The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
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DION KERR TAKES
CHEVY CHASE EVENT
Bob" Taylor Rode Essex, Who
Won in Richrn ond Last Fall,
and Had Hard Work to
Keep from Beating
His Stable-
Mate.
ny WALTER EDWARD ), HARRIS.

by WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 6.Four
out Of the six races at the Bennlng
track this afternoon went to Virginia
.horsemen.
Out Of these, two were the feature
races OF the day, the Washington MUIR
scry Stakes for two-year.:olds. and the
Chevy Chase steeplechase for hunters.
-. 4. Coles started off, when he sad
died Azelina for @. G. smithson in the
first race. The race looked to be be-
tween Woods stockton's Anna Smith
: II aimed by Billy Garth, and James
McLaughlin's A1cKeon.
There were only five horses In the
race. and Azellna was so little fanc1eu
+hatas good as 4 to could be got
against her. She made q runaway race
of IL, winning without any trou pic.
with Anna Smith second. when gave
first and second money to the VT
geinia trainers
Billy Hibbs Wins.
~ tho strength Of the race he ran
=. +ha Dinner Stakes last SATURDAY,
Hitchcock's Woodcraft, trained ~
woods Garth, was made faYoflte N
the Nursery Stakes. the SECOND race
on the card, while the price on Ll5l!ly
Bibbs, the disqualified winner OF me
Dinner Stakes, went pack IRON ON -
s to 8 to i at post time. 49,
I. smith, who had the mount on
p,11v Hibbs. got him off well. and lie
was never headed, winning easily W
fvth
- Gun Cotton finished second. while
tho best Englander could do was to
set Woodcraft home third
n Rillv Garth has always maintained
mat Billy Hibbs is the best two-y ear
old at the track, and his confidence
IN the Fatherlcss gelding appears 70
be wellfounded, 80.
THE Cheyy-Chase Steeplechase,Wn lch
was such n good race last sprlng'
turned into farce to- day. iheIe
we're six entries, Richard Wallach's
Angle being given top weight over
Dion sIlerr's half bred Essex, and Ar
dette. CORTLAND Smiths Navajo and
Pete DAILY, and Clarence Mooros Or
dessu and Kitty Bcllnirs.
Percy Evans was to have had the
mount on Angle, but was unable to
como to washington. Which caused
| the withdrawal of Anglo from the
| race.
Courtland Smith scratched both his
entries, while Clarence Moore scratch
ed Kitty Bellairs,
Taylor Has a License.
This loft only three starters. Dion
Kerr himself took the mount OH Ar
| dette. and Robert Taylor of Balti-
moro, who has been recently rein
stated by the Jockey Club. after two
| years suspension, rode Essen Louis
Leith had the leg up on Ordessu.
| Tho Kerr entries were coupled In
the betting but In view Of the great
race that Essex ran last week nc
1 booknnker had the temeritytolay any
price against them. so they went tc
1 :the post with no money on them. Or
j Sdessu was quoted at s to ] and even
One or two boolmak ers, confident. at
ter seeing what ratty-looking little
thing the Moore entry was. laid
Il to q against her chances to run third
This meant that the bookies did no
think Ordessu would stand up to finisl
A the course within the time limit. 4
n few bets wore made on this proposition
Ilsaex was so much better than tn
others that Mr.. Taylor had to fairl,
I,pull his head off to keep htnl fron
u winning Nv hal { q mile, lie rated hin
a along with. GArdette, but 1t was all y
Il could 40 to keep Essex from Srnnn!lnl
Il away. Il 4s Fl i ,aBsss
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