The Washington times., 1908-11-07
ChalkS Up New Pimlico
Record in Face of Ad-
verse Conditions.
BENNING MEETING
PROJECT BLASTED
Washington Turfmen Ready With
CHEEKY Word, But Shy on
Guarantee Fund.
By 7. H. ANDERSON.

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. THE rae
i2g at PiUIllco yesterday was the best
that has been seen in this latitude foF
many long year.
The meeting between Trance and
Statesman IN the NTH race was the
feature of the afternoon and resulted
in one Of the best two-year-old contests
ever seen on any track. Everybody s
hat must come of to Frank Sardner's
sterling colt Statesman. Those who
have reckoned Trance the best Young
ster al the track Elust revise their opin-
ion. With all conditions favorable To
Inc Ben Brush hlly. the son Of Kinley
Mack took her measure yesterday in
such impressive fashion as would seem
TO set the question OF superiority at
rest forever
At the start. as IS her fashion, Trance
rushed TO the front but could never get
tar away from Statesman, and when
the final pinen came IN the stretch the
Kinley Mack colt gaIIoped over the
huy The time for this race, 1;f2 10,
ssts q new mark for Pimlico and one
that viii likely stand for a long time.
The worlds record for This distance is
III B., made by Colonel Bob. with
81 pounds up. over the fast Los An
gelcs track. Yesterday Statesman car
ried 122 pounds, 30 pounds more than
Colonel BCE's weight and the race was
run over a track considerably slower
than the one at Los Angeles. It was
a great performance and one that made
the experts sit up and take notice.
RumOr Affects Odds.
There was little breeze ia the betting
ring Just before the horses went to the
post in this race. A rumoT was floating
about that Nicol, who was down to ride
Trance, had been drinking, and this
rumor quickly affected the odds.
The stewards got wind OF the situation
and started 10 investigate. They inter
viewed Nicol and after looking the little
jockey over carefully came TO the con-
clusion that he was all right and al
loved him To take the mount Niccl was
beaten on Trance and many people
shook their heads, but II as no fault
of NiCDl's, the best horse Won. Card
ner will take Statesman with hlIn u
California directly after the PimllCO
meeting and the colt should be a great
factor IN the races on the coast par
ticularly as he is fond OF heavy going.
Gotham Turfmen Arrive.
Quite a bunch of New York horseman
arrived yesterday. Clearance Mcdowell,
tracks. was one of the visitors. Others
were Tom HeaIy. who trains for r. T.
ellison. owner of the Montpelier stable;
O. L. Richards, whose horses are in
Jimmy McLaughlin's charge; Al Hamel,
owner OF the fast flly, Notasulga, and
Lucky Jack McGinnis. who owns
Frank Gill. The latter was in time to
get down a couple Of hundred or States
man, at the best odds. Edgar Gibbs
Murphy, wine agent. crack pigeon shot.
and all-arOund sportsman. was also at
the .rack, and much In evidence. Mr..
Mummy Informed his friends THAI he
had offered Colonel Neville a silver cup,
worth 500, Tor tie proposed Bennlng
meeting.
Somebody was unl,inG enough to say
that Edgar must have known that the
meeting had been declared of.
By the way. there viii be To meeting
az BcuuiuE this fam rs had been hOPsd
The project has died 4 EOTnin.' Col
Robert Neville -WTcstied manfully with
the problem for week or more, and at
times Il looked as If he would bring the
matter 20 a successful head, but yeSter-
LAY the colonel threw up his hands. and
ANNOUNCED that 81 was all OF. There
was PLENTY Of cheerful and sympathetic
talk In Washington about the meeting,
and everybody wished IL well, but when
Il came To putting up q guarantee fund
IN real money there was nothing doing
or next to nothing
Blitzen Blasts Hopes.
The Hunters pink coat steepIechase
created a mild excitement particularly
among the society element, In this
event all the wise fellows had Young
Bitten for a real good thing. This was
reported to have set the river afire down
around Richmond, ana as Dion Kerr
had the mount there was a big rush 20
play the gelding. Young BlitZen. how
ever. did not prove so much. He was
always Outrun by Wayside. and finally
fell al the last jump. When the horse
fell his owner, Mr. Cartwright, ran over
into the field, caught Young Bitten. re-
mounted him. ana rode him IN for third
money. Bob Taylor on Sir Gibbie got
second monev. all the others behind
him having falling down.
The Patapsco Hunt purse proved big
] to favorite, Ironsides. Tommy
Wright rode Bilberry and he had his
revenge on Bob Taylor, who had downed
him IN the mile and a half race Tues
day Tommy went right 10 the front
with BilberTy and was never headed.
All the way down the stretch he was
looking back and laughing at Bob Tay-
Tor. who was riding tooth and nail on
IrOnsides to get up. lTOnsides, who was
thought 10 be something of a crack
when in the Whitney stables, has proved
big disappointment since Mr. Colt
bought him and paid $500 for him. He
has not proved the success at jumping
that had been hoped. and on the fat
he appears to be Of very little account /