Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-06
SPORTS IN GENERAL
Another Big Day for the Favorites
at Benning.
FIVE FINISH FIRST IN SIX RACES
President johnson Insists on
Rights for American League.
GREAT HORSE SALE ENDED

! Notwithstanding yesterdays cold, bus
| terry weather there was quite q large crowd
at the Benning races. The brisk wind that
blew across the track stiffened up the mud
and. as a result. the going was exceptional
| ly hard for the horses. But notwtthstand-
ing this handicap the talent again select
| ed a big majority of the winners. five out OF
six first choices winning their races. The
bookmakers have been consistently losing.
| and, as q result. three Of them folded up
| their tents yesterday and were not seen on
the line. But twenty were left to do battle
| against the opinions of the betters. The
card was one Of the best Of the meeting.
and, although there was but one close fin
ish, that Of the first race, the sport was de-
cidedly interesting.
Fourteen horses took part in the first
race, and it was won by the favorite, Buff
foon On the far turn he was badly inter-
fered WITH and 1t looked as If he was beat
en-. In the stretch he closed like a streak,
| and McCue, outriding H. Michaels on Fluke,
got Buffoon up in time to win by nose. This
Is Buffoons first race since he was beaten
as a l to 10 favorite. After his defeat on
that occasion the stewards held an investi-
cation, the result of which was never an
nounced.
Pigeon Post. favorite for the second race.
leu elii Tic way dHu UeStl quite 1tlSlt Oul d
length.
For the fifth race Miss Hanover was select
ed as the favorite, and after leading all the
way she won easily from Beau Ideal The
latter fOuled CharaWind during the last
furiong, but nothing was done about it.
James Mclaughlin, trainer OF Charawind,
asked Burns to make complaint, but he
refused to do
There other foul riding in the race
and the stewards caiied Hothersall, McCue
and Miles into the stand. but still nothing
was done. Macleod of Dare ran a bad ace
ana finished last, and the stewards called
his owner, Charles Hill, into the stand alter
the race.
In the third race McDermott. Slack, Nc
Cue and Burns were fined 500 each by the
starter, and Walters SO. CASSIDY had fined
the boys so much before that they went
into the stand before the fourth race and
complained to President HoWIand. 1t was
learned that he promised the boys that the
fines would be RENTED.
Following the summaries;
First race: seven DEMONSTRATION 1O7
(McCue), to l, won; F'luke. 81 (H Mi
chaelsl, 10 10 l and 3 to l. second; Randy
100 u. Slack, s to /, third Time. / ~
kirkwood. Waterton, Harry McCoun, Eve
Ign Byrd, Conaza, Ringleader, Apple Jack
and Midnight Chimes also ran
Second race, two-year-olds: handicap: five
and half furlongs-Pigeon Post, 125 (T.
Burns). even, won; Quite Right. 1O7 Oh
Michaeis) 70 to l and 10 to L. second;
Shark, 100 (Walters), 10 to /, third Time,
H.. Moor Robert Waddell, Automa ton,
Jas. J. Corbett and Jiis Greenwood also
ran
Third race, hurdle; one and half miles
Magic Light 142 (Iueston), Z to s. won;
The Last Chord. 165 FarrelD. 6 to l and
10 J. second: Draughtsman. 159 (BraziD. 5
to = third. Time. 200 3-J. McFonzo Bos-
phorus. The Driver, Thermos and Tankard
also ran.
Fourth race mile and fifty yards-fIins-
dale, 104 lRlchards). to /. won: Elsie
Skip 108 fMcCue), s to and to TO- sec
ond: CogsWell, 100 (Slack), q to l. third
Time. Lob 80. Uncle JOSH Tenderloin and
Bondman also ran.
Fifth race, selling; mile and a sixteenth
Miss Hanover, % Oh. Michaels), even, won;
Beau Ideal. lob (Barns), ) to l, third Time,
1.53 30. Sir Fltshugh. Chas. Estes Lance
wood and Mcleod of Dare also ran.
Sixth race. handicap: two-year-olds and
upward: seven furlongs-Carbuncle, III
(McCue). 10 ), won: Humboldt % CT.
Slack, 20 TO and g to l. second. Charen-
tus, 20 (Burns), TO ], third. Time
1i2 %. Robert Waddell, The Chamber
lain. Annoy, BlueskIn and Belgrade also
ran.