Evening star., 1901-11-20
Collision Between Jockeys on the
Benning Track.
CORCORANS DEFEAT FHE CARROLLS
Mr. Whitney to Experiment With
the Rancocas Farm.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS


vorites were winners at Benning yesterday
there is no doubt that the bookmakers
were big winners on the day. This state,
nent may seem strange to one not IA
miliar with the betting yesterday, but the
odds against two of the best thought OF
horses were prohibitory: another ran q
dead heat and the other was at to B
This state of affairs resulted in many wild
bets on long shots and of course this
money remained with the ''bookies"
With the exception of the third race
the original fields were all large, but
scratches brought the numbers down to q
more satisfactory basis In the third race
five horses were scheduled originally to
compete, but Puritan's reputation chased
all others but one to tall timber, and as
result the event was merely a gaIlop for
the favorite. Thirteen horses dropped out
of the first event and five out Of the Sec
ond, but the latter race still retained seven
teen and 1t proved almost scramble.
A Chapter of Accidents.
After the big field had finished and were
pulled up in the turn, Flying Colors, rid
den by Tommy Burns, and Queens Mes
sengeri ridden by Redfern, came into col
lision with the result that both jockeys
were thrown to the ground and the Cham
ber fily had her back broken and was SUBJ
sequently destroyed. 1t was thought at
first that Burns collar bone was broken,
but thorough examination by the ply
sicians disclosed the fact that the liga-
ments of the shoulder were only strained.
The accident will probably keep Burns out
of the saddle for the rest of The meeting
at least. Little Redfern also had q close
call, but got off with a severe shaking up.
Queens Messenger continued on around
the track. went out into the woods and
the chase to capture him was quite ex-
citing Neither jockey can be blamed for
the mishap. as it probably resulted from
the big field coming together after the
riders had let down in their exertions to
get by the finishing mark first.
Another big field faced the starter in the
last race of the day. and as the result of
the crowding at the start, Weber was
thrown from the back of Gold Lack This
accident was not serious one, except to
the hackers of the Finlen horse, as the
jockey got off without injury and the steed
continued with the field to the end, even
turning around and coming back to the
judges stand to be excused.
After trying all morning to break through
the clouds the sun finally shone forth in all
its splendor in the afternoon, and the
warming up Of the atmosphere made it
more pleasant for the spectators, the at
tendance, doubtless, being increased there
by.
An ExhiIarating Race.
The first and second races were the most
interesting of the day. the latter event re-
sulting in a gallant struggle between Sue
casunna and Trauer. Rice and Corcoran
had the mounts on these two flyers. re-
spectively, and the clever riders brought
their mounts down the stretch as If they
were one From the start until the stretch
was reached it looked like a general scram-
Bile, but as the straight line for home was
reached these two horses went out in front
to make a grand stand finish. And it
proved to be one in every sense OF the
word. First one and then the other would
shove nose in front until about fifty
yards from the finish, when they got into
the same stride. and try as the respective
jockeys would neither filly could forge
ahead the fraction of an inch. In this way
they flashed by the judges stand, and the
double numbers, denoting a dead heat,
went up. Geneseo made a gallant struggle
at the last. but the best she could do was
to shake off her numerous companions and
finish third.
Another exhilarating and game struggle
was witnessed in the first race. This time
the favorite. Sadducee, and Dewey fur
nished the spectacular scene, and as Burns
handled his mount a wee bit cleverer than
Cochran he got the decision from the Judges
by only nose. This pair of game nags
had worked their way to the front by the
time the stretch was reached, and it looked
as though Cochran would carry Dewey to
the front, but the McCafferty horse was
true to his colorS, and managed to retain
his lead.
In the third race The Puritan was op-
posed only by Philma Paxton, and the Nc
Cafferty colors were carried to the front
once more In the most hollow fashion, the
event being won by fully four lengths
Thomas Shields Extinguisher was the IA
vorite in the fourth race and this event
was the only good investment the betting
public made on the day. The price against
Extinguisher was to B, and he getting
away in good shape continued in the lead
from start to finish. The struggle for place
money between Fonsoluca and Pretorius
was grand one and the former got the
decision only by a short head.
McMeekin Wins Easily.
McMeekin was so much better than the