New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-02
MAY DAY AT BENNINGS.
SLIM ATTENDANCE AND BAD Wealth
Err.

roI,R FAvORITEs RUN AWAY FROM THEIR FIELDS
urr1, r,sr-rrc1l OF THE WALDEN STABLE
Washington. May May Day without the slight
cot glimpse OF sunshine and with reminder OF
February temperature would not allow more ina"
the most ordinary attendance at Jennings "-uaS'
The field numerically trivial primarily. was les
co,l hv tho marking )ut as ineligible OF the Ieclar
b,ack horse Kinglet from the slxfurlong FEATURE
u,h Karma and Flame scratched from me last
race the five-furong dash Tho distressing sim
ness OF the grandstanl was In sad contrast 10 any
nrevous Illustration Of the season. So far as the
races are concerned. they were Of average quality
The favortes reaped good harvest, capturing iour
NJ the five races The Walden Stable had good
ground for feeling elatcd at the end OF the dismal
day az all their entries won.
In the first race Ignatus. jr started off WELL but
could not keep up his pace long enough to prevent
being headed by all the others. The Walcen My
Florlan won by good two lengths. The favorite
paw or Pay. hal little difficulty In scoring Vic
tory in the six frong DASH winning by four lengths
from the second and third horses. who were only
about head apart at the finish The stake race OF
tho day was the Eastern Branch dash, for which
only three colts all OF whom have been winners
during the meeting essayed for more honors. The
Walden nly started ahead. and the Morris couple.
with Prompt In the lead. close after. but the
black Ally was two lengths to the good at the
finish making his third victory OF the meeting.
The mile handicap like the preceding race. filled
with only three entries. and Shakespeare. half a
length ahead, with two lengths between the second
and third horses. had the honors. summaries:
FIRST RACE-rour and ne-half furlongs.
F1orian Io7 dittleneld,. ...................l Il
,anon"de. no CDosseo. ...............".2 -
sscond Choice io2 dowers ;::...............3 25-i
Tgnatius Jr.. also ran.
SECOND RACE-six furlongs
Pas or Play. 1913 90 diary. ....'..''''''.'.b Il
Buckeye. 1903 Pc~ers1 o.
uurlingham and Chebar also ran
THIRD RACE-Four and one-haf furlongs
Successful. l18 Dogsetp .....,..............d Ia
Prompt IL BalIard, ............'......."'2 10
L'ho' AZ Time-o:57 2.5.
No other starters.
FOURTH RACE-One mile.
shakesp.are. ils Ii''leheId' .............".l Ii
voliey. loo tkeefe.
Mirage io5 oI~ary), ''..''''S %
No other starters.
FIFTH RACE-Fv, furlongs: selling.
Nayahoe IOS (O'Leary). .....................l II
Eliza Belle, 03 tHrschl. ....''...'''''.'':'"'3 -
Mormon i04 0ongdonl .... ......'......'3 Il
Belle Fowler and Pearl Brock also ran
Entries for Saturday:
FIRST RACE-Maiden two-year-olds: five furlonss
Lizzie b. H...........io5 Wandering Willie ......io2
Bicycle Girl ............io-l
SECOND RAcE-Handcap; six furlongs.
Klnxlet ........ili Maxwell ..'............iiooSs
rrs ''.......1lO VIII Elliot lo2
THIRD RAcE-washngton Handicap; ore mile and
sixteenth. "a,
Tnse Ivy, a..
,aladin 49,. 1903 War Bonnet doubtful. o.
Augusta Belle tdoubtfuD.io-
ror-pryt RAC.E-Six furlongs; selling
In,ermssion SIX ................ s. s.
Nottingham ..''''''''' a. ~
PAY or Play .....'.'.. VI
FIFTH RACE-shersdan steepiech"se' "Do'' 20
l63f Lafayette ~
Inc rec. Chevy Chase i39
WoodIofHa 90. - .l4Ol May Blossom ........''''AS'