New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
OKENITE BEATS OXFORD
OUTSIDER WINS CHASE.
Sfeseards Question Jockey When
LysistrGta Meets Defeat.
~ $50 . % TrIbuns. J

washington April August Belmont, the
chairman Of the Jockey Club. won two races al
the Bennings race track to-day. Okenite carried
his coIors TO victory in the first race and Queen
Souvenir followed by winning the second race
for fvo-year-olds The chief surprise Of the day
came in the steeplechase. when Rocket, the eN-
IRENE outsider. at % to !. beat Lysistrata, the
oads-on favorite. good sized crowd was in
attendance and the sport was interesting al
though the form players were lucky 10 score an
even break as three heavily played favorites
were defeated.
okenite, which ran creditable race in the
Trainings Spring Handicap, was plunged on IN
she first race. at 1--WE furlongs. and backed from
5tolto TO /. at which price he closed about
eounl favorite with oxford. Jimmy McLaugh-
Inns iron gray horse, which was making his nrst
aDuearaace Of the season. These two outcIasseo
ne others. with the possible exception Of T.
Hitchcock, sr.s. Golf Ball. fair two-year-oid
last year Platoon and Berkeley were the early
,,comakers. with oxford in close attendance.
The latter took command at the last furlong
mole hut OlOenite came with rush and Won go
inr away by a length and a half Oxford ran a
good race at the weights, and VIII be haro
horse TO beat from now on. j. Johnson hahuleu
,nloenite IN clever fashion and strengthened the
.oo6 ,v,nression he has made a Jockey at
this meeting.
Thu victory Of Queens Souvenir IN the secOnu
700 ,nust also be placed TO the credit OF john
.on "a he clearly outrode Goldstein on Lady
isabel and got his mount up in the last Few
strides 20 win by a head. Lady Isabel was the
hest horse in the race. but Goldstein dropped
her head and reached for his whip at a critical
,,o,n+ With stronger handling she would have
won by q safe margin This does not detract IN
any way from Queen Souvenirs good race ana
game finish.
IKE Goldstein Noone was largely responsive
Cor Che defeat OF Bowling Bridge. a spht IA
vorste with Marzsman in the third race he
could not cope with Mountain IN a driving nhlsIl,
and the latter got Jupiter, a u 10 shot, nome
nv the width Of a hand. Marksman ran a Ialr
r9ce from a bad beginning. He was practically
left al the post. Freedman with when an at
eegnpted ringing was made two years ago, was
a starter IN this race. but finished far back
The stewards were not satisfied with McAh-
erney's ride on Lysistrata in the steeplechase'
and called him and J. ". Colt, the owner OF the
horse before them. No announcement was made
on the subject however. Mclnerney made so
much use of Isysistrata in the first mile ana a
half that he had nothing left 10 finish with, and
Rocket. closing strong won easily by three or
four lengths. Judge White had 6peeu,' Dut
stopped badly.
workman made show OF his company in the
nth race and won galOping. IL was his third
victory at the meeting Father Bill" Daily put
up q stable boy named Iiebert on Warning in
the last race. but the horse had worked well
that a wise few backed him down from II to !
20 TO J. while the form players were betting
on Turbulence and Nellie Racine. Warning car
T1ed the red and green cap 10 the front at the
start and R'oltsss. he pleased tet
BENNEIG SUMMARIES
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