Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13
and seeing RACING IN the fall at Benning
with comfort II SOMETHING of novelty.
Four Records Made.


Superintendent Strahan's prediction tafal
track records &oalAI be smashed this fall
has come true with a vengeance. Yester-
day four additional records were set up. and
as the class of entries gets better other rec
ords win assuredly be made In the FIRST
event Carrier sPigeoh broke McFonso's rec
ord of 3-21 2-5rby feYr seconds. and in the
fifth Demurrer ran the mile and sixty yards
a second and two-difths faster than Black
stock did on Tuesday. In the last race
Cameron knocked two seconds on the mile
-a-sixteenthemariE, made by H. L. Cole
man Monday. svBut tre greatest reduction
of time came in the Dixie stakes Of a mile
and three-Quarters, Adelaide Prince break
ing the track record for the distance by
nearly twelve seconds
MOST OF the patrons of the track this fall
are from out of town. and this is accounted
Tor by the length of time that has elapsed
sance the last pay day In Uncle Sans de-
partments As the government will hand
OUT tne envelopes Saturday, crowds can be
expected at Bennfng all of next week.
Inc track policemen are making matters
lively at the track for the agents of the
tipsters. Not one of the uniformed boys
was auoWed near the gate, all being pushed
on the boardwalk and back almost tt, the
street car tracks This crowd has increased
TO such proportions that the noise created
mas become nuisance and the patrons APP
preclate the fact that their comfort is be-
ing looked after. 81
Sun Gold was backed by his owner, Billy
Barrlck, but got or slowly and had little
chance.
Circus was not warmed up on the track,
put taken outside the course for gallop.
was not justified by his performance.
MRS. VICES. the Canadian FLY, closed
sucn Dig gap in the last quarter of her
race that she is worth bearing in mind for
future reference 7'
For a comparatively new beginner over
the sticks, Carrier Pigeon showed himself
to be promising Jumper
Cryptogram will do to bear in mind at his
new vocation
The Hitchcock CASTOR came from last Do
in drive
The old horse Corder has worked very
Iast. Last week, before the rain, he reeled
on a half mile IN Az seconds; five fur
longs In little over a minute
Late Yesterday Afternoon.
Following are the summaries Of the last
three races:
Fourth race, selling, three-year-olds and
upward; seven furIongs-Alpaca, 1O1 (Mc-
Cafferty). 30 to 1 and IL to 1, won; Merry
Maker. 1O4 CRedferD, 20 to 1 and to 1.
second; Ivernia. 101 (Cochran), 40 to 1,
third. Time-1.27 2-5. Military. Black
I'm, odCk McGlnn, BrlSk, MAIZE ",
SWamplands. The Referee, Nuptial and
Honolulu also ran
Fifth race, four-year-oIds and upwards;
mile and sixty yards-Demurrer. 107 Cred
FERN, 2 to L and to 5, won; Douro JOG
Lynel. IL to and 4 to 5, second Belvino,
lo9 tOConnor). to L, third. Time-1. 4s
40. Contend and Gallant also ran.
Sixth race, three-year-olds and upwards;
one and one-sixteenth miles-Cameron, III
lOConnor), to 5 and 3 to ), won; Jim
Clark los (Minder1 12to and to I Second I.
Orontas, III (Blake), 10 to 1, third. Time
LAT 1-5 Hunter ,Raine. Gold Cure, Car
buncie, Satire, Ben Battle and Circus also
ran. H-t -