Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-30
FIFTH DAY OF RACING.
Notwithstanding the Rain Sport at Benning
Yesterday Was Good.

Notwithstanding the Rain Sport at Bennins
Yesterday Was Good.
Despite the unfavorable weather yesterday
the fifth day Of the races was u success. True
! the attendance was the smallest Of the meet
ing, but the six events were promptly started
and proved to be well-contested ones. The
tract was far from bad, as the time in several
OF the races favorably compared with tina,
made on the preceding days Of the
week. -Four favorites won, 90 the
public again went homo well satisfied
with the results. Geo. W., the little suburban
candidate, easily won his race, and the victory
was a popular one, the horse being owned by
Mr.. Chas. T. Havenner Of this city. Bernard
Doswells Lady Grace filly won the two-year-
Old race, and was bid up to $3.50 by n. T.
Downing, ut which price he became her owner
The Morris stables made their first win of the
meeting with Key West, who won as he pleased
The first race, a selling six-furlong DASH had
five starters. The favorite, Rosa H., ridden BY
Sums, won easily from Logan, Ella, who had
led for the greater part of the race, being
third. Time, L17ll.
- Betting: Rosa H., to 5; Logan. 2 to l.:
Hemet 10 to l; Ella, 30 to l. aud Puzzle, 10 to l.
Mutuals paid 90. so and 81 So; Logan, 1886.
A rather poor lot of two-year-ol ds faced the
starter in the second race. a selling rour-and-
a-half-furlong dash. Days Jimmie Lamle was
an to 5 favorite, but Doswell's Eolus- Lady
Grace FLY. ridden by Sims. won from start to
finish. half length ahead of Rear Guard, Queen
Bess three lengths back. Time, $685.
Betting: Lady Grace filly, 2 to /; Rear Guard,
to l; May ", 20 to /; Queen Bess 4 to l; jim
ME Lamle, to S. and Battledoro FLY, Is to l.
Mutuais paid $3.50 and S4.95; Rear Guard,
S1a.7O.
six-furlong handicap was the third race,
there being but four starters. Tho first three
horses at the finish were equal favorites at to
o: Key West ridden by littlefield, won as he
pleased by three lengths, Fidelio second. neck
IN front OF Ballyhoo. Time, LII.
Betting: Key West Bailyhoo and Fidelio. 8
TO each. and Theirs l., 20 10 l. Mutuals paid
S6.05 and .335; Fidelio, 80 20.
The fourth race was one Tor three-year-olds
and upward at a mile and a sixteenth Five
went to the post, st. Mark being the fayorite at
to s. George w., ridden by Midgely, how
ever, at once shot to the front, and, staying
there, won easily from the favorIte by a length.
Larchmont two lengths behind. Time, 153
Betting: Larchmont, to l. George W., to
!; Nubian, to /; st. Mark. 8 to 5; Emblem, 3
to /. Musuals paid $50 and Ss.G5: St Mark So
Another selling race was the fifth event. the
distance being mile, for which FIVE started.
Days Laliail was an IL to favcrite and. rid
den by LAME. led from the fall of the flag to
the wire, DR.. Wilcox half length behind, Bal
briggan length behind him. Time 1sO,
Betting: Pembroke, Is to A. DR.. Wilcox, to
|; Bal5risgan, 8 to /; Helen Wallace gelding.
to 2. anu Lallah. Il to 5. Mutual. paid 50. 10
and 81 So: DR.. Wilcox. Sl915
The sixth race was the fourth one of the day
for selling platers and it was the prettiest.
The distance was five furlongs and ten started.
Grey Rock was to favorite and. ridden by
Thompson. won from Absconder by half a
length. he two lengths in front o: La Cigale.
Time, LG415.
Betting: Grey Rock, 4 to 8; Morton, 40 to 1;
Bob Garrett 80 to l; Ray, 80 to /: Dan H., 60
to l; Not Guilty, 100 to /; Wanderer II, so TO /;
Jewel H., 80 to L; Absconder. to /, and Ia
Cisale, to l. Mutuais paid $3.50 and S2.25;
Absconder, 1885,