Evening star., 1904-04-14
CLOSING DAY AT BENNING.
Best Card of the Spring Meeting fol
Getaway Day.

For getaway" day at Benning the Wash
ington Jockey Club framed up about the
best card of the melting, all the six events
being filed with the best runners at the
track and the sport, from a. bet
ting and running point Of view,
was first class. The spring handicap
was the feature and coupled with the
closing day served to draw a very large
crowd to the track. The grand stand was
almost crowded, while the club house con-
tingent packed the balconies of that edi-
flee. The weather was cool, making top
coats a necessity. The track has dried out
nicely and was in frst-class condition.
The racing yesterday was crowded with
interest, the bettors having the best of
the argument on account of five favorites
going under the wire first. At the begin
ming Mimon was al to 10 favorite and won
the frstrace easily by three lengths. In
the second G3rret Wilson and Auction
went to the post even favorites at to 5.
This pair had the race between them, Gar
rett Wilson getting the decision by a head.
The only upset of the day bobbed up in
the third when Belle of Milford almost
overlooked by the wise bettors, and going
to the post at 20 to 1, won out by three
lengths. Torchlight was the fayorite, but
she was never prominent. Trapezst and
Rough Rider having head-and-head finish
for the place. Jockey Burns handled Belle
of Milford nicely, and in the last 100 yards
easily outfooted the field. In the fourth
Sais and Toscan were coupled in the bet
ting at to 4, and they finished heads apart.
the latter getting the decision, as he was
declared to win by the stable. w. B. Fasig
was the most fancied in the fifth race, and
he won easily by d length. In the closing
event four of the five starters were freely
backed, Stroller being the fayorite, with
Scotch Thistle second choice. This race
was the best of the day, all the horses
cfio in WI
when Stroller came away and won by two
lengths.
Following are the summaries of yester-
days races:
First race five and ene-half furlongs.
three-year-olds and upward-Mimon, -
(Miller). 1 to and l to 6, won; Alpaca, ~
tMcCafferty, to and even, second; Di-
aphanous, 81 tCarmacD, Is to 1. third. Time.
Lie 3-5. Jessielyn, Plantagenet, 1ridescent,
Asclepias, Calgary and Orlof also ran.
Second race. four and one-half furlongs.
selling. two-year-olds-Garret Wilson, 109
(Rurns), 2 to / and to s. won; Auction.
81 {Carmack) 2 to 1 and to 5. second;
Pygmalion. "a fMiiler). IL to 1. third. Time.
30 As First Born. Wish. Bedelia. Royal
Palace. Sweet Lillian, Cathryn L. and Bar
onetta also ran.
four-year-oids and upward. selling-Belle
OF Milford, 104 (Burns). 20 to l and 5 to /.
wen; Trapezist, LOT (Mchaels), s to / and
to i. second; Rough Rider. 103 (Oliphant).
10 10 D. tnifu.e I1me, i-of 80. Sttauk3l,
Tugai Bey, Princelet, Pretorious Torch
light also ran.
Fourth race, six and one-half furlongs.
three-year-olds and upward-Toscan, 11S
tShaw). l to 4 and out, won; Sails. 16S
tWonderIy), to 4 and out, second; Gold
Dome, 101 Cd. O'Connor1, Is to /, third.
Time, LA 4-5. Go-Between and Caqueta
also ran. Toscan and Sails coupled in bet
ting
Fifth race, seven furIongs. maiden three
year-olds-W. b. Fasig, Ill lNeeley). 8 to
8 and to TO- won: Bouvier l0s (Wade), 4
to and to 5. second; Berry Waddell, 10S
(wonderly). 4, to /, third. Time, 133. Cay,
Clarence and Congress also ran.
Sixth race, one mile, handicap. for three
year-olds and upward-Stroiler, ia
1Shaw), s to 5 and to g. won; Dark Plan
ct 90 (Taylor), to ! and to 1, second;
Scotch Thistle, no (Burns). to !. third.