Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-02
OF ALL SORTS
Steeplechase Was Feature Of
Benning Races Yesterday.
GASCAR WON HANDILY
INVESTIGATION OF WILD IRISH
MANS VICTORY DROPPED.
Britt and Nelson Matched to Fight
Americas Failed to Throw Grant
Bowling Matches.

The bookmakers had all the best of the
argument at Benning yesterday afternoon,
as only one favorite finished in front and
the other winners were but lightly backed
From a sporting view the races were not UP
to the standard, there being total absence
of head or neck finishes, the winners being
in front from one to five lengths going UNI
der the wire.
The handicap steeplechase was the fea-
ture of the afternoon, and strange to say,
the only horse that was heavily played in
this event, Ivan, fell
Walter Cleary and Imperialist, the favor
ties. were both badly beaten. Gasca1, to
1, on the other hand ran splendid race
and won as he pleased by five lengths In
5. II %. Ohnet, 10 to 1, who was the runner
up all the way lasted long enough to keep
the place from Wooden, to 1, by half a
length, Wooden lacking his usual speed Wal
ter Cleary looked formidable for about two
miles, and then chucked it up.
Winchester, at 20 to in some OF the bet
ting, won the second race for which Chin
ney Sweep was the favorite. He is partly
owned it is said by kid Jackson, we'll
known follower of the turf. and 'Sol' Lich-
tenstein laid the young owner fancy bet
of 100 to 3. Bert Arthur and Miss Modesty
were early pacemakers.
Bad Ride for Ostrich.
Another favorite went down to defeat
when Ostrich finished second to Hippocrates
in the fifth race. Ostrich was ridden by
Shaw, and was not fortunate in getting
away He was last all along the back
stretch ran on the outside of the three
leading horses into the stretch and then
came up in the center of the track. The
pacemaker was the 80 to chance, Rector,
who was not headed by the well-punished
HippocrateS until the last hundred
yards. Hippocrates won, while Ostrich beat
Rector head for second money.
Andrew Mack was the star of yesterdays
sale in the paddock, r. s. Turner paying
$3.50 for the leading race winner of the
meeting. The colt will be sent to Los Ange-
les and should soon pay for himself there
H T. Griffin added three or four head to the
sale at the last minute and Stolen Moments
brought top price of the lot Frank Weir
bought her for $1.15O. About twenty-five
head were sold for low prices.
The best sales were Andrew Mack, r. s.
Turner, $3.50; Stolen Moments, F. d.
Weir, 81 $780, Belle Savage, ]. Johnston.
$3.50; Benefit w. P. Riggs. $40; Black
Devlin. s12O; Lecher, J. Johnston, $780, and
Limerick. J. Biggs, $500.
Many bettors were indignant at the &C.
ton of one of the assistant starters when
Lord Badge was practically left at the post
in the last race. He was second choice,
Minotaur being the favorite. The as
sistant took bold of Lord Badge. who.
is difficult to get away from the post. When
the barrier was released Lord Badge was
left and it seemed as If the assistant at the
| time was directly in front of the horse. All
| the other horses raced on, and Burns, Lord
Badges rider, began a hopeless chase after
them. He made up great deal of ground,
but the task proved too great. The race fell
| career shown any form which would enable
| her to win.