The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-04
The B!OOKIBS HIT HARD
Four Favorites Again Win at the
Benning Meeting.
Flukc, sentry, Macleod of Dare. and
Spurs Heavily Played by the Tai
cnt-Cassidy Sends on the Runners
i'm the Fourth Race by Wretch
ed start - Results and Entries.

| The fatcs are certainly propitious to the
Washington Jockey Club, as favorable
weather has been their good fortune ever
| since the meeting opened. Yesterday was
| no exception and there was fair sized
crowd in attendance to witness the run
ming off of an ordinary card. Every event
was pulled off in a satisfactory manner
with the exception of the fourth race, and
| the start in this race was certainly bad.
| The favorite never had 4 chance to win.
| The starting of Mars" Cassidy up to this
| has been exceptionally good. and that is
what makes his send-off in this race stand
out so pronouncedly as the worst of the
| meeting. 1t practically gave the race to
| Rabunta. who got on fully two lengths to
the good the favorite last but one in a
field of ten.
Aside from this the racing was very
good. considering the class. four heavily
played favorites winning, the talent TAX
ing hard fall out of the bookies.
The first favorite to win was Fluke,
opening at II to 10. backed down to even al
pest time; the second was Sentry. opening
at T. backed down to .: the third Macleod
of Dare, opening at Z to 10. backed down
to / to 2, and the fourth and last was
Spurs, opening at 8 to 3, backed down to
2 to 5. That the talent was justified in
the confidence placed in the favorites was
well borne out. as they won with ridicu-
lous ease and were pounds the best.
The card for today is very fair, opening
with six and half furlong dash, in
which are entered such good horses as
Charentus, Maribert Carbuncle, Speed
mus, and several others. and winds up
with what promises to be a good days
sport-a race of local interest of mile
and three quarters Oh the fiat.
The following are the entries for today:
First race-For three year .olds; selling: seven
furlongs. --Fukc (lichaels) even and out won;
Federalist QicwetD. > to and to 5, second;
Uncle Josh slack, Il TO / and to l, third.
Time | 80 10.
Captain January. Give and Take, Dacir,al, syl
van Dell. and Direction also ran. start out of
the chute The first 10 show on main track
was Decimal, followed 10y Flukc close up the
rest punched. Fluke went to the front when
ready and won coming away. Federalist second,
beating Uncle Josh in the last few jumps. The
favorte was much the best OF bad lot
Second race-For maiden two-year-olds; five and
one-half furlongs.-Provost usichards). 4 to l
and TO 8, won; velasquez tMeCue). to and
and even third. Time, 1905.
schoolmaster, Micou, James J. Ccrbett, King.
brook, Fresnal. Golden Bay, Woodspike. and Pan
also ran. Good start, all punched. In the
stretch there was a general closing up and
Provost, coming through. good race by a
length, Yclasqucz second, Timothy Foley third.
There was a strong play on Foley. based on ru-
mors that heavy commission had been sent to
New York on him but like many rnors Of the |
same kind the tip did not materialize. He is |
a fainthearted colt. shows good work in trials, |
but is 4 bad betting proposition. Every horse |
in the race had following, and the bookes |
must have won.
Third racc-For all ages; one mile and fifty |
yards. Sentry (slack), . to > and 4 to ). won; !
Anorita (3ookcr), to and to /, second; |
Blueskin tBrien). to l and to 3, third.
Time, ] 40 10.
San Luis, Harry McCoun. Toluca, Humboldt,
and Lancewood also Good start. Passing |
the stand the order Harry McCoun San Luis, |
Sentry. and Humboldt On the back stretch
sentry moved up and went to the front at les-
IRE. and won easily Anorta a good second.
Blueskin third and close up. Sentry was heavily
PLAYED opening at I 10 ] and closing at . to ].
who rode san Luis. made claim of foul after
the race but the foul was not allowed
Fourth race-For twoyear-clds; selling; six fur
longs Rabunta (Brennan). to and TO 5,
won: Kings Favortc tBrien), 10 10 and 4 TO l.
second; Iambkin Cannon, GO to l and 20 to l.
third. Time, 1:l1 10.
Lady Hayman, The Brother. Flaneur, Rubens,
Historian. Obey, and Lillian Hoffman also ran
lengths the best of it. The favorite next TO
last. Rabunta won all the way and never
headed: Kings favorite second, and Lambkin
hird. Lady IIayman fourth. The favorte never
iad the slightest chance of winning from where
he got off Came very fast in the stretch and
with an even break could not have lost.
Fifth raee-For threeiyear-ods and upward;
selling: one and one-siXteenth mles Macleod
If Dare (Burns>, 3 to 3 and out won; Chara-
wind tMcCue), 3 to l and to D. second; Evelyn
Byrd tMiles), TO and to l, third. Time,
:52 As.
Charles Estes. Judge MaSee, and IIoldup also
an. Start good. Passing the stand Evelyn Byrd.
Judge Maeee. and Ci,arawind we're running in the
rider named. In tie stretch re Macleod Of Dare
Ease Charawind ran q good race. So did
evelyn Byrd.
Sixth face-For tllree-year olds and upward;
me mile and 100 yards. Spurs (Brien), Q to
md out, won; Hopbrook slack. Is to l and
to !. second Bondman CMiles), to / and
wen. third Time, 1:5a33.
Beverage and Give and Take also ran Start
rood. Going around the back stretch it looked
,s II Spurs was hopelessly beaten, but when
in the run down to the wire he