Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-03
CROWDS At BENN|AG
Improved Weather Increases
Attendance.
BETTING RING LIVELY
ONLY TWO EVENTS FURNISH
REAL GOOD SPORT.
Red Damsel Wins First Race, Time,
1.1635; Unterock Second; Mary
Worth Third.
,,,eis, Dispatcb TO The Evening s:ar.

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BENNING RACE TRACK, d. c., Decem-
Der 3.-With improved weather conditions
ana the end of the fall meeting at Benning
| but three days Off the attendance improved
| very perceptibly today.
The increase was particularly noticeable
| in the betting ring, where the line of book
makers las contracted to such extent
| as to make the playing of wagers quite a
| task.
| The card today is Of the ordinary Sort
| the fourth and sixth races furnishing the
best sport.
The track was dry and fast.
Following are the scratches bulletined at
AZ pm: In the first, Burning Glass. In
| the second, Henry Clay Rye.
First Race
First race, six furlongs-Red Damsel
(Redfern). 8 and even. first; Unterock
(Wonderly), 8 and 2, second; Mary Worth
Desouza), 60 and 20, third Time, 1.16 3-5.
Worry got into the lead at the break and
hung on until the stretch, when Red DAM
sci came through, winning handily by two
lengths
Second Race.
Second race, seven furlongs-Bon Mot
(Miles), 3 and to 5, first; All Gold Red-
FERN and 8 to 5, second; Locket &c.
Walsh, 5 and 2, third. Time, 1:29
Bon Mot got off first and led all the way
with open daylight, and won by three
lengths.
Showing at the Track.
Racing was attended yesterday by many
of the outward aspects of the old days on
the outlaw tracks. snow falling lightly al
most all afternoon. II was not heavy
enough to cause inconvenience, but made
many Of the regular race followers long fof
New Orleans and San Francisco The rae
ing nevertheless. was keenly contested, the
Benning special affording thrilling struggle
between the three placed horses Tribes HILL
Trepan and Colonsay. The last mentioned
had the worst position, wedged In as he was
between Trepan on the right and Tribes
Hill on the left, and 1t is possible that this
affected the result, for Michaels. his rider,
was all on one side of Colonsay as the three
struggling racers passed the judges stand,
each one-half a length apart. Tribes Hill
was allowed to set the pace, which suited
him exactly and he was in fine form for the
bruisirg finish. One year ago Tribes Hill
was sold for 500 and is now owned by w.
r. Midgely.
Rough Riders Victory.
When Rough Rider won the last race the
victory was extremely popular, majority
of the women in the grand stand betting on
him to win. The old horse was much the
best, for he literally fought his way from
last to first place. though he nearly fell on
the first turn and lost many lengths Rough
Rider made short turn into the stretch,
got through next the rail and won like a
four-mile race horse. Rough Riders tiny
jockey, Crimmins. is under contract to p.
H Sullivan and will be sent to New orleans
to be taught all that Archie" thinner and
Fuller can show him about riding. The boy
is declared to be one of the best of his age
and experience that has yet shown up at
this meeting. 1t was Crimmins who rode
Oclawaha a few days ago and made Red
fern do his best to win with Nine Spot
Gossip of the Paddock.
William Hueston has sold to N. Dyment,
a Canadian turfman, the two-year-old colt
Fort Hunter for a price said to be $500.
Hueston paid only few hundred dollars
for this colt at the wedding out of John
Sanford's stable. two months ago.
Friends Of Representative T. D. Sullivan
say that he has lost $4,000 in three days at
this meeting. OF this amount $1,000 was bet
on Carbuncle when Wire In won.
In discussing the bad race run by Lord
of the Valley, prominent official said that
he was by no means certain that the colt
was anything like as good racer he
| was estimated at. Still, there is a lot OF IN
| and-out running at this meeting. and little
| or no notice is taken of it. Days stable as
| usual, is the most fragrant offender.
Summaries.
| Following are the summaries of the last
| races, which were run too late for publica-
ton in last evenings Star:
Third race, three year-olds. six furlongs-
| Castalian, 1OS Ct Burns), II to 8 and to
10, won; Foxy Kane, Ill (Treuber), to
and to /, second; Cloten 1Os (Wonderly),
7 to l, third. Time, LA % Sweet Alice,
| Stolen Moments, Toscan and Illyria also
| ran.
| Fourth race-The Benning Special, three
year-olds and upward, mile and a half
| Tribes Hill, 116 (Pickering). to and even,
| won Trepan, 1O2 (Redfern), 2 to l and to
! s, second; Colonsay, 100 Oh. Michaels), 10
| to g. third Time, = 2 AZ 20. CaVlota ana
| Erda also ran.
| Fifth race, handicap. two-year-olds and
| upward one mile-Alforten,. 108 Ct. Burns),
| 6 to 5 and out, won Sourire, 106 CTreuber),
5 to l and to g. second; Young Henry, 126
| (Redfern), to 1. third. Time, 1.42 Is.
| Fustian, April Shower, Himself and Mar
joram also ran.
Sixth race, three year-olds and upward;
| mile and furlong. Rough Rider, 9S Grim
| mins), to l and to l. won; Dramatist, 9S
(olandp, 2 to I and to 8, second; Court curt,
1925 Dark Planet, Stonewall, Scortic.
! Star and Garter and Heir Apparent also
| ran.
Entries for Tomorrow.
First race, selling, hurdle, two and a
| quarter miles-Gascar, 1856; Imperialist, 1853;
Morrellton Chief, 1872; Gould, 1875; Goldsby,
1872; Gum Honey, 1872; Rightfal, 141; Caxton.
1873.
Second race two-year-olds, colts, six fur
longs, Columbia course-Oriskany, 112; Lori
| cate. 112; Asclepias, 107; Caqueta, 107; Mas
ter Willie 1O7; Tomcod 112.
Third race, two-year-olds, FLIES and geld
ings, six furlongs, Columbia course-M.
Theo 100; Briarthorpe, 100; Gananogue.
100: Totness, 100; Lady Lavish, 104; Col
ieen Bawn, 100; Raider. 100; Catherine,
Ruth, 1O4; Cantaloupe, 1O4; Grayling. 104;
Niskayuna, 104; High Heels, 1O4; Ancestor,
104.