Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-18

The Fall Meeting at Benning Started With
Good Racing and . Big Crowd.

The Fall Meeting At Benning Started With
Good Racing and . Big Crowd.
A stated in yesterdays STAR, the autumn
sneeting of the Washington Jockey Club opened
snder the moot favorable circumstances, splen-
did weather, good attendance aud well-con-
tested races. Twenty bookmskers occupied
stands seventeen doing business on the local
events and three on the Guttenburg races. The
betting was light however. bettors evidently
desiring TO get line on the starters through
the frst DAYS races. The track was In excel
lent shape and the magnificent scenery In view
frc N the grand stand never appeared to better
advantage than IL did yesterday, dressed in its
autumn foliage. The arrangements made for
the benent OF the public were excel
lent, the delightful music furnished during
the entire afternoon by the Third Artillery
Band being especially well received IL was
the universal hope Of those present that the
club would continue the concerts throughout
the meeting snd Il is probable that it viii be
done. Another feature Of the day particularly
gratifying 20 the clubs patrons was the rigid
enforcement Of the rule against the admission
Of improper charaeters-
THE EVENTS.
There vepe Ave events on the card the first
being fve-furlong dash for all ages, former
tor. Belle D.. Rival, Rooney FLY, Lady Wooster,
walcots, Krikina. Elm, May Bird and Capt.
Wagner starting. Rival. with TArai up, was q
strong fsvorite. Tormentor (sims) and Waleott
(DogRett being next in demand. At the fall
Sf the Gag Rival shot to the front, Walcott and
Tornentor closely attending. the Others out OF
II This was the order until near the grand
stand when Sims brought Tormentor up with
veil-timed rush. beating Walcott By neck, he
hall q length before Rival Time, l-02
Betting -TormentOr. 81 and 4 TO 3; Nslcott,
~ and 7 TO 10: Rival. TO and 10 3; Ella, 20
and g. and Others 80 and so each Mutuals,
si6. 80 straight, aud IS and e5.65 place.
The second race dash OF six furlongs
for two yesr-olds. Sport, TAral riding. was an
overwhelming fayorite and. allowing The Sor-
ccress 20 lead on sufferance until reaching the
stretch. went to the front and won from Ssls-
din (sims) BY two lengths. Edith Belmont
(Tsylorl a length back Time, l-l6>S-
Betting sport / to and out; saladin. IL
and 9; Edith Belmont 4 and to s; Ingot, IL
and 3: Fancy colt 20 and 8; Roman. so and 20;
The Sorceress 20 and g, and Lady Superior and
Gertie. 30 and II. Mutuals, o.. co and 81; place,
none sold on Sport
The third event. g sweepstakes at IL miles.
brought out five starters, Michael being
scrr tched. Mary Stone. Doggett in command,
vs- q TO fsvorite, and 1t appeared to be al
over but the shouting. Larrisey took Tom
Tough to the front almost Immediately after
the flag fell, and remained there until after the
turn for home. There Lamle brought Father
DnlN . LiZxle up ana the 1aNOrite ALSO moNeu
ur. Lizzie, however. held the latter safe and
Won by half a length, Bergen getting third
place. with Tom Rogers two lengths behind
Time, l-56.
Betting Lizzie, 8 and Q; Mary Stone, 2 to 8
au6out; Tom Rogers, and .; Versatile, and
Q 20 5. and Tom Tough. and p Mutuals,
DO straight, IS. 20 and 81 IS place.
seven answered the bugle in the fourth race,
o mile selling dash. Temple, George Taylor
Up. jumped of with the lead and never relin-
pushed. although the finish between him and
Giablo (TArAl) Was the best Of the day, Temple
winning By head Fsgot q. LAui:e) was q
bsd third. Time, I44iS.
Biting Temple. and 8. Diablo. to and
out Fagot. . and to 5; Experience. 10 and 8;
LNrchmont, Is and 4; Prather. and 2;
Margherits. IA and 4 Mutuals, %. 95 straight;
g. Is and "a IS place.
A handicap steepleehase over the full course
wound up the days events, Ecarte, Flip Flap,
Grey Gown and Can Can starting. Ecarte
Finesl q slight favorite, Flip Flap (Cook)
hing the second choice. Ecarte bolted at the
% Jump and could not, or not, per-
ded TO continue. Flip Flap at once took
lead and held il until reaching the second
p before the water, when he stumbled and
ed Cook OF. This left Grey Gown ON
h. and Can Can (Slack) to fght 10 ont
h managed to crowd little slack out Of the
until well into the stretch, when Can Can
to the front. winning "a she pleased. II
little slack's FIRST try over the jumps and
ode . remarkably good race. Time, T. 1S11.
etsing-Can Can, ID to 5 and /; Grey Gown,
d 4 70 S; Flip Flap, ~ and to 8; Ecarte.
"A to 5. Mutuals, clio straight; $3.50
% place.