Evening star., 1901-11-15
Bookmakers Again Hit Hard at Ben
ming.
1 LONG SHOT CAPTURED THIRD RACE
Pigeon Post at Odds of 40 to |
Beat the Fayorite.
PORTS IN GEN ERA L

| Yesterdays racing at Benning was IN
usually interesting on account Of the close
finishes and particularly enjoyable to the
| talent" as four favorites finished in front
and also a weil-played second choice But
| one outsider, Pigeon Post, in the third,
| won a race. and it appeared as IL only
| small bets were wagered on his chances.
| Reports came from the ring that high
| as 40 and 80 to 1 were offered against
| Pigeon Post at the opening of the betting.
but 1t was quite different matter to get
| the money down. One bet of IS would re-
| suit in the odds being sliced in twain and
| send the assistants of the betting book
maker off to rebet part Of the cash with the
| other layers. Ten to one was about the
| odds at which most of the Pigeon Pest
| money was wagered, and 1t Is doubtful II
| any larger amount than $40 was wagered
at one time.
Although the day was raw and blaster-
ing. the attendance was large. the betting
| ring being crowded at all times. while the
| immense grand stand was comfortably
| filled. The wind that blew over the mead
| ows was almost a gale. and when the
horses went up the back stretch 1t seemed
as If the little jockeys were trying to take
| their horses back so as to get protection
from each other.
The new lines of electric light and tcle-
Srapn poles, QUILT from the main road TO
| the new stand, caught the full force of the
| wind and several of them were blown
down. Linemen were promptly summoned
and were put to work and the service was
| not impaired.
Public Judgment Correct.
In the first race Keynote and The Puri-
tan were selected as favorites in the bet
| ting, and that the public was right was
emphasized by the running. Keynote and
| The Puritan were up with the leaders dur
| ing the entire race, and In the stretch 1t
was battle royal between the pair. 1t
appeared as though little Cochran outrode
| MichaelS in the struggle for the wire. end
the excitement reached fever heat as the
| former carried his pony over the coveted
line first
Extinguisher was selected by the talent
| to carry its money in the second race. ar
| again the public judgment was correct.
| Little McCue got his horse off well, and not
minding the biting wind. kept his mount up
in front and won with something to spare.
| The hackers of Rocky had a hard-luck
story to tell, as Doggett partially pulled up
this horse, thinking there would be no
start, but there is hardly doubt that the
| best horse won the race. Ben Howard had
quite following.
Then came the ''killing" in the third
race. Lady of the Valley was selected as
| the fayorite, with Rightaway second choice
The wise money began to go In on Pig
con Post in driblets, and it was played
this way all the time. Jockey Bender took
Pigeon Post to the front at the start. He
| was In second place at the half and led
| the field at the three-Quarters. In the
| stretch 1t was pretty struggle between
| the two leaders Lady of the Valley vas
next the rail. and should have won, ac-
| cording to the wiseacres. but Pigeon Pest
! stuck gamely to his task, and being well
ridden by Bender finished In front by a
| half length
| No mistake was made in selecting Lamp
| OIxee to win the fourth no haf-
| ting was the strongest of the day. Hun
| dreds went up on the son of Lamplighter
] at the short odds of to 10, IL to 20 and
| then 1 to 2. Death was the second choice
| and Annie Thompson had many hackers
! Lamp OLee was much the best horse and
! although Death made a splendid struggle
In the stretch, Wonderly carried his mount
| along by hand riding alone, while Burns
| was laying on the whip with all his
| strength.
An O1d-Tfme S'GarrisOn Finish.o
| Bijou was the favorite in the fifth race
| but there is no question that the largest
amount of cash went up on Hans Wagner
| as he was backed down from to / to
| to 8, the first-named horse ruling at even
| money. This race was the feature Of the
| days card. Burns carrying Wagner along
| in beautiful form, while Redfern on Bijou
Kept close enough to be within striking dis
| tance of the leader at all stages. Coming
| into the stretch Redfern sent Bijou after
| Hans Wagner When a hundred Yards
| from the finish Bijou began to gain, and
| collaring Wagner about ten yards from the
| finish won out I'm the last three jumps by
| head The excitement over the finish
| was of the explosive sort. The yels of the
| spectators sounded like the roar Of q cata-
| ract. and everybody appeared satisfied tt at
| the best horse had won.
| Two fayorites came to the front in the
| final race. Scarlet Lilly and Sailor King.
| and although large wads Of money went
a tnr hnr
cashed on the former to make the book
| makers vince. Scarlet Lilly and Balloon
| had the race between them, the field being
! lengths In the rear at the finish, the fayor-
| lite finishing first In easy fashion.
| The Summary.
| Following are the summaries:
| First race. six and a half furlongs purse $500
4 Keynote. LOG. FL. Cochran. even. won; The Puri-
| tan. 12S. H Michaels, 8 to 5, second; Honolulu,
| 1O6. T. Burns. to 1, third Time, 123 3-5, Lord
4 Quex and Man owar also ran.
Second race. five and half furlongs: purse $500.
ran. Ii 70 i. third Time. Los SO. Ben Il Howard. ward
Coasos Ice Water. Early Eve. High Carnival and
Third rase. aighweight handicap: seven turlongs:
won; Lady Of the Valley. Iss. Mccue. to 10,
| second: himself. 129. Brennan. 10 to i, third.
'LocEet and kightsway also ram Coupled ff'hce'
Fourth race. one mile and fifty yards; purse $500.
los, Barns to T. second; Warranted. n IT. 10 i67. Hay Hsy.
| den 25 to 1, third Time. 1.48. Big Gun, Prosper
| La Gal. Wait Not and Annie Thompson also ran
Fifth race. ak furlonsa: purse s4oo-Bijou. 81,
| Redfern. o to S. won; Hans Wagner 10s T. BURNS
| to 8. second; The Four Hundred, 81, 81. Cochran.
1 to i. third. Time, 4, Is As. Rose of Nav
James T. Keating. Goldage. Little Gem, James
| Fitz May j. and Blue Ridge also ran.
4 Sixth race, mile and one hundred Yards
| purse $40o.-Scarlet Lily 1e4, n. Cochran to /,
| won: Balloon, 9T Rice, 8 to ]. second; Beggai
| Lady, 81. Redfern, 10 to 1. third. Time 1 so 2-5
| Sailor King. whistlng Con. Ringleader and Glade
Run also
| TONIGHT.S RIG EIGHT