Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-30
Good Crowd Witnessed Closing
Day Races at Benning.
THE FIELDS WERE SMALL
United Hunts Association Pleased
With Showing Here.
IT MAY RETURN NEXT YEAR
Big Four Gridiron Teams at Practice
Cue Experts to Hold Tourney
Many Bowling Battles.

The annual fall meet of the United Hunts
Racing Association at Benning was brought
to q close yesterday afternoon with GOOD
attendance and several interesting contests.
The three days meet can be classed as sue
cessful, being larger than the one held at
Morris Park. New York. last fall. and al
though the expenses overtopped the re-
ceipts the two were close enough together
TO please the officials as the races were not
held to make money. Mr.. Perry Belmont.
president OF the association. expressed him
self as pleased with the interest taken here
in, steeplechasing Washington may be Sc
Iected as a meeting place for the hunt clubs
next year. 1t Is certainly central for the
hunting interests and also for the army.
which Mr.. Belmont hopes to interest In
steeplechasing. AS to the course, many OF
the riders yesterday pronounced 1t one OF
the best in the country.
The event of yesterdays racing was the
Hunt Cup, the fourth number on the pro-
gram, at about three miles and half.
Seven leapers went to the post. one fell. one
bolted and five finished. the winner turning
up In Nuetelus. owned by Mr.. Ivan Fox
and trained by B. Carroll. Mr.. DeverauN
had the mount on Nuetellus and rode a
magnificent race. taking his mount In front
at the start. and for fear of interference,
kept him there until the end.
OTdSSlduQS oOiteu.
AS soon as the starters flag dropped Nu-
tellus and Duke of Grassands dashed to
the front and led the field for mile by
about ten lengths. Just the pair turned
into the stretch leading to the Liverpool
Jump Duke of Grasslands bolted to the
fence and struggle as he would Jockey
Bates couldn't straighten him out. Nat
Ray, on Game Cock. and several of the
other riders tried to get up with the leader
fhn he l4Ct tyEn
Nutelus held gamely and came down
the stretch winner by fifteen lengths.
Oeroso was well backed by the knowing
ones on his New York form and he was
well ridden by Mr.. Smith, but the brown
gelding showed evidence of being stale
and could never get up to the leaders.
Adams Broke Down.
The second best event. to interest,
was the sixth race. the Calverton Steepe-
chase. Only three horses started and
Adams made the favorite at 3 to 5.
Worthwhile being at twos and Setauket at
sevens Coming around the first time
Adams broke tendon taking the jump
opposite the free field and was pulled up
by Dupee. With . to place on Setauket
the hackers of the Wallach horse set up a
shout OF glee. which was quickly suppr essed
as he went down on the second round. But
Jockey Jackson was game. and remounted
and started after Worthwhile. On the jump
opposite the chute to ting far turn Setauket
again took tumble, but once more Jack
son came to the rescue and rode him out to
the end. receiving unstinted applause from
the spectators for his gameness Setauket
was well handled yesterday in the matter
OF holding the old horse back and it Is to
be deplored that he couldn't jump better as
he would doubtless have given Worthwhile
q great tussle on the fiat.
Military Event
The military event. the Cavalry cup
which was added by Mr.. Belmont at the
last moment in hopes OF getting a good
field OF army men. unfortunately did not fill
as well as had been hoped. There were only
two Observation-Disclosures ridden by Lieut..
Martin of the 18th Cavalry. and Westown,
ridden by MI Nicholas of Squadron A. Bal
timore.
Lieut. Martin came from Cuba to ride in
the Military steeplechase on Saturday but
did not prove the victor then. Because Of
his determined race that day great pleasure
was felt by the spectators over his win
yesterday. Lieut.. Martin is one of the army
officers who think steeplechasng in the
army has future. Gen. j. Franklin Bell,
chief Of staff of the army, intends to stimu-
late II also
Robert Goelet bought westown from
Richard Wallach. and the well-known
steeplechaser ridden under Mr.. Goe-
let's colors. The race was close for the
first mile and half. but then the regular
army man sent Allegiance into the lead
and won easily.
One OF the prettiest of the day
was the Cameron Run Hunt steeplechase.
the fifth event. There were only two en-
tries-Follow On, ridden by Mr.. Dion Kerr.
and Pure Pepper. the property of II. s.
Page. ridden by Mr.. +. Ambrose Clark
For nearly the entire distance-three miles
the horses raced side by side. Pure Pep
per gaining trifie at the jumps and Fol-
low On overtaking him on the fiat. Com
trr int afr nfN hn oil,
took the lead and won handily. Pure Pep
per was the favorite. at to 10.
Virginia horses had another good day.
Mr.. CORTLAND Smith won the second race
with Palm and the last with Pete
Daley Mr. Smith also took the first event
with Orifiamme. This puts him we'll ahead
In the winnings for the meeting Follow
On also is virginian, owned by Mr.. Dion
Kerr. as is Worthwhile, owned by Billy
Garth.
The Summaries.
First race. MARYLAND selling plate for threeyear
i:s.s si!E +. hssf rs I ksT Ta to I'd I'D
Q. third Philader and md Foxy also ran 49,.
Pam. 10 pSands c. WILSON,. to and %
g aS9yi .S f. to to AND AND to
third spender also ran.
@eswOn BY AesaWRss lso p ,s5 sn. Mar
I'M to a no a Hn G ssSond SS
Fourth race. the Hunt cup; about three and one
half miles-Won by Nutelus 1888 pounds (Mr.
Devereuxi, TO / and s to 5; Game Cock, 1877
(Rayl, 3 to / and to 8. second; OHIO Waugh. 148
20. WILSON,, 81 to 1 and TO l. third. Oleroso,
Landslide, Duke Of Grasslands and My Grace also
ran
Fifth race. the Cameron Run amateur steepe-
chase: about three miles-Won by Follow On. 162
pounds mfr D. Kerr. o to 10 and out Pure Pep
per 1ea CMr. Clark, even money. second osly
two starters
Sixth race the Calverton stee plechase handicap:
about three mies-WOn by Worthwhile, las pounds
Terry. IL to and out. Setauket. 40 "a. Jack
10 md IN IN
peel to 10 and out. did finish
Seventh race WarrentOn Hunt, nat race about
two miles for three -ods-Won by Pete Daley,
1853 pounds lMr. SMITH. to 10 and out; Mount
Henry, ISL (Mr Devereuxl, 20 to l and to /,
ond; Authorization, 1853 (Mr. Stephenson, 10 to l
and 5 to 2 third. Macmillan. Captain Hayes aud
Dressmaker also ran
FRANK GILL WON