Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-22
Only Two First Choices Win
Denning Money.
BABY WILLIE A SURPRISE
Captures the Third Race at Odds of
60 to !.
TRACK REMAINS DEEP IN MUD
Yale and Harvard Clash Tomorrow
No Color Line in A. A. U. Sports.
Bowling Battles.

When Baby Willie won the third race
at Benning yesterday at co to 1. price
which made the "pikers'' shudder when
they realized its possibilities. there was
a mild expression of disapproval by those
near the judges stand. as it looked as If
Greene. the favorite. had earned the de-
cision by a good head. if not by good
half length. as some loudly declared 1T
was one of those nerve-racking, head-and-
head finishes. with the horses widely sep
arated, and the judges were the only ones
in a position to see with any degree of
accuracy. In view of this there was no
occasion for grumbling and fault finding.
as the angle is deceptive at best to those
not directly on the line of the finish 1t
looked as If Greene won, but the judges
saw Baby Willie first and that settled it.
Here and there in the stand a wild
shout went up when Baby Willie's num-
Der was hoisted on the board. which in
dicated that one or two at least had
profited by his victory, but so far as
could be learned most of the layers had
clean sheets. and perhaps after all they
were the ones who did most of the shout
ing Baby Willie is owned by Mrs. G. ].
Engelking, and this was his first start in
many months. He is by the late Pa
Bradley's stallion Aloha. and conse-
quently was at home in the mud. which,
by the way. was fetlock deep.
Those who studied the dope and tried
to pick out mudarks did not succeed any
too well, as Yama Christy and Ardr were
the only winning favortes. Coincidence,
however, was heavily played from to 2
to to ). and went to the post about
gray horse Oxford.
Bob Taylor a Winner.
Bob Taylor. the we'll known gentleman
rider of Baltimore, accepted the mount on
Yama Christy in the steepleohase and
brought him home in front, as he did
Kara Wednesday. He rode a careful
patient race through field that was
soggy and treacherous. Yama Christy
fenced in slovenly fashion, but Mr.. Taylor
bided his time and saved him for the
final sprint, when he came away rather
easily and won by a full length from
Guardian. Ray had the mount on Spen-
Ger Ref. but he could not finish better
than third, many lengths behind the first
two.
Miss Marjorie was the favorite in big
field of maiden two-year-olds for the first
IdCc, DUl size was never diiu
finished far back in the ruck. .Notter
got Tea Leaf off in front and she won
ridden out from Father Bill'' Days
Winning Star, after making all the run
ming.
Ardri. backed from to 5 to 6 to 5. made
a show of his field in the fourth race
Mcdaniel got him, off well. and after that
he only had to sit still and let the colt
splash along to an easy victory. Come
dienne had quite easy a., time winning
the fifth race. Graziallo ana Oxford tried
to keep up in the early part, but were
quickly outrun. Oxford ran a particular
ly disappointing race, as he stopped bad
ly in the last furlong.
So far as memory serves, P. j. Dwyer,
president OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club
and the Queens County Jockey Club, won
his first race of the season when Red
Friar beat Ostrich and three others in
the last race. Red Friar has been tried
and found wanting so many times this
year that few took chance on him yes
terday at 5 to 1. Notter rated him
cleverly in the early part and, after racing
head and head with Ostrich rounding the
last turn, came away to win easily.