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SECOND SPRING HANDICAP TO ROYAL LADY Cup Race for Cavalry Horses Brings Big Crowd to Track and Thoroughbred Wins Washington D C April 11 The sky brightened up this morning and the afternoon was clear and warm but the track is still heavy and holding There were three special features carded for deci ¬ sion today and one of the largest holiday crowds of the meeting was present when the horses were called to the post for the first wee The clubhouse and lawn were crowded with society folk from Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia The real attraction of the afternoon was the running of the Army Officers Service Cup race The Second Ben ning Spring Handicap and the Spring Hunters Steeplechase were the secondary features featuresJockey Jockey McFadden had better luck with Clements today than McCarthy experienced with the brown horse Thursday when he was left at the post in the fifth nice Cleiiipnts broke first today anil was then taken under restraint to the stretch where he was put to a hard drive to overtake tiie leaders and won ii tlio last stride from Beggarman BeggarmanJockey Jockey Powell did not lose his whip when astride Cheek today and the filly won going away Claque showed the most early speed and tired fast in the stretch but lasted long enough to save third place placeJohn John K Madden uncovered another promising youngster in Sehleswig a big son of Planndcs and Unterock which won the third race in a canter canterRoyal Royal Lady won the second Benning Spring Han ¬ dicap In most impressive fashion She had not appeared under colors since the first day of the meeting and her condition had been so closely guarded that she was held at a liberal price by the layers After Berkeley had been withdrawn Ox ¬ ford which was making his last public trial for the Carter Ilandicapfwas irtade the favtfrlte Call Boy was added at the last minute but his pres ¬ ence was not taken seriously seriouslyThe The complete history of the Second Benning Spring Handicap is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 1900 Charentus 0 112 Clawson SSO 131 1901 Moor 104 Landry 945 12SJ 1902 Himself 4 UK Breunan 9CO 129 1903 Merriment 4 1UO Wilkerson 1400 l30i 1904 Graziallo 3 Ill Wonderly 1590128 1903 Bohemia 3 105 Baird 1710130 1710130190i 190i Pater 3 110 W Miller 1430 128 J 1907 H of Dnwno 94 Notter 1570 1291 12911SH8 1SH8 Royal Lady 4 103 D McCthy 1450 131 131The The showing of Oxford in the race was very dis ¬ appointing to his owner and trainer Jaincs Mc Laughliii The old gray horse showed his cus ¬ tomary speed today but quit when It came to a pinch after he had appeared the winner There is no excuse for the way he faltered and horsemen here do not now believe he has much chance in the big race at Aqueduct next Wednesday WednesdayThoroughbred Thoroughbred blood proved its superiority in the Army Officers Service Cup race when Lieutenant B S Merchants bay mare by Fatherless Vigile won easily from Dan and Captain E B Cassatts Picket Considerable importance is attached to this feature as the management Is glad to have the approval and the support of the military forces in Introducing the thoroughbred strain In horses for army use useiMr iMr John Tucker the young amateur rider of Philadelphia received another handsome cup this afternoon when he won the Spring Hunters Stee ¬ plechase with Recruit Ardwell ridden by Luigi Masnada the Italian rider was second and Mr Courtlaiid II Smith rode one of his own horses Mr J OBrien again had the mount on My Grace Banner was in the lead when she fell The tabulated history of the Spring Hunters Steeplechase is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 1899 Decapod 9 152 Huestis 3005151 1900 Nestor 7 135 Brazil 230 519i 1901 Last Cord 4 140 Green 350518 1902 Headland 7 153 Parsons 455 530J 1903 R B Sack 8 158 Mr Holloway 1510 556 1904 Tom Cogan4 132 G Green COO 537 1905 Pious 5 145 Mr Page G10 533 533190G 190G Garrett 4 132 J Kelly 390516 1907 Essex II 5 149 Mr Taylor 300 509s 1908 Recruit 5 148 J Tucker 580 5215 5215Killicjcrankie Killicjcrankie was easily best of those starting In the closing race and won drawing away
