Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-22
LARGEST CROWD OF SEASON
New York Delegation in Front With
Three Winners. {.
FOUR FAVORITES CAME FIRST
Final Practice for Harvard and Yale
-Shortstop Billiard Tourney
Base Ball Notes.

June weather in November, united to an
attractive racing card, drew out yesterday
the largest attendance of the Benning
meeting thus far The club house and
grand stand showed a representative dele
cation of the fair sex, and with contin-
uance of favorable skies the Jockey Club
will entertain banner crowds during the
rest of the meeting, as large, or larger
than under the former regime.
New faces from other cities were seen
here and there while the Baltimore special
pulled up at the gates loaded to the guards
with Monumental city racegoers. The rae
ing game is a great leveler in many ways
and looking on the present situation as COM
pared with that of week ago it may have
been the best thing for the Jockey Club
stockholders that the English system of
speculation here has supplanted the usual
one.
For the first time in the history of Dis
trict racing a lady owner won stake honors
local race course The star event of
yesterday, the Vestal stake, falling to
Nemesis owned by Mr.. Lee" the racing
nom de plume of Mrs. E. r. Thomas of
New York. In England the Duchess of
Montrose, Lille Langtry and others of
the weaker sex have seen their colors to
the front in important stakes, but Mrs.
Thomas is the first to follow in their foot
steps on this side of the ocean, although
Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Lillian Allen Barnes and
others have won minor events.
These circumstances invested yesterday S
race for the Nestal with peculiar interest
and in spite of the small field speculation
was very spirited between three of the four
contestants. the spread-out army of layers
having their hands full to attend to the
many hackers of Single Shot Nemesis and
Belle of Jessamine.
Nemesis True to Her Name.
AS to class the four FLIES were not much,
for Single Shot was stale from long cam
paign and her late attempts up north were
nothing to brag of. Neither were those of
Nemesis. for that matter, and in such
small field many people thought the weight
would bother her. While Belle of Jessa-
mine, good at mile, had never shown any
liking for so long a route mile and
half Winifred A. was hardly considered,
outside of her stable connections. But her
good race showed her as a much improved
young miss.
True to her name, Nemesis was the "pur-
suing fate of her opponent that. tread
Ing at the heels of the leader Winfred A.
until Horner got ready, went to the front
at half the trip and the rest of the way
galloped her sister FLIES into the ground
Horner trotted Nemesis out one-uuarter
furlong after the race and the little chest
not daughter of Meddler answered well.
SIZE VIII DTODdDIN start fdVOrlte for the
Dixie next week.
Single Shot. in spite of all Miller's nurs-
ing. was beaten early in the struggle her
poor race making those who plunged on her
as favorite look very foolish as they
charged their last wagers to the wrong
side of the profit and loss account. She
rad no speed at any time and fioundered
badly in the heavy going next the rails. As
for Belle of Jessamine, she was poorly
handled and got cut off several times in the
race. losing lot of ground.
Millers hackers. however. had good day
of IT, in spite of his reverses Single Shot
and Woolwich. The favorite jockey rode
three winners during the afternoon, max
ing twelve that he has landed in the five
days. This big average on twenty-six
mounts during the period named is almost
week ard next Miller will close the season
IN a blaze of glory.
Miller Wins Three Races.
Montforts path in the first race was so
greatly simplihed by the withdrawals of
Baringo and Yorkist that hackers were
glad to accept any price against the Grand
Consolation winner. OF his opponents
Father Bill Days flly Umbrella was most
In demand. although Workmad' Nancy
and Donna Elvira were also we'll supported
for a situation.
But after the field. except Nancy and
Betsy Binford, had run on almost equal
terms TOT ndlI mile, a lot of crOwding
the turn into the home stretch saw Umbrella
bumped by Workmaid and knocked out of
aer stride. This lost Days FLY second
place, for Notter foolishly rushed her up
200 quickly. and after again showing Sec
ond her rough trip told, and she was beaten
matter of inches at the close by Nancy
and Elvira
Nancy ran good race for she closed up
fully half dozen lengths from the back
stretch home. while Donna Elvira also
showed flash of her good form of early
spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont were
IN the paddock before the race at Donna
Elvira's stall, and the great interest they
took in the filly's toilet caused many people
to support her for a situation.
As for Father Bill DAILY, after paying
star jockey to ride. he got the hot end of
the stick of Ill fortune.
As usual at Benning. the Chevy Chase
steeplechase furnished plenty of spectacu-
lar excitement. Three of the four gentle
man riders handled their mounts so well
that for over two miles the trio were so
close together as to make the issue in
doubt. But then CORTLAND Smith gained
Oleorso's rapid flight over the next to the
last fence. This advantage the big Hast
ings horse never relinquished and stalled
off Follow Ons game finish very cleverIy
Mount Henry made such good impression
that he should win before the meeting
closes.
New Yorkers Win Heavily.
One part OF the delegation from Gotham
landed heavy stakes on the last three
events. The Simons stable and c. F. Fox,
who owns Economy. earned winter ex-
penses by the success of that FLY and Fire
brand, fellow stable companion, while
another set, headed by Frank Brown did
the same thing with Agile in the handicap.
Still another contingent, however, lost a
small fortune on Hayman, which helped the
layers greatly in their settlements with
winners.
Firebrand warmed up so well that most
people looked on the big colts success as
only a question of ordinary racing luck, In
spite of the Woolwich plunge. The latter
was sore going to the post and should not
have started, breaking down so badly at the
head of the stretch that Miller dismounted
and the horse was led home Firebrand,
always we'll up, won cleverly from the long