The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
ONLY ONE FAVORITE WON
TIE MEETING SEARISG GETAWAY
DAY Ar BEyNISGS.
Winter Racing to Begin ut the Ivy City
Course Next Thursday-1he
Summaries.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 12.-Pieas
ant weather drew next to the arses
| crowd Of the meeting at Bennings TO-DAY
and speculation was brisk. Inc IeiuS
were large and ontario was the Only
| pronounced favorite to win. st. John
an eoual choice with Captain Mahhuls'
in the steeple-chase' won easH9'
Captain Manning came to sriet oNei .
iump. The track was much improved
but stiIi heavy. and fast time Was , our
Of the question The meeting Will ciose
fo-morrow. and racing VIII begin Ihurs-
day at the Ivy CITY course.
Arab was the fayOrite IN the opehlnS
event with Shadow 81 strong second
choice. The latter led all the way anu anu
won handily from Arab, with Llsmore
IN the second race. Tom Harding was
the choice. but after being prominent ior
half the distance. he quit. and Berwin won
in drive from Benjamin. with W0odban
third Tartarian was big faYorlte Tor
the handicap, but he had to play second
fiddle to Roche, who won with ease. Ter
rher was fair third.
St John anu Captain Manning were
even choices for the steeplc-chase win
Geronimo next i'm demand. 81. John
won with ridiculous ease from Geronimo,
with BaTonet third. Captain Manning
and Aspen Leaf fell and Frederick a.
refused the water jump.
Ontario carried most Of tne money IN
the fifth race, ana won In a drive from
Little Mat. with Fiction third. Augusta
Beele was an odds In the closing event,
but could never get up TO Dillon ). ana
Robin Hood. Dillon d. won, with ROBIN
Hood second. summaries:
First race selling, one mile-Shadow
first, Arab second, Lismore third Time
] 40.
second race. selling four and a half
furlongs-Berwyn first, Benjamin second,
Wootban third, Time, 56l2.
Third race, hal zap. five furlongs-
Roche first. Tartarian second, Territier
third. Time. f:02h.
Fourth race handicap, steeple-chase-
st. John first, Geronimo second, Baronet
third. Time, 4:26
Fifth race. twO-year-olds. selling. five
and n half furlOngs-Ontario first, Little
Mat second. Fiction tnlfd. Time l:lO.
Sixth race, three-year-Olds, one mile
Dillon j. first, Robin Hood second, Au-
gusta Belle third. Time, III.
Following are the entries at Bennings:
FIRST race. three-quarters of a mile
beaten horses. O-year-olds- Ross 10;
Clarus, 10; Setauket, 10: Lousdale. no;
Trader. 10: IXiOn. no. Patroiman. 10;
Hartford. 10; Lady Kelly. l01; Florence
ilQ1i Traymore:. l01; .Brishtwood, l07'
Second race. six and half furloncs,
three-year- olds-Miss Bess. 112; Marquee
rite. ll2 Tartarian llj, Restraint. 10;
T I,a 10; Play or Pay, 10; C,hiswlck,
erse. 10; Perchsnce. 10; ely Tuttle.
lOIt Orphan, lO7; Mask, lOI.
Ihird lace, one mile. undergraduates,
100, Eloroy 100. bessie Blsland. 10:
Shelly futile, 10; Roche. M; Terrifer,
ll6; Restraint, lOi. Shadow. 1Ol.
Fourth race, five and "A half furlongs,
handicap-Annie e. tmly), 100; Hyaway,
100. Mcdonald. 90: Theodore H.. %;
Torchhearer 100: our Jack. 1l4 Florence,
loo; FactOtum. l06: Curacao, IL: West
park. los, Caprice tcOlD. 9S; Lady Kelly,
30; DR.. Burch, l0j.
Fifth race, one mile. selling Gettys-
burg, lO4. Arab, l0l; Paulette. 1Ol: Bolero.
IIVIG Gonzales. l0l; Top Gallant i0i;
Hour, lol; Pleban, lOl; Backwood. QS.
Moonraker. lOj Van /ant 1O5: Pan Ham
de, 100; Bess McDun, %; Bunker Hill.
DO: Freezer %.
Sixth race three-Quarters Of a mile,
s.. i't-NFfacnse. i' R'morse. I0l:
Laughing Water. at. Seabird. o. Prince
Otto, %: Heads or Tails. ~: VIII Nc
Auliffe. ~: Grace Brown ~. Lorirner.
iU9; strathmaid, %; Trump -, Con-
V mora ~ Wv oriearr.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 12.-Tollowine
are the results of the races here to-day:
FIRST race; six and half furlongs. sell
ing Silyerado first. Rouser second. bud
Hughes third. Time :26l4
second race five-eishta Of a mile, sell
ing-Hennirea first, Ethel W second
Governor Hill third. Time. 1903,
Third race. five and 20 half furoncs.
seling-Carmen first. Little Ell second.
Rail- third. Time II0it.
Fourth race. FIVE and a half furlongs.
selling-Leta L. first st. Pancreas second.
Winnie Davis third. Time. l131.
Fifth race. fifteen-sixteenths Of a mile
handicap first. WedgeGed
second, Coronet third. Time 1870.
So East To,f
ST. LOUIS. Dee. 12-Three thousand
people witnessed good racing on a fast
track to-day. Close finishes ruled sum
maries.
First race. five-eighths of mile sell
ing-Bold Hardy first King Faro second.
Robespierre third. Time l.0J
Second race. one mile sellinc-TZeH first
Livingston second. Bansach third. Time,
1914.
Third race. eleven-sixteeHths Of mile.
selling Montana Belle first Emblem sec !
ond Ethel Fortune third. Time. I.1JH.
Fourth race hve-eghths Of "a mile /
Roy first, Conductor MCSWeenev second !
May Blrm third. Time l.OTI5.
rifth race. three-quarters OF a mile |
sellinS-Pebbie Rock first. Crimson second. +
Langley third. Time. l:23.