The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

The honors of the Dinner Stakes went
to a Washington sportsman. Samuel
Ross, owner of the Columbia Stable, in
the first renewal OF the celebrated
sporting race at Benning yesterday and
as a result OF his good fortune he stood
a dinner TO the defeated owners and
their friends last evening in line with
the conditions Of the contest. The
smart colt, Ben Cole, a son Of Shapfell-
Shannon Rose, won Tor Mr.. Ross. r
r. Hitchcock, OF New York, ran second
with Woodcraft, and Ivan Fox took
third money with Gun Cotton.
"Marvelous" Miller Disqualified.
While the race in itself was an inter-
esting AFFAIR, the actual running was at
tended with an extraordinary incident
George Howard had his cOlors Up on
the colt. Billie Hibbs. Marvellous
Miller rode and the prtcemakers and the
public players installed him 10 3
favorite. Ben Cole and Billie Hibbs
locked I'D at the final eighth pole and
fought IL out 70 the end in sort OF a
humping match Judge Mcdowell could
not separate them He called IL dead
heat.
Then the stewards of the meeting
6 s. Rowland and II. T. Oxnard-took
q hand IN the game. They held that
Miller had wantonly crowded Radtke
and Ben Cole. After a long delibera-
ton. Billy Hibbs was disqualified and
Miller set down for d week. II was an
apparent foul and everybody but the
..Millerites'' agreed with the action Of
the stewards. These followers Of the
idolized race rider gathered about the
stewards Enclosure and vented their
discounted feelings in derisive cat calls.
They we're finally dispersed by the
| Pinkertons-
Was a Driving Finish.
The 1907 renewal OF the Dinner Stakes
will go down IN turf history as one OF
the prettlest races OF years. Radtke
outbroke his field and soon had Der
| Cole leading the party by four lengths
However. coming into the stretch. Mr.
! Ross colt weakened. Gradually Miller
/ on Billie Hibbs. the favorite. and little
| Englander. on Wooccraft, gained ground
| on the leader. The former came abreast
near the field stand.
From there TO the judges they rar
/ like a team. first one horse and then The
other horse showing in front They
| passed Mcdowell eye TO eye. with the
| great throng of raCegoers exhorting the
| respective riders in vehement manner
| Billie Hibbs and Ben Cole could not be
separated. Closing fast and about a
half length away was Woodcraft. After
| the disqualification of Billie Hibbs. Ber
| Cole, at 13 10 8, was awarded first posi-
| ton with WOOdcTafu. at 10 1. second
and Gun Cotton. at u 10 !, third.
Banner Racing Day.
Benning saw her banner racing day
| yesterday. Ideal weather and the run
ming Of the Dinner Stakes, TO say ROtn-
/ ing OF a well balanced and thoroughly
/ high-class program offered. suHiced Il
draw 70 ne tTackside a crowd which
was al once the most fashionable and
/ the largest ever seen at the home Of
{ the Washington Jockey Club.
/ The club house never looked so pic
/ turesque. It was freighted down with {
/ gay company Of prominent parsonage.
in local social life. August BeImon
came from New York especially for tn,
running OF the Dinner Stakes. and wa,
an early arrival at the club house. Mr.
and Mrs. Nicholas LOngWOrth. Mr.. anC
| Mrs. Perry Belmont, Count CHINA, TIT
Misses Shonts, Due de ChaUlnes. Pau
IL. Rainey, Miss Grant, Of New York