The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-26
THE BEST DAYS RACES YET.
Some Exciting Sport at Bennings Yester-
day-Notes of the Meeting.

Some Exciting Sport at Bennings Yester-
day-Notes of tho Meeting.
The sun was coy, the air was crisp, and the
wind was at times bit sharp yesterday but
still it was a sort of day that should have de-
tered no real lover of horse-racing from going
out to enjoy the attractive programme at Ben
nings. Nevertheless, the crowd was not as
large as it should have been but those who at
tended we're well repaid by the sport, which
was by long odds the best of the meeting.
Four favorites winners in the first four races
and Golden Reel outclassing all the others in
the fifth race gave the public good reason to
suppose that for once the favorites would go
through the day without break. Larchmont,
ten to one shot, however, upset all calcula-
tions by getting good lead early in the fifth
race and holding enough to win notwithstand-
ing Golden Reels rapid pace at the finish The
Jockey Club had worked the track over until it
was in fairly good condition, being,a little heavy
in spots only. Though the favorites won eEs
ceptin the fifth, hackers of short horses generally
had good run for their money and saw some
close finishes. The features of the day were the
fine running of King HaZen and Foxmede in
their respective races.
Lowlander and Helen Rose were even favor
ties for the first, six furlongs. Bellevue was
played on his record, and there strong
tip on Mary Stone. Cerberus got away with a
good lead, but there was never anything but
Lowlander in it, and he won in the most hollow
style by two and one-half lengths, Bellevue
snatching the place from Cerberus by good
dash at the finish.
Busteed was accounted by the bookmakers as
good as all the others punched in the second
race, 1-16 miles, with Corticell second choice.
Busteed was always well up in the running and
in the stretch came away and won an easy race
by length. King Hazem got off badly, but
ran a magnificent race, and beat Corticelli for
the place after passing the pool lawn, gaining
more than three lengths in the last furlong.
Swift. FOYmp1p WI all wal
played in all sorts of ways.
In the third, distance seven furlongs, Swift
carried money for the public and Fox Mede for
the talent. Syracuse was we'll played, chiefly
for place, by the stables After long delay
JOfaece got away with lead of two good
lengths the three favorites back in the ruck.
Ofalece increased her lead to six lengths by the
time the lower turn was reached and had
tough job cut out for the favorites Taylor, on
Fox Mede, rode the finest race yet seen here,
and, urging his horse to the utmost, pushed her
across the wire winner by length. Syracuse,
ridden hard by Stoval, got tho place by nose
from Ofalece. after exciting struggle.
Bradford and Truther carried the bulk of the
money to win the II miles, the former at slightly
the lower odds most of the time. Trousers
showed the way with six lengths; Bradford
Salvini, and Prather punched Pratber ran to
the lead rounding the lower turn, Bradford,
Salvini, and Gen. Boulanger length behind.
Prather was hard pressed in the stretch, butwas
good enough to do the trick by three. quarters
of length, Bradford second. Retrieve got
third place by neck. Salvini pulled up.
''There's nothing that can beat Golden Reel"
was the general cry in the fifth, one mile, and
the most betting was on second place. Shot
over, Larchmont, and Rustic were in the order
named the choice of betters. Rupert took the
pole, and with four lengths lead at the turn into
the stretch seemed dangerous. He soon quit
though, and in the stretch Larchmont had col
Jared him and had the race won Shotover
was at Larchmont's fanks, Rustic and Golden
Reel well up. Golden Reel came very fast, but
TOO,
mont got first money and Golden Reel second
by a nose, Shotover third.
Following is summary of the events:
First race-Purse $500, divided, for two-year-
olds; six furlongs. Lowlander, (TaylorD 10S,
won; Bellevue, (Scova, 108, second; Cerberus
(Day,) 1OS, third. Sequence COLT Simoloa colt
Mary Stone, Vrgie Benjamin, and Helen Rose
Qate Helen Wallace tilley) also ran. Time
1:174. Betting-Lowlander and Helen Rose 5
to each; Bellevue, 5 to l; Mary Stone, to l.;
Benjamin and Cerberus, s to l each, and the
others at long odds Mutuals paid 1915.
Second race-Purse $400, divided, for three
year-olds, winner to be sold for $4,000; weight
allowances, 1-l6 miles. Busteed (Taral, 112
won; King Hazem, (Stoval,) los, second; Cor
ticell, Maynard ITO, third. Kanesville, Glen
fallen, Count Dudley, Carteret, and Lady Falso
also ran. Time, 1856. Betting Busted, even
money against the field and Q to 8; Corticelli
8 to 2; Count Dudley, s to l, and 25 to 100 to l
against the others, King Hazem being at the
former odds. Mutuals paid 1910
Third race-Purse $500, divided for three
year-olds and upward; weight twenty pounds
above the scale allowances for non-winners;
seven furlongs. Foxmede, 3, (Taylor,) III,
won; Syracuse, 4, (Stoval, y III, second; Ofalece
6, (Simms,) ia, third. Wyndham, Valerian
Swift, Clamor, st. John, Mandlng colt, Fleet
ing, Branch, and Blanturi also ran. Time, 132.
Bettng-F oXmede and Swift, 3 to each; Syra-
cuse, II to l; ST. John s to l, and from 12 to
100 to l against each of the others. Ofalece
was at 25 to L. Mutuals paid $S65.
Fourth race-l1andicap sweepstakes, $500
added, II miles. Prather, (Maynard,) 10S, won;
Bradford, 9, (Taral,) 100, second Retrieve, 4,
(Taylor) 10, third. Salyini, ST. Luke, Eleve,
General Boulanger, and Trousers also ran.
Time, 2:13. Betting Bradford to l. Salvini,
to l; General Boulanger, to l, and the others
away off in the books. Mutuas paid $770.
Fifth race-Purse 500 for three-year olds and
upward, winner to be sold for s., 800; one
mile. Larchmont, 5, (Ray,) 109, won; Golden
Reel, 5, (Ray,) 40, second Shotoyer, 6, (Jones,
90, third. Rustic, Dover, Rupert ana Vivid
also ran Time las. Betting-Golden Reel Z
to 10; Vivid, 6 to l. Shotover, to l; Larchmont,
10 to l, and the Others at long odds. Mutuals
paid Sl3,l0.
DeWof Hopper Della Fox, and Anna
O'Keefe came over from Baltimore on Friday
and drove out to the track to see the races. The
famoussoperatic trio attracted much attention
on the grand stand and at the clubhouse and
We're warmly greeted by many Washington ac-
quaintances.
All the faces to be seen on the road behind
lively steppers We're in the crowd ON the open
ing day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green b. Raum, Jr., went out
yesterday on horseback and got a good view OF
the races from the saddle They kept warm
between events by galloDing about the infield