The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
THREE RACES FOR ]. ". COLT.
sTEEPLECHASE OWNER CLEANS
UP AT JENNINGS.
Com modOre Fontaino and Pioneer WIN Over
the Jumps, while Rose OF Dawn Beats
some Fair sprinters -Holscher Takes
the Warrington Cup From Banker

WASHINGTON. d. O., Nov. 2s.-Horses
running in the colors Of J. W. Colt, the well
known and popular. owner Of high class
steeplechasers, were victorious In three races
run here to-day. two Of them. Commodore
Fontaine and Pioneer. winning events Of that
class. His other victor was Rose Of Dawn.
q speedy Hamburg-Poet ess four-yoar-old.
who defeated Bohemia and Stolen Moments
In the opening six furlong scram BILE for mares
and geldings. three years olds and upward.
Eight good three-year-ol Dis and upward
faced the starter in the cup race. one OF the
SissSfSs in Ds It, sistOT' and d,N Wilt In ,S ss'e S1Is
yesterday. was installed the f~avorite In the
opening betting. hut Banier. the winner Of
he BENIN ssaSpecial, Miller w, was ultimately
played down to- that position. Holscher
closing second choice. Holscher. however.
and opened w a gap Of eight lengths. with
Palette In attendance. Holscher came on
"a the stretch. and won easily by two and q
lengths before the 80 TO l shot Pete Daley.
The Third Junior Steeplechase went to
stein -Fusee three-year-old and the even
money favorite, backed, from 9 to s. He
ran head and h head With xor Palm al e. to D,s the mile lie
Isns,Ss before NJ Mecainn: seSYisnS and
In the selling event for jumpers, at about
two miles, which followed, Mr., Colts Pioneer
and. The c6o Msmpspn stables 81 rho oles sosfy c Decsd
maker was Caloorshatchle, with Valley
Forge and Capt Hayes well up. Pioneer
began moving up from the rear at the mile
and won by a length and a half in handy
fashion from Cant. Hayes. 8 to 1, Oleroso,
always a contender, being third. a length
away.
Jockey Notter got Mr.. Colts Rose Of Dawn
on well among ten that went TO the post. Bo-
hemia was the favorite. 3 to 5, with Lone
Hand. Miller's mount. second choice. at
IL to 5.
Nine youngsters went To the post In the
mile dash, ffth on the card, of which Belfast
was the ~ to 10 f~avorite, Miller up. The race
resulted in the biggest upset Of the day, Bright
Boy, backed down from 20 to l to l5s, finished
first in a drive. hut was disqualified and the
race went TO orphan LBd. 2 to l. eight lengths
before Aditenette, 8 To /. Belfast was never
a contender.
The handicap at a mile and a sixteenth
was also a big upset. II was last on the card
and had four starters, of which Dolly Spanker,
Miller up. was backed on the boards. Open
ing at 3 TO 5 he was hacked To ? to S. The
winner turned up In Scion Shingle. quietly
backed from 81 70 IS, which was we'll ridden
by Notter, and after laying third to Water
grass and the favorite to the stretch got
WateTgras IS. beat Dolly three parts Of a length,
all in a terrific drive. Dolly hung In the final
furlong. The other winner was Berkeley,
? to l favoTlte, who beat an even dozen two
yeAr-olds in the second race, at five and a half
f~urlongs. Pierrot was the runner up to the
stretch with the f~aVorite, ridden by Notter,
always second, and who finally won driving
by two and a half lengths. Beldemo, 10 90 1,
beat the 100 to / shot kankakee a head, for
the place. Notter rode three winners. The
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