Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-27
THE CLOSING WEEK
Excellent Gard Offered at Ben
ming This Afternoon.
THRONG AT THE TRACK
HANDICAP AND THE STEEPLE-
CHASE THE TWO FEATURES.
Other Four Events Well Willed-Nu-
merous Scratches Poster-Entries
for Tomorrow.
THRONG AT THE TRACK

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BENNING, D. c., November 27.-For the
opening day of the closing week of the tail
meeting of the Washington Jockey Ciuo
an excellent card was offered and an unus-
tally large crowd turned out to see the
sport, the contingent from Baltimore being
especially numerous. The two features or
The afternoon were the handicap at six and
a half fur}ongs and the steeplechase at.two
miles, the horses in both events being
among the best at the track. The other
events were we'll filed. The track was
fast
Following were the scratches posted at
1.3O pm: an the first race. Bohemia,
!. FloraIia and Flinders; in the second. Royal
Scot; sn the third, Gypsic and Caloora-
fatchee; in the fourth, Kinkora and Mark
NEEDLE; in the fifth. Nutcracker. Planta-
ganet. Gladwin and Widows Mite; in the
sixth. Louis II.
Zeala Wins the First.
First race, for three-year-olds and up
ward, 61a furlongs, Zeala q. jones', and
2ls, first; Marjoram CMiller) to and
to 5, second Toscan (BelD. Ii and s. third.
Time, 1.22.
the Stretch, when Zeala shot to- the front
and won by a neck.
Samson Takes the Second.
Second race, for maiden t%o-year- olds;
three quarters of a mile-Samson (Mil-
lerp, 8 to 20 and out. first; Royal China
(Dickson), az and to 5. second; Water
course (Romanelli), Is and g. third Time,
1.16
Samson was off well and led from start
to finish. winning handily by three
lengths.
Tom Cogan Wins the Third.
Third race, steeplechase. about two miles
Tom Cogan (Ray). to 5 and to 5. first;
woolgatherer (Gallagher). to crI to 2.
second; Seventh Ward CA Hewito, I and
2la. third. Time, 400.
Entries for Tomorrow.
The following are the entries for to-
morrow:
First race, selling, three-year- olds, ! fur
longs Columbia course-Subtle. 101: Free
booter, los; High Life, 50; sunray. 81; su
preme Court, 95; Gavin c.. 50; Scarecrow,
95: Blue Coat. 9s; Goldfieur. 107; Lochinvar.
1903; Azeiina, So: Hyperion. los: Limerick.
IS: Lord Aintree, 9S: "Mirthless. go; 'Del-
phe, IS; 'Verriess. 9S; Bowling Bridge 81;
"Fritzi Scheff. 50; Little Buttercup. ST.
Also eligible to start as any of above may
be withdrawal. Muskoday. 104; Suffice,
so
Second race, maiden two-year-olds, colts,
six furlongs, Columbia 0Gurse-Wickford,
liz; Bob Edgren, 112; Meddler, r., 112;
Euripides. III; Pulsatilla, liz; Akbar, H.;
Paeon, 1l2; Mantle, 112; Royal Scot, H.;
Samson, liz.
THIRD race, selling, three-year-e and
up, one mile and forty yards, old course-
Nutcracker, 10S; Waterford, 105; komoka,
Ill; Jack McKeon, 103; Andrew Mack. Ill;
Jane Holly, los; samuel H. Harries, IS;
|Fiat 50.
Fourth race. maiden -year-oIds, FLIES
and geldings, six furlongs, old course
The Colonel. 100; Stalaotical, 109; Humpty
Dumpty, 109; Majority, 100; Samuel R, 100:
Waterway, 100; HOcus Pocus, 1O9; Nellie
Burn, 109; Changeable. 100; Betty Bouncer,
100; Royal China, 109; Spinstress, 100; Nut
wood, 100
Fifth race. selling. three-year-olds and
up, one mile and forty yards Columbia
course-Tribes Hill, 10; Sunray %; Cabin,
80; Worthwhile. %; Salt and Pepper, %; Wild
ow's Mite, 1893; Scion Single 1O7: Foxy.
70; Congress, 9S; +Lord Melbourne, 10l;
Mamie Ordway IS; .Cheripe. 98; 'Dr.
swartz 9G; FDelphie. OF: aMirthIess, 90
sixth race handicap, three-year-olds and
up one mile and three sixteenths old
course-St. Valentine, ia; Peter Paul. 10:
Louis H. 106 Jack Young, 100; Caronal
20; Navajo, 30; Agnes D. 80. Foxy "a