Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-01
Only THE REGULARS
ChillWinds Kept Others Away
From Benning.
BOOKMAKERS MISSING
RING WAS HIT HARD BY YESTER.
DAYS BETTING.
Overnight Events Made Up the Pro.
gram This Afternoon-Entries
for Getaway Day.
B0OKMAKERS MISSING
Special Dispatch TO The Star,

| Special dispatch TO The Star,
BENNING. December 1.-Only the regu.
! lar race followers turned out this afternoon
, TO witness the sport, the wintry blasts from
the north making it very uncomfortable for
everybody. Many of the bookmakers were
missing from the line, the cold driving some
to the south and others quit on account OF
their losses yesterday. when the ring was
hit hard. Overnight events made up the
program this afternoon. but there was GuaI.
ity enough in several races to make the
sport good, Last nights wind dried out
the track considerably. but It was still slow.
Following are the scratches posted at 1:0o
pm: In the first, a Muskoday. The Clown
and Prince Frederick; in the third. Bette
Bouncer: in the fourth. Volantine: in the
fifth, A. Muskoday and Scarecrow.
Mollie ponohue Takes First.
First race, for all ages, six and a half fur.
longs-Mollie Donohue (BelD, to . and out,
first; Fancy Bird tMIlesl. 4 and 10 j. sec.
ond; Gladwin lRomanellD. 30 and :. third.
Time 123 Is.
Mollie Donohue led from the start and
managed TO last long enough TO beat ouG
Fancy Bird by neck IN a drive
Cary Wins Second.
Second race, fer two-year-olds six ana
a ha,i furlongs-CGry CEelD. S to ; and to
.. first; Akbar tHelgerson) 9 and sec.
ond; Old Guard (Mller) ~ and ! third.
Time, % 40.
Akbar led to turn. then Cary led 10 the
end, winning by a head from the former
after Il drive
Hocus Pocus Takes Third
Third race for two-year-od fllies and
geldings, six furlongs--Hocus Pocus CBeID,
& to 8 and 3 to > first Society Bud CMiiler).
4 - ~ Fms nj
20 and g. third Time. 1.l6 3-5
Entries for Tomorrow.
The following are the entries for tomor-
row:
First race, three-year-olds and UP, one
mile, Columbia course-EchodaIe, ia: Con.
per, LA; Cannonbal, 114 ThistIedaIe. ia:
Tho Cure, ia; Bob Murphy. ia; John =.
Ahearn. III; ~Poseur, Ill., Royal Window,
III; Freebooter. 1o6: Gunston, Ill; Father
D., log; A. MuSkpday. 1o6: Gavin G., 106.
Quiet Tip. 103; DR.. Swartx, 1903; Little But
tercup 103; F'eur de Marie, 103.
Second race, selling, two-year-olds, five
furlongs, Columbia course-Listless no:
104; Mark NEEDLE, 107 Edict, 10T; Ambi-
tious, 104; Quf Vive. 1o4: Panic, 107; ORR
famine, 10f; 'Ingeside, 102; Waterway,
Sweet FIavia 90.
Third race, handicap, steeplechase, three-
year-olds and up, about two miles-Howard
l42; Cherry Fighter, 14o Son OF Erin. 139:
Parnassus. 13s; Gypsic, 1877; Perchance 1885,
Rockmart, 135.
Fourth race. maximum. three-year-olds
and up, three miles-Ben Crockett. Ill;
Cherry Fighter, 104; Jack Young. 1O7;
James F.. 104: Rathowen, 104 Ostrich, 1U7;
Louis H.. 107; Jocund. 107; Brilliant, ~;
Banker. 100; Sailor Boy 100; Noblesse
Oblige 81; Ruby Hampstead lo4.
Fifth race, three-year-olds and up. seven
furlongs, Columbia course-Lichtmess, lis;
Nom de Plume, 1l5; Sylvania. 10: Sue
Mac, 115; Float About, 10; Glover Crofr.
10; Father D., 11S; Salt and Pepper nO;
Ricordo. 110.
Sixth race, handicap three-year-olds ana
up. mile and forty yards, Columbia course
Ormondes Right. 12:i; Bohemia, l26; Zeala,
ia; Bobbie Kean, III; Pretension, ia;
Tcscan 112: Sidney c. Love, 10: Peter
Paul, l07; Tommy WaddelI. l07: Louis H..
IS; Arrahgowan, %; Tribes Hill, 81; A.
Muskoday, 81; Sailor Boy. 90; Monacodor,
"a.
Seventh race; match, 1900 each; both
two-year-olds. six furlongs, Columbia
course-Webourne 10; Bette Bouncer, ITO.
Apprentice allowance claimed.