Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
Favorites Won Only Two OF the
Events at Benning.
BECKON A FINE Y0UMGSTEk
Lord Boanerges and Ormonde's Right
Were Easy Winners.
CHIPPEWA WAS 4 SURPRISE
Nationals Nosed Out the Columbus
Team-Pttchers in Fine Shape
Bowling Battles.
BECKON A FINE Y0UNGSTEk
CHIPPEWA WAS a SURPRISE

card above the average drew large
crowd to Benning for Monday. Race
goers recognize that this is the last week of
the meeting and will not neglect the re-
naming chances to participate in their IA
vorte sport. While the track was sloppy
from Sundays rain 1t was not heavy and
each of the events in fast time
Jockey Miler's temperance after an en-
forced absence OF a week was made the oc-
casion of a cordial reception from his many
followers. But the lad only won one race
and his hackers did not lay by much money.
Favorites We're in minority. winning but
two of the six events. But as each of the
other winners were we'll backed layers did
not have much the best of the battle of
the dollars.
While heavy-weghts in the mud are
rather risky speculative mediums at best,
Jack McKeon was plunged on by many of
the larger operators TO give Twenty-Five
pounds to that fast little FLY Wabash
Queen. and big weight also to other
fast horses OF these Chippewa, the Can
adam horse, had quite following, as one
of his races here was good one.
With a bit more headwsfk on the part
OF her Jockey Wabash Queens hackers
would have cashed their wagers. But
after the little flly had Jack Mckeon
beaten at the head OF the stretch her
Jockey took her i'll the heavy going next
the rails instead of the middle of the
track. where the footing was better
This let up Chippewa, whose boy real
lied this advantage and took the middle
of the home stretch. catching Wabash
Queen a hundred yards from home and
wearing her down in a drive. Mckeon
could not give the weight. and the others
were outclassed.
Seven good-class two-year- olds con-
tested the second event. half-mile dash.
Gossoon had shown we'll against the
best youngsters at the track that ne
looked to outclass this company. and a
short price was accepted about him. The
handsome gray is such a fine looking in
dividual that he carried most of the
crowd with him. in spite OF the short dis
lance Of the race.
Beckon Wins for Madden.
But conservative players. who recognized
that in such a short scramble speed was
liable TO tell against class, went TO Millers
mount Awless. or the Madden filly Beckon.
The last-nemed had shown a strong second
in her first race here with a stable boy up,
and as all her family are good in mud
ReCkon had a good deal of support. The
other four youngsters were at longer odds.
The race was too short for GosSon added
to which ne broke slowly that he was
never a serious contender Jockey Johnson
get BeCkon away flying and soon had a
gap open, while Merry Man and Awless led
the others. Nothing ever got the fly
ing Madden filly, who reveled III the sloppy
going and won by herself, with Merry Man
and Long Ball in the places and Gosson
a close fourth, running over the others at
the end.
John Madden trained the third horse as
we'll as owning the winner. This was the
sixth win of the meeting for the Madden
CuIOrs. and they will probably be seen in
front on other occasions during the week.
Beckon is a small FLY, but very speedy
and quick beginner.
The best-class field of older horses OF
the day faced the music for the third event.
Golf Ball. Lord Boanerges, Workmaid and
Anna May were all fancied, but Golf Ball
looked to have something on the others in
the way OF class and he was always the
choice. coupled with his stable companion
Dog Rose
But some pretty shrewd judges backed
Lord Boanerges, notwithstanding that colt 5
poor showing with Marster, and the Vir-
ginians did not let either Workmaid or
Anna May run loose. The big. goodlooking
colt Berkeley was always the outsider of
the party.
Boanerges however seemed to take to
the slop 80 much better than any of the
others that he made a show of his field at
the end Golf Ball, his principal opponent.
broke slowly and was In the worst going
most Of the way. At that he a good
race. beaten only two heads by Workmaid
and Anna May. Dog Rose. the other Hitch
cock colt. showed some speed while Berke-
ley closed some ground In the homestretch.
Delph1e Sn0ulQ lave w on.
With three favorites beaten in succession
hackers partly squared matters the
fourth event, in which Wood Stockton's
mare Anna Smith, trained by William
Garth was served up a warm choice with
Miller up.
In spite of her pretty stiff weight the
Virginia FLY looked to outclass her COM
pany. and Cousin Kate was really the only
one played TO any extent to beat her. The
81.
and the public supported Anna Smith at
eyeus against the field.
THIS time the knowing ones called the
rar- one-two. after Cousin Kate had
sci lively pace 10 the homestretch Miller
wore her down with the favorite In game
fashion. For little FLY the winner car
red her Ill pounds in sturdy fashion and
sold To W. Fl. 'MOsby after the race
The most exciting finish of the day was
witnessed in the fifth race between Cob
uosa and Delphie at a mile or the five
starters the two named, as well Monaco
dor and turbulence, were heavily played,
TIE market on the race furnishing the heay-
lest speculation OF the afternoon
Al the post In breakaway three horses
raced out in front. Delphe going more than
furlong at racing pace. Then En-
glander. who seems to have little s,nse In
any emergency. hurried the mare back TO
TIE barrier and lined up in position without
giving her seconds breather The start
made at once found the mare with her
breath sim In her, fiurried and worked up
Naturally Delphie got away slowly and
had a stern chase from the outset after
Monacudor and Cobmosa. But so well did
she close up after getting well into her
stride that she would have won at that
had not Engiandcr taken her in the deepest
going in the homcstretch
Added 10 that disadvantage. Mcdaniel on
CDbTnOsa took that mare from the middle
OF the track over toward the rails boring
Delphi i'm such way as TO leave the mat
ter %! q foul an open question. But En-
gl4ndcr made no claim and the race stood
Were the race run over again Dclphic
would be fayOgite over Cobmosa TO a Ger
tainty.
OrInonde's Right Is It good mudlark Not
witlstanding the big weight he was giving
Sailor Boy and Faust he was backed heav-
tly. And after Sailor Boy had led for six
fur!uugs. Ormonde's Right outstayed Faust
IN the run home
The race was run just to suit Ormonde's
II gA;, who has but one run In him And
the waiting orders given Miller en- Faust
just suited the old horse. Next time the
TWO meet IL is safe to say that Faust y,iil