Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-05
Favorites and Outsiders Divide
the Benning Card.
dwell WON AT so TO ]
Ormonde's Right Managed to Make
Good at Last.
WARNER WON THE CHASE
Nationals Defeated by indianapolis
Blue and Gray Beat Syracuse
National Guard Games.
DWELL WON AT so TO !
WARNER WON THE CHASE

witnessed a most interesting Gay spoft
from a spectacular well as speculative
point of view. The various events were
so evenly balanced that they were in doubt
from the start to the finish. While WIN
ners were difficult of location in most in
stances new fayorites secured half OF the
six events.
The rather rare sight of two stable mates
fighting out a hard contested finish be-
tween them was witnessed in the opening
event The Los Angeles delegation started
two horses in the race. Slickaway and
Right and True both indifferent owner
ships but trained by the same man. Both
We're backed Independent of each other and
at the end the pair fought out the issue
just as keeny if they were not In the
same family" to speak.
No race of the meeting thus far had
seemed so evenly balanced or produced
such q wide range of speculation as TINS
one under discussion. When three horses
Tickle Cousin Kate and Slickaway-are vir-
tually equal favorites, so that at the post
the market is to l on the favorite. such
a race must look a most uncertain propo-
stion indeed.
In spite of the fact that she was taking
up fourteen pounds for her late win, Tickle
was the choice by a sight margin over
Cousin Kate. whose ante-post move was
such a brilliant one as to eacn her heavy
support. At the weights Slickaway looked
HIS SOOu dS Tickle, ana he was supported Dy
the form players to turn the tables on the
mare.
Vendors last race. with III pounds. was
such an impressive one that he carried
ton of money with eleven pounds off, while
Revenue, Platoon and Autumn Flower, the
Hot Springs FLY, also had sanguine back
ers. Even the outsiders Right and True and
Diamond Flush We're we'll supported.
Slickaway is Improving.
Vendor was the most classy-looking
horse In the race, but many shrewd cal
culators figured that with Radke up he
was bad post proposition in short race,
and would not follow the rush to back the
hne-looking Hitchcock gelding. All such
were mind-readers for Radke and Vendor
got away SO slowly that the horse had an
impossible gap to make up.
Then those two quick beginners, Cousin
Kate and Right and True, set a scorching
pace in front, with Mcdaniel placing
Tickle in third place. At the head of the
homestretch the rae became a four-horse
proposition. as Slickaway came out of the
ruck and Joined the leaders, and the tussle
up the straight was a stirring one.
Tickle was the first to weaken, as when
Mcdaniel let her down at the last fur
long her weight began to tell and she
hung badly. Then Cousin Kate at the
sixteenth pole let Right and True and
SlCkaway have ii, the two stable COM
panions fighting it out to the bitter end.
Slickaway stood the drive the longest,
and considering the gap he closed, the
horse ran an impressive race
What locked like an easy proposition in
the second event resulted in an unexpected
facer to tn talent. Lady Powell looked SO
much like eady money that the plungers
went down the line, plying those venture
some layers that had the temerity to accept
the odds offered on the Shields FLY.
The Potentate gelding No rinac was the
one generally selected ] aving the best
chance to defeat Lady Pow H. while there
was some scattering play Oh the Garth and
Madden Youngsters AwlesS
Orwell. Virginia bred filly, had worked
We'll but only a very few people CHANGED
the unknown rider that had the mount.
Lady Powell acted crazy at the post, and
though she got away well and ran in front
with Merrimac to the stretch turn did not
seem to have her usual speed At that the
pair and Awless looked to have the race
between them at the head of the home
stretch until above the eighth pole, where
dwell from away back. dropped out of
the clouds and took the lead.
Orwell once In front stayed there her
green boy riding a clever race for a novice.
She won by daylight from Awless and Mer-
rtmac with Gold Foil next. AS much as
90 to was offered against the winner.
Orwell at so to 1.
Vosper, the lad who rode Orwell, had only
ridden in public couple of times prior to
this race, and may have the making of a
good jockey in him. The winner owned by
Samuel Rhodes of Charlottesville, Va, is
the first of Aldine's get to be in, but judged
by others of that family here she will not
be the last of the dead sire's sons and
daughters 10 earn brackets.
Henry Flippan, who has Orwell in charge,
also sent out the winner of the steeple-
chase, Warner. 1t is long time since Flip
pan has led back two winners In one day,
and the veteran was congratulated on all
sides. Warner had schooled well that
there was rush to back him when the
market opened. He was formerly the prop
erty of Capt. Rice of Arkansas, who
brought Wax Taper east several years ago
and ran him with much success on the
metropolitan tracks. Warner, however had
not had colOrs up for two years.
While each of the others. Pioneer, Sou
vigny and DIR. Keith. We're all played to
beat Warner. the old horse held them safe
all the way. After Pioneer unseated his
rider DIR. Keith gave Warner quite an ar
gument, but the latter won clevery at the
end. If souvigny was placed by Slaugh-
ter he overdid 1t badly. If not the horse s
bad race Will be thrown out
Jack Mckeon Old Colony and Ormonde's
Right saved favorite players from Water
loo. Those who watched McKeon's last
race closely when he had little Simmons
up. FASTENED TO back the old fellow with
Mountain in the saddle. And he pulled
them through in easy fashion aided by a
withholding finish on Euripides. Betsy
Binford false alarm, ran bad race.
old Colony outclassed her field, but Eng
lander nearly tossed 1t away by his over
confidence. This lad rides some good races
and some very careless ones, and some day
he will make d bad mess of II If he does
not take heed
That unlucky jockey, Louis Smith, set
such "A hot pace with Campaigner in the last
race that the colt had nothing left to finish
with. AT that Ormondes Right did not
get him until fifty yards from home, and
hackers of the favorite had rather ar
anxious time OF 1t. OF the others Sonoma
Belle was easily the best, the heavily
backed Saylor ran like a sailor" He did
not seem TO have speed enough to tire him.
sell.
Notes of the Track.
Jockey Mcdaniel signalized his return I,
the saddle by landing Ormonde's Right
winner and Mountains success with Nc
Keen put him close up to Radtke in tn,
matter of winning mounts. Highlander alst
closed up peg. This boy looks 81
much like Miller as to cause the likeness t,
be a subject of general remark.
Representative Jos. l.. Rhinock was a
the track for the first time yesterday Mr.
Rhinock and Rome Respass are now tn,
principal stockholders at City Park, New
Orleans.
Paul Rainey and a large party of guest,