Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
Three Favorites Win at
Benning-Three New
Track Records
Made.

High-class sport and representative as
semblage Of notable people from all sections
and all classes marked the third day of the
meeting yesterday The weather was all
that could be desired for outdoor sport at
this season of the year, and fully 1000 rae
ing enthusiasts crowded stand and club
house, paddock and walks, a notable trib-
ute to the efforts of the Washington Jockey
Club to provide first-class racing.
And from first to last this noteworthy
gathering of sport-lovers evinced the deep
est interest in the many incidents of the
afternoon. from preliminary gallops prior
to the several events, to the tumble In the
steeplechase, the close finishes and the false
start In the fifth race that would have le1t
almost the entire field at the post had II
been go. The best proof of the absorbing
interest stown by Tacesoers when ahythlhs
out of the ordinary is occurring is IN the
waves of sound that sweep over the IN
closure from the massed thousands, rising
and falling like the lullaby of the waves
on an oceans shore.
Club House Was Crowded.
The club house and balconies accommo-
dated many well-known society people and
representatives of the army and navy as
well Prominent in the throng were Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, Pierre Lorilard of New
York W. C. Eustis. Major McCauley,
Frank Mitchell of New York Mrs ]. G.
Blaine Mrs. Doyle, Col. Denny Mrs. Nc
Guder. p. II. Dwyer, president or the
Brooklyn Jockey Club; Woodbury. Blair
Montgomery Blair, Samuel Ross, John De-
vine ii. T. Oxnard, Senator Hopkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Alfred Self, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mills. Lieut.. Moore, Robert Neville,
H. w. Smith, Rozier Dulany ana large
delegation of the hunting set drawn out by
the decision of the Bladensburg steepie-
chase.
AS to the racing proper the track was
lightning fast, and three new time RECORDS
were hung up. In the rich Grand Consola-
ton stake Flip Flap, a two-year-old my
ransthe seven furlongs in 1.2I. equailng
the new record at this distance set by DO
hemia on Thursday. Put the latter. a
three-year-old, had up only 40 pounds,
while yesterdays winner, Flip Flap, Two
year-old brought home the steadier or ia
pounds. This makes Flip Flaps perform
ance far and away the better OF the two.
Race King Sets New Record.
In the fifth race, at a mile and forty
yards, the four-year-old Race King set a
new record for the course, running the dis
lance in 142 3-5. The last mile was run In
40 1-5-many watches making 1t LAO fiat
decidedly the best mile ever recorded at
Benning. With good weather 1t looks now
as IL all the time records at Benning Will
be lowered before the close of the meeting.
Expansionist also lowered the steeplechase
record ten seconds.
Several good things were put over during
the afternoon, although three first choices
scored. and layers and hackers broke fairly
even on the general result. If anything the
bookmakers had shade the best of it.
Jockey Miller was again in evidence. riding
two winners during the day, and this rising
young lightweight will have large public
following during the balance of the meet
ing.
Jockeys Shaw, Helgerson, ONeiN and
Heider also earned brackets. the effort
the latter on Expansionist in the Bladens-