Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

cials cannot control this failing of owners
and trainers. To get the best horses to-
gether is a herculean task that only those
who have attempted 1t can appreciate. and
when this is the situation, even with the
stables full of horses, It has to be made the
best Of
But the racing public Is so thoroughly en-
thused with the sport of racing that tenn
porary drawbacks do not dampen its ardor.
In spite of the efforts of some fanatical per-
sons to cripple the sport. tt will 60 on az
long as there is material in the shape of
good horses, and so long as It is as well
managed as now.
In every walk of life there are black sheen
as well as those Of immaculate purity. But
conservative people who know recognize
that there are less shady horsemen than
eS s ST. IN many other professions 1t is the
that causes hasty people to reject them. And
mere are as reputable people in racing as In
any 10 ot d, lines Of business or pleasure.
Dy horse Diomed, owned and breS nv a
Clersyman. the Rev. Mr.. Launde. Diomed
was afterward imported to this countrv
~here ne became the progenitor OF some 81
the oest horses in our land
Miller's Three Victories.
II young Miller keeps on winning half the
program each day the public will soo,, ~,
we oookmakers on the anxious seat and &,
se1-oefense they are apt to offer sbor,
prices against his mounts Yesterday tha
iad showed afresh that ability and not
s e.oae luek is one Of the secrets of his sue
cess Tor at tho post, az well a. during ~
than his 01oet nsaos
on Bette Bounoer, for instance. a. he Al.
Sn ~. f3 to1 Poens the day before. Miller beat
,.Is ienows al the barrier and secured a
lesd at the outset that proved to be q win
ping one Not but that the Oakisy's sta-
pes nuy, In view OF the speed she showed
Seseerosy. would probably have won any
showing Trainer Hanna that she had about
az nuch loot as any horse at Banning
But even taking into consideration the
was nearly put out OF oornnlission earlv n
the struggle by Inference Miller had bet
y eoohcsr Wen In band all OF the last
L9rions And II she and Warming ran the
fayorits 10 S''s
Warning, however, confirmed hts Benn,ns
hanolcap form By an impressive showing ia
tids race In spite Of the hard racing luck
ne exPerisnced. Jockey Morris. after &c had
Peen bumped and crowded In the first fur
t9ng. went to the outside and ran around ais
ned. ms made Warning cover more
ground than any Oh his opponents and his
stretch run that landed him In second place
Eas q revelation Of speed and stamina,
hls gre, Previous, was q very fast horse
and the sons speed Will soon carry him
oU or the maiden ranks.
Bette Bounce Protested.
Very seldom does Father Bill" DAILY
change his own Jockeys to others, and
when he put c. Morris on Warning yes
tsrday instead OF O'Connor the knowing %
onsa took the hint and got on hook, line
ana sinker." But Warning got warn
In ~ 4nhN
had # In for him. and had to take the
overland route TO get clear sailing. which
left all the fat in the fire." except for
those few wise men that laid long odds on
the colt for a place.
Not content with his reverse sFFathar
Bur made himself ridiculous after the ra oa
by entering a protest against Betty Bodnoe
match here last December she was not a
maiden and therefore ineligible To the
average iayman in racing Days claim
might have appeared TO have had a founda-
tlon. and had 1t been made before county
fair or Oklahoma racing of1oials be might
have had a chance
But the Jockey Club stswards-Msssrs.
Rowland. Oxnard and Ross-who have the
rules of racing at their nnrers' ends,
sQUelched the Sage OF Hartfordss frivolous
GAIN In short order The rules explicitly
define maiden as zone that has not Won
race other than match or a private
sweepstakes in any country
To novice In racing Bette Bounce Look
ga winner and not non-winner. But
by the rules she was a non-winner exoant
as to the match with Melbourne last fall
which did not constitute bar. What his
fellow owners and trainers did not say to
Esther Bin IN the paddock was . plenty.
they knew he was familiar With peiYiHa
race rules. and he had to stand mun6
chaning' for his definition Of MAIDEN
oomputer q Good Colt.
The sensation of the days sport was the
me performance OF the IAttlsaeld Com
p9ter. whose merit was first published BIZ
Inc Star In Its exclusive notes Of the
horses at Benning before tie rnsstin9
opened The son OF Compute Iooksd 20
Wen In his preliminary yesterday that speo-