The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-08
WINTER RUNNING RACES
To BE Held at the Ivy city Track-The
Results at BenninCs.


at Bennings to-day was sloppy and
muddy. Horses were in demand by the
betters. Three favoritec and three second
choices carried off the money, yet the
books quit winner on the day owing to
small play on the winning faVorites.
The attendance was very good and the
betting fair. The finish in the second and
sixth races was close, while in the others
the winner won easily.
George II. Engeman caused much re-
jpicng among the horsemen by the an
nouncement that h. had secured a IL
cense from the district assessor for his
projected winter meeting at the Ivy City
track, which will commence December
18th.
Blue Mass, late Calomel (flly). was an
overwhelming favorite In the first race,
but Broolet ally led all the way and won
by three parts of a length from the first
choice.
Pekin and Bessie Bisland were both
heavily played in the second race, the
former closing a shade shorter.
These two had the race between them.
and Bisland won by neck. Yucatan was
backed down to 7 to 10 I'm the third race,
and won easily from Pottowattomie and
Ixion. who were heads apart.
Nearly every horse In the fourth race
iftTlNNh SOiut SuppOiAt w bpbbdH always
being the choice. The latter beat the
flag. and was never headed. winning by
three lengths from Tube Rose.
The fifth race was won by King Stock,
who defeated G. w. Cook, ne favorite,
easily.
The sixth event resulted In a beautiful
finish between three horses who were
heads apart, Equity winning. with Tom
Finley second and Sui Ross third. Sum
maries:
First race four and a half furlongs-
Brooklet (flly) first. Blue Mass second,
lnfatuaton third Time 81.
Second race, one and one-sXteenth
miles-Bessie Bisland first Pekin second,
Captain r. third. Time, 1:Jl.
Third race, five-elghths of mile-Yuca-
tan first, Pottowattomie second, Ixon
third. Time. 1903 l-2.
Fourth race. four and half furlongs-
Noodban first, Tube Rose second, Rtump
third. Time. Sc 1-2.
Fifth race. three-quarters of a mile
King stock first. G. W. Cook second Red
Light third. Time, lis IL.
Sixth race, six and a half furlongs-
Equity first, Tom Finley second, Sui
Ross third Time. 1924.
The Entries
Following are the entries at Bennings
for tomorrow:
First race, six and one-half furlongs.
two-year- olds-Little Mat 10S; Curacao,
los; Aureian, los; Tiger. lOS; Fiction, l0S
Ontario. us.
Second race, five-eighths mile. selling
Syracuse. lO7; Bolero, lO7; Silence lOl;
Elmstone l9l; Tom. Karl l0l; Sonora, l0l,
Robin Hood sc; Freezer. 80; Play or Pay
l02. Grace Brown, 80. Vesta Oilly), l05
Yellow Rose, us; Heads or Tails. SO.
Third race. one and one-sixteenth miles,
handcap-Equity, los: Philora. los; Pan
way, 30; Sulross, lO5; Restraint. lOi; Moon
raker. "a; Bessie Bisand. no.
Fourth race. steeplechase. handicap. fun
course-Capt Manning. 40; Lithbert, 40;
Mars 40; Ooklawn. 1876: Lexington, ll5:
Geronimo. 49,; 81. John. i55; Baronet, l30;
Elphin, $50; Aspen Leaf. Is.
Firth race, four and One-half furlongs, |
nom winners-Edwin, lO4; Laughing Water, |
l0i; Pan Handle. 1O4; Play or Pay. lO7;
Van Zandt, l07; Robin Hood, l07; FIdget, |
lW; Artillery. l0I
Sixth race, six and one-half furlongs, |
three-year- olds-Lismore. lO2; CaIantha,
lO2; Bayard, 100; Traverse l05; Frieze, l05;
Shelly futile, l07; Tartarian, 107: Mask, |
l07, Blue Blood. 10.
'alent Out of Fo IN Mt East st Louis.
EAST ST. LOUIS. MO-, Dec. THE
talent was out OF form at East ST. Louis |
this afternoon. Favorltes were defeated |
by rank outsiders in the first three races. |
and the bookmakers were jubiant The |
weather was cold and clear, and the |
track fast. The attendance was fully I'D |
10 expectations, and the sport very inter |
esting. Sam. Sayres jumped over the
fence in the last race. Commencing Mon
DAY no purse less in value than 500 and |
nothing less than $500 handicaps will be
carded al this track. Summaries:
FIRST race. nine-sixteenths mile-Cotta
hrsl' SOUTHERN second, Coroner third.
Time, SO.
Second race. one miie-t1ster first.
sweetbread second. Merge third. Time.
;49 IA.
Ihird race, five-eghths mile-Florello
mrst' censor second. Boldhardy third.
Time. LOG.
fourth race. one and one-sixteenths mile
-oakview first. Bevis second, Tommie
third. Time. Ill ga.
flith race one mile-Jean Leslie first
'osephie Cassidy second, Paul Dombey
third. Time. I:i9.