The times., 1897-11-12
UPSETs FOR THE TALENT
Good Things at Benning Fail
to Go Through.
SURPRISE IN HURDLE RACE
I.ansdale. a Green Horse Over the
Jumps, Beats Gut the 0dds-oIi
Fav,rite VaIorous -Johnny Nc
Cafferiy Works Requital Nile
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Thele was weeping and Tailing in tie
rank. al the regulars after ile las race
had been run al Penning Yesterday. Not
d single favoritc IL the entire five races
hac reached home IN The van. The nearest
aFprcaoE H. anything like public choice
no coi the money was Pa Bill Daly's
Sensational, who. with little 0'Connor Oh
his Lack, was first To the finish in The
opening race at odds of to .. just a
pom; higher than Martha IL. From then
cul il was a succession of dumps of the
most heart trea king description, which
ate lie HOLES III the pockets of plunseFs
ard -pilsurs'' ahi-e. and sent thea back
u town wiser but sadder men, The last
finishing touch OF agony was piled ON
when Billy divers Lansdale, horse
pho lad never raced over the sticks he
fore il. his life. put ii on" the TO 10
fa,urite, Valorous, by a scant nose just
in the last Jump There was al the
- Ia ] against the winner that anyone
wanted ana a good deal more for that
matter. SO those who lined up To cash after
tho race were few and far between. The
n.iseIeblc racing weather prevented any
eAccpi The regulars from taking IN tile
sport. Not hair dozen women were ia
the stand. ana only a few OF the local
fuil.ReIs OF The sport took in tie game.
The amateur sportsman cannot stand for
gong sIacing in all kinds and conditions
o. weather.
l-state the bad condition OF the track.
the sport as whole was far and wa s the
best or the nertiur. GOOD, spirited fin
irnes were thc ord n of the day, and the
hurdle race, which was a q mile and
tlree-quartcrs over seven hurdles, 'ToUEht
a beautiful contest from start to finish.
Holm MoCafferty had his recently pur
chased crack, Requital out between the
t4hrA and fourth races, and after trotting
around the track sent the speedy non -
Retributi0u a mile at a Uwo-minute clip.
Tie famous little Nesterner is g,Ing 60
take this grand col, TO England the first
Ur the year, aud hopes 10 pick up some u
the british plums with the BrookGale
cast-ofr
4 siA-furlong event for all a ces opened
The haE. Halton refused the issue leav
ing five L. -. Sensational opened favor
ite, bAt q hcr 1ip On tie Western nny
Martins II, sent her price from twcs down
10 : tc I3aly's horse, on the other hand
went frum even money Up TO 10 . The
favoute rau a very Disappointing race,
neVeI being dangerous factor. Midget
O'Counor to- X naly's horse To The frout
mt tie start ard Jed hy open daylight
L. the lead OF the stretch. lambert caughi
lhni la the run home, but could nor quite
GET Up. and in driving finish Sensations.
ir.. sRi-.
tie good. LamlieHt best Thoma Cat three
leisgths for Secunc money.
There were three hot tips in the Second
eveut. DecanteI was the best fancied #
the tho, aHd closed farorite at eight To
five, while OUr Breezy sold well al fOurs
and Judge Ndrdell was backed FROM eight
L. one down Ia fives. There was a tire
some delay At he post, and when FitZ did
finally senG them awayi IL was Ia unly a
fair start Babieca was in front but
quicSiy gave way 10 Our Breezy and
Judge Narduil. thetwo coed things These
two made the pace in the run home, but
ia tie lasr few jumps were split by the
favurte " ho came with a rattle
The owners Handicap brought a field
OF seven 10 he post II was a very open
betting affair. Premier, who olUsed first
choice, being quoted AT Ihrees a ruuor
u tie effect that Fuiley had worked
nile 1t Morris Park IL lightning time sent
tho odds against Days horse from sixes 10
Tiyes sallie CIicquot was also heavily
back cd. and this last tip proved the
right one Jack CCylie, who had the mount
on the Salvador mare, laid behind the lead
ers until tie Far turn was reached, where
he took command, and at the END won
easily by a length from Yolley. with Pre-
E.ier third.
NordS worth was played TO win the fourth
event as If it were al over. SCneer put
up a niscrably incompetent ride on him
ana finished among the also rams. The
winner turned up in Halton, who made all
his own running, and won easily by a
length from Mohawk Prince
VslorOus had g big pun in the weights in
the hurdle event, and carried the bulk Of
the money Seven 70 ten was the best
cbtainablc against him at the close He
laid second and third to the last turn. where
McIne-ary sent him IN tile front and com
Ing down the stretch looked a winner ali
over. he had Flushing beaten, hut Nc
Inerary simply threw the race away by