New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-29
FOrR FATORITES WIN.
culSE FOR GARTERKNOT.
uo,sss and Riders Come to Grief IN
Jump at BenRiHgS.

--.sbinrtou March 2S.-AIthough the form
.,.,.-s.v e-e. more successful this afternoon in
-, task II picking winners than they have
-, On any other day since the meeting began.
- efforts p-7fted them little from a none
- noint ~ view Four favorftes and one we'll
s,ves second choice reached the judges stand
n The course OF the afternoons racing. but
N n them were held al short prices by the
,vsrs. and some Of them at prohIbitive odds
usd IL not been for c. 1orris's bungling ride
r. DAYS Warning in the fifth race and Mar
rs inability 20 stay on the back Of KassH in
- steepIechsse. the favorites would have had
- programme entirely 10 themselves. As #
rs warning finished good second 10 Bette
t,unosr after running a remarkably game race.
,-s Ksssl. although riderless. stayed with his
IA chrolea0ut the entire journey and finished
rts the leaders.
Il the absence Of any stake features interest
rs sbou- equally divided between an open sell
~ s.ee1.echase over the short course and
,z-be U four and one-half furlongs FOR
,,ssa o-year-olds The race through the
tssrougrr out a group Of seven ordinary per-
,--s-s. a number Of which were making their
--I public effort over the obstacles. Billy
se--hs Kasst. a green Jumper which has been
r-soIi-- -c-uarkabIy we'll was selected by the
r-5Hc t1 garry its vagers. He did so to the
l-st Jump where he pecked and put Marper, his
7-zsy over Lis head IL was said in extenua-
s-- % Ia-per's performance that il was his
Frs race with the colors up. Some such eX-
tznslor was needed. AT jump in the back
r-stch Happy Hour. another novice. owned by
he B-a7a.-tgh Park Stable. went down, and
Hsle- -.- rlle-. was badly shaken up and had
b b. taken from the field IN an ambulance
ErtE these rvo out Of il Garterknot went TO
ne front and making all the pace won com
t-rs5-g from Life Buoy. a clever green I'm"
,z1uus tn the colors Of L. C. Tompkins.
D1l-r The ancient son II Potomac. also made
rs bCn Is the public as a 'Iepper." but scarcely
h-fue5 his followers expectations. since J. ".
C-.r brought this onerime well known fiat
scsr m -e Beuuings this spring he has shown
hs morning watchers some clever schooling,
az e was believed by many that he was good
lro1Er n beat the Iot n was asked TO meet
s-1-- He fenced slowly. however. and was
l1-.t-=d 70 dwell an his jumps. Davidson lay
Fe OUT u the race until the stretch was reached
d small end ~ The purse Cortland Smith. the
EEL known Virginia man. started his Patton
Tel5Ing Harry Patton. but the horse had TO be
for-eut with last place.
TIE race for rwo-year-old mafdens afforded a
'CLSlng finish among toD-rurerr the faVorltei
5a-r Maria. CamUai-DeT and Curriculum J.
-o-4s hustled The latter out in front from the
b. rrier and. ar the head If the stretch had his
company all driving behind MIN. AT the eighth
oIe ali the boys drew their whips and from
hat point on N the finish the race resolved it
~ into p 7oCEinE contest The four youngsters
4 took their punishment Eamely. but Cur
--l.uu. which Is a son II Hastings. was the
1z- 10 tire and break ground. Burns had 10 put
q one OF his oldri~e finishes 10 get the fav0rite
Gone 2 length in front 0f Bath Maria
Tr. other successful choices were Workman,
Psra- and Dekaber-
Miller was again 10 the public eye to-day, rid
-g three winners and one second in four
MOUNTS Il he continues as ne has begun he
v- head the list Of winning jockeys al the
meeting
rr-s-s-rS-.z SUMMARIZES