The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

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in danger although Lieut. Rockwell. 'on
o. K, made a game fight to catch him.
being content with the place, while San
Angelo. who was always in the running,
beat out Kinnelon for third.
| AI.sconder Easy winner.
There was nothing to it but Absconder
in the third race, the Rock Creek cup
for hacks and hunters. ZeIlwood set the
fpsce in the early going. but did not have
anything left after he had gone half the
distance. Willing showed in front for a
short while. Absconder. Willing, and
Speculator had a tussle for positions at
the head of the stretch, the former hav-
ing a burst of speed, finishing at least
ten lengths to the good, while Willing
was five lengths in front OF Speculator.
Handrunning, the popular choice. with
Lieut. c. X. Rockwell in the saddle, was
the victor in the Army and Navy cup
race for four-year-olds. Hannah Louise.
ridden by Maj. C. w. Otwell, got the
place and Goldwick. with Lieut.. A. X.
B. Lyman up, was third.
| The final event of the afternoon-the
Washington Riding and Hunt Club
steeplechase-was in doubt until the fin
ish, when Two Saints. the favorite. with
| Tommy Wright Up. won in hard
|
Middleton, Lieut.. Rockwelfs mount Es-
| sex, ridden by Lieut.. Patton, was the
only other starter.
With fair weather tomorrow. II is ex-
pected a large crowd will turn out es-
pecially to witness the running OF the
| army test race. The seventeen mile
| course selected for the race lies over
fields and low country for a great part
OF the distance, and would be so muddy
as to interfere with the horses II called
| upon to go such a distance.
The contest will be the second of the
kind to take place in the National Capt.
| tal and interest in the event among
army men and racing public is intense.
Last year the course was fourteen miles.
| and nineteen horses started thor
oughbred. San Angelo, ridden by Lieut.
Greble. finished twenty minutes or more
| in advance of the other riders. but be-
cause of technical reasons San Angelo
was disqualified and Col. Henry T Allen,
| on another thoroughbred. RaZzle Dazzle,
was awarded the race.
Ten Horses Entered.
There will be ten starters in the event
when it is run. Neither San Angelo nor
Razzle Dazzle will contest. The winner
of last years race. instead of riding Raj
zle Dazzle. will have the mount on yell
lowstone Regent. Other officers who will
enter the contest are Mai. c. X Rhodes.
OF the Fifteenth Cavalry; Capt. F. r. Nc
Coy. of the General StaT, on Dan Cole:
Capt. Warren Dean. of the Fifteenth
| Cavalry, on Cosmocrat; Lieut.. A. D.
Surles, of the Fifteenth, on Rebel: Lieut.
z. St John Greble. on Prince Henry:
Lieut.. c. F. Barnett. of the Fifteenth, and
Lieut.. II. L. Watson, OF the First Cav
airy.
| The judges at the finish will be Lieut.
| Gen. S. b. NJ. Young, Gen. Wotherspoon
Assistant Secretary OF War Brecken-
ridge. who will represent the Secretary
Of war; Frederick s Huidekoper. and
| Perry Belmont. Along the route the
judges will be: Course /. Col f. ST.
John Greble. and Col. Frank Foltz:
| Course .. DR.. Cary Grayson. of the navy,
and DR.. Cary Langhorne: Col. Morton F
Gage. British military attache and Capt.
| Granville r. Fortescue: Course g. Gen
J. A. Buchanan. Representative Lathrop
! Brown. Col George Downey, and Col
John Bddle.
The seventeen-mile course is designed
| TO test the ability OF horse and rider. and
the winner will be Judged on his con-
dition al the finish rather than on the
| place he holds al the end. The route is
trying one over all kinds of country
One Of the most difficult points on the
| ride will be the Italian slide. where horse
| and rider are required to descend a hill
| at an angle Of - degrees. The in-and-out
jump is another OF the trying periods on
the course. The summaries:
FIRST RACE-For three-year-oIds and
| lybay. l32 IT. Wright. > to !, won: Nor
bitt. l35 Iieut. T. T. DeneD. even. Sec
end; Cloud. 1a5 90. b. Fenwick). to l.
third Time. 2:2i 3-5. Sir Giles and Ray
SECOND RACE-Henry Of Navarro
Steeplechase: for four-year-olds and up
ward: about two and one-half miles.
10 TO l. won: o. X. lS9 Uieut. c. X.
Rockwelll. even, second: San Angelo 1S4
Lieut.. f. St John GrebleJ, to 5.
THIRD RACE-The Rock Creek Cup:
for, hacks and hunters; one and one-haIf
miles on the fiat. Absconder. 155 CT.
Fenwickl. ? TO l. second: Spectator. l6O
tEvans Tucker. to l. third. Zellwood
kins Cup; four;year-oids and upward;
about two and one-half miles. L.
Navarro, l53 &C. X. Harrison. jr), 3 10
!. won: ,o'Bear, 142 IF. Alpersl. even.
Rice Grain and wcoltex also ran
FIFTH Notwithstanding. 164 Lieut..
{, e 4 R9ckWSlD, ; to 5 won: Hannah
second: Goldwick. 157 Gieut \. X. b.
LYMAN. to 5. third. Rapid Flight In
quisitor, Highland Chief, Gilbert. and
Karl Decker also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Two Saints ls5 IT.
Wright. to 5. won: Jack Middleton
Lieut. c. K. ROCKWELL, to 2. second;
Essex; l52 Gieut. George S. Patton, jr.J,
out, third.
g. 1913:
FIRST RACE-For three-year-olds and
upward: six furlongs. Little Jupiter. lis;
La Aurora. los: Himation. 120: Golden.
li; rs; Raymond Ia! llS; FrijSlee; d no; Deduc-
12s: Skibbereen. 10: .Embers, ia; He
donic. 10s: Royal Onyx, 125
SECOND RACE-The Middleburg and
Washington Subscription Race: consola-
ton; one mile. Addie B., $50: Happy
Burriand, 10; Speed. 10; Bala. 10:
Rhiwlas. 10: Frolicsome Lass. lsO; I'm
THIRD RACE-The Mount Washing
ton Stseplechase: for hunters: about two
Middleton. I62: Mo, 157; Chanticleer II,
Isl; Mr.. Golightly. 157; Two Saints, 157;
Lady Melba, 155.
FOURTH RACE-The Arlington: four
year-olds and upward; about two miles
lss; Sir Giles. IA. Cloud. i5s: Jesuit, i55;
Thistledale, 155: Goldwick. 153; Hannah
Louise. 1853: Speculator. 155; Norbitt. las.
FIFTH RACE-The Shoreham Hotel
Cup; hack. hunters. and army horses;
and onshaif zsesd %iles willing l5
cleer II. 147: Kinnelon, 157: Handrun-
ming. 1s5; Varuna, 1i7; In1uisitor. Isl:
Lothian. 1E: Spectator. 157; Highland
Chief. l6o; Kari Decker. IA; Old Erin,