Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-21
GENERAL SPORTS
Four Favorites Again Finish First in
Benning Races.
BURNS ANDMCUE RIDE The WINNERS
Amateur Standing Of Foot Ball
Coaches Questioned.
A ND Ref E

For the third successive time favorites
were successful in four Of the six races at
the Benntng track yesterday, the other two
events being captured by second choices
The big crowd present, therefore, left the
track once more ahead Of the gentlemen Of
odds. Tommy Burns and McCue each rode
three winners. The racing was the best of
the meeting heads separating the winner
and the second horse In four Of the six
races. In the fourth Kid, ridden by H.
Michaels, should have won, but McCue. on
Midnight Chimes, stole the race from him
by head, Elfn CONG being third. In the
third, at a mile and forty yards Carbuncle
lowered the track record for the distance.
1.4s, running it in LAT 10, as did Speedmas
the day before. He was the second choice
beating Rochester by two lengths, he best
ing Annoy a head. Aisquith. the favorite,
finished next to last. Buffoon took the first
race in gallop from Mcleod of Dare by
the latter just lasting long enough to head
Beverage for the place
In the second race. for maiden two-year-
olds, Sentry at last left that class He was
a to 10 favorite, and beat Alzora a head,
she several lengths in front Of For Sight
Handcuf, the favorite, captured the fifth
race in gallop from Mcleod of Dore by
three lengths, he fifteen lengths in front of
Tension. The sixth race also went to the
favorite, kinnikinic, he just beating Ocean
ter, who ran a surprisingly good race,
head, Charentus being length and half
back.
rne following compose the field in the
District Special" a seven-furlong heat
event to be run Saturday next: Knight of
the Garter, Intrusive, Death, Alsike, Gen.
Mart Gary, Godfrey, Pread, Elsie Skip
CharaWind and Carbuncie.
Summary.
First race, selling; seven furlongs-Buf-
fOOn 40 (Burns). l to 2, won: ThermOS,
90 o. Slack, to 1 and 8 to 8, second;
Beverage, "a Oh. Michaels), Is to 1, third.
Time, 1:31 Rare Perfume, Ringeader,
Hawk, LAMA and Red Spider also ran.
Second race maiden two-year-olds; five
furlongs-Sentry, 100 Ct. Burns), to 10,
won; Alzora JOB CPickering), to l and
B to 1, second; Far Sight, 1o6 (McCue), to
l, third. Time, 1902 As. Schoolmaster,
Colonel Ballenttne, Ruben's Annie, Hand
vice, Bonverness, Obliged, Ginki, Curtsey
and Callear also ran.
Third race; one mile and forty yards
Carhuncle, lib (McCue), 3 to 1, won; Roch-
ester, los (McDermotD, to l and 3 to l,
Time LAT 10. Asquith and Prince Rich
ard also ran. 49,
Fourth race, selling: six furiongs-Mid-
night Chimes, 10S (McCue1. 3 to l. won;
second; Elm Conig, 106 miles,. to /,
third Time, LIZ rs. Kings Favorite,
Visor, Lady Padden and Gray Morn also
ran. a.,
Fifth race: mile and SIXTY 'yards-Hand.
cum, 107 (Burns). event. won; Mcleod of
Dare, 107 (McCue), 5 to 2 and to 2 Sec
ond: Tension. 104 eFrash3. LOO to 1. third.
Time 40 is. Survivor also bran
Sixth race. handicap: mile and sixteenth
-Kinnikinic, LA (MceaeJ, even. won; De-
canter, 113 (Burns), 9 te q and to 5. sec
ond Charentus, 112 QHenry). II to 5. third.
Time, j 80 LIS. Death and Alsike also ran.