The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
ROCKET [0 / ! { !. D
Wins The STAKES | | ! ( ! !
.Courtland Smiths Entry, Well
Ridden, Runs Away With ~
Maiden Stccplecl,asc. 81
BAD DAY FOR The Il: Il. ] GART ] ! Is
Horses Heavily Backed by Them III III
III Three Races Go Down
To Defeat.

Especial to The Times III spatcn.lf j
yvASlflNGToN,i5D u. CT. April 2.--One 4
ming meet In the shape of n long
priced winner was put over to-day by
fCourtland H. Smith and his trainer,
Slas Wcttcl1, when Rocket, at 70 TO ~
ran away with the maiden stccple-
chase. James w. Colts Lysistratn was
the odds on favortc, with billy Garth's
Judge White second choice In the bet
ting.
rhe Garth contingent were moral,
| ly certain that II Judge W hlte STOOD
| up lie would Win. ilo ND schooieu
lhrilliantly, but had always shown q |
tendency to rush at his jumps IN q
manner that caused him several hard
| falls. But when, In his schooling. he
4 had gone through tho field without
l accident he has worked IN very las.
| time, He was In plight TO-DAY, ana
i sGurth's friends pet 'nc "o'it hs y "
Lysistrata started off in the front
4 and led over the last jump with
a Rocket and Judge White trailing.
4 ~ Al mo stage Of the race, however,
s,.ss no fayorite nblo to get Tar away
/ ron either Of the Virginia horses
And when the stretch was reached
E |sRockct came forward and won hah sll
A Ivsistrata saved second place from
(. Judge White in drive.
Lost With Green Jockey
Another hard loss for tho Garth
contingent occurred III the seconu
dash for two-year-olds. In 1his race rae!
Woods Garth saddlcd Lady sa1eb ana ana,
n NJ the filly won good race last week.
she was well played to beat August
1.el,nont's Queens Souvenir, when ,
II went to the post the favorite. oWlhs
= ia the fact that the Garths are de-
4 privcd OF the services Of the, chan-
81 Mon ckey, Walter Miller. who was was
= at down for week on last Satur-
day for foul riding on Billy Bibbs IN
the Dinner Stakes, they had 20 taK.
a green jockey Goldsteln. :. va "a,
Isahel the race She and Queena
souvenir fought 1t out down thu. home
stretch, but when the Garth MY W
reared to be the winner, the SUPERB
horseman ship OF j. Johnson. VINO !ia
the mount on Queens Souvenir save :,
~ day for Belmont, bringing M
rnn,nt Under tho wire a head IN iron
"a Of Lady Isabel. :, 5z55,,
In the tifth race Woods Ga i,L sen scr
mat good colt Workman TO thei. pos
and as usual. he made snow !
BIG his field and won sl'andt 4, Z !,
The sixth race resulted IN 4 the he. ~, y.
,,a+nry ofs5the meeting for hatns
1,iIl"t Daly. This veteran tut finan ha
had an entry every day, put =, !,
NAMED for old Warning to prea AZ, !, !,
%3I streak OF Ddu IuCh, a,
rnllopinE home in front OF the ~ ~
ether, dogs" that went 70 me ~
With him in the last race OIL th ne, .
ternoon. Again the Gartn !! nroen !,
vent down hard on ToWn - ol''I =, -, -
that {colt-was dead from the ne p ~, !
to,It,le wire, and finished a pau 1ou1
.s ,.5 IN a tive-horse race
Summary.
n +; ,,,.1 IA ce-IIandicap five fur!onss
Okenite Is 10 % first. Oxford g no, nc
second. platoon GO TO y thlrd. ~
.l:Oe 80 Malt +,
- second If ce-FourE and one-tha =. ~ +.
1onps.-. G. ueens5 Souvenir g to - ~ -
LADY Isabel e to 81 second e' ''i1
To s. third. Time, IS 80.
Thir,i racc-selling. six and q
half ongs--Jupiter eis 70 = ~ =, =
i,owlh:, Fridge (9sto 81 second, MAI!
nan Is to 81 third. Tim g, X l :a4 = 7. . :,
Il Tourth acc-stecpiechase, an =,
ftwn fniles-aoclsct (25 to y 81
4 ys,strata q to &1o) second, j v
Wh,te t1::ito8 80 third. Time, 10. -. !
ia fthS rec c-Sclling, seven. fufions
Workman u3 to 10, first, Az Z, Il1
"a III second, 1vanhoe 6 to - IN
Time, ;:2S A-5. l, -, =,
SIXTH 1ace-selling, mile- y ar
IL to u first, Turbulence Is 70
second. Nellie Racine ll2 70 - - -
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