The Washington times., 1901-11-13

Ihcre was marked talnHg OF in the
attendance at the Benning track yes
| terday owing to the inclemency of the
| weather Notwithstanding, there was
a fair sized crowd, and those who did go
were amply rewarded as the racing was
clean and consistent The card was an
ordinary one, the fields of fair size. and the
| starting prompt. The last race was over
by 4:2o enabling everyone to be back by
| 5 o'clock.
The no-recall system of starting is GER
tain to be popular on this account, as it
| does away with vexatious delays and
| keeps everyone in better humor than un-
| der the old method of dropping the flag
The day was noted for the downfall of
| the talent. Not a favorite won. and an
| other such day would put the specula tors
| into bankruptcy. As it is many OF them
have a crimp in their bank rolls and will
| have cause tn remember the second day
| of the Benning meeting. One after an
| other of the favorltes was bowied over
winding up with Animosity in the last
| race on which the losers hoped to get
| square 1t looked on paper like a real
| good thing but, alas, like other good
| things in racing. AnimOsity disappointed
her hackers and ran a very bad race,
| finishing last in a field of five.
| The game opened with a race for nom
winners of 1901, and brought together, as
may be supposed, common lot The
| winner turned up in Aratoma at the re-
munerative odds of 20 to l.
| The talent Jared no better in the Sec
ond, the favorite again being beaten by
the well-played second choice Barouche
| The finish was the best of the meeting, a
neck apart separating the first three-in
| h,. I,a
trio as they passed under the wire
The third race found Alard favorite.
opening at to l. Ben Battle was second
choice, and well played. Ben ran a great
race. lowering the track record one-fifth
| of a second. e
| The fourth was a repetition Of the pre-
| vious races. so far as the talent was con-
| cerned, as again the favorite failed them
| O'Hagen got away the best of the start
| and won from end to end. For carrying
overweight without declaration ]. Martin
| who rode o Hagen, was set down for the
remainder of the week.
| The fifth race was a great betting af-
| fair, a ton of money going in on Flaccus,
| from the stable of j. d. Hooe of Vir-
! ginia. The money was furnished by To-
cal bettors who thought Flaccus could
| not lose. He opened at 2 to l. and was
backed down to even money. At this
| point there was big play on Wunder-
| lich, forcing his price from to ! to 2 to
l at close. The race was between the
two. AT the end Wunderlich won clev-
| erly.
| The sixth and last race wound up the
| day and the last straw that broke
the camel's back, as Aninosity, the ia
vOrite, finished in the ruck
The card for today is a good one It
| opens with a hurdle race at a mile and
| three-quarters, in which some of the
| best ''leppers" in training are entered.
Among the entries viii be found McFonso.
| who rewarded her hackers in a similar
event by winning with odds of $50 TO /
| against him. For the benefit of Times
| readers it is reported that McFonso is a
better horse now than he has been in two
| years, and has worked fast for this race.
This race should be worth alone more
than twice the price of admission to see.
| The summaries follow:
First race-All ages; five and one-haIf
| turlongs Aratoma (DoggettJ. 20 to and
| $ to !, won; COrder PhclanD. 40 to / and Ia
| To l, second; Tour (WoBderly), to l and
| even. third. Time, 1G9 50
| Bounteous Mayor GiIroy. Federa list
| Nanine Tartar King Barleycorn. pei
| march. Kimberly. Ginki. Flora Presgrave.
| Jonn a warner Monmouth Boy Rose
court. and Sarssparilla Bark also ran.
| start good: won driving. Aratoma was
| DeSt OF very bad lot. No form to 20 by.
| as none of the starters had won within
| year. very little play on the winner.
| second race-Two-y year-olds; six fur
| iuriongs. Barouche tH. Cochran 3 to
| J. ana even, won; Lux Casta IT. Burns)
| TO ana out, second; Tenegra (Redfern).
| to / and to /. third Time l6 81
Cocoa and Pedestal also ran
a grand race from start to finish and
was decidedly the best Of the meeting SO
tar The finish for the first three was
| on the winner
Third -Three-year- -olds and up
ward; selling; one mile aud forty yards
Ben Battle tT. BurnsJ, to / and even,
won; Alard Oh. MichaelsJ. to l and tC
D. second: kingstelle III. Cochram, to
and No, to ., third; Time, IA.
| Frederick. Carl Kahier, Surmise. War.
Td:ted Glade Run Lady Hayman, and
Start fair: won cleverly. Ben Battle
was pounds the best. and was played by
nus stable connections for a good thing
| AIaHd got the worst Of the start. losing
several lengths which he could never
make M. Doubtful If he could have
htatcn the winner. anyway.
| Fourth -Two-yCar-olds: selling. six
| iurlonEs. O'Hagen u. Martini to / ant
| 10 .. won; Playlike (Booker) ; to / anC
10 J., second; Arrah Gowan (Redfern)
To- ] and to !. third. Time Eli.
The -Four Hundred. Batyah. May J.
E9ualize. and Atkeola also ran
| start bad. II practically decided tn,
race O'Hagen of flying on the outside
| taking commanding lead which he held
| to the wire. When Martin weighed out il
was discovered that he was five and one
halr pounds overweight. Under the olC
| rules the horse would have been disquali
| fed but under the amended rules tn,
| race was allowed to stand. Martin wa!
set down for the remainder Of the week
| Flith race-Three-year-Old and upHard
1 Q
| tBookerj, to . and even won: Flaccu:
| Ct Burns) to and to 2. second; Mo
rotor tH. Michaelsl. to l and to /
third. Time. 1850 Is.
| Corillo. Anna Darling Historian. ant
| Bette also ran Won driving.
| Fair start. Corillo led down the back
| stretch, but blew up on the turn for home
| \ general closing up In the stretch. y
the end Wunderlich drew away and woI
clevcrly. Flaccus was heavily played by
local parties interested in the horse. They
got opening price Of to J. The book
makers kept the money and the local par
ties are wondering how Wunderlich bea
them.
Sixth ace-Three-year- selling; on
mile and one hundred yards.-Fatalis
| (BookerD 4 to / and 7 to D. won; Guess
work Henderson,, to ! and to 2 sec
ond: Annie Thompson tH. Michaels), II t
> and to 3. third. Time. l:5l 10.
| Lizzie and Animosity also ran.
As the race was run Fatalist was muci
the best. Animosity. q false favorite. raj
"a disgraceful race If looked as If Guess
work would make a runaway race OF II
as she took commanding lead whlch sn
held until the turn into the stretch. wher
she backed up FItalist came with
| great burst of speed at the end ana Wol
| with plenty in reserve.
BcnnInE Entries.
| The entries for today races at Bennin
| are as follows: ,
, First racc-sening; hurdle; one mil