Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06
bENN|nG RACES TO
FOLLOW P|Ml|C0
Length of Meeting Depends
Upon Loyalty Of Followers
of the Thoroughbreds.

BALTIMORE. November cit was ON.
cially announced at the Pimiico track yes
terday that there would be racing at tho
Benning track for at least six days be-
ginning Saturday, November II. II the
attendance warrants the meeting will be
extended four days.
Robert Neville, the Virginia breeder
and horseman, gave out the news yestes|
day afternoon. He had been in Washing.
ton to see the business men. and they
donated so literally to the fund to meet
expenses that Neville assured the horse
men that not less than $3.50 would be
added to each subscription fee Of SO
for each race.
1t is planned to guarantee the owners
six days Of racing. But the promoters,
Neville and Capt. Presgrave, have as
sured and horsemen that if enough reve-
nue. can be obtained enough days will be
added to round out the meeting to ten
or twelve days.
There is a strict law now in the Dis.
trict of Columbia against all kinds Of
gambling 1t was passed soon after the
spring meeting at Benning ended. But
In spite Of the law race meeting and
fair was recently held over the old course,
The law against public betting was
StTlCtiy euIOTCcu. financially INC InSct-
ing was not a great success but the
crowd seemed to enjoy the racing.
While "oral' betting has been defined
as violation Of the law by the Dis
trict Commissioners, and they ordered
the police to arrest any person making
such wasers at the recent meeting, there
are several lawyers In Washington who
follow the decisions Of Justices Biechon
and Gaynor Of New York and hold that
oral betting is not illegal.
hat >~ H~AHH ~ 80 IA
at Benning was not made public. The
managers would not discuss the subject,
as they said that the betting question did
not interest them.
Sir Wooster won his third consecutive
purse of the meeting yesterday by gallop-
Ing over the steeplechase course in leisure
ly style and finishing ahead under a
pull by two lengths. Waterway was
second. Grandpa was tho pacemaker for
a mile and then fell. Rye Boy stumbled
and rolled over.
The summaries:
to /. second; Soil, io7 Go,ter5, 5 to i !. third
e.a. Fs. Orc u All sss.. .ssls
Red Doe. Emily G.. Ed Shuster. King commonerr
and Bog also ran -.
::sses: h::pss: IS ss'n s.. 3 s's:'s
Youthful. COOL. Judge Esmentrout King Avon
Third race. the Baltimore Br.ver.' handicap;
Cullen. to :. Won; The Wrestler. ios Ole S
Cahsyl. to l. second; Gridlsoa, io6 0roxisyl.
9 to 2. third. Time. -. Cave Adsum, Giles,
Berkeley. Live Wire, Lally and Sugar Pine alsd
Fourth race. steeplechase: about two miles
Sir Wooster. d52 1avidson,, 0 to 10, woe: We.
ls2 !MeAfee, 70 !. thru Tine 4.H st.
Grandpa and Rye Boy fell. Blberry threw ridsf.
Fifth race, one mile and q sixtsenth-Bobbie
Kssn, ~ tw:!ier), % to i: Won Queen Of s:
Cullen. ! to 2 third. Time. i.47 ~. Lady
Isabel. Wilton LAckaye, Alex. Grant and solop
sixth race. elk fuz!ons.-stats:nan; ~ 0sct:
third. Ti@s. lis q. obduTste. cCurt fsdy..
Footpad; Rasnan, Cunning. Cheek and High
Range also ran.
Seventh race. seven furlonss-Trsy Of Spades,
1o4 tGoldsteinl. to !, won; CaStiswccd. rot
toto. 10 70 4 second; George g, Hall: iot
Betsy. President Monroe, New Year II. Star,
gowan. Westover and Right and True also ran.