The Washington herald., 1907-04-03

Third Victory of the Meeting.
August Belmont had an inning at Ben
ming yesterday. He had only two entries
bat he won with both of them.
Okenite was his arst winner, and h
followed that colts victory with another
when his little black filly. queens Souve
mir. who won on the second day Of th'
meeting at odds OF 80 TO /. came righ
back and beat the Columbia Stables Iaoy
Isabel. who has been regarded by SONS
horsemen as the best two-year-old tha
has been shown at the Benning trael
this spring.
Queens Souvenir gave am admirable eX
hibition Of gameness. She looked to b'
beaten furlong from home. when John
son drove her forward and joined Lady
Isabel who had been in the lead, bu
Johnson found he had "a willing hors'
under him and he drove her for all sh'
was worth. Inch by inch she erawled uI
On Lady Isabel. and just 0eIore the 'wIr,
was reached sac had poked her head "a
front. and she kept it there. Little Gold
stein. on Lady Isabel, could not help his
mount a particle. or there might hay,
been different result 1t is pretty good
betting, however. that II the two NEE
again Queens Souvenir viii again be IN,
fayorite, and that she will win.
The third race furnished another excit
ing finish when Jupiter just squeezed
home a short head in front Of Bowling
Bridge This was another case Of incom
potency. for with riders reversed Bowl
ing Bridge could hardly have lost
Cold weather again caused the spect5
tors 60 move about in order 10 keep warm
Two fsvorites, & heavily PLAYED secon,
choice, and three outsiders was the recorC
for the afternoon, but as Okeaite carrie,
robably as much money as oxford in th'
opening race. it is probable the publ,
broke even with the layers.
stewards Get Busy.
The steepicchase furnished q big sur
prise and. incidentally. was the cause OF
an investigation. }. " Colts Lysistrata
was natural fsvorite. but after setting
the pace 10 the stretch she stopped and
allowed the 25-to-l shot, Rocket. TO beat
her out McIuerrey apparently did not
make d move on Lysistrata after he had
taken the last fence and did not go to Tho
whip The stewards at once called him ir
to the stand. and later MIR Colt was seni
for. Mr.. Colt explained that Lysislru.a
was "a heavy-headed mare; but this can
hardly account for the horses poor show
ng. Mr. Colts explanation was accepted
by the stewards.
oxford opened favoriic i'm the first.
with Okenite AT to /. but the ring was
8wamped with money on the latter, and
ais price quickly fell 90 twos, making him
,qual favorite with the gray. Berkeley
and Golf Bail were next IN demand.
Platoon. was paccmaker to the turn for
home. with Oxford running in second
place. and Okenite next TO last once in
he stretch. Johnson sent 0keuite along
)n the outside. and the Belmont three
rear-old responding gamely 10 urging
passed oxford, and won cleverly while
oxford was an easy second before
Platoon.
Coed Field In Second.
Seven Of the best twO-year-olds that
lavc shown AT the meeting went 10 the
post in the second. with August Belmont S
Queens Souvenir an S-to-5 favorite Dead
Cone. Lady Isabel. and Giles were equally
-ancied of the others There was some
play on Gasson. G. o. p was practi-
,allg left at the post at the start. with
Dead Gone the first to show Madden's
.,ft -.-g- +f,- -,aoo p, tl,. s-.--t-h ,,.5.l,
Lady Isabel lying second, Souvenir third
and Giles fourth. Strengthened out in
The stretch. Souvenir, on the rail- and
Lady Isabel passed Dead Gone and the
.wo had a desperate struggle to the wire
Queens Souvenir ran true and game and
Just beat Lady Isabel by a head. Giles
passed Dead Gone in the last few strides
and took third
The third was cheap selling race al
SIX and a half furiongs, for which Marks
man was made favoFite on the strength
of reported fast trials. Bowling Bridge
was "A strong second choice, with Lone
Hand next in demand. Jupiter at skies
Lone Hand, Old Guard and Bowling
Bridge ran in close quarters TO IN,
stretch. when Jupiter came Up on tbs
rail The race became a duel between
Jupiter and Bowling Bridge, and the
former. ridden better than the latter. got
to the wire a head to the good Marks
man. who was away last. dropped into
third at the fnisa
A Peculiar Ride.
on form. Lysistrata was a legitimate IA
vorite in the Maiden Steeplechase, but
the best she could do was second tc
Rocket. e5-to-l shot from the stable oi
C0urtlaHd Smith Lysistrata set the pace
to the stretch. when Rocket came along
and. easily beat Colts mare to the wire
Amanda II. was given out as a good
thing. but after leading over the first
Jump she refused at the Liverpool. Judge
showing was disappointment.
Even at Z TO 10 Workman looked a
good thing for the fifth. and the talent
went so him in large numbers. Azelina
was just as strongly faDcied for the
place, Workman jumped out right at the
start. and at once opened a gap. He was
never extended and won easily. while
ASeliua was just as easily second. Ivan
hoe ran into third place after Isidor
Hirsch had lain IN that place to the
stretch
The race by Turbulence in his last
effort was good enough TO make him
favorite for the last, but Father Bill
Daly's Warning. at 10 and y to 1 in the
betting, got of in front, made ali the
pace. and won easily. Turbulence closed
In the stretch and took second place
after having been far out of it in the
early running. while Nellie Racine landed
in third position
Gossip M TUE TRACY