The evening times., 1896-11-19
GOOD SPORT 1T BENN|NG
Many Exciting Events Yet on the
Cards.
WINTERING FLYERS HERE
No Better Place to Be Found. and
Convenient for Opening of Spring
Season-BettOrs Have Had Plain
Sailing So Far-ThOse Who Back
Best Horses Fare Best In the End.

Benning- Race Track, Nov. 10. - Today's
program is by long od9ik the best that has
been offered since the meeting opened, and
results are In keeping, the evenly balanced
|. fields furnishing brisk speculation and
contests OF a neck-and-1eck order.
This i'm provement is most flattering mot
alone to the enlargement, who seem to have
framed a program thai suits the wants of
the borscm en- ON the gEQund, but to the pub
lie as wen, for good .fkilds, In which the
chances of those entered look difficult to
solve. bring Joy to the hearts OF every true
lover of the sport.
There is every reason to believe that
for the rem ainder OF the meeting no lessen
ing in the merit Of the sport will he found.
for the wind-op of-the meeting means
wind-up OF the legitimate season, and
owners are rot apt to let slip anything
that looks like good chance to earn a
winters supply OF oats.
Surue few of the stables will continue
on to New Orleans, where the flags will
fly all winter. but the majority will return
To the tracks in the vicinity OF New York.
and the horses will receive the let-up
that they have earned. .l. --.--..-'
SOME MAY STAY HERE.
1t may be that some may winter here,
as the track is to be kept In condition for
gallopine Those that DO so will have no
are well adapted for the purpose, and the
early spring in this part OF the country will
enable trainers To INT their charges for the
Fray much earlier than ir they ship them
home for TIN, III onths in which our turf In ws
refuse to permit racing.
Another thing To bc considered is expense
Next seasons racing will open either hero
or at Pimlicn. "a nd the cost OF shipping back
and forth will be saved
10 the DeIlurs. the ineeting thus far has
been ''plain sailing" for not only have
favorites captured the hons share OF the
races, but the prices offered have been ex-
tremely liberal. The layers, with one or
two exceptions, have lost heavily, AS they
are bound to, while public form is verified.
for the majority Of the regulars bet on the
best horse, and in he long run there is no
disputing the fact tina { his is the only way
one can win
Surprises come, Of course, both in the
way OF improvements and loss OF form but
those who let the rUmors OF the paddock
pass and holdto opinions based on what hap
pens IL races. are the only ones that win.
DOWN THE LINE.
keefe is seldom seen in the saddle these
days. 1t is rumored that Father Bill Daily
and the boy are out"
Frank Woods, who makes the prices for
j. A. Bennett, is q great admirer OF long
shots. At fitnliro he succeeded IN landing
several 'coups," but outside OF good
commission on Tomaka on Tuesday his road
at Bcnning has been thorny one.
Ballarat, who was at one time the crack
cross-country horse in the East, could not
stay mile on the nat. Perhaps Waiter
will go a route through the field when
little more accustomed to the game. His
o.put Yesterday show.a tnat ne can Jump
all right.
Walters list OF winning mounts must he
very close TO the limit for apprentices. He
is fairly clever. and with practice is sure
10 make his mnrk in the saddle.
IL the taiked-of steepTechase for gentle
men riders is made I,aliin,ore will send
over a party OF "rOoters" that Will make
the wclkin ring.
: The DAILY family, baby and all make regII-
Isr trips IL Benning- Oh, what bliss had
that baby betn-i ioyf
Put One cGance. Buidi4. ROYAL Princess.
Hurl and Dalgrette On ypur list Of horses
worth watching when properly placed.