The Washington times., 1907-11-24


The opening Saturday found the club
up against the Georgetown-Virginia
football game, which took away largely
from its patronage Yesterday. with
fine card calculated to bring out
banner attendance. the club was con-
fronted with about the worst disagree
able weather conditions that could be
imagined
A cold penetrating rain fell all the art
ernoon, driving everybody under cover
and making the course a perfect sea OF
slop. Mud and wet We're everywhere
and it was impossible to escape from
them.
Bookmakers Under Cover.
The bookmakers who have been using
the lawn for their STAMPING grounds
were compelled TO seek Sefuge under the
grandstand. and in these narrow quar-
tiers speculation was carried on under
discomfort to both layer and player
Despite these unfavOrable conditions, the
attendance was wonderfully good, The
.Erandstand was well filed and sub
stantlal contingent crowded the club
house.
The card was rich in good things and
deserved q better day The hunters
Champion SteepIechase, the Grand Con-
ISOLATION and the Bennings Special were
the features.
The Console zion had perhaps been the
most talked about event on the pro
gram. but it proved a very tame anair'
l7eIna won in ridiculOusly easy fashion
Inv The Squire, second choice in the bet
ting. who made holy show Of his
field.
Falcada a Disappointment.
FaIcada. who had come down from
New York with a dazzling reputation.
was picked by the wise fish to win this
race and made an odds-on favOrite.
FaIcada had started Tuesday and had
finished second in a very ordinary field.
THE colts hackers, however, We're ready
with excuses for him. They claimed
shat he was short then and that the
race would put him on edge for the big
event of yesterday. His performance,
however, was very ordinary. To be
sure, ne made uD some ground and I'm
ished a good second, but at no time did
he run like an odds-On favorite nor
show any tendency TO threaten the
winner.
When the barrier went up In this race
The Squire was away flying. He took
the track and opening up a big gap
Just rOmped home. Falcada began
slowly. but overhauIsd Smoker in the
stretch and got the place. Fred Little
fields Jubilee, who does not fancy q
muddy track, ran a good race and was
just beaten for the show money by
Smoker. who ran as if he was partial to
the going.
The Society Event.
The Hunters Champion SteepIechase
was an event Of considerable interest
10 the society folk who were peuned Up IT
abe clubhouse. Five started. and all but
Johu T. Morgan finished. TelIfare was
made. the favorite here. with Flying
Machine and My Grace next n favor
Flying Machine. which ran as the entry
or the Green Spring Valley Hunt Mary
aand, mad up Mr.. Taylor. and on that
account was heavily played by the Bal
iIimoTe contingent
TelIfare, with his usual dash, went
sfight TO the front when the flag fell in
this race. and cut out a sizzling pace.
AIr. McMurtries chaser was rank
and did not take his jumps
well, giving Mr.. OBrien all he
could do to hold his mount together.
On the second turn Of the field Telfare
fell, leaving Ny Grace and Warrenton.
who had OUtrun the others. 10 90 on
and make the issue My Grace proved
the better, and, coming away in the
stretch, won well in hand Flying Ma
chine jumped poorly, and, firing at the
end, was beaten out for the show money
by TelIfare. who had been remounted
after his fall The winner ran as the
entry Of the Warrenton Hunt, Virginia
Right Royal in Form.
The Benning Special proved a good
thing for that gallant old performer
Right Royal. A warm tip was out In
this race on Beauclere. who had beer
brought down from New York espe.
cially TO win this event. tt was Right
Royal all the way in this race. Not
understanding he carried top weight. th'
old horse was taken right to the from
at the start and ran his field dizzy
Beauclere put up some contention earn
in the game, but soon dropped out On
the last turn Pins and Needles mad,
a gallant challenge, but Right Roya
shook her of like a feather, and cam
home romping. Right Royal acte'
lame going 10 the post, but when IN
got in action his lameness vanished.
A big field started in the first race
with GraziaIlo and Progressing the mos
fancied.
Laid Down On His Job.
GraziaUo did not run to his form il
this race The old rogue sulked all tn
way. and did not show his usual burs
IN the stretch. The race went 4
Progressing, who came with rattlin!
burst on the outside, and overhaule'
Nancy and Killochan, who were fight
ing il out in the middle Of the track
Nancy. with light weight up, ran fin
race. This one was overlooked in tn
betting.
A big field Of maiden two-year-old
went 10 the post in the fifth race
Own Tolnpl1ins' Tenakoe. which jus
missed pulling of a big coup TUESDAY
WIS made the favorite here. but agai
disszsS-ointed his hackers With Won
der Worker at his head Tenakoe mad
the pace TO the stretch. Here. he drel
away. but the effort 10 beat Wonde
Worker had told on him anu whe
Goshen Chief came along he had moth