Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29
Bookmakers Hard Hit at Ben
ming Track Yesterday.
FIVE FAVORITES WON
SAENGERBUNDS WON THREE
GAMES FROM Y. M. C. A.
Jeffries May Accept Charleston Bid
st. Augustine Golf Tourney
Base Ball Notes.

Good Friday of 1902 will go down into
racing history as a red letter day for the
betting talent at the Benning track. Five
favorites and one second choice won the
six events on the card, and many of the
bookmakers were groggy and almost out at
the end of the days business. Long lines
of gIeefuI betters were up behind the diff
ferent stands of the ''bookies' after each
event. and the only disappointed patrons
at the track yesterday were the persistent
long shOt players
The track was a sea of mud, and for this
reason it was thought the favorites would
have an off day but the Benning course
will stand deluge before getting hard to
traverse Father Bill" Days odds and
ends came very close to gratifying the ideas
of the IoHg-shot players in the fourth race,
but the best the colt could do was second
As the day opened with rain and the
downpour continued. it was naturally
thought that the attendance would be mea-
ger. but on the contrary, the turn out was
the best of the week. the opening day OK
cepted. The dele cation from Baltimore
was also very large, and, as result. the
betting ring was jostling mass of tr1-
umphant betterS.
From a sport point of view three of the
contests were of the exhilarating order.
while the remaining events went to the vic
torious horse by good big margins.
The only disappointment of the afternoon
to the betters came in the third race, when
Early Eve made baby show of the ia
VCrite. Red Damsel. One to two were the
best odds obtainable against the Columbia
stable entry, and even this was considered
Ike money from home" But Early Eve
a. To l was the good thing and revived
the ''bookies' somewhat from the hammer
ing they had received on the two previous
events.
Wonderly got the Gardner flly off in a
good position. and the little fellow kept his
pcny there all the time. Early Eve winning
by half a length Many spectators criti-
CIsed Burns ruding, but the fact of the
matter was that Red DamseI met better
horse.
Eighteen horses were originally entered
fOI the first race but ten scratches sent
the field to the post in more satisfactory
shape Starter Cassidy got them off well,
and Booker Immediately sent Elizabeth
Moan to the front. Cormorant and Gwynne
hanging on to her TANKS part of the way.
When Booker took his mount by the judges
stand three lengths separated her from Cor
morant and the rest of the field was pro-
CGSSiOn.
Blue Delft was the long bottled-up good
thing for the second race, and although
Jockey Burns drew the finish pretty fine
with Mda. it was seen that the Morris
FLY was but half trying. Blake sent Mda
along at slashinS clip, holding the lead
until well in the stretch, but when Burns
called Blue Delft for a rush it was all
over but getting the money.
The largest field of the afternoon went
to the post in the fourth race. with Justice
slight favorite over Gayhilda. Bandit
assumed the lead until the stretch was
reached, when Booker took Justice out in
front and Won by fully eight lengths.
The prettiest race of the day came up in
the fifth event. Charley Moore was the
odds-on favorite, with Caithness the sec
ond choice This pair raced neck and neck
rF,s 4, r., l.
and Burns had to do his best to land
Charley winner by half a length. Lac
displayed a great burst of speed turning
into the stretch, but the best he could do
third place.
All Saints was a slight favorite over Lou
Rey in the last event. but the former cap
tured the race in hollow style, three length
separating her from the latter at the end
Burns took All Saints out in front at the
first turn and she was never headed.
Jockey Burns was a busy lad yesterday.
He was in every event. rode three winners,
one second and two unplaced-quite a good
record.
one lone Individual paid his way to the
'O-cent field. but when he became the CEN
ter of observation he paid the extra dollar
and Joined the crowd in the betting ring.
Following the summaries:
First race. five and a half furlongs; purse,
$:AU-EliZabeth Moan, 101 (Booker), even,
won; CormOrant, 1913 (OdOm). to /. sec
ond; Gwynne, 10i (Wonderly), to l, third.
Time. Ill.
Second race. half mile: purse. s4O0-Blue
Delft. 105 (Burns). 1 to =. won; Mda, 1o5
(Blake). to 1. second: Mexicana, 105
tBooker), II to l. third. Time, 81.
Third race. six furlOngs; purse, 800
Early Eve, 30 tWonderly), 8 to B. won Red
Damsel. 1o4 CBurns). 3 to 5. second; Prin-
cess Otillie, ia (Odom), Il to l, third.
Time, lis
Fourth race. six furlongs; purse. $500
Justice. H. tBooker). to ., won; Odds and
Ends. ~ Miles. to 1. second; High Car
nival, 10i henderson,, to /, third. Time
1922
Fifth race. seven furlongs: purse. 800
Charley Moore, 112 (Burns), IL to ~ won;
Caithness, 81 tShea). ) to /, second; Lac
96 (ffice), 80 to ]. third. Time 131
Sixth race one mile and seventy yards:
purse. siO0-AlI Saints. 100 CBurns), 6 to D.
won; Lou Rey. 10 (Odom), to ). second
Farrell, l0i (BOoker), to l, third Time
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