Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-02
FOUR FAyORITES WIN.
TIE Biggest Attendance of the Benninx Ne,
Present On Saturday.

The Biggest Attendance of the Benninx Meet
Present On Saturday.
The largest crowd of the week saw the poorest
races Of the week at Benning Saturday after
noon. The entries in the i've races run we're
exceedingly limited and Of . rather inferior
character. -Four favorites won, and in the last
race. the steeplechase, the favorite, Stonewall,
would probably have YOU had not Mr.. Lynch,
his jockey, concluded 10 dismount on turning
for the water jump. a great many people were
Of The decided opinion that Mr.. Lynch jumped
Oh. That opinion, however, does the gentle
nan an injustice. He simply slid of.
Mr.. Chas. T. Havenner's little horse, George
w., won the Saks & Co. handicap at . mile and
kept busiiy engaged IN receiving the congratu-
atsoos Of his many friends on his double sue
cesa.
The first race was easily won By Bellevue,
the fsvorite. Miller, his jockey, having been
given 10 underssand by the judges before the
would not be permitted
Days Cynosure. although reported TO have
possessed but three legs, made exceedingly
god uss Of them and apparently had no need
u his fourth one, WANING a. he pleased.
In the tvo-year-old race Bernard boswell
showed another good one in Hiram, q bay colt
~ Heimdel-War Lass, who won easily.
In the inst race, . dash for all ages. AZ six
ond one-hAlf farlongs, four went to the post
Bellevue being 2 10 s favorite. The public
eacksd him YELL even at those odds. and, rid
den by Miller, he won under q pull by two
lengths from Zampost, who beat Thorndale by
D length. Time, L6.
observation-disclosures. 2 TO and out: Thorndale,
~ to 1 and to 1; Laughing Water, 8 to and 3
70 5, and Zampost, to 1 and to s.
There were bus four starters in the second
race, . setting dash for thres-year-oids and
upward at . mile ana an eighth Cynosure.
ridden By Lamle, was . to 10 fsvorise and,
making his move when headed for home,
quickly came through winning by two lengths
from Margherisa, she four in front Of Mr.. Sass.
BsssiasHNr. Sass, 70 and sto s; Cyno-
0re, sso 10 and TO 4; Margherita, to S and
TO Z add Ely. Is to and to L
The third event was the SAks 4 Co. handicap
ct mile and . quarter, there being but three
ssartern The Little suburban candidate,
osorgs W., ridden by W. Midsely, vas q to
10 fsvorife. and, jumping OF In the lead, never
xshnqaished thai advantage, Eric being three
lsngths behind him at the wire, Foxmede two
behind hin Time, 2155<.
Betting-George W.. 10 10 and out; Erie /
70 I and out, and Foxpede, 20 TO 1 and to /.
The fourth race, i've furlong dash for two
year-olds, brought ont but four, boswell,
Hiram being a 6 to fsvorite- hidden By
Sims, he vent TO the front when three furlong,
had been run, and stayed there, easily beat
Queen BeS by . couple Of iengths, the same
d1ssance in front Of Charcoal lime, L0511.
Betting Hiram, 6 to 5 and 10 s; Queer
Bees, . - and 10 8; Charcoal, to I and
TO l. and yolturnia fny, 70 I and 4 10 s.
Lhe NTH event vas stseplech.ss over tn
fuil course. and i've started But three fin
shsd. and one Of those, the proyerbiaiiy I'm
fortunate Elphin, falling On the track just a. b,
turned for home. Nscktis fell at ths sixtl
jump, and the favorite, Stonewall, updel
lynch's guidance, beised just before tn
-A<Z De- o. L. T.. L..
finally won BY some thing less shan . furlong
Sam Morse finishing several leagths IN fren
q Elphln, who had been pirckily remouafe'
BY Mr.. jackson Time. ASo.
Betrng-Pst Oakley, 81 TO ] and 70
ana 70 s; Eiphln, 5 to and 70 s, and Neck
ne, 70 and 8 20 g.