New-York tribune., 1907-11-20
WILSON HORSES BEATEN
HANDICAP FOR ROSIMIRO.
Three FaUorites Uvn OUer HeaUy
Track at Benning.
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Washington. Nov l9.-Three favOrites won
a heavy track at Benning to-day, but as 1t
happened the three most heavily backed choices
-Orfano, Falcada and Dolly Spanker, all or
which are owned by r. T. Wilson. jr.-failed, so
that the players did not have particularly
profitable afternoon. The weather cleared and
the conditions favorable that a good
sized crowd in attendance. The defeat of
Falcada, in the fourth race, was a hard blow,
but 1t taught local racegoers a lesson not TO
accept such a short price in future in handi-
cap. 1t seemed to be the opinion to-day that
the official weight adjuster had made mistake
in his figures. but it turned out otherwise, and
ROsimirO at to l. beat Falcada rather easily
Five horses went to the post in this race
which at six furlOngs. Facada. which has
( shown some class and an ability to run well in
the mud, always at odds and attracted
strong play from the big bettors. OF the
others. Jubilee and Rostmiro nibbled at
the former being heavily played for the place
w. Doyle. who got a bad fall at Brighton Beach
early in the fall which kept him out of the
saddle for six weeks, had the mount on ROsi
miro and rode a good The colt rushed
right to the front and opened up gap Ofthres
lengths in the first quarter but Doyle took
gentle hold of him and gave him breather
turning for home. so that Facada raced into
contending position. Just when it looked, how
ever, if the Wilson colt would come away
Doyle called on RosimirO and the latter quickly
shook Falcada off and won by two lengths.
Jubilee could never get within striking distance
Smoker for third money.
A poor lot of horses, under high weight, went
to the post in the first race, and Firebrand, the
topheavy favorite managed to win by a short
head from Eminoa. The latter could not keep
pace with the winner in the early part, but
slowly but surely wearing him down in the last
sixteenth Thanks largely to Notter's strong
finish Firebrand lasted just long enough. Inn
brella third, which gives some idea of how
bad the others We're
Orfano, backed from to 5 to to >. was
pounds the best horse in the second race, but
Mcdaniel caught mapping at the barrier
and the colt was off so badly that he had TO
make up ten or twelve lengths in the stretch to
finish third, beaten a scant length. He moved
into second place when Tenakoe was disqual-
fled, but this was cold comfort for his followers,
who bet on him to win. Tenakoe forced the
pace, but w. Mcintyre could not keep him
straight in the stretch and he swerved all over
the track that accident narrowly averted.
Omnipotent, at s to l, got up in the last few
stdires to win by a head Bobbin' Around was
the chief sufferer when Tenakoe swerved and
the stewards acted we'll within their authority
in disqualifying the latter. although 1t caused
howl from those who had backed the Tompkns
colt across the board
HOOray the faYorite for the third race,
and after a short but decisive struggle with
Higginbotham inside the last furlong pole came
away TO win by length Sam II. Harris.
quietly backed from 10 to l to s to !, might
have won with anything like an even break. He
was practically left at the post, and In the run
up the backstretch some ten lengths behind
a badly strung out field. He closed with great
rush in the last quarter and finished fourth
Destroyer was graduated from the maiden
class in the fifth race. MCCahey seemed to
know more about race riding than the other
boys who gave a sorry exhibition.
Dolly Spanker, which runs like q stake horse
one day and cheap selling platter the next. was
an odds-on favorite in the last He decided
not to try, 10 all appearances, when he could
not shake Berkeley off at the last sixteenth pole
and quickly capitulated Berkeley. which had
quite a following at TO ., then came away to
win easily by four lengths.