New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
UTBILATEO OVER JUBILEE
A~KELLING" THAT FAILED.
Long Ball Badly Defeated after q
Sensational Plunge.
IRr Telegraph to The Tribune. J

washington. April Fired Littlefeld ana
his friends made a killing. at the Benning
raoetracll to-day that is likely to be talked OF
for some time TO come, but an even bigger XIII
ing" planned with Long Ball. owned bS Thomas
hitchcock, jr., failed, so that the layers WI! De
able to do business tomorrow in the same OLD
,rav Jubilee. a good looking chestnut colt by
t,ompute-Stefanette was the medium Of the
successful killing" in the third race, at four
and a half furlcngs for two-year-Olds. The
voungster was hacked from Is to to 6 to and
won like a good colt under Radtkes vigorous
handling.
To a good start Superstition rushed to the
front and showed the way by two or three
lengths to the head OF the stretch, where Glau-
Gus. the even money favorite, and Jubilee moved
up together and gave challenge Superstition
went wide and stopped under pressure, and the
ether two fought 1t out through the last fur
long Jubilee proved the better and furnished
a regular jubiation for his hackers by winning
IN a hard drive by three parts OF length.
,3laucus hung on in game fashion and did not
lose any friends in defeat
John f. Madden seems 10 have lost his cum
ming He trains Long Bali for Thomas Hitch
cock. 1r. and expressed such confidence in the
colt that his followers did not hesitate TO go
Inc limit" The clubhouse bettors, led by
Charley Gates. It was said. sent in such big
commissions that the price pounded down
from 10 TO 1 20 . TO J. The rail birds told Of
fast work out and the tip" became infectious
The all-over- but the-shouting confidence Of
those who bet on the colt was soon dissipated
however Long Ball broke well enough. but ran
green and was soon far out Of il, and finished
poor seventh. To add to Madden's discontinue
his own colt Beckon ran second. practically
neglected at 20 TO 1. Lady Powell. played by
her stable connections from 20 20 / to Is TO l.
took the track at the start and made show of
her field. Laudable, which coupled with
Glorious Betsy as a slight favorite, threw
I<lenck. his rider, soon after the start but the
boy was not injured.
J. W Colt his third jumping race at the
meeting, when Pioneer. at / to ?, caught Sou
Harry Baylor, with Mr.. OBrien up, ran well
for two miles, but tired badly and pulled up a
bad last Souvigny fenced well, but Pioneer,
a cast-on from the Whitney stable. had more
speed on the fiat.
Anna May favorite at 9 TO ;. won her second
race of the meeting in the first event She made
most Of the running and lasted long enough to
get the decision by half length from Rose OF
Dawn, which closed strong. The other winners
were Tickle and Reidmoore. Tickle raced Slick
away into submission in the first half mile and
came away 70 win easily, while ReidmoOre made
his company look cheap In the race event. Nib
race, but dropped back beaten after showing
some early speed Betsy Binfond ran a re-
markable race by finishing second after being
practically left ct the post.
v. {. Daily was fined SIS because his flly
Sweet Eileen. was ten minutes late in getting
10 the paddock. Somebody played an April fool
joke on Father BILL and it took him all day
10 cool out.
The track had dried out from yesterdays
rain and vas fast. A good sized Monday crowd
was in attendance.