Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
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Benning Yesterday.
MUD LARKS IN FRONT
SANTA CATALINA MADE KIAME-
sHA LOOK CHEAP.
Closing Foot Ball Battles Today-Last
Nights Bowling Scores
Homing Pigeon Race.

charged with humidity as 10 become maj
ter OF general remark, and a sloppy, muddy
course for the raoe, marked the chmatio
conditions of the long expected duel at Ben
ming yesterday between the two great
mares, Santa Catalina and Kiamesha But
the heavy track spoiled what was expected
20 be a struggle from end to end. a baltic
of turf herolnes which aroused In the pub
1ic heart a greater degree OF sentimental in
terest than any race of the meeting tEus
far.
II was this feeling of sentiment which
dominated the minds of 5000 people yester-
day. gathered together to witness the meet
ing OF these two great fillies. Not that SEN
tlment In racing always represents that
sectional interest which in days gone by
drew thirty and forty thousand people 20
the widely heralded meetings of l1ongfel-
low and Bassett. a Ten Brock and
Molle Mccarthy. "a Drake Carter and
Miss Woodford. Pontiac and Trouba-
dour a Barnes and Pizarro, Salvador
and a Tenny.
But the feeling which attends a meeting
between horses OF royal class, where the
struggle for the mastery is recognized as or
a character which sinks the financial side
OF the race into the sentimental, shows that
side OF racing which FORCES a chain that
holds the interest of the masses as ordi-
nary. overnight events never can do
Residents OF the District and many WIS.,
itors from other cities as well were at Ben
ming yesterday with this sentiment upper
most in their hearts. But. noted the rain
and subsequent wind turned all these great
expectations of a blood-strring struggle
into the apathy with which racegoers watch
contests that are professions from the
start.
Catalina All the Way.
In the going that prevailed yesterday,
Santa Catalina could have beaten Kiamesha
any distance from quarter Of a mile
up. The big Esther filly looked rather drawn
and gaunt going to the post, so much so
that more than one close watcher hurried
to hedge his wagers on her homely little
lop-eared opponent, while the latter, trained
TO concert pitch. looked vigorous and full of
latent power, her daisy cutting action
close to the ground being especially no.
ticeable in her preliminary.
But the supreme confidence of Klamesha's
owner and trainer was so infectious
that ii carried many conservative people
along with them who had rather favored
Catalina. Harrc X Knapp of the Oneck
stable came down from New York Tuesday
might especially to see his mare race, and
heavy commissions on her through the club
house commissioner amounted to away up
in five figures. Trainer karrick believed
that Kiamesha could not lose. although her
long strlding climbing action in her gal
Top looked as il she did not fancy the go
Ing.
Virtually even money and take your
pick, though nominally the closing rates
were IL to 10 Catalina and to 5 Kiamesha
drew out so much money in the betting
Enclosure that even the layers were
prfsed. Five hundred and thousand dollar
wagers We're plentiful black birds in a
corn field, while one leading layer took a
5000 offer on Kiamesha at to 10 without
so much as blinking an eyelid. The trans
action. $2.1C0 to 5000, did not even cause
the layer to chop" and turning to the
hacker he asked for more at the same rate
and got a thousand additional.
The Virginia and Washington delegations
were loyal to Henry Oxnard and Santa
Catalina, however. and they unbelted with
right good will to their limit AS to the
other three. Gen. Towne's FLY Mistiss, an
added starter, was thought to have mort
gage on third place, while Flanders had the
call over Rozier Dulany's FLY Noblesse
Oblge. against whom the comfortable odds
OF 100 to l were on offer at post time.
The Race a Mere Procession.
From the first two jumps to the last it
was case OF Santa Catalina all the
way" ONein had orders to take the
track with Kiamesha at the start. keep 1t
and force the pace. But like Chesapeake
in the first Kentucky derby. whose boy
was told to go to the front and make the
running for his stable COMPANION, Aristides.
O'NeiH and ktamesha just could not get
there, as Catalina was so full of running
she would not have It that way.
Those bettors of Kiamesha cognizant of
l ID
lima had the foot of her big opponent In
the first half mile. felt their hearts de-
scend into their boots as O'Ne.u began to
ride Kiamesha at the paddock turn The
race only half over and Kiamesha was be-
Ing ridden TO keep within hail of her flying
opponent!
From the time that the two FLIES
Strengthened out on the back stretch Santa
Catalina began to widen the gap between
herself and the already laboring Kiamesha
And the race was really over before the end
of the first mile. The race, however was
case OF hare and hounds" the little Eng
lish-bred hlly flying along In front, passing
the finish pulled to a common gallop.
Noblesse Oblige. the Vlrginia-owned FLY.
would have beaten Kiamesha for the place
had the distance been sixteenth of a.
mile farther. the favorite coming back to
the stand very tired horse. Gen. TONNES
Ally Mistiss, backed strongly for third
place. broke down in last place and Bell
dismounted opposite the club house and led
her back to the scales. Just what the trou-
bic was did not develop. but a winters rest
will probably put the Fatherless FLY on
her feet again.
No Match Race Probable.
In the light of Kiamesha's poor showing
IL Is not likely that the proposed special
for Saturday between her and Santa Cat
alma, with perhaps. Flip Flap and DISC
bedient added will take place. Kiamesha
win be turned out of training and IL she
winters viii be entered for the big spring
handicap. Santa Catalina has also. In all
probability, made her final appearance OF
the year. as Flip Flap has been '1et up
on, and Tom Mannix does not want any
of Catalina with Disobedient
The mud did not cause as much scratch
Ing as was anticipated and in four out
or the six events fields were large and
well balanced. Too much so for most of
the spectators, as only one favorite got
home and he Copper was a lukewarm
choice at that. This gave the LAYERS con-
slderably the best OF II at the close OF
proceedings. VI
Collector Jessup found the going ard
company just TO his liking. and he scored
bloodless victory In the opening event
after Mintia had "bluffed" in front FOR
half the trip. These two. with Echodale
got the bul ge on the others In a rather
struggling break from the barrier that
found Pater Merlingo and Paloro the
principal laggards. This made the contest
three-horse race all the way, Echodaie
finishing strong and securing the place
from the very tired youngster Mintia
Merlingo closed a big gap to get up tn
fourth place while Pater with n rtaI,la