The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
MILLER RIDES FOUR WINNERS.
CHAMPION JOCKEY HAS A FIELD
DAY AT BENNINGS.
Banker. N to 4, AXE Second Special,
Beating the 40 TO I shot Cederstr m
H~ead-TeIlfRre Easily Captures
the Hunters Champion Steeplechase.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 74.-The brilliant riding
Of Jockey Miller was easily the feature OF The
holiday racing here to-day. The champion
Jockey OF the year had Ave mounts during
the afternoon. plotting each to victory. The
only race that Miller did not ride in was the
steeplechase. His record to-day equals one
that he made at Brighton during the summer
meeting. when he pilofed Ave winners and
followed IL up by winning the opening race on
the following day. and a. he is very likely
TO be up on the favorite in the first race on
Monday he may equal his record OF success
sive winning mounts. As all Of his winning
mounts to-day. with one exception. were
heavily backed choices. the layers were
soundly walloped by Miller's admirers. Five
favorites were successful.
Miller's first mount was on Workman.
which was one OF nineteen that wen to the
post in the opening seven furlong scramble
and which was one OF the strongest tips
OF the day. Opening at threes. the heavy
play Of the big bettors and the public
drove his odds down to to l by the time
the horses were at the barrier. Getting
away in front. Miller stayed there to the end.
winning easily by a length from Belle Strome.
which was also heavily backed for the place.
Miller's next mount was on John l.. Madden's
Temmeraire. a Ballyhoo Bey Miss Ham
burg gelding, which was q starter In the
third race. at Ave and one-hslf f~urlongs. for
maiden youngsters. Again getting to the
front he made a runaway thing OF it, winning
by five lengths from Nareile. ~ to /, and
Ambush. 7 to l. Temmeraire was the medium
OF a killing led by his owner and his club
house friends.
The fe ature of the afternoons card. the
Bennings Special, at a mile and a half, tor
three-year-olds and upward. furnished the
little Jockeys next winner. j. }. Morgsn's
Banker. at IL to l, getting home a head in front
OF the ~ to / shot, Cederstrome, in a terrific
finish. Seven more than ordinarily good
horses went to the post. with Nemesis. Mr..
Lees " three-ye6r-old. the f~avorite. backed
down from ? to | TO 7 TO 5. The Albemarle
Stables Dainty was also heavily backed.
The race however. WAS Il duel between Ceder-
stTome, which made the pace TO the last few
jumps, and banker, Miller getting up IN the
last Jump. oxford. o 10 70, ana bet on heavily
by the big players, and which won the hltn
race, at a mile and seventy yards, for all ages,
was Mlier's fourth winner. Pretension made
the running TO the stretch. where Oxford
came on and won by a length and a half.
PFTeSensISn; TSRni l6s N ths G9i9rs q R,g +; A. A.
the stretch alter flushing second. and was
disqualified.
employer. N.-A stanton, having the mount on
Emperor OF India. The race was for three
ySar-oids ana 1ep N az a mne ana snresr
played at even money; l%vanhOe. o to 1, made
the pace to the stretch, where he looked the
winner. Coming from far behind. however,
Miller got the Emperor through on the rail,
and. catching the firing leader at the last six
teenth, won Oy a length and a half. Ivanhoe
lasted long enough TO get the place a head
before Winifred A.. IL to |.
seven hunters went to the post in the Hun
ters' Champion Steeplechase at aoolt three
miles, OF which Tellfare. Essex and Mount
Henry. al 3 TO l eacn, had the race between
them. T~ellfare. ridden by Donahue. went TO
the front soon after the start, and. remaining
there to the end. won easily by four lengths.
Essex beat Mount Henry two lengths for the
place. The biggest crowd OF the meeting,
numbering over 5000. was present. The sum-
marles.