Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
Duke of Kendall Easily Won the
Beming Handicap.
WAS AN ADDED STARTER
Bad Weather Hurt the Opening Days
Attendance.
MANY FALLS IN STEEPLECHASE
Nationals Arrive Home-Jenkins to
Wrestle British Champion
Big Billiard Match.
dANY FALLS IN sTEEPLEcHAsE

That unfayorab,e weather cannot keep
racing enthusiasts from the enjoyment of
their favorite sport the large attendance
at Bennings opening yesterday showed
conclusively. for between four and five
thousand representative racegoers from the
District and other sections near by filed
stand and club house in encouraging fash
ion.
While fair skies would have seen this
semblage doubled the Jockey Club Is to
be congra tulated on such an suspicious be-
ginning. Well-known turfmen from all
over the country exchanged greetings. while
at the club house fair sprinkling of So
ciety devotees witnessed the sport Of the
day
Among the prominent people present were
Perry Belmont. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mr. and Mrs. CORTLAND Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. Thomas, Pierre Lorillard, Rep
resentative JOS l.. Rhinock, Sydney Paget,
the Hitchcock brothers, owners of many
prominent horses: David Dunlap, j. w.
Colt, DR.. James Kerr. j. w. Gwathoney,
Dion Kerr, Chichester Kerr Fred Dixie. II.
T. Oxnard II, Rozier Dulany. George How
ard, Ed Mitchell, A. f. Buck Samuel Ross,
G. A. Sapartas and many others
These witnessed some exciting sport from
first to last, in which the successes of three
rank outsiders, tumbles after tumbes in
| the steeplechase, leaving one horse to come
HDfEfh alone. ana Il general w aIefIOO IOf the
speculative fraternity kept the blood at
fever heat through the dark and lowering
afternoon.
Belmont Sta ble's Double Success.
One of the most pleasing happenings of
the day to all hands was the double success
of August Belmonts horses in the first two
races. The present generation of race
goers has always associated the Belmonts
with everything that goes to establish rae
ing on high and permanent plane. And
naturally such good beginning of the sea-
son for the scarlet, maroon sleeves and
black cap was matter for general felic
itation all round.
Wintered at Garrett, S. c., by Trainer
James Whalen the Belmont horses showed
both speed and staying qualities in the soft
and muddy going that prevailed, and es-
tablished their rating with form players as
mudlarkS par excellence.
Lackey, who won the curtain raiser, a
finely bred and good looking son of Hastings,
had the foot OF his field all the way. and
was never in trouble at any stage of the
lace. Considering that the winner was last
away from the post with Fancy Bird, the
fayorite next to last the performances of
each emphasize their speed at present.
Of the others 7. s. Martin had good
racing luck, but was just outrun by the
other two, while Redmores stable-boy
jockey was Of no help whatever to the colt
Waterdog met with some interference and
Blue Coat pulled NJ slightly lame After
the race Jockey Mcdaniel. who rode the
winner, was presented with handsome sill
Yer mug. according to the conditions of the
purse.
Nancy Was Fleet.
As good-looking a lot of two-year-olds as
one could find in long journey faced Start
or Cassidy for the second event, the Airing
ton purse On work and public form the
talent made it a Jwo-Eorse race. but. as gen
orally happens in the spring with two-year-
ODDS. calculations were thrown to the winds
by the race and Computer and Allerion. the
favortes, made a POOR showing.
Nancy. the winner, the second of the Bel
mont cracks 10 score. was out in the light
after the first hundred yards and never
gave the others a chance. In Computer's
case, however. he had some excuse. for he