The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-06
FALL MEET At BENA|NG
Unusually Large Crowd at the
Opening.
PROMINENT TURFMEN THERE
Many Stopped Over on Their Way
PintIico MeetinE-The Excellent
Condition of the Track-The En-
trics for Monday Next.

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meeting ri the Washington Jockey Clut
orcnec at Benning this afternoon under con.
ditiors that could not have been more ia
NDrablc IL made 10 order. well-filed
card 'dg attendance and fast track greeted
| the patrons of the sport who journeyed out
to witness The opening.
| The New York contingent was an un.
USUALLY large one, all OF the regulars who
! VIII 20 Gu 10 the New Orleans meeting
stopping over for the Benning and Pimlico
meetings. These, with the devotees OF the
game from Wa shin gtou, kept the layers
"f odds who did business in the ring busy
handling the money which poured in lib
orally.
Among the most prominent of the turf
follower from the metropolis who were
seen in ne ting and on the grand and
cluhhous" were Father Bill DAILY, who
was ont oa tire Avenue yesterday ar
ternoon driving with his family; Mike
Dwyer. Jack Adler, EOle Pearsall Joe
Nendic. Abe DeBravc, Abe Nahon. Dave
tn, g. p>on. sol Lichenstein, Father" Bill
Martin, Walter K eyes, Fred Cowan, George
Wheelock, Billy Connors, Jack Bennett,
Johnny Kenny, Pill Burbridge, Charley
Heineman Ed. Burke Johnny Bergen, Bob
McClaiG. Fred Asher, Hardy Campbell,
GrahaE. Anderson, Billy Oliver, Billy
rortrr Zach Frost, Orlando Jones, Billy
Duane. Bob Aiken, Jim Mclaughlin, W. 2.
GiIpin, Philip j. Dwyer, Lucien Appleby.
Frank Rcran. {. F. Dyer, and Henry
Stokes.
Mattv Corbctt. "Pittsburg PHIL and
sevefal other prominent turfmen. who
were missing from the rank and file, via
he over Monday. They did not care to
spend sunday i'm Washington, preferring
to begin the meeting with the first OF
next week.
The Stcrplechase course f. In beautiful
triIu, ana some rare sport is PROMISED
through the field. The jumps have all
been ''hrUsh-d" and present b very pretty
sight with the red and white flags flut-
terlnc IA tir breeze. The starting machine
= III I've - ed at this meeting and has already
been erected at the different sta rting
posts.
The fields Were not, as has so often been
the case at Benning, spoiled by scratching
All of tao events, with the exception If
the bur.lle race, were filled TO the limit
aud owing tothe now rule which substitutes
horses not originally drawn for those
which are scratched. the original size of the
field was maintained.
The officials OF the meeting were:
Sttward,-S. s. Rowland, Jesse Brown
and Samuel Ross. Racing officials-Judge,
Clartftce McDCwell; starter, W. j. Fitz-
patrics; paddock and patrol judge, j. S.
Hall; timer, VIII Barretto; clerk of course
scales Ii 6. Crickmore.
Eutries for Monday.
First race, all ages, five Fights The
Markham. Rastion, lO7: Hanwell, 115:
Dalgretti, liz; yine,a. Geo. II. Ketoham
squa n. Ten Spot, Red Spider, Athv, Oceana
f, stertide, IO2; The Cad, Long Acre ana
Eshtrdowp. and Hidaddy, lO4; Xray. and
Rcssie E., 100; Gov. sheehau a nd Continen
jal 115.
Second race, two year-old fillies, six
furlongs-Ena Rae, Hardly Bsrdelh Ia
boUret. lI2 each; Miss Marian, Lady Dis
dain. 10 each. RamoDitts, Homelike, Cal
culatIon. Ella DAILY, 10 each.
Third race. selling, one miIe-Marsian.
1913; Lochgiyn, SO: Alarm, Ill; Kaiser
Ludwig. ga Her own, 81; W. B.. Dial
gretu. Eleanor Nc, SO; Free Lance, lO6; |
Tin:our, So Albert S., ia; Mass hall, |
1903: Waterman, Ill; Belle of Killarney,
81; stray Step, 10.
Fourth race. selling, two year-olds, seven |
102; Hairpin, The Cad,
Percy F. Glenoine and Sir Dick,
100 each; Senator McCarren, ia; Sara |
toga, 1903; Pontet Canet and Highhoe, OF |
each.
Fifth race, three yeaT-olds and upward, |
one mile-Manassas and Ben Ronald los |
each; Doctor Catlett, lis; Sallie Cliquot. |
/ 3; Premier, 10, and Good Times, los. |