day.
For this afternoon, the Jockey Club has
two features on the card one is the
Seventh Hunters Steeplcchase, al about
three miles. with seven entries. and the
other is the Seventh Benning Special. for
which there are fourteen entrants. But the
race that probably viii prove the most in
teresting of the six, will be the fifth.
which win show oxford and Ormonde-s
Right the best two horses at Benning, in
this race. Both horses are in fine form
now, oxford having won two races with
ease, and Ormonde's Right won I'm his
one start. Two selling races with big
fields. and maiden race VIII complete
the progremme.
Billy Garth yesterday purchased T. S.
Martin from c. G.. Smithson for the
stable of r. A. Rainey. the Cleveland mill
HOnaire. who engaged Garth to select and
train a stable of runners for him. f. S.
Martin was bred and raised in Abe
marie County. Va. and Billy Garth has
had him in charge all the time. lie is
fair sort Of horse. but Garth thinks he