New-York tribune., 1906-04-10
RACES A MUD STRIFE.
LORD OF THE YALE WINS.
Four FaOorites Score OUer HeaUy
Tracic at Bennings.
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washington April 9.-It was a mud strife
at Bennlngs to-day. The few regulars that
were stanch and true enough to make the Jour-
ney to the track could not but feel that
gatta instead of horse racing would have bten
less fncongruous. The track resembled minia-
ture lake, and through # the horses spashed
their way. some as IL they liked 1t. The mud
larks were in demand, and those who WILL
ing to back their fancy under the unfavorable
conditions reaped a fair reward favorites
earned more than their share OF the spoi1s
scratches reduced the fields. with one exception
and there was little to arouse more than pass
ing interest, as the winners in each case won
much as they pleased.
august Bemont's Lord of the Vale, the six
year-old son Of Hastings, which is we'll liked
ny some Tor the Carter Handicap. won the third
race IN common galOp. Tickle and Sterling
were his only opponents however. so the victory
was not particularly to his credit. Pater who
has shown himself to be of the best horses
at the meeting. was scratched. together with
five others. Lord of the Vale is a noted mud
runner and he ran the six furlongs IN the fair
time Of 1:16 10. The manner of his winning
was such that. even while he beat nothing t.
speak of, he made many friends for the big
handicap at Aqueduct next Monday. In the
race to-day Jones, his rider. indulged Tickle
with lead for a quarter OF a mile and then
took command and allowed his mount to gallop
the rest of the way
Fourteen horses went to the post in the first
race, a selling affair at seven furlongs Echo
dale and Delphie We're equal favorites at Z to 2.
Echodale won easily after racing Optical into
submission at the head of the stretch. Fiat
closed strong after meeting with some early
interference and beat Delphie short head for
the place Judge White showed speed, but, like
Optical, tied in the going.
Al Powell won another race for Willie Shields
when he beat August Belmont's Nancy and two
others in a scramble of two-year-olds at four
furlongs. So far winning at this meeting is
concerned, he is a second Oaklawn, which made
q name for himself here last year that he was
never able TO live up to. Nancy raced head and
head with Al Powell to-day to the last six
teenth pole, when she gave up the struggle and
allowed the St Maxim colt to win alone.
Brush Up appeared to outclass her field in the
fourth race and was held at the short price Of
to D. She won like 1 to 10 shot for she raced
into an early lead and was only breezing all the
way. Baby Willie ran an improved race and
earned the place from Society Bud. Winchester
appeared to be quite sure a winner of the
fifth race, in which he had only T. s. Martin
and Jane Holly to beat but here the form play
ers got a shock, for T. S. Martin If he
had web feet, and made the others look foolish
Winchester succeeded in beating Jane Holly
fifteen lengths for the place.
The sixth race was a handicap for three-year-
olds and upward The Virginia contingent
which had won heavily on T. S. Martins victory
in the fifth race. went to Peter Paul to man
He was made . to l faVorite, while the other
five starters ranged in price from to / to tc
l. Peter Paul went to the front at the start
made all the running, and won eased up by
four lengths, with Sailor Boy second and OLD
Guard third.
BENNINGS SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-Sellins; three-year-olds and upward
non-winners of $1,000 IN 1905 1906 Seven fur