Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
Attendance at Benning Of
Holiday Proportions.
CLUB HOUSE CROWDED
HORSES ENGAGED OF MUCH
HIGHER CLASS THAN YESTERDAY
Consolation Stakes and the Bladens-
burg Steeplechase the Principal
Events-Entries for Monday.

SiprIal Dspatch 10 Inc StAr
BENNTNG, d. C., November 1S.-The
beautiful weather and a splendid card
served to draw out to the Benning race
meeting today crowd of holiday proper
tons. The clubhouse was crowded with
well-known society people. while the grand
stand was almost filled. Horses of quail
ty fully so per cent higher than those that
started yesterday were on today's. card. and
the sport promised 10 be of the best. The
rich Consolation stakes. worth nearly
SI.CJ0. and the Bladensburg steeplechase
were the principal events. The track con-
tirUed rat.
Following were the scratches posted at
I:ip pm: In the first. Thstledale, Free
bocter and Kolaneka. In the second. Man
tic and MeddIer, jr. In the third, Ben
Crockett Butter Ladle and Pathmaster. In
the sixth. ST. Valentine.
Jack McKeon Wins the First
First race. tor three-year-olds and up;
seven furlongs-Jack McKeon QIelgeson),
j. and ). first: Fleur de Marie q. Jones)
; and Il to ;. second; Thistle Heather (Mil-
ler), 10 and T. third. Time. lbs 10.
JaciS McKeon came through on the rail
and won handily by two lengths.
Hickey Wins the Second.
Second race for maiden two-year-olds,
five furlongs Hickey (O'NeiD. s to 3 and
to >. first; Nellie Burn (Murphy), to 3.
second Edct OHelgeson). 20 and 8, third.
Time. l:Ol 40. Hickey led from start to
finish ana driving by four lengths
Effect of Fine Autumn Weather.
Seasonable autumn weather, with bright
suns hine and balmy breezes, brought out
many new faces yesterday. The increased
~ No FaI w. nntiCpa HE
on club house balconies as we'll the
grand stand while the morning trains
brought in number of new arrivals from
all sections. enliveuing matters to a degree.
The Washington Jockey Clubs fall meet
Ing has fairly got into its stride with its
best foot foremost, and that it will be "a
successful meet in every respect Is de-
pendent only on favorable weather.
very moderate card. as far class
goes, developed some lively sport. and
large volume of speculation. In this latter
respect the days results fully eXemplified
the lcveling characteristics of racing specu-
lation. in that favorites and outsiders broke
even the day
After starting out with three successful
choices In front and the layers prepared
for Waterloo" day, far they were
concerned, every post favorite went down
with thud the balance of the afternoon,
although two of the three last winners were
strongly supported.
IdNOIllSS the lara.
The heaviest tumbles of the day for the
cognoscenti were caused by Reidmoore and
Bzzy Izzy, backed by their respective stable
connections as If it was all over but the
shouting. But in each race poor jockey,
united to weight handicap. largely contrib
uted to disaster, although in Bizzy Izzy's
case a poor start all but left him at the
post and his hackers were virtually out of
their agony then and there.
Mintia's dazzling speed, however, was the
most rapid shown by any colt or FLY dur
ing the two days. The first three furIongs
in IS seconds. including quarter in % 3-5.
fairly stood the others on their heads. And
Reidmoore, carrying ten pounds more than
the hlly and Dickson as well, was on tip
toes all the way to keep within striking
distance. let alone reach the flying leader
In spite of the large amounts the layers
retained over Rcidmoore's defeat, many of
them lost to the race, as Mintia's Connec-
'tions DID not let her run loose by any
means. One leading layer was almost mob
bed when he offered to on Mintia. but he
''bluffed' the crowd and gradually Chop
ped to To ). while his commissioners were
busy putting on his money at to !. He
quit good winner over the race.
Ante-post galops were, usual. closely
watched by the rail BIRDS and at least
two of the winners Mintia and Delphie,
were fOreshadowed in their preliminary
moves. The last named came up the
stretch buck jumping and her new owner,
ingly. He purchased the Atheling filly from
Al. Weston early in the day and won her
out In handsome fashion.
This race marked the heaviest speculat-
ing medium OF the day Flammula, the fav-
orite, carried the support of David Gideon.
Ed. Heffner. ]. A. Bennett, Charles Heaney
and G. W. Langdon. Ed. Suite. Alex
Shields and Archie Bliss went to Irish
Witch. Charles Ellison, VIII Wallace and
the entire western delegation got down on
Lady Ellison three ways, while Delphie,
after her price had scared to to 1, was
hammered down to second choice at post
time.
But for bad racing luck Lady Ellson's
third would have been improved on at the
finish, although that she could have beaten
Delphie looks problematlcal. The latter
fully sustained her Pimlco form and looks
bound TO Improve. F'lammula, the favorite.
can do better than she showed yesterday.
She was In a jam on the backstretch. but
when she finally got clear sailing seemed
she speed.