Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-28
Final Week Of Benning Races
Opens Successfully.
LARGE MONDAY CROWD
ECHODALE PLEASED THE PIKERS
BY WINNING AT 20 TO 1.
Preparing for Army Navy Game-KinS
William Offers Yacht Cup
Bowling Battles.

A larger Monday crowd than usual at
Benning yesterday afforded ample evidence
that the attendance this week will be the
largest of the series. Sport lovers of the
District have got fairly in their stride and
will make the most of their opportunities
10 view The closing scenes of the eastern
racing season.
Thus far the clubs receipts at the gate
are larger than ruled -ear ago. and If
the weather god continues propitious the
balance of the week will show a further
gratifying increase. Three big days, includ-
ing the holiday will draw out patrons en-
masse. As it is very likely that the great
race tomorrow between Santa Catalina and
Kiamesha will bring as large a gathering
as has ever entered the race course.
Favorites We're in the minority at Bennng
yesterday, although a successful second
choice helped hackers out somewhat But
with three long shots victorious, one of
which was 30 to ! the bookmakers had
long ways the best of the battle of dol
lars.
Very seldom does a horse that runs sec
ond one race day start the next at so to l,
Echodale's price yesterday. Certainly on
form he figured a contender beyond a rea-
sonable doubt. But Spectators are fire.
quentiy like lot of sheep following blindly
movements to play certain horses while
they let horse that had run as well as
Echodale did on Saturday run loose.
Famous Lorillard Colors in Front.
1t is a long time since the famous cherry
and black of Pierre Lorillard has been
seen in the van by racegoers of the Dis
trict. Time was IN the well-remembered
days of the National Jockey Clubs reunion
at picturesque old Ivy City when the stand
ard of Pancreas. borne by the high-class
racers of Pierre Lorillard, ST., were tails
mans to Washing toniaus
In the middle eighties such horses as
Drake Carter, Parole, Aranza, Pontiac,
Pizarro. Huron, Leo Gonfalon Leo. Breeze
and others FACED in the District. And on
one occasion they flashed by the finish in
front in four races on one afternoon While
when Pawle defeated Ten Brock and Tom
Dchutree in their great three cornered con-
test at Baltimore in 1877, so many senators
and representatives, We're among the thou
sands of Washingtonians that went over to
witness that struggle of TitanS as to vr-
tually cause an adjournment of business
in both houses.
This is the only time record when Con-
gress virtually adjourned for a horse race
and is often referred to by the veterans
as one of the strangest instances in our
history Of the national devotion to the
sport. Pawle's sensational victory on that
occasion placed Pierre Lortllard's famous
brown gelding on q still higher pedestal of
popularity.
1t was a well-known Kentuckian who
said that he had rather breed and own
Kentucky derby winner than be President
of the nation" Andrew Jackson's devotion
to the sport breeder, owner and heavy
hacker of his horses is turf history. Amer
ican-bred race horses have won turf houors
in England. on the continent and on the
other side of the globe at Calcutta, India
where a Lorilard "cast-off' won the vice
roys cup two years ago. Is it any Won
der that the passage of years serves to
cement its hold on the popular heart?