The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27

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md a small crowd marked the opening
OF the spring meet. Tho three inches OF
snow which covered the track yesterday
had disappeared. md the djlgent use OF
the harrow had had n good effect, but
the going was dIi1icultfan slow. The
betting ring held n tremendous crowd;
In fact nearly every one OF the visitors
was an old timer, who went out for bus
jncss. xty-thrce bookics had to occupy
space usually allotted to forty.
Handicap Winners.
August Belmont took first and second.
3 with Lnckcy and Nancy, respectively, and
q Castor. hot favorite. broke the book
makers hearts by canterinG home In the
third.
If5the@ Duke Of Kendall had not boon
added to the number of starters In the
BenninE special. Pnter would have won
first place. hut his grace Of Kendall ne
gotintcd successfully for the lead and
kept 1t until no passed under the wire.
"A blanket would have covered Kendall
and Patcr at the finish Had the track
: been in better condition there is n prob
q ahiltytthat pater would have takcnsfirst
money. as he is built for firm track.
5 Hayman'a Bcllsnlcker took third money.
Follow On was the only horse to nc
gctatc the jumps safely IN the Nith
event Bob Murphy was rcmounted and
ridden to second money.
Nlerflngo took the sixth race, with
Bill Curtis and Jack AicKecn. second and
third, respectively 1t was nearing cA'@
when the last race was run. and the
crowd was probably glad enough to =;
away and home,
There were five Withdrawals IN the
Handicapped drcopikc, Royal s Widow
4 Hocua- Pocus, ~ Tie GFCureE,aIid Mount
&Hcnry.E B5 Il
Summary. s5
First race-thrce- ycar-olds and upward.
six furlongs--I .ackcy Go to- y and q 10
y first, Fancy Bird Is to 81 and q to %
second r.. S. Martin (21-2 TO y third.
Time, 1:l7.
Second .race--the Arlington purse for
-year-olds. half mile-Nancy 40 to 2
ana a to y first, al. Powell Is to y and
n e to " second, Computcr z to - third.
Time. :501-5.
Third race-for maiden three; ~ FOLDS
and inward, seven fnrlongs-Cahto:. q to
:, and uito q first. Nonsense % to- y
and Is to y second, Iany % to y third.
Time, AZ 4-5,
Fourth race-Benning spring handicap,
for three ycar-olds and upward, Six FUR
4 longs-Duke OF Kendall % to y and TO
rs first, Patcr 90 to y and q to - Sc
cond. Bell Smoker Is to y third. Time
l:172-5. a
Fifth race-open stceplechase for four
year-olds and upward. about two miles
Follow On e to - and (eyen) first, Bob
Murphy q to y and z to 81 second.
Time, 49, -Four others started but did
not finish.
Sixth race-sellng. for three year-olds
and upward, one mile and forty yards
Mcrlingo &c to u and e to y first, BIZ
Curtis e TO y and (cvcn) second, JACK
McKcen 6 to y third. Time, 14S1-4.
Entries for To-day.
First race, three -ycar-olds and up, six
rurlongs; Columbia Courso--Soclcty Bud.
o.; Blvouac,. 81 Tickle, "a; Gotowin, III !;
1,eonorn W. 90; Daruma, 90; Andronikc,
81.
Second race. maiden two-ycar-olds. half
mile: old course---Powder Horn, 107; king
Brush, 1O7: Alegra. 1O4 L'Orphetine, 1o4;
I3otanist, 107; Eminola. 4l04; Jarvis Lane,
107; Woodlnc 104; Fond Du Lac, 1Oi;y
Tudor. 1O7; Miss Dixon, 104: Lady Vera,
1O4; Manila, l04; Mary Curtis, lO4 Melt
Ing. 1O4; Prosperity, 1o4.
Third race, selling, three car-olds and
M; six and e-half furlongs, Columbia
Course-Hypcrion. 113: Kuro, l07; Ilo-
mond, ia; Setauket. IA; Ladsar'on, l07;
,Delphie, l04; .Flnt. 107; winchester. 10a;
.Dlxie. 'AndreWs 102; 'Echodale, 100.
Fourth race, three year-olds, seven FUR
longs; Columbia Course--Old Guard. 1ol;
Water Course, 9s: Bribery lol Hocus-
Focus. 96; Disobedient, lcS
Fifth race, selling. three-year-olds ana