The times., 1897-11-18
BEN BOLT TOOK 4 TUMBLE
Hunter Went Down in Steeple.
chase With Fred Page.
RIDER NOT BADLY HURT
Horse Fell on Him, But the Hunts
man Escaped with Bad Shaking
Up-Tulent Have Another Tough
Battle With the Layers ID. and
Frosty Win at Long Odds.

The gentlemen jockeys had their in,
nings at Bennings yesterday in race
roi tabtecs over the short steeple.h;tse
course put three timber toppers faced
the starter when the bugle brought the
hunisluen TO the post, but they put up 4
Iace witch was 1 little above the ordinari
for an event of this description. Ben Bolt
with M Fred Page, who is one OF the
best Of the local amateur steeplechase
riders, ia the saddle, Brock, with Mr.
Short up, and Undine, the winner II the
last ia ee for hunters, with Nj Nc
Cauley up, Were the starters. Brock was
inst alleG = hot faVoIiie, with Ben BolU
selling as second choice Very little
OF Undine was wanted by the wise peo-
pie who follow the hunters. The latter
looked :. winner all over on the way to
the post, and was trying 10 climb into the
Dir w!th Mr.. McCaUley. The race would
undoubtedly have resulted in a splendid
contest between Ben Bolt and Brock had
the former not come 10 grief just before
the water jump was reached. He went
down with a tiud and landed square on
top Of Nr Page. From the stand IL looked
a certainty that the rider was killed, ;ts
ne never made move after hitting the
ground.
WA Ben Bolt cut of the hunt Brook had
nothing u trouble him, ana going in froht
OF UndiGe, won pulled up. Air. Page
rounded To after being out for about ten
Ipiuaes. He was little the worse for the
fan with che exception OF Il few bruises
and a bad shaking up. Mr.. Brown. the
owner Of Ben Bolt, ia the meantime had
managed 10 catch ms horse, and mounting
him, wen, over the course and finished in
time to qualify for third money. He was
roundly applauded Tor his nerve. rs d lun.e
leg received when Ben Bolt ran into the
jump IN lis last race made it very difficult
for hu, 90 ride.
The only other favoritc To warm tie
coeklcs Or the regulars hearts by winning
was ia" Idly's Aurum, In the opening
race. Tne other four events brought ter
rible tales Of hard luck from the wise
people L. B., at odds of 20 to 1 and
Frosty. at 10 to l, we're the long shots OF
the day TO reach home III the van
six answered the call to the post In the
opening dash, a six and a half furlong
event. a Grun had the call a altlnies aud
closed at 70 .. Little o'Connor la
well into tie stretch, where he came away
ard won easily fr'.u Judge Wardell, with
Iady Disdain third.
The next race furnished very open
betting affair, with Ella DAILY, Laurel
Leaf and VIII Glenn about equally sup
ported. a gain did Father Bill's' coIors
Show in front at the finish. fnament
cut out the running to the head OF the
strercl:, where Ella Daily coIlared him, and
under slight persuasion won by d length
from Gi,es Shine. The fight for third
money was bitter one, with Finmenu
lasting Tong enough TO score, a nose ue-
fore Gun Metal.
Eight maiden three -year-olds met in the
thirG r.ent. ESherdown was selected to do
the trick. There was also a heavy play on
EasJertiAe jast before post time. The
favoritc mana Ced to scra tch in third while
the good thing was way back in the
bunch. The winner turned up in Frosty
VINO Geat X-Eay head in whipping
finish.
TIE SIX furlong race for two -year-olds
resulted Ia the prettiest contest of the
meeting. Handpress was MADE fayorite
and c:osed at to .. Hardly, who opened
at s TO > went e. . to ,, and the others
We're at almost auy price Hardly, Pontet
Cauet and Homelike raced cut in front
to the turn into the stretch, where icon
nor got Handpress through and took hand
in the Struggle. 1t was the fiercest kind
q a drive home, with Scherrer landing
| Hardly 4 head before Pontet Canet, who
beat EandpreSs a nose for second money.
Braw Lad was again plunged on to win
and went into the starter hands an even
money chance in the fifth event. He look
ed an easy winner the head of the
stretch, Lut Maher made the mistake OF
trying tG get home on the rail in the
heavy gOiFg, and was beaten out by l.. p.
aud Break Day Maher made claim