Evening star., 1901-11-18
ONE FAv0RlTE WON
Knight of Rhodes Only First Choice
in Front at Benning.
VERY LARGE CROWD saw THE SPORT
SteepIechase Was Interesting and
the Usual Mishaps Occurred.
S RTS IN GEN AL

The first week of the Benning fall meet
ing closed Saturday and six days of great
success can be recorded. The attendance
was unusually large and when the cold,
clustering weather is taken into consider
alton, the turnout was remarkable. The
meeting opened last Monday to a record
breaking attendance and the turnstiles
clicked Off good reports for every day
thereafter Saturday the people started
early for the track, and as result when
the first race was started, at o'clock, the
betting ring was packed.
President Rowland and August Belmont
have become quite enthusiastic over the
large attendance and the patrons will be
looked after in still better form next sea-
son. When the new betting ring was con-
structed it was thought that ample room
had been provided, but from the first day
Of the meeting 1t has been q case Of crowd
ing. Next spring the betting ring will re-
ceive an addition of fully a hundred feet
and 1t Is thought that this increased space
breathe after they have bucked the line to
get their money down. Another improve
mert will be the closing Of both ends Of
the grand stand so that protection will be
given the ladies while their escorts are
warming up in the ring" The new struc-
ture was completed in such a hurry that
little attention could be given to detail,
but 1t it is only a question Of another year
and the Benning course will be one of the
finest In the country.
Easy Win for the knight.
Saturdays racing would have been much
more interesting but for the fact that
Knight Of Rhodes scared all but two Of
the entries out Of the District Special and
from the way the race was run 1t looked as
though these two horses stayed in simply
to keep up appearances. The Special" was
run In two heats. In the first knight of
crossed the line so far ahead of Tankard
that the latter was distanced. In the sec
ond heat Curtsey kept the knight company
all the way, but the latter was not under
from the former at any stage of the game
through the application of the rawhfde and
energetic riding.
The Jumping Race.
The steeplechase furnished the most
amusement to the spectators, but the open
ing event Of the day proved the most IN
terestng to the bettors. As a drawing card
the jumpers can be depended upon as a
magnet to get out the ladies and the farm
ers from the surrounding states. Conover,
with Brazil up. was selected to carry about
nne-tenths of the betting publics money,
and for the better part Of the race 1t
looked as though the wagers would be
easy money" Conover acted as leader for
two miles, taking all the jumps In perfect
style, and then threw his rider when only
two jumps from home; The horses had
reached the woods and were turning to-
ward the stretch when Brazil was seen to
go over his horses head like a fash. II
seemed Ike a piece. of careIessness for a
rider Of Brazil's reputation to be thrown
on the fiat. but the Judges were watching
the running closely and decided the acct
the winner. and the game little pony had a
great battle with Jim McGibben in the
stretch. Cousin Jess was perfectly ridden,
Mara waiting until he got over the last
Jump before making his run AS a result
he outrode Barry when 1t came down to
the finish. Jim McGibben ran his usual
good race and was simply outgamed at the
END. Inc Lost Chord and J. w. Jenkins
fell at the Liverpool jump, but the Jockeys
got Off with shaking up.
Another good thing was cut loose in the
first race of .the day in Mynheer. This
horse had not been out for several months.
racing up in Canada last September, and
a quiet tip was out that he had rounded
into good enough form to beat the ponies
opposed to him. In the breathing-out pro-
cess Mynheer warmed up WELL and the way
he got over the ground made many friends
Surmise and Carl Kahler were liked the
went down on Mynheer that the shipsey
nag went to the post a favorite opening up
at As and closing at to 6. 1t proved an easy
naait;on rnihs ror i Mynheer Reaaern getting good
SCT3tCh
reached and then coming home a leader
with plenty to spare.
rms was the first and last time that the
pubic got a shot at the bookmakers during
the afternoon. Anak. at to l. beat out
Colonel BIZ. the favorfte in the second.
cousin Jess, at long odds, won the steeple-
chase, as already told; knight of Rhodes
was at prohibitive odds in the fourth. and
Unmasked, at to 1, took Puritan's meas
ure IN the last event Of the day. Wonderly
rode beautiful race on Unmasked and Il
was owing to his skill alone that Puritan
Summary.
Following are the summaries of sstur.
days races:
beer 1o6 Qsedfern). to 2, won; Cherished, ss q.
Smlth, T. l, second; Surmise, 96 (Shea), to /.
Es ssGs s.ip RinF Feaeles cad
Kahler. Lady Hayman and Connie also ran.
second fye M and half furlongs: purse $500
l12 dsedfern,, II to e. second; Missile I12 DT al
An.. Mishaeis.. 60 to !. third. Time, 1.o9is Hot,
Lemoyne also ran ~
Third steeplechase. about two and half miles:
purse Geh $4moousln jess. 145 daral 10 to /. won;
Protection iss Heider,' Io TO e third me ~
Boisterous, Baby Bill, Yellow Jacket and Hawk
also ran. George W. jenkins and The Lost chord
Fourth, second District SDecial heat race. purss
$7O0-Knight Of Rhodes. 107 (H Cochran1, i to 20.
ssn sa aso Srssg lsg 81 s9t second n
to sscoad Te 01ss e two ro sts9ssrs mGs cuFtsey
WITH nth seven farlonss: purse 0-Unmasked. 12s
Miehaelsl. to I, second Roxane Iii lRedfern,. s
sp TO Third ad9 ., Time 2sK Red Path, Prince Rich
Marothen and Handicapper also ran
BRANN0N REINSTATED.