Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-24
STARTING WINTER RACING.
Benning Meeting Opened Yesterday With
Six Races on the Gard.
Only Five Were Run, However, Owing
to Delay-Some Upsets-Today's
Card a Good One.

The opening day OF the Benning race
meeting yesterday was not the success an
uclpated by the club. The weather was all
that could have been expected at this time
of the year, and while the track was far
from being a good one, still IL was a safe
and fairly fast one, despite the mud and
water. The card was the best as to num-
bers perhaps ever presented TO the local
racing public, six events being called for,
but even these attractions failed to draw
more than a thousand people to the track.
and consequently the eighteen track and
the three foreign books complained that
business was far from brisk. Very few wo-
men braved the cold, and those who did
lowered around the two or three stoves
put up in the uninclosed grand stand.
The days racing was fairly successful.
Adde, however, being the only favorite to
earn bracket. The starting of Dick
Mccain was the subject of considerable
adverse criticism, and to his indecision SO
much of daylight was wasted that it was
after sundown before the fifth race was
started, and the sixth one, a steeplechase,
an event especially enjoyable to local turf
ltes could not be run. With but seven
horses to start in the first race, twenty
minutes were required by Mccain to get
them off, in the second forty-five minutes
the fifth event were the horses sent of in
any sort of reasonable time 1t probably
was oNeranNiety on the part of the starter
TO do particularly well, but in several in
stances he failed to take advantage Of
good breaks, and then, as is usually the
case, finally sent them off much less adj
Nantageousiy. With a card of six races
the first one being called at 30 Starter
McCann VIII have TO move much quicker
imam ne dld yesterday to finish in daylight
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The following is the summary of the davis
racing: First race, five furlongs-Capt
Brown, 6 and to ), first; Aurelian, s and s
TO :, second: Artillery, 10 and to 1, third.
Time, Loo IL. Annie bishop, 3 and to 3;
Correction, even and to 3: Terrifier, Is
and .; Marguerite, 40 and IL: Mask, 40 and
Il. and Aristocrat 300 and 100, also ran.
Second race, selling, five and one-half fur
longs-Addie, to . and to 3. first: Nv
Gyps, and S TO ), second; Billy s., s and 3,
third. Time ITO. Heads or Tails. 40 and
y; Sullross. 10 and 4; Miracle. 30 and 10:
Iopgallant, 20 and S; Play or Pay, 9 TO 2
and to .; Jersey, g and .; Panhandle 20
and II; Lita, 30 and 10; Metuchen 100 and
10; Express. 90 and 20; Gold Pan, 200 and
g y9, Edwin OWN zoo and 20; Risk. 100 and 40. and
Jim Pagan, 100 and 40, also ran
Ihlrd race, six furlongs-Ontario, 4 and
TO >. first; West Park, 3 and 1. second:
Rama, and to ). third. Time, III L.
T..
Faustina colt, 20 and 8: Eliza Ann az and
20; Hazel, 10 and 4; Clansman, 80 and Is:
Galloping King, 10 and 4; Dulse, 20 and s:
heien hlly, 100 and 40; Caprice colt, 100 and
AZ; Graceful. 100 and 40. and Rebecca 60
and 10 also ran.
Fourth race. one mile-Panway 10 and 4
hrst; Bessie Bisland, and 2. second: Cap
tain T.. and to 2. third. Time, As 10.
Kirkover. 4 and Z 10 5: Watterson- 10 and
4: Tom Tough, s to ) and 3 TO 3: old PEN
per . and ?; Doncaster. 30 and 10; McMur-
try. 30 and 10: Colonel s. ~ and S, and
Sam D., 100 and 40, also ran.
Fifth race-Six furlongs. Satanella 9 and
>. first; Pearl Top. and 1. second: Buceph-
alus, and 3: third. Time. l.21 Ohei-
Mexico. and 3; Hopper. S to and to S;
Mattress, 10 and 4; Simaron. 10 and 4;
Monarch, 10 and 4; Rahula, 10 and l. and
Stranahan, 10 and 4. also ran.
The Card Today.
Today's card is as follows:
First racial ages; selling; five furlones.
Minnehaha, ia: Milt Young and Miracle.
lOi each; Grace Brown, los: Edwin, lO7;
Captain Wagner. 1Ol: Robin Hood and
Josephine. 80 each; Billy Boy, ~; Patrol
man, 90; Venusburg. ~, and Cuckoo 81.
Second ce-Maiden-two-year-olds five
furlongs. Gonditz colt, Mcdonald. Yucatan
and Hartford. los each. and Pottowattomie.
Dispatch. Daisy B., Edith. Annie C FLY.
Sprinkle, Deimos, Infatuation flly Pierre
Waggaman. Golden Valley and Swampoodle.
los each.
Third race-Handicap; one and one-six-
teenth miles. Charade. 1l2; Equity, 10;
Roche. 100; Correction, log, and Lizzie, 80.
Fourth neutrality-suspicious.: selling; one
mile. Augusta Belle. 109: Iron Duke los;
Elroy, ld5; Sam Bryant and Lsmore lO4
each; Risk, -; Willie McAuliffe and Tom
my Dixon. ~ each. and Ingot and Queen
Enid. 80 each.
Fifth race-Non-winners: six furlongs.
Nanzant. 100: Strathmaid, 104: Bon Adven-
ture, 100; Midnight. l02: Lallah. Redlight
and Grand PriN. ~ each, and Trump Lou
Rhett and Shadow. - each.
Sixth race-Two-year-olds: five and one
half furlongs. William T., lis; Our Jack
and Factotum, Ill each: Springtime and
Fiction, lbs each; Dutch Skater and Doctor
Garnett LOG each, and Gleason. 103.