The times., 1898-11-16
BAD DAY FOR FAVORITHS
Four in Five Fail to Win on
the Benning Track.
JEFFERSON'S EASY RACE
The Long Shot In the Vile and One
Hundred Yards Evept-He Mikes
His Rivals Look Like PIOw Horses
Dan Rice. Easy Win-The Card
for This Afternoons Sport.

Bright, cheerful sun, quiet crisp. brac-
ing air. an attendance of something like
2,OO0 people, one winning favorite out of
five events and harvest for the oook-
makers were the chief features of the
third day of the Fail meeting of the
Washington Jockey Club. Starter Cassi-
dy was again in fine form, and dispatched
the horses with even more promptness
and equally as fairly on the previous
days Beginning at 2:l5 the five races
were pulled OFF in less than three hours.
and the crowd was back to the city by
$50
The usual number of bookmakers were
on hand, and there was active speeula-
ton As for the racing, it was again of
an interesting order, and pleased all eN-
cept the pickers of winners. This con-
tingent was pretty hard hit, failing TO
guess the first horse four times out OF
the five opportunities offered. They hit
the mark in the third, the mile event,
when they almost to man settled on the
sturdy son of Hanover. Dan Rice. 10
carry their wealth, but Ine books paid
only three TO five on him, and not great
deal of money was risked, the chance
takers preferring to wait for more liberal
future offers.
For the first, a selling event for three
year-olds and upward, non winners since
September T. to carry ten pounds under
the scale, seven furlongs. twelve horses
went to the post. Loiterer, with i0S
pounds and CUNNINGHAM up. was favor
ite at to 5; Ruby Lips brought l-2 TO
win and TO 5 for place; General Maceo
came next in favor at TO win and to
for the place: DogRett brought u to l to
win and to ! for the place; Hanwell and
Saratoga sold at 20 TO l, the others rang
ing from 80 to 50. They were sent away
on the second effort, with Maceo and
Ruby Lips in the lead. four lengths ahead
of the bunch. in which i.o.terer held
commanding position. Rounding into the
stretch Loiterer with Doggett at his
side. made play fo- the lead, but Doggett
tired out and fell back Lo!terer went on
and looked very much like a winner. but
Saratoga here struck a rapid pace and
ran home first by half length. Lo.terer
second and Ruby Lips third. The sime
was 1:31.
The second race for maiden twO-year-
olds, brought out sixteen starters. The
wise ones made Sly Boy the favorite at
10 . and 6 TO ) for the place; Ellerdale
brought TO win and TO for the place;
Specialist came next in favor at TO win
and . for the place. while to to win
and to for the place was offered on
DR.. Parker. Lady Dora was quoted
at 5 to win and for the place.
Clawson took Sly Boy TO the front
as soon as the word was given,
and evidently meant to make a winning
run, but the gelGing failed him. II was
pretty race around the turn, but once
in the stretch Maher, with DIR. Parker,
and DoGgett, with Specialist. closely fol-
lowed by Blake on Judge Magee, made
the running and the trio finished in this
order, Specialist length behind Parker
and a length ahead of Magee. Lady
Dora was left at the post and came
trotting lesurely home. The time was
1903 2-5. Sly Boy finished sixth.
Dan Rice, with Clawson up, 3 to 3;
Bardella, Maher 3 and TO for the
place; Decanter. O'Leary, 4 and even for
place; Danforth. O'Connor. 80 and for
the place. and Flareaway, Bergen, 100 10
win and 20 for the place, showed for the
third, a mile event for three-year-olds
From the fall of the flag Dan Rice had
the race, winning in a romp in 1:i+. De-
canter second, Bardella third, and Dan
forth and Flareaway following.
Eight horses answered the summons for
the high weight selling event, six fur
longs, for all ages. Trillo, with III
pounds and Maher in the saddle, ruled
favorite at TO 10. Zanone was next best
thought of and sold at 1 TO win and 6 To 3
for the place. Leando coming next al 5
TO win and to for the place. The Win
rer and Anitra each brought TO win
and for the place. Tallahassee and Bill
lali each brought 20 and s, while Charley
Rose sold for so and S. Billali did not
get a show for the money. He was left
at the post. Trillo, so far as his chances
for winning went, might well have
kept Billali company. The horses went
away well together and ran evenly
around the turn TO the stretch when