New-York tribune., 1896-11-21
SURPRISE AT BENNINGS.
,crr AT LONG ODDS VICTORIOUS IN
THE FOURTH RACE.
ssAxr CONTESTS AND CLOSE FINISHES THE
o,nv-R OF THE DAY-LAMBENT' MOHAWK


o,nrn OF THE DAY-LAMBENr. MOHAWK
PRINCE. l.. L. AND Ida WOOD
LANDS ALSO WIN
washington Nov. 2o-The fourth days races or the
IN r,aeting a: Bennngs were run in raw. damp
,her with slight spr!nkes OF rain. which anected
,,e,dance somewhat. The precipitation, how
~ - w,s not sufficient to impair the track Three
go f.vorjtes and a well-backed second choice won
p .so h,okmakers evened up on the third race,
~. Naurice the odds-on pick OF the knowing ones.
WI councillor Howe. at almost even money, fell
AVN before Forget. a rank outsider at u TO J.
s.. In with Sims riding. was thought the best
=. ,ha Ioi in the first race Of mile at odds OF TO o
nhon. At . 10 and 10 TO 5 and Illusion at to 2
..r, we'll liked and Findout at : 70 and Navahoo
rwere touched lightly. Illusion took coupe
,.r,bs AZ IN, start and showed the way the
neeouerter post. with Lambent next. Sun Up was
,or IN getting off and was never In II. lambert
s,asd ahead at the head of the stretch and won by
10th from Findoui. who came UP very fast' but
rable 20 overhaul the leader.
SSr Prince was the choice among the ten who
,na ,r tho second ave-furong scramble. going
., .vsn money valorous stood next in favor at 5
. With the others nibbled at up TO twenties or
,,.o- The favor!te jumped length in front shortly
stsr perfect start. The others ran in bunch to
n hoad Of the stretch. Coming home Enphema L.
n.ye her hackers good run for their money. being
. ,aV a length behind Mohawk Prince when the
wire was reached.
The surprise of the day came in the th'rd race.
which was mile and a sixteenth Maurice looked
,tn a good thing at to 5. though Counsellor Howe
.rr,ed the hopes of many at 10 D. Forget at J. to
as scarcely nibbled at while Vol!ey went begging
., o. "a / or better Forget set the pace from the
SSsrinning. leading by three lengths for the entire
Ss;snce Maurice and Counsellor Howe had pretty
necs and neck brush in the backstrech. but the
at the In ya snsSs sna wAs 5eRnd Bnsies ree by woe
WIZ y NJ 10 10 had the call in the fourth. seven
e,shtbs Of a mile race. Convention was in good de-
mand a, TO !. and the other I'VE ranged up to ~ 10
sor Riaer Convention pulled out OF the bunch at
me ~ first turn and apparently had the race in hand
ianded the purse by half length In brusinS finish
Ina woodlands and Brilliancy were almost even
favorites in the last race. fve-furlone dash The
former was played at even money and the latter at
sOrdeo brought ls TO and Taurs ds and and 0n,
soon collared by Briiancy, who carried the banner
until well down the homestretcn Ida Woodlands
then drew up and won by length. Summaries:
FIRST RACE-Purse $500: selling: for three year-oids
one mile.
E;:::s: E;$::3: $ir4;; - i
Illusion. sun-rp. Edroy and vcnra II also ran
SECOND RAcE-purse $500 selling. for 'wo year oids
Five fur,onss
Eupss%la T. 'Girora, IL
valorous Periodical. Dye. Contractor, Lizzie t. H.
Belle Dick and Aonwood also ran.
THIRD RAcE-Purse $500 handicap for three oiis
and upward. and one-sixteea,h miles
Forget tHrsch' !.
Maurice l23. lriiIs' 90 ,
Time 90
Counsellor Howe also
FOURTH RACE-Purse $500; selling; for twoyear-cd'
furlongs
{s.T.a,SS + R Observation-Disclosures, 100 .drses,
Trdyant 100. w i'a''' " ~
Time 81
One Chance. Atiantus. Rfer and Prisoner also ran
FIFTH RACE-Purse $500: selling for maiaens three
years old and upward Five furongs.
Briancy. .''l'"' = ~ /,
Taric, III '''''
Time-I:ci