The times., 1897-11-17

There was a touch OF summer in the
air yesterday which brought out quite a
decent sized crowd to the Benning aces.
The a ahsaace OF the fair Sax has been sadly
Inzset. lJy those who are attempting TO put
the Washington Jockey Clubs meeting on
a society basis, and the presence Of quite
sprinking of the ladies in the grand
stand gave a decided tone 70 the sport.
The afternoons sport passed Off in the
sane dead and alive manner which has
characterized the meeting, but tnere oc-
Cured an unusually distress ng incl
dent n thethird racs which put the Dcltng
public in 2 decidedly bad hurnor. This
was the scratching OF TtmoLr arter
betting on the race had been il progress
FOR neaHs tel minutes.
ADc..ttlA Ijtii ru-lllss IS the joel; - Club
in cases of this Kind those who net on
the horse had 10 lose their money. THIS
kind Of . deal > not rclishcd any tCo Well
by the 'sce1llars'' WHO follow the game
from one yea S end 70 the other and ore
continually being sibjected to all S,rts
of hacd ruhs, bat they took the pm with
a smile. Not 50 with tie local followers
cf the sport, however. They were up il
arms in a minute and proclaimed their
wronrS roth loud and long. OF course
no orc was to blame Tor those who bet
on the iorSe not getting run for ttrir
money except the stewards Of the Jockey
Club who framed the rule. 1t is certainly
an unfair enc and those who saw their
money 20 up in the air without even
having run Tor ii did Dot eL,nse their
laueuage al denumdug the Jockey Cl;D
and everything pertaining thereto.
4 petition which was signed by nearls
every hoTseman On the track was in cir.
culdtioa, during The afternoon, asking
that the suspension OF the Turney Broth
ers' stable be raised. This was done
merely as a iustfIcation Of the owners OF
the stable, as T1uey Brothers win ship
today far their winter quarters
An even dozen faced the flag In the
opening race oI The Gag. Inefe NJ ere TIPS
galore, bui Continental who was reported
10 have woikeda a veIy fast three quarters,
WAS maze fhe medium OF a tremendous
plunge, his price being hammered frcm
tons down 10 B toI Red Spider, no was
HI s to 1 chance, and Athy cut out the
pace, and the former managed 20 Ian
the purse in a ding dong finish by
head from Athy. TIE Mauxman managed
20 scratch home third, scaut head be.
fore vmita.
Charagrace, who was 100 TO / chance
the last time be started was installed Il
hot favOrite in the second race, and closed
nj Z t. 10. He justified the bettiug by
winning, eased up, by three lengths from
Princess India, with Duchess Annette
tlhrd. The latter should have been closer
up bat was ridden in a miserable manner
by Joe ScherreT.
The mile affair resulted III another good
lcttlns race. Marshall, James Monroe,
and Mohawk Prince were all heavily sup
ported Monroe finally closed a slight
favOrite, at l3 TO 5, with the other two
quoted Al threes. Marshall was cut out
a. the start by being left fiat-footed
Summer Sea apd Mohawk Prince showed
the way the entire trip, aud in a ding-dong
riEish the Prince secured the verdict by a
head. Monroe was third, only beaten
bv a head.
li,Z?atuck presented Senator McCar
Ten With he fourth event by giving him
running start well out in the lead Va her
went on with him ard managed to keep
him in front long enough to win by a head
from the favorite, Mont dor. who was
ceming Ire d whirlwind at the finish.
Ha irpin was third, eight lengths away.
Sallie Clicquot, who was made an eight
30 five favurite in the closing event sent
tie talent home happy by winning all tn
way. she passed the finish q length aud a
half before King T., who was whipped ou1
% heat Yclley three lengths for the place