New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
DEAD HEAT IN STAKE.
BEN COLE GETS RACE.
Billie Hibbs Disqualified and Miller
Set Dorm for a Week.
IBy telegraph 70 The Tribune.


Washington March 3O.-David Dunlop's Billie
Hibbs and the Columbia Stables Ben Cole ran
a sensational dead heat in the second running
OF the Oxnard Dinner Stakes the Benning
raoetrsck to-day. and, 10 add to the excitement.
Billie Hibbs was disqualified for fouling Ben
Cole in the last sixteenth. and Miller who had
the mount was suspended for one week by the
stewards. for rough and foul riding It was an
unfortunate ending to an otherwise hard fought
and interesting race. Billie Hibbs was the fa-
vorite and the Miller followers backed him to
a man. In view of this. the decision of the
stewards was unpopular. and some persons did
not hesitate 10 express their disapproval In
point OF fact, however Ben Cole the better
horse. and would have with clear sailing.
and the stewards had no recourse in disqualify-
ing Billie Hibhs.
The warm. summerlike weather and the good
card served 10 attract the biggest crowd OF the
season 10 the track. Some five hundred per-
sons. including August Belmont. chairman of
the Jockey Club. came over from New York for
the Cay. while Baltimore and Philadelphia were
well represented. Washington turned out en-
masse and the attendance was estimated at
fully eight thousand persons. The women were
dressed in all their spring fnery and the scene
from the clubhouse veranda was strikngly pict-
uresque and attractive
The Dinner Stakes. the sporting fixture Of the
meeting, was run as the second race. Under
the conditions. Samuel Ross. owner of the CO.
lumbia Stable and one of the stewards Of the
meeting Is entertaining the losers tonight at a
dinner. The race was for two-year-olds, and
ten good looking youngsters went TO the post.
Billie Hibbs. on the strength of his victory on
the opening day of the meeting. the IA
vorite at 10 2. while Ben Cole, which had
showed one good race. had strong following
around 10 2. F. R. Hitchcock's Woodcraft and
Perry Bemont's Black Domino were in demand
around 20 1. while Gun Cotton was played
from so TO / TO u 10 J.
The start was good but Ben Cole and Billie
Hibbs were the quickest 10 settle in their strides
and they had the race between them all the way
Radtke allowed Ben Cole TO make the running
but Miller. on Billie Hibbs. was always within
easy striking distance At the last furlong pole
the latter moved up the outside, and chal-
lenged the paoemaker and furious drive 10
the wire followed. The crowd was its feet
shouting and cheering as the two horses in
gamest fashion struggled on and passed the
judges head for head. Miller allowed Billie
Hibbs to bear over against Ben Cole in the last
one hundred yards. penning Radtke in and max
Ing IL impossible for him 10 ride his strongest
finish The judges called II dead heat but the
stewards took a hand and quickly disqualified
Billie Hibhs. although Radtke did not make
any claim.
Woodcraft was placed second and Gun Cot
ton third The former ran a winning race. and
must be remembered. He ran green and, further
than that cut of az the turn. and again in
the stretch. Black Domino. which had worked
fast. was always outTun but improvement can
be looked for. Those who had plunged on Gun
Cotton had the satisfaction of cashng their
third wagers through the disqualification
Malacca. winner of the Benning Spring Han
dicap. beat Lord Boanerges. Horace r. and Cam
paigneT in the fifth race at the good price OF
10 TO ]. J Johnson rated her cleyerly, while
Horace r. was forcing the pace and. coming on
IN the stretch. easily by a length and
half from Lord Boanergcs, the odds-on favorite.
Horace E.. bought by Paul J. Rainey for
fancy price last year after he had num-
Der Of races in the West. making HIS first
appearance and was well played at IL to 81
lie showed 3 fash Of speed. but stopped badly
as If short He has filled out over winter. and.
unless his looks belle him. viii give good ac-
count Of himself later on.
J. ". Colts Kernel. well handled by McIn-
he went 10 the front in the second mile when
Locked out tired and came away TO win easily
from Worthwhile. Bound Brook a slight ia
vorite over Kernel. badly outrun all the
way.
The other winners were ParkVille, which beat
Buttons and Jack McKeon in head and head
finish in the first race. backed from 20 to ! TO
10 10 L; Workman. which the third
rather cleverly from Quadrille. and Marsten.
which made a show Of his field in the last race.
Workman and Marsten were the only winning
tavoriies. Radtke earned the Jockey honOrs.
BENNING SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-selng for three-year-oIa and upward: