New-York tribune., 1906-11-21
MONFORT RUNS TO FORM
Oxford Beats Watergrass and Lady
1. Tcra at BenniRg.
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Washington Nov. 2o-Monfort and Oxford
were tne cnly winning favorites at tho Benning
racetrack to-day. Both were at odds-on and
both were handled to good advantage by Miller
bohemia. Speed Queen. Garterknot and Noladay
were the beaten choices. The sun came out 1or
q change and while the track was still heavy
the going wes fairly good the outside. One
of the biggest crowds of the meeting was in
attendance, and while driving finishes were few
and far between the sport appeared 10 be thor
oughly enjoyed.
Monfort which won the Grand Consolation
Stakes on Saturday. ran back to that form IN
the fourth race. handicap for two-year-olds.
Even money was offered against his chances ny
The least timid OF the layers, but the play was
SO strong that TO 2 was the prevailing price
when the field went to the post. Oraculum
opened at 2 TO 1, but did not attract mucn sup
port. and Q to . was freely offered at the end.
Killochan and Arlington. the only other starters
wers nibbled at For half mile Monfort and
Oraculurn raced head and head. when the latter
capitulated and Monfort drew away to win as
he pleased Oraculum was so tired from his
efforts to run Aonfort down that he was all out
20 beat the fast closing Killochan half length
for the place The last named did not settle
down to racing until Strengthened out for home
Oxford had only Watergrass and Lady vera
10 beat in the handicap at one mile ano seventy
yards and he accomplished the task even under
the stea dying lnpOSt or iOV pouIluS cAhOAN
went back in the betting in the face or plunge
on Lady Vera, a two-year-old which was IN
with Sc pounds. From to l her price was
hammered down to II 10 3. Watergrass was
the outsider at to l. Notter, on Lazy vera
;ried 20 make q runaway race or II, pul the
filly was not up TO the distance so that oAloio
came away easily in the last furlong, 10 WIN
by two lengths while Watergrass wore Lazy
Vera down also under pressure. and earned the
place by half length.
The coiors of Senator McCarren were carIieu
to victory for the first time in many weeks Wlitl
Lee Harrison II won the second race from a Dig
field Of maiden o-year-olds. The senator ana
his friends were credited with backing the colt
at so to l. but il must have seen small com
mission as the price went back from 10 to l.
The pikers had visions of Cashing on q 100 10
shot In this race. Tuckernuck at a fancy
price ran second, beating the faYorite, Speed
Queen. a scant length. Micardo, a stable boy,
rode Lee Harrison II like veteran. althoush
he had to do little more than sit still after scor-
ing lucky break
Cederstrome. which started in almost every
one OF the big handicaps this year. and ran Wen
enough in some Of them TO finish in the first
flight. entered with job lot in the first
race. He finished in the ruCk however, and
seems to have lost what little form he had
Red Knight long delayed good thing" won
after a short but decisive struggle with Lone
Hand at the last furong pole Red Knight was
backed from - TO TO 6 TO !. Bohemia, the IA
vorite got away all tangled up. but closed reso-
lutey and earned the place easily.
The other winners Hooray. which beat
Voladay rather cleverly in the third race and
Blue Pigeon. which spreadeagled her field and
WAS graduated from the maiden class. in the
fifth race.