Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24
RACING At BfNN|NG
MaUoram Easily Wins the
First This Afternoon.
RUN IN GOOD TIM E
EXCELLENT CARD PROVIDED BY
THE CLUB.
Jocund Covers a Mile in 1.4O36 and
Makes a New Rscord-Many Falls
in the Steeplechase.
RUN IN GOOD TIME
Special plspateh TO The Star


event being well filled, and the Handicapped
had done his work so cieverly that the
bettors had a difficult time wedding out the
winners The original third race failed to
I'LL. and in its place was substituted six
and-a- half-furling dash for maiden three
year-olds and upward
The high weight handicap called together
some of the best sprinters at the track
and the next event In Importance was six
furlong dash for two-year-olds. The
weather continues pleasant and the track
fast.
Following are the scratches posted at 1:So
pm: In the first. Mamie Worth. Tommy
Waddel Zeala, Monacodor and Tickle; in
the second. FlammulH. Waterford, Howard
Lewis. Zeala, Worthwhile and Sunray; in the
third Knight OF Weston; In the fifth Mary
Morris; in the sixth, Flammula.
Marjoram Wins the First.
FIRST race for all ages; six furlongs-
Marjoram MILLER. and to 10. first;
Monterey (O'NeilD. to and to 8 sec
ond; Freebooter u. jones', and 2, third.
Time La 20.
Marjoram led from start to finish and
won easily by six lengths.
Floralia Takes the Second.
Second race. all ages, one mile-F'loralia
o. jones'. to and : to 10, first; Old
Guard Miller, , and Z to 10, second;
Tribes Hill q. Johnson. 10 and 4, third.
Time, I 80 30.
Old Guard led from the start to the last
fuFlonc. where F'loralla- caught him and
won out by head.
Nutcracker Wins the Third
Third race maiden three year-olds and
upward. six and half furlongs-Nut
u
MILLER, and 2h. second Salt and Pepper
(Springer) 30 and 20. third. Time 1.22 3-5.
Nutcracker led from start to finish, win
ming by SIX lengths.
Entries for Tomorrow.
Following are the entries for Benning to-
morrow:
First race. selling. three ear-olds and up,
seven turlongs Columbia course-DeRussey,
B: Sly Bride. 80; Cascine. 104: Gavin c.,
o. The Cure, 10+; Flammula, 90: Bowling
Bridge. 81: Sunray. 9S; Glover Hampton.
Arsenal 90; Goldneur, lei; Samuel II. Har-
ris. 10l; Ysda. 10: 'Monte Carlo 81; sFoxy
Kane, 81; Fiat. 81; Rob Roy. 81. Also
eligible to start. as any of the above may
be Withdrawn: king Pepper, "a; Plantag-
anet, l02 -Double Six. 100; Tomcod, 1O2
Hyperion. 1O2; Scion Single. 1O5; mamie
Worth, 10: Sydney c. Love, Jos; 'Widow's
Mite. 81; cannon Ball, 81; 'Little Butter
cup 70.
( Second race, maiden two-year-olds, five
and one-half furlongs, old course. Oak
Leaf. 10I Warning, 11e; Klnkora, 10: Yer
bosity, l0I: Nellie Burn. 10T; Euripides ITO:
Meddler jr.. 10; Waterway. 1OT; Azure
107; Fighting Girl. 107; Humpty Dumpty.
10' Nutwood, 107; Hill Lassie, 107; Akbar
10; Babe b., 107; Betty Bouncer, 107; Ho-
Gus Pocus, 10T; Spinstress, 107; Samuel r.
i01; Fish Hook. 107. Also eligible to start
as any of above may be withdrawn: Royal
china, 100; Fancy Bird, 10T; Givonni Bale
rio. no; Changeable. 107; Majority, 101.
Third race, Hunters Champion SteerIe-
chase, four-year-olds and up about three
miles. Pure Pepper, 1Gs: Gypsie 1913; Irish
Girl. l33; Knight of Elway, 152; Palm
Room, III; Tellfare, AZ.
The above weights are calculated for pro-
fessional riders. gentleman riders to carry
hye to ten pounds less.
Fourth race, Benning Special, three-year-
oids and upward: one and a half miles, old
course-Peter Paul, ZIG: Jocund 116: Iouis
H., 112; Ruby Hampstead 100; Palette 100.
Banker. 100; James F.. 100; Ben Crockett,
100; Rathowen 100: Sailor Boy 1O5; Mis-
tiss, lO2; Brilliant. 102; Father D.. 100.
Fifth race. two-year-olds and up: one
mile and seventy yards, old course-Or-
monde's Right lis: Navajo, 10: Bad News
l07: Cloten. 10I; Mirthless, 1n2; Debar, 100;
The Clown. 81.
Sixth race. three-year-olds and up. one
mile and sixteenth. old eourse-Fleur de
Marie 100; Jane Holly. 1903; Arrahgowan,
l0; Sly Bride. 109; Blue Buck 1Oe; St
W; Mirthless, 81; Worthwhile. 95: Cabin, g5:
Scarecrow. %: 'Goldfieur, 100; sAustralina
IS; Howard Lewis. 9S: Lord Melbourne
W; Quiet Tip, 80; Foxy, 90; Gambler, 90;
'Dr. Swartz. ~.
apprentice allowance claimed
Favorites Split the Card.
Favorites won half the card at Renning
yesterday. while the successes of two long
shots gave the layers their innings. fair
hiSfr hfE Hon Of No
stable landed two races, and but for Dia-
mond's unruly behavior at the post might
have annexed another, while a steeple-
chase. which was chapter OF accidents all
through kept up the excitement. Altogether
an exciting days sport, in which new
mile record was set.
Jocund Gets New Mile Record.
Superintendent Tom Strahan was all
smiles after the mile race for Jocund had
hung up 1.40 3-5. a new record for the
course. The chunky built son of Mirthf,l.
apparently In soft spot, was always an
odds on favorite. an especial rush OF
money going on him just at the post time
Three Horses Fall in Steeplechase.
In spite OF steeplechases often proving
chapters OF accidents and the graves of
form It is seldom that all the starters fall
down save one. And yet that is just what
happened yesterday at Benning. and moved
most OF the large crowd to hilarious mirth
after II was seen that none OF the horses
riders were hurt. Then the laughter
changed to applause as the fallen Jockeys
remounted and went over the course in
plucky fashion.
Woolgatherer was the first to go down, at
the jump right in front of the club house
and as the horse rolled over he looked 10,
pin his jockey under But the latter extri-
Gated himself very cleanly. and, getting up
caught the horse and went on after the
others. OF whom Dick Roberts was the next
to fall. and then the favorite Expansionist
amid a howl OF dsmay from his hackers
This left Seventh Ward with a lead of
half a mile over the remounted Woolsath-
erer, the only two running. But Heider.
not to be done by Gallagher, on Woolgath-
erer. caught Expansionist and, remounting
went on over the course, nearly half a
mile behind Woolgatherer.
Then hackers Of the favorites, Woolgath-
erer and Expansionist. rooted" hard that
the leader. Seventh Ward, might fall or go
outside OF a nag. But Arthur Hewitt is a
very capable jockey, and he nursed the
outside in safety. to the huge delight of a
few lucky ones who had accepted the long
price above him. Layers were heavy win
ners ON the race. as all the money played
with them on the fallen favorites they re-
tained, except the place bets on Woolgath-
erer.
Two Races for Shields.
The Shields family" father Alexander