The times., 1899-04-11
FAVORITES. BEATEN
BY THE OUTSIDERS
Only One First Choice Comes
in Winner.
A Large Crowd Witnesses Excel
lent Sport at Benning.
Programme for Today's Races, With
the Entries-PrObable
Winners.

The races at Benning yesterday drew
as good a crowd as at any previous day
and those In attendance were regaled by
an excellent programme, which was run in
style calculated to draw still larger
crowds. The weather was OF good va
riety-not too warm and not too cool-iust
about right for the average race-goer. The
gentle sex took advantage of the conditions
to pose in dress parade, Easter gowns, and
accepted race-going habits, while the men
strolled jauntily about the parking in front
of the grandstand and in the betting ring
with their top coats slung carelessly over
their arms. II was typical race crowd
on a typical spring race day and
the events were in keeping with the
usual order of affairs at the Benning
course The genial sun and the gentle
spring zephyrs worked wonders with the
track since Saturday, and a fine course
was the running ground for the bangtails.
James Mclaughlin presided as timer in
the absence OF W H Barretts.
The results were satisfactory to the
grandstand but not so TO many others In
the first race the fayorite was beaten by
d three TO one shot. The second race was
also won by three 10 one shot, with the
favorite a close second. Odom managed 10
put a favorite in first in the third race. In
the fourth race Marsian, the fayorite, came
in eighth in a field of ten horses, the race
being won by second choice The last
race was also won by an outsider.
W C. Daly's bay gelding Bilali, E. A.
Massart's bay gelding Sanger Smith &
Co.'S bay colt DIR. Parker. and r. Bradley S
chestnut gelding Boney Boy were the en-
frl.A in = 4baf ret At.a- don half
furlong dash, for three year-olds and up
ward Boney Boy went to the post a ia
vortie at ! 10 ?. DIR. Parker ruled second
choice. al to l. Sanger and Bilali were
both posted at 50 to /. Sanger took the
lead at the drop of the flag followed by
DIR. Parker and Bilali, with Boney Boy last.
At the turn into the stretch Dr. Parker
went TO the front, followed by Boney Boy.
and these two gradually pulled away from
the two outsiders. DIR. Parker won. in i: 10
by neck from Boney Boy, with Sanger
third.
Seven horses went TO the post In the sec
ond race, a selling affair, for two-year-
olds. distance. half mile. Specific was
scratched at ] O'Clock in the afternoon
The Amazon ruled hot favorite, at TO 5
while Frelinghuysen was backed for seconc
choice, at 3 10 !. and Spalder was third, al
8 to ]. The odds on the other horses were
Prestige, to ]; Matte Bazaar. to ]. ant
Summer Girl and Dorcas La;hrop, 80 TO /
Summer Girl got OFF In the lead. with
Spalder second. The Amazon third and ths
balance well punched. The race was
beautiful one coming down the stretch. and
II was not until the last furlong post was
past that IL was a certainty as TO the win
ner. However, Frelinghuysen, with odon
up. won In G:50 3-4, with The Amazon sec.
pnd and Dorcas Lathrop third. Summe,
Girl Spalder. Matte Bazaar. and Prestige
finished in the order named
The third race was selling, for three.
year-oids, at six and one-half furlongs
James IcLaughlin's bay fiily, Prosaic. wa.
scratched, leaving five bangtaiis to face
the starter. Lady Exile was the favorits
In this race, at 2 TO 5: Tyran second choice
AZ 10 !. and Rec Mitchell was posted al
to /. Passe Partout was backed by som,