The morning times., 1896-04-24
WALDEN Stables LUCK
Ran First and Second in The
Mount Vernon Stakes.
PLoRIAN AND SUCCESSFUL
Were the Fleet Youngsters to Do the
Trick-McCafferty's Winged Foot
Was Third-Fitzgerald's starting
Machine Used In the Mile Event.
Golden Gates Runaw way Race.


With a reduction in the admission price.
an improved card and cool weather the
attendance at the Bennlng track yester-
day showed q marked increase.
Not only did the members or the sterner
sex, who nave hankering after the sport,
turn out in much larger numbers, but the
ia,4irs favored the PreLty little course with
their presence. The first special to the
track brought quite a little crowd OF them,
and as this was later supplemented by
arrivals on the second speciaI and ny those
who drove out, the grand stand presented
very gay appearance Dy the Time the
first race was called.
As a weiI-known racing man said: The
sport can be ali right IL tnere are only ten
persons Oh the track, but IL does not seem
like racing without a big crowd" This
very aptly applies TO Benning, where the
old-timers have been won't to see thousands
teeming over the lawns and clubhouse
grounds, and the crowd yesterday iivened
Things up TO marked degree.
LIVELY DAYS SPORT.
There was more enthusiasm displayed,
more interest taken, and last but not
least, more specuia tion than a any time
during the earlier days of the meeting.
From now out marked improvement
may be looked for and by the latter part
OF next week the game will doubtless
have become such good one that IL will
be a shame TO bring an end TO it. Many
OF the horses that were not fit TO start
heretofore are now roun ding TO and
therefore the entries will improve. With
better filled races the attendance Is all
hut guaranteed.
Those who visited the track yesterday
were we'll repaid for their trouble, as nearly
all OF The races resulted in coed CONTESTS
The specula;iveiy inclined also came ont
well, five fayorites catching the judges
eye in the van.
in use al New Orleans during the past
winter was given "A trial at Benning yes
teFsiay for the FIRST time. Starter FitZ-
gerald. who has been welding Tie red
mag at the Crescent City track. brought
the coDtrivance up with him and per
sonalIy supe rintended the setting up and
operating of the machine.
PROVED FAIRL Y SUCCESSFUL.
1t was tried in the mile event and
proved to- be fairly successful. There
were six starters in the event. Owing
To a Misunderstanding among the jockeys
they thought the machine was to start
tD'm.
This is not the case. as it is a liping-up
IDacnine. and the horses are not expected
TO leave the post until the starter has
dropped his Tag. In case the machine
goes up and the horses are not evenly
aligned the starter does not send them
off. They can be brought back and an
other trial given.
When the ma chine flew up for the
first time yesterday McCafferty. who rode
sir Dixon Jr and Littlefield. on Tom
their mounts run nearly half mile before
they realized their mistake and pulled up.
The stak event yesterday was the
Mount Vernon, half-mile dash for two
year-olds. There were seven carded to
start. and every one or them faced the
sta rter.
The Walden pair, Successful and Florian.
were the choices, the former closing at
z to and the latter at TO 2. kittie
B. III was the best fancied or the others,
being well played at TO l.
TROUBLE IN STARTING THEM.
Flynn had considerable trouble in get
ting them started, FIorian and Fidenia, a
fiily from the BieInlon stable. by hayon
D'Or-Fides, acting quite badly at the
post. Ine Naden pair also contributed
their share of contrariness.
When they did finally get started Nc
Cafferty, on Winged DOT, the sister of
Appiegate. broke IN front and set a lively
pace to the turn. She was closely ac-
companied by Successful and fiorian.
Behind them came Euphemia l., one OF
M. F. Stephenson's fast fillies, and kittie
b II. Ny Vic and Fidena brought up the
rear. Winged Foot did not retain her
advantage FOR long, and turning into the
stretch was third To the Walden pair.
Here Euphcmia l. came up like streak
OF lIshtu.Bg and poked her nose in front
OF McCaffcrty's mount. Ii was her only
chance for a bid. however, aud the next
moment she dropped back She was beaten
at the very start Winged Foot again
pushed forward. but another contestant
had come forward in Kitte ii. Under
Ballard's desperate riding she had come
from behind. where she looked to be hope
Iessiy beaten.
Like Euphamia L.. however, she could
not stand the pace, and in the run down
the home stretch dropped back Winged
Foot and Florian closed up TO Successful,
and furlong from home it looked like
anybody's race. The master hand of Sims
was hard at work, however, and in another
moment Successful commenced to draw
rapidly away, and passed under the wire
a full length 10 the good of her stable
mate, Florian, with Winged Foot but
short neck away.
HELD ON GAMELY.
Kittie B. ii held on gamely, and at the
wire was neck and neck with Fidena,
length behind Winged Foot. McCafferty's
filiy showed marked Improvement in this
race over her last and Will probably prove
ara one TO beat later in the season.
The opening race furnished good betting
event, with Jefferson the choice at even
money and Halton next in demand at to
8. Lancer, 10 TO l shot, cut out the
but could not stand hard drive. nd Sims
won somewhat easily with Halton by a
length and a half from Tinge, with Lancer
third.
race. the talent could see nothing but
Premier, and l to 8 was the best obtain
able against him. Palmerston closed
Is oary ga shsfaT 5ae op5sasT f6 @ate at
runa way race of it with Palmerston, and
led by three lengths into the stretch.
There he tired badly and was beaten home
by the favorite.
The fourth race, a handicap, brou ght four
starters to the post, with Golden Gate aud
Augusta Belle the choices at to g.
Daly's horse opened up a gap at the fall
of the flag and won easily by an open
length from Chugnut, with Emo second.
The closing race was started with FitZ-
gerald's machine. Tom Moore broke in
front, but soon gave way to Prig, who
made the running to the far tnrn. where Re
stopped to walk and Ed Kearney drew
away and won easily by two lengths from
Mirage, with Sir Dixon, Jr., third.