Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
RACING At BENNING.
Meeting May Be Held From the 18th
to the 2Sth of November.

MeetihE May Be Held From the 18th
to the 2Sth of November.
Inc Washington Jockey Club has applied
10 the Jockey Club for a license to con-
d'ict race meeting of eleven days at the
Bennlns track. from the 18th to the 18th
of next month. The license will, of course
re granted, and the meeting here follow
ing that at Plmlico. near Baltimore. will
close the racing season of 1896 in the east.
1t Is understood that the Bookmakers'
ASSOCIATION has agreed to contribute about
Sl,SOO daily toward the expense of the local
meeting and it Is probable that the purses
viii be SO limited In amount as to make
the meeting both financial and racing
success
FROM the New York Journal, Today.
There was genuine rejoicing among the
horse owners at AqCeduct yesterday when
it became generally known that there will
certainly be meeting at Benning this
TALL. 1t had been genera lily believed that
the end Of the Pimlico meeting would
mean wind-up for the eastern season.
and these extra days mean just many
more opportunities for owners to win a
winters supply Of oats.
The Metropolitan Turf Association is re-
Sponsible for the new developments. At
a meeting held Thursday night the mat
ter was considered, and the result was
that the members authorized their commit
tee to offer the gentlemen who control
the Benning track guaranteed contribu-
ton of 81 200 a day toward defraying the
cost of the racing. With this amount adder
to the receipts from the gate and the other
privileges, it Will not be difficult to
the meeting without loss. In fact. IL is
very probable that there will be a small
profit for the promoters.
Georgetown College Athletics.
]. s. Walsh. jr.. is manager of field and
track sports this year.
The base ball team, far selected, is
as follows: Maloney, catcher; Fleming. sec
ond base; Riordan. short stop: McIntire-
third base: Capt. Mccarthy. left field :;
Lamb, center field; NJ. J. Walsh. pitcher:
first base and right field are still unas
signed In addition to Walsh. five other
pitchers are on the list. and, while the
team Is strong one. Big Mike" Ma
honey's strong arm will be missed. Dick
Harley. captain of last years team. will
play with the Philadelphia National League
team next year.
Wefers. the great little sprinter. came In
Friday from Lawrence. Mass. His last
races were in Canada, where ne won three
Canadian championships-the 1M)-yard
race, the 220-yard race and the one-fourth-
mile race.
Frank Smith. the champion hammer
thrower of New England, arrived Thurs
day.
There are twenty-seren candidates for
| the field and track, but only two of last
years men. McAnerny and Walsh, coming
out.
The fall field and track meet will take
place on November l..
Division of Temple Cup Money.
The players of the Cleveland base ball
team will each get SILT for his share of the
proceeds from the Temple cup games over
and above all expenses. Cleveland's share
| of the profits was nearly s1,7OO. The money
will be divided among fourteen players
The Baltimore players, it Is estimated,
will divide about $500 their share of the
profits, and each man will get about 500
Last season the Cleveland players got
over $3.50 each for the Tempe cup games.
The money is divided. 60 per cent being
given to the winning team and ~ per cent
| to the losing.
Whitman Defeats Drfscon.
NJ. B. Whitman. Harvard's crack tennis
player. yesterday afternoon at New Haven
defeated T. A. Driscoll of Georgetown Uni
versity. IN three straight sets, thereby win
| ming the championship of the fifteenth an
| nual intercollegiate tennis tournament and
gaining for Harvard the permanent posses
| sion of the $500 trophy stake cup that has
been contested for fifteen years.
The doubles will be decided today. when
| the two Harvard teams will meet to decide
which is the better Summary:
Whitman of Harvard defeated Driscoll OF
| Georgetown G-2, Ga, So.
The Budn Pesth Tournament.
The fourth round CT the international
| chess masters tournament was played at
| Buda Pesth yesterday, the pairing being
| as follows:
! Schlechter vs.. Tarrasch, Maroczy VS.
Winawer, Popiel VS.. Pillsbury, Noa vs..
Charousek. Marco vs.. Walbrodt, Janowski
| VS.. Tschigorin. Albin had bye.
Following are the results
| Schlechter and Tarrasch drew kings
| bishops game, after Al moves.
| Winawer beat Maroczy in a Vienna game
! after 80 moves.
| Pillsbury beat Pop!el in a kings bishops
| game, after 50 moves.
| Charousek beat Noa in a knights
| game, after 81 moves.
| Marco and Walbrodt drew a Ruy Lopez