The Washington herald., 1907-11-27
RED FRIAR In FRONT
Dryers Horse Gallops Home
in the Handicap.
NAVAJO TAKES STEEPLECHASE
"Corty" Smiths Jumper Wins from
Kara I'm a Hard Drive. with Flying
Virgininn Fifty Lengths in the
RucI-PubIic Has Good Day, De-
spite Winning of Two Favorites.

The public had a good day at Benning
yesterday as all Of the winners were
well supported, although only two fav-
orites finished In front
The weather was cloudy and the track
slow. while the attendance was limited
70 the regulars who are all eager 10 Sc
cure getaway money before Saturdays
wind-up
p ]. Dryers Red Friar, who is now
at his best. was victorious I'm the handi-
cap at mile and a quarter He was
literally taken at 1s to s. while Ironsides
ruled favorite al 7 10 3 and Banker was
reduced 10 to ? Bill Days Grace Cam
eron showed the way for half mile,
where Ironsides, LaIly. l2-to-1 shot. and
Red Friar passed her Then Mcdaniel LEI
Red Friar down and the old horse gal
loped home three lengths in front Of
1ro1sides with Lally five lengths back.
Banker could not raise a gallop. The
time was 2:13 3-5.
Courtland II. Smiths Navajo, backed
from TO to II 70 3, was the winner of
the steeplechase at about two miles It
was practically duel between Navajo
and Kara. S-to-5 favorite. Tor the last
half mile. Navajo standing a hard drive
and winning by half length in All
Kara was fifty lengths in front Of Flying
Virginian, y 10 l. Three jumps from the
finish Kara made bad landing, which
probably brought about his defeat.
Buckman. TO !, fell at an early stage.
The Wrestler Benteu
Killochan. 9 to /. was successful in the
first race for -year-olds at seven fur
longs He caught The Wrestler. hot
7-to-5 favorite. tiring near the end, and
beat the latter a length in 81 As. With
stronger riding The Wrestler could not
have lost Rappahannock. > 10 >. was a
length and a half away. sam Emery's
Bright Boy, a 1oO-to-l shot came from
nowhere in the stretch and was just
outside OF the money
heavy plunge on Mazuma went wrong
in the second race for maiden two-year-
old colts six furlOngs Mazuma made all
the pace up 20 the last furlong pole. where
The Shaughrau, an even money favor
ite. breezed 10 the front, and won in a
gallop BY FIVE lengths Bobbin Around.
& l2-to-1 shot trained by George Odom.
was poor third. r. T. Wilson, jr's, Or
fano, 4-to-5 favorite. graduated from
the maiden two-year-oid class i'm the
fourth race. He was much the best, and
came awa5 cleverly in the stretch to win
by a length and a half in 1.l9 % Helen
Holland, TO 1, got up in time TO beat
c. r TomDkins' Twigs. a 3O-to-1 good
thing. by head for the place Twigs
had 4 lot Of early SpepG but was owl
IDENTIFY short.
Billy Gath put over a good thing in
Graziallo TO l. in the fifth race at A
mile and forty yards. After St. Jeanne
and Lord Badge had raced each other
dizzy. Wierdsome. S-to-5 fayorite. looked
the winner. But Graziallo. in spite OF
the fact that he came wide into the
stretch closed gamely and won going
away by a length, in las. He was well
handled by Bill Days despised jockey
Yorke. Wierdsome had three lengths over
Park Row. a l5-to-1 shot, for the place.
Joseph Marrone who has been ruled
off the track for the alleged doping Of
the horse St. Joseph, and whose case has
been referred 10 the Jockey Club, SAYS
that he is innocent, and that he has been
made a mark Of because he raced at the
Empire City meeting. Marrone says fur
ther that he VIII bring a suit for $4,000
damages against the Washington Jockey
Club.
Mcdaniel was in great form here as he
rode three winners and a second Notter
handled two seconds and a third.