The times., 1897-11-13
BAD DAY FOR THE TALENT
The Fayorites in Three of the
Five Events Go Down.
LOBENGuLA'S BAD SHOWING
Jack coylie. the Jockey, Called
Into the Stand To Explain the
Bad Running A Thorough Invest
gatiou on The Sport Marked by
Hair-isafSing Finishes.

The crowd which journeyed TO BenninS
yesterday, and it was very fair sized
one, had its own troubles when the game
was All over The ravorites in three out
OF the five events went down with regu-
larity which quickly depicted the bank
rolls of the regulars. The general public
also suffered by the upsets which came
during the afternoon and retired from the
game with n voidin the pockets where their
long green usually reposed. The class
of sport furnished, however made up for
tile disappointment which came from a
failure to fan in line 10 cash" Starting
Off with tne opening race, which saw SIX
out OF the nine starters pass unueF the
wIre with only heads separating the bunch,
the day was repiete with halr raising con-
tests.
Ineres was only one thing to mar the
sport and that was the SUSPICIOUS looking
race which Lobenguia ran In the third
event. sie luokea L. hold tue field which
opposed him entirely safe. and was made
an oddson choice at i 10 3. Jack Coyllc
mad the mount OH the favorite, and was
the subject OF no enu Ct roasting while the
race WAS being run. lie haa lis mount
wen back IN the bunch, which was limited
To four, until the Iiein rGunued into tue
stretch. Even then the best lie could do
was second. Coyiie was apparently try
ing To max the horse 30 TO the front, but
has efforts met with no response
When the far turn was reached lie
stopped even worse than ne had lefore,
and at the finish the public choice was
beaten off six lengths 10 the bad. Need
less 10 say, Coyhc was called into the
stand to explain why mis- mount had put
up such an ndifferent-looking race. TIE
jockey did not hesitate To claim that the
horse mad been stuffed" under him. The
stewards eyiaently credited Coylie state
ment, as they announced that thorough
investigation would he instituted into the
running OF the horse. The result of this
SearcnlIgdt VIII probably be announced to-
day.
>.u Marshall VI as again made theniedum
OF plunge He was in the opening event
ana went t0 the post n 10 choice.
Pa" DAYS Counselor Howe was next
best fancied, and closed at u i.
Abingdon, a > Ia chance, cssayed 10 set
the pace, ana led TO the far turn. There
tne entire bunch closed up on min, and from
! ths turn into the stretch until the wire
! was reached the hottest kind OF a finish
/ was in order. Nearly the whole field
| passed under tine wire n u line, and o'Connor
| managed TO get Counsellor Howes nose
in front. He was given first money, with
| l.. T., 3 10 l chance, second, and
| TiIuJur third.
hoIneike. who was entered in the place
| OF one Of the scratched horses, was mad he
! choice IN hestcond event. Plunges ON Giles
SHINE, Beekman and Merlin kept The favor
ties price at five 10 two at POST TINE
Going away to a fairly good start ConInler
ciai Traveller, Beekman and the fayort
| made NE running. The latter was the las
one to show in the van and gained the decis
ion by neck from Princess india, twent,
to chance, who was half lengti
before Black Dude.
Tne third event was the Lohengula rac'
and the least ga id about II The letter TO
all concerned, III Ire miserable shown
OF horse which should lave won in tn
easiest kind OF fashion.
Sly Fox was of course made an over
| wheIming ia vorite in the fourth event
Opening at > To B. the talent even accepted
that price. and as a result / 10 was thu
best in sight at post time. Sims laid bacl
in the bunch with aim to the stretcl
where he came through and won with
good deal 10 spare hya length from Aurun
who beat 9lenoine two lengths for secoB
money
NIneInaidens faced the sta rterin the cIosin
event with N-Ray ana Sir Frederick equa
, choices at threes. Neither one scored
) as The winner turned up In OceaQa, wh
3 made all the running after rounding int
) the back stretch and captured first none
handily ny Il length from Esherdowp, wit
| Feliehe third.