Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
BILLIE H|BBS THE
CHAMPION COLT
Defeats Jubilee in the Jesse
Brown Cup on Benning's I,
Closing Day. 4
Rose OF DaWn's Handicap Wit
messed by a Large As. !
sembIage. Y

Semblage. Y
| Jennings getaway day Witnessed sorns
exciting sport in the presence of a lsrpa
ana distinguished assennblage. but had !,
peen warmer more people would have been
OUT. The late cold spell was hard on tina
1oNeS cup Tor 1t Kept many people away
VINO would have been glad to be present.
smaller heIds than usual contested the
several events. that for the Jesse Brown
up peihg disappointingly SO. But that for
the second Benning handicap was large
ana OF such even calber that public opiu-
Ion was greatly divided as to the probable
| issue AS the six events were captured by
favorites and well-backed second choices
| the public had a good day of it,
The race for the Jesse Brown CUP be-
| tween Billie Hibbs and Jubilee looks to
| establish the superiority of the former in
| mat at the distance, half mile he had
too much foot for the Maryland bred colt,
| who In his races has clearly shown that
| he likes a route.
Before the race it was officially bulletined
tnat the lease of Billie Hibbs from David
| Dunlop to George Howard had been can
! celed, and that the colt ran in the name
and colors of his owner. Ridden by Miller
the brother to Pater was always the choice
over Jubilee.
That this was fully justified the race
| showed, for Hibbs quick as a rat on his
| feet, outbroke Jubilee at the start ana in
| Few jumps opened up a gap that was
widened as he ran. Jubilee broke last of
| the bunch both Trey of Spades and Iauda-
| BILE beating him to the turn.
By the time that Jubilee got up To sec
ond place the race was more than half over
| and Hibbs sure winner unless he fell
| down. This he did not do but landed tho
stake with ridiculous ease, while Jubilee
| beat Trey of Spades and the others just as
| far.
That Billie Hibbs will go farther as he
| trains on there seems little reason to doubt
He has improved much since the dead
heat with Ben Cole that it is doubtful
whether that youngster or any other at
Benning can beat him up to four and q
half furlongs or even five furlongs
Rose of Dawn's Flashing Speed.
Such betting race as was the BennIng
handicap is very seldom witnessed. show
ing that Handicapped Murphy with yes
terday's starters had made a well-consid-
cred job of. it, Handicapping as an art IS
a difficult proposition, and IL a handicap
brings out good field and produces
wide range of speculation the work has
been well done
In Yesterdays renewal half a dozen horses
were so heavily backed that the market
showed a wide difference OF opinion, while
others also had support at large quotations.
While Lord Boanerges opened and closed
! the favorte IL was by such small margin
| over Rose OF Dawn and The Clown that
! the three were to all intents and purposes
| equal choices at post time. while Graziallo,
Slckaway and Workmaid also carried
heavy commissions .
The light weight carried by Rose OF
Dawn and Jockey Notters presence to
ride had its effect in drawing out heavy
support Some layers out of line laid 8
and 10 to I, but was the prevailing OPEN
Ing price, from which inquire she was Dacheu
TO half those figures.
Lord Boanerges ran a good race. but 10
was too much to ask three-year-oid TO
concede twenty-three pounds by the scale
to a five-year-old mare. At six and per-
haps six and half furlongs Boanerges
might have won. but the weight told In
favor of ]. w. Colts mare in the last half
furlong
ing the way for half mile followed by
Slickaway and Lord Boanerges. Then as
the others closed up Rose of Dawn, In the
homestretch. came with a rush just as LorQ
Boanerges looked all over a winner
The race home was exciting, but Rose OF
Dawn's light weight served her well ana
she wore Boanerges down after lively
tussle. Slickaway. consistent as usual,
beat the others. The Clown never could go
the pace while Tickle, after running well
up to the stretch was lost In the shuttle.
| This fast mare does not like large field.
Dr. Keith Beats Fontaine.
The two steeplechases were productive OF
! great interest, especially the struggle be-
| tween the seasoned winter, Chaser, DIR.
| Keith. and Commodore Fontaine, who was
making his first appearance this year. Both
| were heavily backed, as their trainers were
supremely confident.
At no time in the race that ensued were
| the two horses separated by more than
| length, and most of the time they were
| racing on nearly even terms. .At the next
/ Ilr OFF
| length on the other. but reaching the next
| obstacle Fontaine had drawn up The rest
| of the way the fiat was close thlng.
but superior condition told in DR.. Keith 3
favor.
Essex and Mr.. Taylor won the Spring
Hunters steeplechase, pulled almost to
walk at the end. After Guardian and
Essex had raced together for half the "TRIP
Lysistrata took second place, but could not
make Essex extend himself, although she
flushed at the latters saddle skirts All
three gentlemen rode excellent races ana
came in for much praise
The last race was a heavy betting affair."
although the field was a very moderate
one Strangely enough. Blue Buck was
made very false favorite, even Millers
pIlotage being no reason for such a rating
Tom Mannixs horse lvanhoe and Bulwark,
trained by Mannix, We're most preferred,
and both should have been favorite over
Blue Buck.
On western track Ivanhoe and Bulwark
would have been coupled as an entry. But
by eastern rules they run separately,
hard rule on the public, especially where
bad horses are concerned. Where there Is
class it is bit different.
Dekaber was also strongly backed. the
old mare carrying some sun commissions
while Sally X. Madden's flly, also had
support Sally K. in the race showed great
Improvement she, Bulwark and lvanhoe
showing the others the way from the start.
But after Sally X. and Bulwark reached
the homestretch they drew away, making
a close race all the way home, Bulwark
winning by a head. Dekaber closed a gap,
soon Dekaber got third place. Blue Buck
was never a factor.