The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09


an outsider were winners at Benning
! yesterday when the last week of the
spring meeting was ushered in. Those
I who bet on the horses had the first heavy
track Of the meeting 70 reckon with. the
rains Of Saturday night and Sunday hav-
ling made the going muddy and sloppy.
Considering this fact, it is surprising that
the horses ran as close TO form as they
ibid
/ The bright sunshine of the early after
moon had good effect on the attendance,
a larger crowd than Saturday being on
/ hand, and in the clubhouse there was "a
marked increase in the number Of society
folk. Jockey Miller who had been sus-
ipended by the stewards for a week made
his temperance in the saddle, and
though he had mounts in four of the
races. he succeeded in getting only one of
/ them nome in front That Miller is Just
as popular as ever was shown when he
/ rode to the post in the second. that being
/ his first race Of the afternoon. He was
given a hearty hand by the crowd in the
stand. but his mount. Awless. was un-
placed at the wire.
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noon that was close enough to arouse en-
thuslasm. This was the fifth, in which
|Cobmosa squeezed home a head in front
of DeIphie The latter was best. and with
good handling could hardly have lost.
Mcdaniel. on COhUlosa. crowded Delphie
Ian through the last sixteenth. and the
mare was in close quarters at the wire.
If Englander had shown more judgment
/ in the early part of the race, however,
Delphie would have beaten Cobmosa home
almost TO a certainty.
shows Marked Improvement.
The third race Of the day caused a great
deal of comment, because OF the startling
improvement shown by the winner, Lord
/ Boanerges Last Wednesday Boanerges
was uuplaced in a race in which ne was a
strong favorite. He showed little speed
on that occasion. but yesterday he had his
field beaten from the first jump. and was
only romping in front al the finish. He
could have won of by himself had his
rider wanted him to. AT the finish he was
under wraps, and there was much wonder
among close observers as 10 the cause Of
/ his sudden Improvement.
Jack McKeon and Wabash Queen We're
the choices in the first, hut ali the starters
had more or less play. Wabash Queen
had her usual speed and went out at once
TO make the pace. She led by two lengths,
with Jack McKeon five lengths before
Chippewa, TO the stretch. where the latter,
coming along on the outside. gradually
overhauled the leaders and a sixteenth
from home he took the lead. winning by
two lengths. Wabash Queen was easily
second, with Jack McKeon third.
Because Gossoon ran good race on his
last appearance he was made favorite in
the second a two-year-old affair but at
the finish ne was among the alsO-rans.
BeCkOn. from John f. Madden's stable
shot 10 the front at the start and led all
the way with Merry Man, running in
George Towards colors, in second place
for the entire journey Long Ball who
did not seem to ike the going any too
well, came strong on the outside in the
last furlong and took third.
Good Betting Race.
With the exception of Dog Rose all the
staHers IN the fourth looked 10 have u
chance, and it was a good betting race
Golf Ball, who was coupled with Dog
Rose. was favOrite. with Anna May and
Lord Boanerges next fancied. tt was Lord
Boanerges' race all the way. He was
never in trouble, and won under wraps
by as far as his rider wanted him to. His
performance was a startling reversal of
form from his last race. when he could
not oUtrun Marster Anna May was sec
ond TO the last sixteenth, where Work
maid passed her and took the place.
Twelve fair selling platers went TO the
post in the fourth, with Anna SMITH a
strong choice. Cousin Kate and Diamond
Flush both had following. Cousin Kate
had lot of speed and took the track at
barrier rise. She was leading Anna Smith
by two lengths al the stretch turn, but
Mcdaniel took her wide. and Anna Smith
coming on the inside caught Kate firing
and beat her TO the finish. Cousin Kate
had no trouble keeping the place away
from kankakee.
MOnacOdOr Sets Pace.
In the fifth. 8Ionacodor was pacemaker
TO the stretch. but tired and Dekaber got
the third place.
For some unaccountable reason Faust
was made favorite over Ormonde's Right
in the last. though there was little differ
ence in the odds at post time
On all form OrmOnde's Right looked like
a / 10 8 shot, and he ran like one. for
after allowing Sailor Boy to run in front
to the stretch, with Faust following the
DAILY horse OTmOnde's Right cut loose.
once Strengthened out for the run home
and smothered the Madden three-year-old.
The old rogue won in a gallop. while
Faust had no trouble taking the place
from Sailor Boy, who stopped as usual.
Tn-nAY,S ENTRIES AT RFNNING