Evening star., 1901-11-19
CarbuncIe's Fast Run in Last Race
at Benning.
Hood SCORES MADE BY BOWLERS
Opening the Season for Basket
Ball.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The second week Of the fall meeting at
Benning opened yesterday and another
good day for the bookmakers was placed
on record. But two favorites flashed by
the wire ahead Of the other competitors
and the price on those horses was such
that only the big bettors got money down.
When the meeting opened and for three
days after a great cry went up from the
bookies that combination between the
horse owners and jockeys was in existence
and that unless matters took different
turn they would be driven from the busi-
ness. Friday the turn came and they quit
the day ahead Of the game. The same
program was followed Saturday and
yesterday 1t looked as IL the bookmakers
must have kept barrel of money. The
same cry has gone up from the book
makers at almost every meeting in recent
years at Benning. but the fact is that the
events are run under such strict surveil-
lance that the best horse generally fin
ishes in front and it's condition is not
Kept from the public, it generally results
in big winnings for those who are in
formed.
The raw weather yesterday, of course
kept many away, yet the attendance was
large The betting ring was almost a
place of comfort, as 1t was only while
that any discomfort was encountered. In
the center of the ring there was plenty
of breathing space and a fair idea was
CLEANED of what the new quarters will be
next year when they have been increased
by fully one-half.
Yesterdays racing can be classed as
good. bad and Indifferent. This summary
applies to the betting public. The good
races were the third and sixth, when Andy
Williams captured the former event and
Carbuncle won the last.
Track Record Lowered.
The reputation Of Potente and Carbuncle
scared out of the last race such good
ponies as The Puritan. Trebor and
Roxane. AS a result but three horses
faced Starter Cassidy, Raffaelo being
the third entry to accompany the
other two high-class nags. On past
performances Potente was selected to
carry the bulk of the publics money
but the selection was a bad one as old
reliable Carbuncle was a winner from be-
ginning to end, finishing almost four
lengths ahead of the favorite, while Raj
1ae1lo was that far In the rear. The win
ner did the distance in 2.04. lowering the
track record by three seconds Considera-
BILE money went up on Carbuncle at even
money, and as result some OF the books
showed Potente also at even just before
the bugie sounded for the horses to go to
the post.
The FavOrfte Wins.
Another good race was the third event
on the card when the favorite, Andy VII
liams, managed to win out by an eyelash.
With Tommy Burns up the betting public
could see nothing in the race but Andy
Williams and as result the best money
offered was to 5. A quiet tip on Ohnet
went around the ring and the events that
followed showed that the "'wise money
must have been investing In the MaIoney
morse. There was a large field. the un-
lucky number of thirteen horses going to
the post, and big jority of this num-
Der raced like a troop of cavalry until the
turn into the stretch was reached Then
the pace began to tell and Andy Williams
and Ohnet got out In front for the grand
finish Neck and neck the two pounded
down the stretch, both Burns and Cochran
doing their best and, working out till the
end, the favorite showed his nose In front
judges. The finish was of the sort to make
the blood tingle and the exciting yells of
the multitude must have been carried on
the wind for several miles
Balloon and Tour were the best thouebt
of horses in the first event on the card and
there was quite following for Kingstelle
ana Garter Ban. Little Wonderly rode an
to land Tour in front in easy fashion
Big Disappointment.
One of the biggest disappointments of the
day came in the second race. waswift,
the favorite won, but Bruff had a tre-
mendous following and the best money
that could be secured against him was
TO l. 1t proved rank case Of misplaced
confidence as he ran a bad last all the
way and seemed to have trouble getting
ont OF ms own way. Booker. by clever
riolng, carried Justice up into second
place, while Longlove, the second choice.
finished third
Gold Braid was singled out as the best
horse in the fourth race, Tommy Burns
ha Nv inf,
the bettors. Rose Of May proved the rtghf
thing, Hans Wagner getting into second
place and Misleader third. The latter shot
out In front at the beginning of the race
ana looked like winner, but he proved
true to his name and only got into third
position by a nose
Even money was the best that couId he
obtained against Mynheer in the fifth raca,
as ne finished so easily ahead of his field
saturday that 1t looked like a sure thing
LOT the Shipsey pony. Followers Of In
side Information made a killing" on this
event, as Warranted against whom AS
good as to 1 was obtained won out bv
a half length from the favorite Piedrich
finished in third place. but as he had fonIed
Punctual at the turn into the stretch he
was set back and the Mannix horse given
third money.
The Summary.
Following are the summaries:
First rice. seven furlongs purse ssoo-Tour %
!Wonderiy), 6 to 8. won: Balloon. 100 1RiceS ? te
l. second Rabunta, 80 (iartnl. Is TO i tbinS
iitiie. a-SS 20 tiOral, Land of (layer Wao1-
gatherer. J. A. Warner Bounteons Bescar IsSr
~, Flora. Garter Ban kingstelle and Anna Darling
Second race five and balf furlongs purse s3o0-
Maswut' iIo tr Burnsl. to 2, won; Justice 11O
IBookerl 10 to l. second. Iongloye Ito JReafarna
to l. third Time, .0e 415. Bnf Missile. iittie
ARROW; Swamplands. Triton and Leinoyne also ran
Third race. one mile ard forty yards purse $500
Andy Williams, 1o3 ct. Burns, i to 2 won: 0hnet
IL tn Cochrnnt, 70 I, second; Lord Quex 100
titedfern,, TO to l., third. Time LAT l-5 Him
SELF Presgraye. Goidaga. Rightaway, Playlike and
\, Fourth n race six furlongs purse s4eo-Rose of
May. d II. MichseisI, to I won; Hans wagner
lOI lH Cochran. TO l. second: Misieader. on n.
SMITH; 10 to 1. third. Time, lie Gold Brsid
Lac Hot; Ernest Parham, The Pride of surrey
Aineoia SuecasnnRa, Locket and Zaraide also ran
ruin raee one and a sixteenth mile purse 500
Warranted, sS (Redfern 10 to l. won: Mynbeer
Mssb.as ,Ss sDSggesn to TO- second; Punctuai tH
rich, Flaxspinner Ringleader. Ayater Jack Nc
CHM Gray Daily, Whistliag Con, Spry and Lizzie
Sixth race, one and three-sixteenths miles purse
S40o-Carbunele. III Oh. Cochran, 6 to 8 won.
Petentes 126 Oh. MiehaeIs), to 10 seeend Par'
faello. 1l3 tBookero, TO 1, third Time 204