Evening star., 1901-11-12
Attendance at Bennihg Broke the
Record. sHs
FIRST GAMES OF BOWLING SEASON
The Coming Prize Fight on the
Pacific Coast.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

At o'clock yesterday the attendance at
the track was a record breaker for an
opening day. The grand stand had gained
additional contingents. and there was a
throng Of fashionables at the club house.
There was some disappointment an hour
previously among the jump-loving patrons
because only three candidates appeared for
the steeplechase for 500 purse. 1t was a
procession for the even money favorite,
Boisterous, with Brazil up, all the way, al
though his nearest follower, Baby Bill, rid
den by Dayton, nearly closed the gap a
couple of times, and this excited momen-
tary hopes in his hackers. Cheesemite was
always away back and toward the end was
tired enough to sit down, Monohan being
compelled to almost lift her over a couple
Of jumps she at first refused. The time was
5:16 Boisterous Looping in twenty lengths to
the good. - -='--.'
New Grand Stand Handicap.
The new grand stand handicap with 500
added for three-year olds and upward,
seven furlongs. brought eight horses to the
barrier, Knight of Rhodes, who was re-en-
tered by his trainer w. P. Burch, being a
to favorite. Mr.. Burch thought the
Eustfs horse was good to win and told his
friends so. Unmasked had a large follow
Ing and both CarbuncIe and The Amazon,
who had been added to the event, were well
played for straight and place. After fair
start. in which The Amazon got a little the
worst of 1t, Lexington Pirate, Ohnet both
30 to l shots, and Unmasked made the run
ming. Turning into the stretch The Amazon,
who had been overtaking her leaders, came
like streak and under Booker's urging
caught one after another, and coming on
Won easily. Unmasked Wonderly), was
second, and Ohnet (Cochrane), third. with
Knight of Rhodes Burns), Carbuncle CMc-
Cue), Roxane Redfern), Scarlet Lily q.
SMITH and Lexington Pirate q. Smith) in
the order named. The Amazon's time,
12S 1-5, broke the track record for seven
furlongs, being a fifth Of a second better
than that made by Moor last April Won
derly claimed Booker had fouled him when
the latter cut in with the Amazon to the
rail in the last furlong, but the claim was
not allowed.
FOnsOluca Takes the Fifth.
The fifth race, selling event. for two
year-oIds, at six furlongs. was virtually a
match between the 9-to-10 favorite Fonso-
luca CWonderly) and Hans Wagner tCoch-
rane). who was 20 and 6. The former won
by length in ]. .15 %. * s'+f
Lady Godfva Henderson, was pocketed
early in the race. but came very fast when
she got out, about furlong from the wire
Cherished at 40 to~1.
The last race, a selling, for, three-year-
oios ana upward, Tor purse OF $f0e had
seven starters. A strong tip on Death ran
the odds on Oden Bowie's bay gelding
down to from 10 to 1. Curtsey Redfern)
was an S-to-5 favorite, and Jack McGinn
(Wonderly) had a substantial following.
The winner turned up in o. L.. Richards
hlly Cherished, ridden by L. Smith, who
was so little thought of that the odds were
40 to l. Curtsey cut out the running from
the start, closely pressed by Jack McGfnn
and Piederich (COchrane1ys Emf erinar the
stretch, Cherished showed. a streak of
speed that brought her home a winner
two lengths in front of Death, who led the
ridden-out Curtsey the same distance