Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-23
ONLY Two Favorites in Front at
Benning Yesterday.
BOTH EASY VICTORIES
Sandalwood and Dolly Spanker Romp-
ed Home in Front.
RATHER ROYAL A SURPRISE
Feeling High Between Yale and
Harvard-Clothier Ranks First
in Tennis.

Clear. crisp weather. that made an after
Moons outing most enjoyable, marked yes
terday's sport at Benning. AS predicted
several days ago in this column. the Wash
ington Jockey Club daily entertains an in
creased number of patrons, a most crafty
ing fact considering the uncertainty of the
opening days.
1t was a good day for the public, also. in
that four out Of the six winners of the day
were strongly fancied favorites and second
choices. Layers got their innings in the
first and third events. however, which went
to long shots In the speculation. But as
each of these had more or less of a follow
ing the odds-givers had rather the worst of
the days business.
The big field of two-year-olds that were
rung up for the opening event looked a
most uncertain proposition to the majority
with nineteen horses to estimate. Miller's
mount, Rappahannock. was of course the
favorite, although the Keene colt Cabochon
and Dissent also had strong support Sew
eral others had hackers at larger rates and
the market on the race was lively one.
But for what looked like an overconfident
finish on Rappahannock Miller would have
got the verdict with that colt The boy
while most capable lad, has lost several
races this season in the same manner. But
as yet experience of this sort does not
seem the best teacher to the boy.
After the Keene colt Cabochon had flat
tered his hackers by looking to have the
race in hand at the turn for home ne
found the route a bit too far and was head
ed by Sandy Creeker and Rappahannock
Miller on the latter appeared to have
Creeker beaten at the final sixteenth and
took matters far too easily. The conse-
quence was that Schillings on Sandy
Creeker wore him down in the last few
strides and got the decision by head
Promising Two-YearOlds.
Cabochan ran so we'll that he will prob
ably earn brackets before the meeting
closes He was the finest locker in the
field by long odds. and many a man that
will race south and west this winter would
like to take this colt along with him Old
Colony, John Madden's flly, also verified
the good words said about her In this col
umn a few days ago. The daughter OF
Qualities coming from the middle of the
bunch to third place at the end.
Three catastrophes in the steeplechase
fortunately failed to develop any casual
ties to any of the fallen horses or riders.
And the balance of the field furnished the
usual excitement for the visiting element
While as the favorite, Sandalwood. won. the
regulars also found the race to their liking.
Sandalwood's last race at New York was
so good that his light impost yesterday
looked a joke to close students of form.
N
wadden and Frank Somers could have been
rated in the handicap as better than San
dalwood was hard to understand. For the
latter could have carried top weight and
won just as easily in the opinion of the
metropolitan contingent present. Valley
Forge was also asked in the handicap to
give Sandalwood fourteen pounds II the
two met here at even weights it looks dol
lars to little apples that Sandalwood Will
always be the favorite.
An entry of thirty-three horses to the
third race showed the large number of
horses at the track that are ready to start.
Withdrawals reduced the field nearly one
half but the eighteen that faced the starter
gave all hands work to do to locate the
winner. The Canadian horse Scarfell,
mainly because Miller had the mount, was
the choice at unreasonably short odds, but
the best he could do was to run third to
Rather Royal a 25 to 1 shot, and the 30
to l outsider New York.
New York is Heat Horse.
The finish between the three was matter
of heads only at the outcome, but Rather
Royal was clearly the best horse, as he had
to go round his horses to get up. New York
stuck it out we'll and repeated his good race
by again finishing second in the fifth event,
this time at even longer odds than before.
This horse has quite a history. as he raced
in England for Eugene Leigh, and while
seven years old, looks good for more racing
yet.
old guard of the turf at Benning to become
reminiscent to similar happenings of
past years, but not one remembered the
record instance in this connection that of
William Lakelands horse Little Reb, who,
in 1885 at New Orleans, won the entire pro-
gram of three races In one afternoon; one
race was at a mile and quarter. another
at six furlongs. and the other at mile
heats. so the tough Texas horse really won
four races that day. Match this perform
ance IL any one can.
As so frequently happens when two-year-
olds begin TO improve, Lee .-arrison
peated yesterday. With Miller up, his peo-
pie put down the collateral they kept in re-
serve on the occasion of the colts run of
Tuesday at 40 to l. Ks time u was
the best they could get, and most of them
were glad to accept a much shorter price
before post time.
They were lucky to win, however for
only Miller's quickness at getting the best
of the break landed them their wagers
Had Belfast got away in as good motion
he would have beaten the McCarren colt
Even then Belfast would have won but for
bearing out in the stretch, which lost hiffi
much more ground than the half length he
was beaten by. Botanist ran almost to his
notch and the finish was fairly true to
late form.
Beauclaire a Stout Youngster.
Dolly Spanker's class made the fifth race
look virtual gift to him on paper.-But
the fact that his usual jockey. Miller was
on another horse. together with the good
showing made here by Watergrass enabled
some people to obtain even money about
horse that looked a 1-to-5 shot.
All such had little, anxiey about their
wagers. for the of Kingston made q
show of his company at the end after In
dulging Avaunteer and Watergrass with
the lead for over half the trip on suffer-
ance. Both these leaders wore themselves
out by their pace-maktng and old New
form beat them out at the end. The latter
ran a very game race and landed some
good place wagers for his people
Very rarely does a two-year-old win at as
long a distance as a mile and q quarter
and Beauclaire's staying powers In the
last event furnished food for much COM
ment on the homeward trip. George Lori
lard's Rambler full brother to the four
mile horse Wanderer. won at this distance
at Sheepshead when a two-year-old. carry
Ing II pounds. And. II memory serves me,
Pierre Lorilard's Breeze did the same thing
at Jerome Park later.