The times., 1897-11-11
BAD MIK-UP At BENNING
Officials Place the HOrseS Wrong
i'm the Fourth Race.
HAIRPIN WAS DISQUALIFIED
Isen, who Ran Fifth, Was Given
Third Money i'm Place of Pontei
Canct-Fh Fitzpatrick Covers Him.
self with Glory hy Making Five
Perfect Starts.

Old Sol showed his face once again yes-
terday. and Tie halmy IA " which hfamed
fortE thawed cut the race track follower
al the Washington Jockey Clubs ial meet
ing.
A curious mistake was mad de inthe fourth
race. II happened this way: Merlin o'Con-
nor up. who was in front on tie tdrn, was
touIed by Hafrpin, and O'Connor ola imed
foul a aeamst the Dyyyer horse. who finished
lbird. The claim was allowed ;mo Isen
given thirdrlonev not twithstandinEthe
fact that Poutet Canet finished fourth
a good leucra aud half before Isen.
Apart from this unfortunate mess tue
dav's snort was far a nd a way tic best yet
seen at tie meeting. The events were for
the most part exciting from staIt 10 fin
ish. ami the starting was simply superb
Fitzratiick is ma King a recoId for bin
sell at this. the Tag-end uf tie racing sea
son which win undouhtedly land him n
PcltinefIl'S shoes next wear. SUCH start
ing as he did Yesterday is seldom seen
NOWADAYS. In the first -four races he sent
the fields way 10 heauulul starts. anG
in the closing .-eut he made what the
only come cnce in four years. When the
harriei flew up and Fitz's h1le red
bunting flashed through the sunlight the
eight horses left Tie pest with not a nose
sepa rating the enure bunch. contmu
ance 81 this kind uf work VIII quickly put
FitZ in tie front flight Of the flag wielders.
Layers and talent fared about alike
on the DAYS speculation. TWO Udds-on
fayaTites-Sly Fox, at one TO two, and
Hardy, at five tc Two oR-Tcachsl home
Ia the van. bot two second choices and
an outsi5C- captured tie other events. De-
sgite the fact that several big bettGro,
headed by "PiuSburg Phil" have deserted
tEe gaIre and returned to Gotlilmyille,
the betting was pretty brisk.
With Jockey Willie Sims on Sly Fox
ii the sp.ninC race the smart people
collld see nothing hut the Dwyer candi-
date. and Sent tan into the starters hands
q Une 10 two choice. The race proved
nothing hut a callop for the Silver Fox
colt. That sulkv dog. The ManXnan, made
The pace 20 the first turn, where ne gave
Up 1hc ghost and A urum took up the run
ming. The letter led on Sufferance to the
sixteenth pole, here Sims brought Sly Fox
up ana buck Jumped hUnte. AuruH4 took
second money by head from Rlue Devil
Iumey Brothers RiIlaIdc Was allowed
to start it. tie second race hut was not
much fancied sud went TO the post third
closce at sixteen Ia five. Handpre,, had
the position Of honor his closing quota
ti0ns being nine 10 five. Billy divers
Warrentp1, WI" was backed at the last
minute rom threes down 70 twns. upset
tn, wise ohes ly showing the way the en-
tire trip and winning easily by a length
from Rinaldo- Handpress was third, three
lengtAs away.
South Africa made his Irst APPEAR
snce Of TIE meeting in the six fEriong
dash Tor three year ODDS and upward and
a. S.Ins had the leg Hp sva> made :. SIX Ia
five favorte. 4Ilert :. held strong al
twos while quite little m1hey seDl in
on Il pran. Th,- best tie fav0rite coulC
do was third. He showed in iron. head
ing for rone hut williams easily paSSe.
Lin with Albert : in the Ia st sixteenth
sHd gut all ti;r muney. South Africa
heat TIE good thing Tdppan halr 4 Iengt.
for place T.gHev-
Ti.e-'regulars wouldu' buy an 81 hing bui
Hardly III the fourth race. and 10
was post price. lie was not any 20
chance. however, AS il took his best % wiz
rs a NAAllA AFstfi slftliA = ltdi q EAff e. wiz
was . length 70 tie good of Hairpin. Tie
latter was disqualified for fouling Merlin
and Isep placed third Notwithstanding TIA,
fact that Pontrt Canet was fourth, .
length and ha!f before ISen.
Ben Ronald carried the bulk Of thu
nrney in the closing event, but heavy
Play aE old Marshall held the price eaillst
Dwyer' horse at to10. Ronald and Mar
shall cut out tie running TO the far turn
Is here AlsruIn. who closed tt12 TO poker
his head in fr"Ii- D0ggett made a gam,
fight with hi;a and landed the money il :
fierce drive l.y Il head from King T., VIII
Counsellor Howe third.