Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30
THE BEST CARD YET
DISMAL WEATHER KEEPS DOWN
BENNING ATTENDANCE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BENNING. D. c., March 3O-The Wash
fngton Jockey Club and the owners and
trainers framed up the best card Of the
meeting this afternoon, but the dismal
weather kept down the attendacs to the
regulars and the many scratches made the
program look like a sieve.
The track. which was worked I'D to be-
Ing only about three seconds slow yester-
day, was once more in muddy condition
and the going will be very slow.
Following are the scratches in the first
race: Plantagenet. Edgerly, DR.. Cofrey,
Cassandra MI and Matte Bumpo.
First Race at Benning.
First Race.-Chteftain, to 1 and even,
first; Brush Up. to and to 5, second
Blue Coat to 1, third Time. LILO.
Tomorrow's Entries.
Following are tomorrow's entries:
First race, selling; ree-year-olds and
upward; seven furlongs. Columbia course
sails, 105; Hindoo Princess, 100; Echo
dale, 1o5; Lady Desdemonia, %; Judge
White. 80; Worthwhile, 100; Ladisarion.
setauket. los; Jack MeKeon. 9s; swim
chester %.
Second race, the Oxnard Dinner stakes
two-year- ODDS; to name, two; run, one.
" bS lhihcu at IL H. on SATURDAY, MarOn
81: four and one-half furlongs. old
course:
A. Belmont's Okenite, 100
A. Belmonts Curriculum, 100.
P. Belmonts Donna Elvira 100,
P. Belmont's E1dorado, 112
Columbia stables Orphan Lad. .111.
Columbia stables Lady Vera, 100.
w. c. Eustis' Sinette, 1O9
w. c. Eustis' Enthrall, 100
Geo. Hellen's Mary Custis, 109
Geo. Hellen's Leesburg 112.
F. r. Hitchcocks Fantastic, 100.
f. r. Hitchcock's Mitre, 112
George HOwards Manila, 100.
George Towards Rectortown. liz.
James Kerr's Merry Lasse, 100.
James Kerr's Wicomico, 100.
P. Lorillards Town Topics. 100.
2. Lorillard's Flip, 100.
e. A. Mitchelrs Mammymoo 1Oe
E.. A. Mitohell's Bette Landon, 100.
Edward Morrells Duff1eld, 112
Edward Morrelrs Gayfield, liz.
Robert Neville's Allegro, 100.
Robert Nevilles Hanihara, 100.
H Z. Oxnard's Belle of Oakley 1Oe
r. 7. oxnard's Piedmont Belle. Ice.
H. A. Seymours Pompous, 109
H A. Seymours Melting, 100.
Horace Weseott's Sprigtaii. 100.
Horace Wescotts L'Orpheline 100
Third race, selling. three years and. up.
five and one-half furlongs. Columbia course
Hyperion, 98, Brush Up, 50; Sky Blue,
108: Cannon Ball. los: Sheriff Bell 1O2;
Chieftain, 1c4; Plantagenet, 1902; DR.. Coffey.
Sc; Andronike, co. Nutwood, 90: Royal
Window, 50; Palora, 80; 'Gentian.. 81; 'Fus-
tian, OF: sDixie Andrews, 81; riggs. 81:
Monte Carlo, OF.
Fourth race. steeplechase: about two
miles-Tom Cogan, 1853: 'Thistledale. 149:
'Prince of Palsen. 149: 'Douro, 14O: Yama
Christy. 146: Tho, 142: Kassil, 1873; Lexky,
1871; Loney Haskell. 1877: Black Death 1aS
Croxton. 100: Howard Lewis. 1870; y. w.
Colt entry.
Fifth race. the Potomac purse. three-year-
ODDS and up: furlongs, Columbia course
Ben Holder ZIG: Bellsntcker. Ill; vero-
nese. Ill; Pater. 1Os; Sir Brinkley. 1O6; Old
Guard, 1O0: Fancy Bird, l03 Lackey. iO3.
Sixth race maiden three-year-oids and up
seven and half furIongs, Columbia course
-Topright. ITO: Zany, 10S: Hanover Horn
pipe. los: Kolaneka. 1903: Tarlao, 81; Paeon,
OIL: Warming. Oil: w. w. Pierce, 50.
Apprentice allowance cla5rned