Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
RACES, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

ran a strong second after being carried out
by one of tho DAILY pair at the turn for
SO much of buffer as he was last fall.
He will not run loose at his next start.
Bellsnicker was also cut off during the race.
while Flinders was so slow TO break that
her. was stern chase all the way.
Robbie Kean closed big gap, showing
thrat a. a longer distance he must be reck-
oned with In the future, while of the Daay
pair, the maiden Warning ran fully up to
his work and will do to watch. So will Yer
onese and Paul Clifford. The latter also
closed lot of ground from poor begin
ming.
Follow On By Himself.
The ludicrous spectacle. except for the
riders that fell. was presented of four
horses out of six falling in the steeple-
chase. leaving Mr. Dion Kerr. on Follow
On, to come home alone and by himself,
Doctor Swartz, who had schooled better
than the winner. had the race won at the
last jump, when he went down, WINE
Tibo. Glengarter, Oleroso and Bob Murphy
one after the other came to grief.
Grant Hugh Browne made his turf debut
as an owner in this race under the name
of the Brownleigh Park stable, with Iipo,
a mare imported last year from Eng ana
She overjumped herself at the first jump
and came cropper.
castor IN the maiden race ana .Msfi4HSo
in the final pulled many losers out OF
bad speculative day, with a little to spare.
Castor. ridden by Redfern, led al the way,
while Merlingo, only just off the cars from
Hot Springs. pulled off quite coup for the
Cassidy stable.
Starter Cassidy had a good day of it at
the barrier. all of his starts being good
and prompt, and only one Jockey came
under the ban during the afternoon,
Springer, In the maiden race, earning
fiye-day suspension,
A Noted Trainer.
Among the arrivals from New York was
Matthew Byrnes, who has Tangier, the
Benning handicap candidate. As trainer
for many of the great stables Matt Byrhes
has helped to make turf history for more
than d quarter of a century. lie Is tne
only man who has the honor of having
trained three Suburban winners. and has
handled more great horses, perhaps. than
any of his fellows. AS a starter he did
fairly WELL but starters, as rule, are
born and not made. and lie soon returned TO
his first love. Trainer Byrnes has at Lake
wood n. j., a strong stable in training Tor
T. w. Henning and +, s. z. Randolph. lie
returned north last night.
The new rule which made 1t necessary
for club house commissioners to give bond
of IS 600 left a few out In the cold through
failure to give the bond. But there Will be
a sufficient number for business.
S!xty-three bookmakers We're III line III
opportunities for business.
Ingleside, the colt that was taken sick at
Benning last week. died yesterday of pneu-
monia The change from the balmy eli
mate of the coast was too much for him.
He was owned by Frank Herold.
Clarence McDowelfs place in the judges
stand was taken by Harry Morris yester-
day Mr.. Mcdowell was sick at his home
in Baltimore
T D. Sullivan and R. Angarola have Sc
cured second call on Jockey Shaw for the
Benning meeting.
Blue Coat pulled up a trife lame after the
first race, In which he ran well for over
half the trip.
Jockey Elmer James, who has been rid
ing abroad, was at Benning yesterday.
Computer, the big Maryland colt looked
like three-year-od alongside his fellow
two-year- Odds in the second event. The colt
was heavily supported at short odds. but
ran as if he was trifie short.
It looked quite like old times to see the
Belmont colors first in two races right off
the reel. These youngsters that have win
tered III South Carolina bid fair to make
their presence felt before the meeting
closes.
Sonoma Belle was plunged on by the
heaviest operators at the track to even up
matters of disastrous day, but the mare
was so badly outrun early in the race that
she had little chance after she began to
race.
Merlingo, just from Hot Springs. sur
prised all but select few In the final event.
The colt led all the way and never
reached.
Probable odds on todays races are:
First race-Tickle, to >; Lenora W. >
to ?; Society Bud, 4; Bivouac. I; Gotowin.
10; others, 80.
Second race to 1 and take your choice.
Third race-Hyperion. to 3; Dephie. 3:
Winchester, s; Echodale. 8; others. 10 to
SO to 1.
Fourth race-Disobedient, to .: Bribery,
to :; Hocus Pocus. 4: others, 10.
Fifth race to and pick.
Sixth race-Ben Holder, 8 to >: Yorkshire
Lad. 81 Sailor Boy and Caronal entry 4;
Phoebus, ~ Worthwhile. H.