Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-14
sMAsHIN GuREG0RDS
RACING AT BENNING WAS OF A
HIGH ORDER.
Tomorrow Promises to Be the Banner
Day - Grand Consolation Stakes
and Chevy Chase steeplechase.

Fo
A review of the racing at Benning yes
terday will show that all the events were
run in high-class form, extraordinary time
being made and the finishes being so close
as to tickle the palates Of the veteran track
followers Starter Mars Cassidy was not in
his best form yesterday, but perfection can
not always be looked for, and in all but
two events he got the ponies started in good
shape In the last event st. Finan wheeled
as the barrier went up and was left stand
ing while the field shot away. Jockey Red
fern had been watching st. Finan very
closely, so as to get him away well, but
the horse probably saw the barrier shoot
UP, and it. scared him So that he wheeled
like flash. Many offthe, ,wiseacres believ-
ed that st. Finan was the horse to beat
The Huguenot, and there was ton or
money burned UP on his chances.
The track was faster yesterday than at
any time since it's construction, the hot sun
no doubt bringing about, this state of at
fairs AS result in four of the six events
the records at Benning were smashed and
in the other two equafed.' Strange to say,
all the track smashing records came in
punches the first two races of the day
being the EQUALS. while the last four fur
nished the sensational speed. In the third
race, Dublin, with the heavy impost of lao
hounds on his back, ran the mile and forty
Yards in LAB 2-5, thereby beating Mosketos
recent record of LA As by 2-5 seconds.
In the fourth, Right and True did the six
furlongs in lib 3-5, 20 under the record,
while Ray in the fifth hammered the record
down 2 seconds by going the mile and fifty
yards in LA fat. The last smashing was
made by The Huguenot, who showed
trace of his Brooklyn derby form of 1898
NV winning the mile and ftrfong handicap
in a gallop with head hlgh In the air, IN
1.54 2-5, just 2-5 seconds better than the
record made by Potente at Bennlng last
fall
The report that many bookmakers are
dropping out of the line because of the
many favorites winning, Is all bosh. The
losses of the wise money. betters yester-
day can keep many of the 'pencflers on the
line for the remainder OF the week. The
money lost on Ben Howard, Sparkle
Esther, knight of the Garter and st. FL
nan was enough to start up a first-class
was in right can be CLEANED from the
fact that whenever it went up the book
makers figures went down.
Banner Day Of the Meeting.
Tomorrow promises to be the banner day
of the meeting. The feature of the card
will be the Grand Consolation stakes, which
will be worth several thousands of dollars
to the winner. 1t Is expected that first
class field of two-year-oIds will go to the
post in this event and the contest should be
a hot one from start to finish. Another
feature Will D6 the CltS WI ,CudSe StillL5
steeple chase. These events have always
been popular and this race especially so,
as only gentlemen riders willeappear in the
saddle. AS Uncle Sam" : will dsburse
many dollars to his employees tomorrow, 1t
behooves those who intend to go to the
track to start early and avoid the rush.
1t has just begun to dawn upon the
patrons of the Benning race track that the
free field Is great innovation. The crowd
of loungers around the entrance and
boardwalk is seen no more. the officers of
the track either chase them into the free
field or away from the track altogether.
Not a. half dozen loungersb were noticed
yesterday, where heretofore 4hordes of yell
ing track followers haveobeeR much in EVIL
dence at every meetings. 4
Shea did not ride anysof r. t. Wilson's
horses yesterday. It. Was arumored that
Tom Healy who developed, the boy, was so
angry at Shea's poor handling of Honolulu
that he determined to give, him a. holiday.
The finish between Gimeraeks Dramatist,
Duke of Kendall and Saccharometer was
hair-raising one, that brought the entire
grandstand to it's feet In another jump
the Canadian colt Dramatist would have
got the verdict
Saccharometer. the 60 to 1 chance that
was beaten two heads for the second race,
Is a maiden that cost $500 as a yearling.
His owner did not back him and afterward
was bemoaning his hard luck because he
would be a B to chance next time he
started
Jockey O'Connor won three races on
Right and True. Ray and The Huguenot.
But his ride on Ben Howard was so poor
as to almost bring tears to Bill Daly's eyes.
The Sage of Hartford did not recover his
composure the rest of the afternoon, as he
had told every one that he could not lose.
The base bali contingent, which is maxi
Ing strong showing, has had it's ranks
augmented by the arrival of Barney Drey-
fuss, the Pittsburg magnate, and Charlie
Ebbetts of Brooklyn, Jimmie Callahan Of
the Chicago White Sox, who Is on his we'd
ding tour, has also put in an appearance.
Al! OF the horses belonging to Virginia"
Bradley, who won the rich American Derby
In 1901 with his colt Robert Waddell. were
attached by United States sheriff yester-
day T. F. Coles. near neghbor Of Brad
ley, was responsible for the attachment.
He claims Bradley owes him large amount
as trainer.
Among the daily visitors at the track are
bevy Of chorus girls from an opera COM
pany playing at Baltimore. Nearly twenty
come over in the Special and return at
the conclusion of the days sport They all
| have good things to bet on and never fail
to root at the top Of their voices when
! their favortte approaches the finish.
Dublin stumbled just after the barrier
| was raised for the third race and nearly
went to his knees. This left him and the
two-year-old Gates last of the bunch to get
| in full swing. But when the grand horse
got in his stride he caught his field at the
backstretch, and then only galloped the rest
| of the way. n
The three races run after The Star had
| SoIio " piSSS were interesting on dcCuunI
| of the struggles in the stretch. In the
| fourth event Right and True shot into first
position at the half mile and continued
there until the end winning by three-quar-
ters of length from Dark Planet In the
| fifth O'Connor got Ray away in a good
position, rated her. along until the stretch
| was reached and then came away and won
| in gallop from Great American by nearly
| two lengths. The Huguenot was up In front
all the way in the sixth race and won the
event by length from Cogswell-
Late Yesterday Afternoon.
Following are the summaries of the last
/ three races:
Fourth race-Twe-year- elds; six furlongs
Right and True. 10 eYconnpta S. to 2 and
even, won; Dark Planetso I0ta4Ityne), 4 to
l and to g. second Rright Gjrls102 (Coch-
| RAM, II to 1, third Tfnfee Ef3 8-5.% Trap
| ~,