The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-01
.BEAUCLERE WINS
MORE HONORS ON
THE FINAL DAY
Close Of Benning Meeting
Marked by Good
Crowd.

! close of the racing season at Benning
yesterday. and the meeting. which
started OF rather poorly. wound up, If
, not exactly in q blaze Of glory. with a
very pronounced and cheerful glow.
The feature event OF the afternoon
was the Maximum, at three miles, In
which BeaucleTe and Ironsides were
! about equally fancled. although at lost
! time Beauclere had a slight call. The
three-year-old had won the Washing
ton Cup at two and one-quarter miles
Thursday. rather handily with ninety
four pounds up, but wise ones figured
that the ten pounds he Wns compelled
to take up in the Maximum would de-
feat him. especially as that weight
brought him even up with Ironsides,
who ran so well in the cup.
Dope Goes Wrong.
For ones at least the dope was wrong.
Beaucleres took up the extra ten pounds,
and won his race quite as easily as
he did on Thursday. giving IrOnsides
quite as bad a beating as he did in
the Cup race.
The pace in the Maximum was slow
at first IrOnsides led at the mile, and
at the two miles, but only on suffer
ence. for Swain was pulling the head
Off Beauclere to keep him back At the
two and one-quarter miles Swain let
Eeauclere down, and the thTee-year-Gld
romped out in front in a tifry.
Mcintyre sent Ironsides after him. but
the Meddler gelding could not gain an
inch and the race was over right then
and there. BeaucIere opened up a gap.
but little Georgia Swain took no hber-
ties and rode his horse out to the end.
finishing we'll TO the good. Ironsidcs
plodded steadily along and got the place
but never threatened the winner. Bank
er came strong at the finish and beat
Right Royal for the show money.
But Four Starters.
The steeplechase brought out four
starters only, but these made a crack
ing good race. Kara. with Bobby Tay-
Tor up, was made the-favorite. with Ala
manson second choice. Essex and Kara
made the running through the field
with Yama Christy and Alamansor close
up and all jumping splendidly.
MI Taylor rode a fine. patient race.
and when over the last Jump he shot
Kara to the front Down the stretch
Kara incree sed mis- lead and won well
in hand. Dion l<errs Essex hung on
with great determination AMI finished
second. with old yan:a Christy in third
place Alamansor ran a very disappoint-
ing race ana was always shy Of speed.
Big Field in First
A big field OF aon-winners started In
the first race. with Thistledale the IA
vorite and Easton second choice.
Thistledals might have won perhaps,
but Raynor ran his legs of In an at
tempt to keep VI with st. Jeanne. who
set a hot pace from the start At the
stretch turn St Jeanne gave 1t up and
Thistledale Strengthened out Tor home
looking like a winner The effort to
keep up with St. Jeanne had taken toe
much out OF ThistledaIe and when
Easton came along with a rush he had
nothing left 20 stand of the challenge.
Easton. driven out. won by a fair margin.
The winner had been running With bet
ter horses and his victory was not IN
expected to the close observers Of form.
Bellwether to Favorite.
BeIlwether looked to far outclass his
field in the third race. an event for two
year-olds, and he was made a ! to 2
favorite. Bellwether won In the end
rather handily, but for a while his
hackers were on the anxious seat. Trey
Of Spades SHOT into the lead when the
barrier rose IN the race and was of
like quarter horse. He opened UP
quite gap and held it to the stretch.
For moment II looked as II Bell
wether would not get up. Raynor. how
ever. was not ratified and rode a con-
fldent race. Half way down the stretch
Trey OF Spades began to come back and
Bellwether racing steadily along col
Jared him and in the end beat him out
with something TO spare.
kempton was the best of a bad bunch
Of maidens which started in the fifth
race and won In the stretch after a
tussle with George c. Hall. Kempton
was the favorite in the race and was
well played.
Last a Betting Event.
The last race Of the day and the meat
ing turned out a great betting event. II
was the last call for the dining car. the
last chance to get square on the season.
and the speculation was lively. The
Chelsea stable entry, Fancy Bird and
The Wrestler, were the favorftes AL
though quite as much money perbaps
was played on Progressing. Oraculum.
the Dixie winner. had quite a following
and several others also we're well play
ed.
Tony Bonero and OracuIunl set the
pace in this race. but the Dixie winner
could not concede the weight. and soon
dropped out Of it. When straightened
out for home Progressing showed in
front. and looked the winner. but ar
the emo he was nipped and beaten ont
by the light-weighted Howard shean
who came with rush through thu
stretch.
Notter and Mcdaniel were both ali.
, sent today, and the riding talent was
reduced to the lesser lights. much to
the discontinue Of bettors.
Summaries:
First race-One mile Faston los
(BrUsselD Z to z, won; ThisuedaIe. III
(Raynor). s 10 >, second: Panioue' III
CBeckman). to l. third. Time. la
/ True Boy, Peter Knight. LoudOun Light
King of Spades, Aiken Diebold ST
Jeanne. and Ida ReclC also ran.
I Second race-Steeplechase: about turo
and one-half miles Kara, 143 (Mr. J'ay-
lori. even, won; Essex. ia (Archibald1
= m I second Wanna CHRISTI ~