The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-12
YIELLE WINS THB Army CUP
LEEUT.NERCHANTS MAREEAS HY
TIE BEST IN FEATURE EVENT.
Royal Lady Takes BsnnlnEs Handicap ~
Liberal Odds-ReeTuitG 'ChAss-MSd-
den shows = Fine Colt "a RenlesWIg-
Clements. Check and KIlliecrlnkie MN.

Royal Lady Takes BenntnEs Handicap ~
Liberal O~dds-neemlt'S 'ChAse--Asd-
den Shows = Fine Colt Ia RehlesWIe~
Clements. Check and Kllllecrankle MN.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Regular arwy
was we'll represented nc BenhinGs to-day,
where a big crowd enjoyed some really o..
cellent sport. Onlcers and privates h. uni a..
form strolled about the enclosure waiting
patiently for what was one Ofthe features OF
the day. the race for tbe Army OGicets Ser.
vice cup, at a mile on the fiat. There wers
seven starters In this race, all cavalry hoTsPS
vith blue blood In their veins. and they were
.,ddeD by officers In that branch Of the ser.
vice. Lieut.. b. S. Merchant provided the
winner In Vielle. a bay mare by Fa theFless,
who VAS well backed by the soldiers at 3 TO 1.
She was "a silly the be,' aud she won In =
nallop. her owner sitting still as he passed
the Judges, Dan, a half bred horse, ridden
by Capt. Il, Phillips. had some early speed
but quit aud was satisfied with the plaoe,
while Capt. L. Csssltt's Picket. coupled with
Bright at : To .. wasa poor third. All carried
overweight according 70 the conditions Of
the race and az the riders did not sport colora
the crowd could not distinguish tho Identity
OF the horses. II was u procession . greater
part OF the way and the spectators had .
6ne chance to give vent 10 feelings Of mefri'
ment. The mile was run in 1859 8-S. r.r
There was a stunning upset In the Second
Bennings Handicap OF seven furlonss.N OK.
ford was a heavily backed f~svorite. but after
being well up with the pace he quit like a
cur In the home stretch and finished nowhere,
X, Angarola' 8 Royal Lady, q well supported
good thing az sto l, came home with the coin
and the Sullivan crowd cleaned up hand
tomely, She broke IN front and mccarthy
proceeded TO set such 2 fast pace Nth her
easily bv a length and q half in 1871 Smoker,
& 70 /, with Shaw up, showed a sudden I'M
provement In form and running up on the
outside he closed with a powerful IRISH and
beat Giles, 3 TO / a bead for the place, Ivan
hoe, backed down to-, vas lees than q length
The Chelsea Stables Recruit, I to. ) second
choice. splendidly ridden BY Mr.. X, Tucker,
wac the winner Of the Spring Hunters SleePle'
chase az about two miles and a half. VI,
tucker kept him in restraint until the pace
makers we're tired when he went TO the front
and pa ssed the judges three lengths bet9re
Ardwell, q ~ to l shot, ridden by the Italian
jockey. Mesnsda. Pete DALEY. co1pledvfth
My Grace at II 70 10 fayortte, wac third,
Banner, backed down toe, fenced poorly aBd
finally took a tumble. Ihe time was 81 AS.
Clements, backed from to - 70 VOa
lucky to win the first race at seven tufiongS,
He got on In front but was quickly ohtr4n;
Coming into the stretch several horses swung
wide and Clements came through on the rsu.
10 q hard drive which followed Clsmsnto
won by a head from BezEarmen, , TO favor.
tie, who beat Amontlllqdo, lsIto s. in = hot
finish for the place, Lady leabel; ,baeted
from 10 to I, had 3 fash Of speed but stopped,
j. s. Tyre'sS cheek, a oily BY HGEXs1ioh,
bred by n. T. Oxnard, a I to S favorito.. went
10 the front al the last fdrlohg pole and Vol'
the second race, for maiden t~wO-TNar-oid
ellies and geldings, at four furlongst by p
length. Thomas Clyde's Irspps, q soh OF
shorthose. lowered from 10 70 .. vas closing
Eustioe's Claque. " to /, By Three lsngths,
Ihe latter had q world Of speed. but wga
abort. j. =. Madden's pair. llama and Belle
Of the Ball, coupled al. Z, had no speed y
speak Of aud we're beaten on. The time vas
a59 9-5.
Il schlsswig. by Planudes-Unterook n the
third race, FOR maiden two-year-old colts. ny
four and a half tlElougs. be was hacked
from J 70 4 70 ?. ne was on last, but raced
clear around the Geld Snd won In y saiop,
Claiborne, . 10 ., well up all the way, took
the place from DemetTius, IS TO I, With plenty
20 spare. The time was 0lq. y. 1
Sst much the beet 10 hslast race, for piatefo,
81 a milo and forty yards. for she was oated
up at The end, where his rOa. by = half LENGTH
IL laS. PsniqUe. : ~ =. ran his best race ana
took the place IrOIQ De'pbie, , 10 tavorltA,
by a length ard a Laf. Gully two fsvoTttas
won. but all The. one: winners we're vel
and tho seventh. bus 80 was 10 TIE rYek IN
both instances. NCCanhy carried ~ The
saddle honors with two wiUbSre 'Cpd FfNp
The track Wss heavy, chs sum