Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
Four Favorites in Front Yester-
day at Benning.
MILLER ON THREE WINNERS
Mr.. Wright Won Amateur Cup in a
Clever Manner.
BIG FOOT BALL BATTLE TODAY
Army Favorite Over the Navy-Many
Bowling Games-Shortstop Bill
lizard Tourney.

Ideal weather and the fastest trac'. of
the meeting marked yesterdays racing at
Benning. The attendance was very large
for a Friday, sport lovers of the District
recognizing that the beginning of the end OF
the meeting was fairly in sight, and that
when taps are sounded after the last
race this afternoon the racing curtain will
fail until next spring rolls around again.
All day yesterday shipments of the horses
south and west showed busy Genes at the
railway ''chutes'' outside the race course,
"a movement of the stables that will be con-
tinued today and tomorrow, until by Mon
day the Benning colony, while not exactly
deserted village" will be a small one
compared with its proportions of few days
agU.
Enough horses remain, however, to in
sure large fields, and yesterdays were no
exception to the rule in that respect. Each
event of the day was so well balanced that
speculation took wide range as horse
after horse was backed, giving the layers
ample opportunities to round up their bust
ness.
Jockey Miller again occupied the center
OF the racing stage, his reverses of the
previous two days having stirred up his
followers to even up matters or go down
with him still further in the financial mael-
strom- And as he got on his winning stride
again in the very next race, continuing the
good work with two successive wins, public
confidence was once more his and the furore
to support his mounts lasted through the
rest of the day. Among those who ap-
plauded the lads work was his employer,
Andrew Miller.
Three wins, one second and one third was
Miler's proud record of the day In his FIVE
mounts 1t Is useless to claim, as some OF
his detractors assert, that his steady run
of success is due to his getting the best
horses. Temmeraire. Cabochon and Avaun-
teer We're certainly the best horses in their
respective fields yesterday, but would they
have successfully survived their several
issues under other Jockeys?
Most people will say very likely not the
way each race was run, and give Miller
full credit for his brilliant post work. care
fui avoidance OF pockets, interference and
like dangers incident to well-matched
fields and skillful nursing of his horses for
the crucial struggle UP the homestretch.
On How About You. an erratic colt at best
and Lord of the Vale. a sour and sulky old
eampaigner. his work was also gilt-edged
Miller Regains His Stride.
After the pen had been drawn through
the names of ten horses carded for the
first event the eight left in gave specula-
tors lively proposition. While Tenn
meraire the favorite the two-year-old
was cOnceding so much scale weight to
older performers. such as Belle Strome and
Zienap that his price heightened as BUSH
ness went on.
A moment to support Garths speedy
filly Lady Vera also had its effect in this
direction. and. as Belle Strome met with
a lot of support from people that usually
know what they are doing, the market
gave layers further chances to Offset their
operations against the favorite Early
hackers who had laid odds on Temmeraire
in the opening transactions saw the colt S
price soar to to . and even larger at the
post. causing all such to regret their hasty
acceptance of opening quotations. Strange
to say Zienap met with lukewarm support,
mainly to show.
Temmerare showed that his late races
have improved him and Miller had no
trouble to keep him out in the light all the
way in spite of Belle Strome's challenges
fer over half the journey. Then that fast
bat faint-hearted mare let Zienap take a
whack at the flying two-year-old but while
Zienap finished strong she could not fully
extend John Madden's promising yOungster,
who scored In impressive fashion.
The outsider Bivouac, 90 to / shot, all
hat beat the fast firing Belle Strome for
the small end Of the purse. the tussle be-
tween the two lasting up to the last stride
But the performance of the heavily backed
Lady Vera was so far below her last race
rs to cause a deal of comment. When she
Bet Il sizzling" pace with Oxford early in
the meeting she had speed to burn, but
yesterday she gave little evidence that she
could run fast enough to tire herself
Cabochon. under the immediate handling
u John Hyland. is another two-year-old
that has improved greatly since he has
been at Benning. His trainer. James Rowe.
witnessed the colts victory yesterday and
when his former stable companion, YorkIst
came at him furlong from home, was
duly interested. for when he had both Of
them in charge Yorkist was the speedier
<xf fl,a rNafr But
sxerved bit toward Yorkist. as the latter
challenged he ran straight the rest of the
way. and defeated his old stable mate
very eievsriy. Local racegoers who have
yell lined up over his success. The game
Madden Ally. Old Colony, just beat Malacca
In their drive for third place.
Clever Gentlemen Riders.
Much interest was taken in the race fol
the Amateur Cup. IN which the brothers
Kerr. CORTLAND Smith, Hessrs. Devereaus
and Nicholas and Master Thomas wrigh,
opposed each other on some fair horses
Master Wright, a lad OF seventeen, still ir
the knee breeches'' period. looked at frs
xaance as up against II with his Older
rivals.
But those who had seen the youngster a.
Ptmlico against John Tucker, the clever
&.ntieman rider. supported him yesterday
thirty pounds of dead weight on his mount
The old campaigner. New York. That horse
has shown so well here that to the closest
Judges his success looked only q question
OF competent jockeyship.
This part OF the struggle young Wright
fulfilled to the letter. making no mistakes
even to drawing q close finish at the end
a nine out OF ten young men In his position
might have done to their sorrow Cut of
nj the rail early In the race losing many
1engths thereby. young Wright patiently
made up his leeway gradually on the lead
crs Quadrille and Niblick.
At, the home turn Quadrflle and Niblicl
both went rather wide. which gave New
York his chance to ''cut the corner on tbs
inside and close up the gap right then and
there. In the race home all three horse.
were being ridden hard, but the seasoned
Old horse that has raced In two hemis
pheres outran and outlasted the other twt
under little Wright's persistent work
Memory does not recall gentleman
rider In American turf annals victorious a
such a tender age as seventeen. Ant
young Wright's double victory at Pimlic,
and here has placed on his sideboard tw,
pleasing mementoes in the shape of tn,