Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08
Favorites Again Capture the Purses
at Benning Yesterday.
MATCHlM, Is TO l, won FIFTH RACE
Baltimore Ministers Again in Capt.
tai Trophy Match.
B A S E B A L n E W S

The same old story can be told of yes
terday's racing at Benning. the favorites
had good day of it and the bookmakers
were once more sufferers as four out of
the six first choices won their races. The
weather was quite mild and result
there was an unusually large crowd pres
ent, the grand stand being almost filed
with ladies.
The races for the most part were inter
esting and the betting very brisk. No
meeting run in years has brought easier
picking for the betters, something like 60
per cent of the fayorites having been re-
turned winners. Today's races wind up
the meeting. and 1t is more than probable
that the bookmakers will celebrate it as
one for thanksgiving.
The biggest betting of the day was regis
tered in the first and second races. Char
entus was selected to carry the money OF
the talent in the first event, and they were
away from the bunch in the home stretch
and winning handiy. In the second race
Termless on account of the riderless show
ing of the day before, carried considerable
money and was installed the favorite. But
the regulars remembered Cherries race
of last week and put their cash down with
a confidence that brought many others into
the whirl, with the result that when the
bookies was somewhat startling.
The fourth race furnished case Of start
ling Improvement and an equally amazing
exhibition OF loss OF form. Thursday, with
a fair lot, Hopbrook was second to Federal
list. Yesterday he was ridden by Burns
and was beaten close to sixteenth OF
mile. He simply had no speed. The win
ner. Matchim. % to chance, ridden by
Richards, just a week ago was favorite in
the same sort of race and was beaten off,
Yesterday he made all his own running
and won in good style. Reversals of this
sort beyond all explanation. Not even
the plea that there is no form with bad
horses will do.
Following are the summarizes:
First race, handicap: two-year-olds and
upward; seven furlongs-Charentus, 11S
Rooker) 10 to / and to 1, second; 1s!a,
10n (Miles), l. to ]. third. Time, 1:29 2-5.
Humboldt, Sneedmas. Robert Waddell,
Amorta, Maribert, Huitzilopochtli, Moor,
Belgrade and Godfrey also ran.
Second race: selling; two-year-olds; five
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 10 q. Slack, to l,
won; The Rogue, 1913 Brien). to and 8
to /. second; Kings Favorite. 81 &c. Thomp-
SOM, II to l. third. Time, 1.o4 SyncOpated
Sandy. ills Greenwood, Termless, The
Brother, Chaos, Ruth Park and Lambkin
also ran.
Third race. selling: mile and fifty yards
Tyrshena, 1dl g.. Slack, to 10, won;
Judge Magee 102 Richards). 10 to and
4 to |. second, Thermos. go H5rien), 30 to l,
third. Time. 10 %. Harry McCoun, My
Butterfly, Decimal. Prince Plausible, Mo-
mentum, Elmer and Rare Perfume also ran.
Fourth race. two-year-old fllies; six fur
lorgs-Sadir S, 100 81. Slack, to I, won;
Be%gar Lady. 1r5 H:ricn), to and 6 to 3,
second: Queen Carnival. 40 (Burns) j to /,
third. Time, lis -.
Fifth race madens: mile and a sixteenth
-MatChim, 10 Richards, - to /, -yon;
Lnfter. 100 N3rien). to = and 1 to D. sec
ond; The outcast, 10 (Miles), - to /, third.
Time, LII. Old Tank. Hawk, Imperialist,
HopbrOok and Darwin also ran.
Sixth race, selling; all ages; six fnrlongs-
Quite Right % Oh. Michaels), to ), won;
Rabunta 90 BrenHen). to ! and to 5,
second; Lexington Pirate, 116 HothersalD,
to l, third, Time. LII. Charley Moore,
Mordelmo, Draughtsman. San Luis Miss
MITCHELL Evelyn Byrd, Island Prince and
Midnight Chimes also ran.
MaEnatc Manning Arrives Today.
James H. Manning. the prospective owner
and manager of the Washington base ball
club, was in Buffalo, y. Y, yesterday and
telegraphed The Star from that city that
he will arrive here late this afternoon. Ii