Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

Samuel Ross Again Wins the
Dinner StakeS-TW0 Bad
Falls in the Handicap
SteepIeChase.

was almost filled. while many
persons were on the clubhouse balconies.
Once more the betting public played the
part of Patsy as only two favorites
won and the bookmakers carxied homo
wads of the long green.
The third running of the Dinner stakes
for two-year-old foals OF 1906 and
steepiechase were too attractive
TO be resisted by the society folk and they
turned out In large numbers.
Society Out in Force.
Among the women present We're Miss
Elkns and Mrs. Blaine Elkins. the young
wife of her youthful brother: Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mrs. Bennett, Mrs Charles p.
Norcross, Mrs. Peter r. Labouisse. Mrs.
Charles Harris of Warrenton. who
little while ago was Miss Nina Kerr OF
this city; Mrs. Walter NJ. Scheftel. Mrs.
r. Dulany of Oakley farm in Fauquier
count. Va, who makes Washington her
home in the gay season: Mrs. Tucker or
who has the distinction OF
being the mother of three OF the cleverest
amateur riders in the country: Mrs. Ed
ward Mitchell. Mrs. Magruder. Mrs. Mat
tingly, Miss Cameron. Miss Walsh. Miss
Leverin of Baltimore, Miss Roberts. Miss
Mathilde Townsend. Mrs. James Butler.
Mrs. Brooks Baker and Mrs. Pierre Lorii-
piazzas were Col. Magruder. u. S. A.:
Charles Harris. DR. James Kerr, DIR.
Harry Kerr. Jay O'Rrien, Miles O'Brien.
NJ. Mcleod. Robert Tucker. Duncan
Cameron. George Brown. Robert Wright.
Peter r. Labouisse. the partners three.
Alvin. Paul and Oscar: Cortlandt Smith.
Master Thomas Wright DR.. John s.
Tyree. Walter H. Scheftel. Charles and
Morton Schwartz. Senator Christopher
Sullivan of New York. Representative
J0Seph Rhinpck nf kanfnCkv Ned Nit.
chell. James Butler of New York. Harry
Buck, publisher of the Racing Calendar:
Blaine, Davis and Stephen Elkins of West
Virginia. r. Dulany. ST., and r. Dulany.
delphia. Mr.. Hunahara Of the Japanese
embassy, San Wright, Ernest La Mon
tague. Pierre Lorillard. Donald Mcdonald
of Boston, James w. Colt, William Pres
ton Burch and Robert Tucker.
The Dinner Stakes
The feature of the afternoon was tho
running Of the Dinner stakes. and for
the second time the honors fell to Mr..
Samuel Ross of this city. and incidentally
a net purse of 1855. from which the big
spread at the New Willard last night will
be paid. Woods Garth turned over
Hawking to race under Mr.. Ross colors,
and the betting talent thought SO little OF
the gelding's chances that as good as 20
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Spencer Wells was made the odds-on
favorite. but he was crowded and buff
feted SO much in the sprint for the turn
into the stretch that he was knocked to
his knees and lost what chance he had
of getting in the money. The start was
a good one Al Busch getting to the front
first and leading into the strentch by
length. AS the field Strengthened out
for the run home the horses closed in
and little Brady, on Hawking. guided bis
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ference. He then went to work on
Hawking and the gelding responded with
a splendid show of courage and great
dash of speed. .collaring Al Busch
furldng from home and winning by,
length, going away. Red Doe also
closed strongly. but Al Busch held on
and managed to finish in second
place by half length.
Although there were comparatively few
who backed Hawking. the fact that he
deal of enthusiasm. and both horse and
rider were heartily cheered when they
to the judges stand to weigh
out.
Handicap Steeplechase.
Second in interest on the afternoons
program was the handicap steeplechase.
and again was the favorite humbled. the
winner turning up in Touchwood, which
led from start and finished two lengths to
the good. Kelleher took Touchwood to
the front at the outset and when the
field swung around in front of the grand
stand the second time he was leading by
twenty lengths AS the field cleared the
big Liverpool jump McInerney sent Per-
centage out after the leader
AS the last jump was approached Mr..
Kerr gave Essex full head and he went
into second place and set sail for Touch
wood. 1t was a game effort by Essex.
md of limo "a
would win out. but the big lead was too
much to overcome and he had to be com
tent with second place, Percentage finish
ing third.
Two ugly falls occurred during the
chase. Aiken stumbling and throwing
Hagan at the first jump, while Cola Gar
min turned complete somersault going
over the hurdle in front of the free field.
Hagan had fair chance Of regaining
his seat on Aiken. as the horse had kept
into him and knocked the jockey to the
ground. From the press box 1t looked as
though Hagan had been trampled upon.
but he got up and walked away unin-
jured. Cola Garmin caught her front
feet on the hurdle and fell with so much
impetus that Jockey Bernhardt was
thrown fully twenty feet away. against
the fence and out of harms way. He
also came out of the accident none the
worse for the mishap
The Other Events.
The betting talent was given its first
bump in the initial race, when Workman
finished third. the winner turning up in
Right and True at to 1. The start was
a poor one, Clements being left fat
footed. Right and True was the first to
show in front. and he led into the stretch
by a length Panique then challenged
Right and True. and pretty contest re-
suited all down the stretch. the latter
finishing a winner by a half length.
Workman ran very sluggishly. all the
dash shown in his last race being miss
ing.
The second race was maiden three
year-old affair. with eleven starters, and,
as usual with Starter Cassidy, he got the
big field away in splendid alignment.
Tamme shot to the front in the first
couple of jumps. and then Alloy took the
cad by couple of-lengths and led into
he stretch. When Strengthened out for
he run down the stretch McCahey sent
call Boy through and he won handily by
, length. Wilton Lackaye closed sturdily.
,ut couldn't quite get up and had to be
content with the place, Tamme taking
he "show' position.
classy field of two-year-olds was
brown together in the fifth event. four
If the starters having been bracketed.
rhe start was good, and Personal. the
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