New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
rHoRoT-GHBRED RACING.

,-, ~o,-e- eeason of 1905 came TO a fitting
.,oso ~ Aoueduct Oh Wednesday as far as the
majority of local racing folk are concerned MOI
@ few. of course followed the thoroughpreds 10
Bennings. where the Washington Jockey Clun
Is now conducting a short meeting uhoer Ihe
euspices Of the Jockey Club, but to the many
.na curtain was rung down until next April
when the bugle will again call the horses 10 1he
most for the opening of a new season. The at
tendance showed no falling off, even in the race
Of GONE weather that all bpt wintry 1t
csn he said without exaggeratfon that the
oueens County Jockey Club gave its best meet
.nx Rv slow but sure methods it has now
earned g place in popular esteem, and those
attend now who a few short years ago gave up
the snort with the close Of the fall meeting OF
the westchester Racing Association Liperai
nurses attracted a good class or horses, ana
while the cracks of the year did not sport SILK.
they were hardly missed, as the fields that
went 20 the post were nicely balanced and pro-
x,idad keen racing. The season Of l9oo ended
es 81 began in a wave Of popular favor. Under
the wise and able control of the Jockey Cluo
the sport has hourished as never before Ihe
increased rate OF admission, which at hrst
aroused q howl of protest, was accepted, anu
when the report is made TO the state RACING
Commission 1t will be found in all probability
that the State tax has been in no way lessened
and that the various associations were not
losers by the radical action of decl-rlng the
ring open and 0spenQlng on the IoiloWeIS Ol
the sport TO maintain ii on the same high plane.
The season has not been entirely free from the
hres :. of scandal, but the stewards at the vari-
Gus meetings have been wide awake to their
: duties that those who 1T to stray from
rhe strait and narrow path quickly
brought up with a round turn. This made for
The good Of the sport and aided to keep 1t
clean and above reproach. The three successive
victories of Flip Flap-twice at Aqueduct and
once at Bennings Saturday, when she won
the Grand Consoation Stakes-stamp her as
"a FLY OF class and which is likely to be
one of next years good three-year-olds She
gave ample evidence of quality by her race in
The Futurity. when she fourth from bad
break Her slowness at the barrier has been a
handicap hard 20 overcome. but once she settles
- her stride she races with courage and bold
ness and never stops trying Unless all indica-
lions fail she will be seen TO even better ad-
vantage over a distance of ground, as she has
an even. frictionIess way of going and seems
- be running her strongest at the end of the
short sprints III which she has been taking part
The death OF tie high class -year-old George
g Bennett, at Churchill Downs Saturday is
a distinct loss 10 the American turf second
only 10 that of Yankee Consul which met an
untiInely death some weeks ago. During the
summer meeting OF the Coney Island Jockey
Club at Sheepshead Bay George c. Bennett was
ranked second TO none among the two-year-olds
he raced with the best and rarely failed to
give good acc unit OF himself even though
2 soIneWhat unfortunate. He was by Orsini-
flpnertigtnoet and on his breeding conforma-
non aho general quality gave promige of be-
ing one OF next years best three -ye3r-oIds.