The Washington herald., 1907-04-03

into fine-iooking race horse. lie Is
still high ia flesh. however. and viii need
some racing before he can show his best
FORM Ills race yesterday showed he had
his speed. but he did not carry it far
Workmau's race ina the afth was the
fastest of the meeting for the distance
seven fuTl0Hgs-and Workman could prob
ably have run a little faster had he been
pushed.
Amanda r. was given out as the real
thing in the steeplechase. She fiattered
her hackers for the brief space Of a quar-
ter of n mile. but the Liverpool did not
look good to her, and she declined IT,
Isidor Hirsch showed much better per
Torrance than he did the last time out.
Then he could not raise gallop, and was
outrun from the first jump. Yesterday
he was right up in the first flight clear 10
the stretch.
Marksman. favorlte in the third. was
sold in Baltimore last fan for $3.50. His
race yesterday would make fl appear that
he is worth Just about that much al
though. TO be just. Marksman had no
chance with the break.
ComtIand Smith told his friends on the
I occasion of Rockets last essay through
the field that the son Of Racine was no
good. and they remembered 1t Yesterday
and-refused to support him. Rocket. how
ever. showed lot Of foot and surprised
his owner.
New Orleans form was shown in the
second when GossOon started against the
Benning horses. Gossoon's effort makes
it appear that Crescent City horses are
not Of high class for the gray two-year-
old was considered a good performer in
the South.
With riders reversed. B0wiiug Bridge
would have beaten Jupiter in the third.
NoOne. on the former, made a blum with
his whip at the head Of the stretch, but
apparently he did not touch his horse, and
Mountain, on Jupiter. c0ntented himself
with hand-riding his mount, who ran
game race.
Judge White was played for a good
thing in the steeplechase by all the Vlr-
ginians and a large number Of Washing
tonians, who remembered his form on
the fiat, but after running well for a turn
and half of the field Judge White quit.
He jumped better than he did in his last
race. but will have 70 improve a whole
lot before he can be considered a good
steepleehaser.
Father BIZ" DAILY scored his first VIC
tory of the meeting. when Warning cap
tured the last. with little Liebert in the
saddle 1t was Liebert's first win also,
and there was much rejoicing in the
DAILY stables last night. but Father
Bits" joy was dampened somewhat be
cause he lost his horse. Warning was
well played by those who remembered
the horses good showing the last time
he ran.
oxford looked well and ran an excel
lent race for his first time out. He was
apparently just one race short Okenite
likely viii not beat McLaughlin's gray
again this spring should they meet
though Beimonts colt was the best yes
terday. as the race was run. johnson took
Okenite to the outside and the horse ran
farther than anything In the race. He
ran gamely, and If he improves as he
should, Mr.. Belmont viii have a useful
three-yeaT-old.
The notorious ringer. Freedman. was a
starter in the third, but was never a con
tender. Since this horse was discovered
to be ringer two years ago. horsemen
have wondered what his handlers ever ex-
pee!ed to do with him. for he has never
shown anything that would Indicate that
he could beat anybody's horse. There are
those who believe that Freedman is not
the horse that was in the hands of the
ringing men. but that the one that now
bears his name IS another animal
August Belmont has very game flIy
in Queens Souvenir. The little black ap-
peared TO be beaten at the head of the
stretch. but she settled down to her work
in sturdy fashion under JohnsoR's urging
and disputed every every foot of the Jour
ney to the wire with Lady Isabel. Had
.Goldstein been able to help the latter. she
might have won. but there's no disputing
that Queens Souvenir earned her vic
tory. She is by the imported sire, Dinna
Forget sire Of Yorhyille Lad. who often
ran at Benaiag.