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BEKNEVILIjE again. Benneville, J. H. Smiths useful handicap horse beat May Bsach and Canace with the reate3t of ease at Harlsrn yastorday. The trio and Tommy OBrien comprised the field in the fourth event, which was at a mile and a sixteenth and Benneville was made a stanch favorite at about even money. As the track was at its best and it was known that the trio, May Beach, Canace and Bonneville was keyed np to their highest pitch, a record breaking race was looked forward to, bat as a matter of fact it was one of the slowest races of the day. This is easily explained. There was so much speed that evidently each of the riders of the fhet trio had instructions to go out and atop the other two. At least this was the way in which the boys rode and the early pace that was set was terrific. Valentine won the race, bicause Banneville was by far the best-horse. This jockey cornea from the NorthemCircuit well recommended, but he will have to change his j system materially if he wishes to gain prestige .around here. He was on the outside with Benneville and it was a surety that on all of the tarns he would be carried extremely wide and lose a lot of ground. The boy did not eeem to realiza this or elsa ho used miserabla judgment. Oa the fir3t turn he had a good chance to drop in on the rail behind Canace and May Beach, but instead of doing this he took Banne-ville at a heart-breaking pace down the back .stretch and stuck right with the two fillies until they gave it up. Than his horse, tired and leg-weary and about used up, won by two and a half lengths from Tommy OBrien in 1:481, a elow race indeed for such a fast horse. Had there b3en any ordinary horse in the race, say of the Moroni type, he probably would liave beaten Benneville easily as the race was run. As it was, Tommy OBrien, who appeared to be hopelessly beaten when going down the bickstretch, cams on and gj: sscoid place and furthermore was fast catching Benneville at the end. That Mr. Brenosk has a rogue in Law Hopper is beyond a shadow of doubt. ThiB good looking sou of Panater Spray turned another of his famous form somersaults and won the closing nine furlong event from eend to oend." After the race starter Owyer did not give the judged time to bar Lew Hopper in the future, bat on account of .his balng such a bad -actor at the post he told Mr. Brenock; not to start him any more. A gentleman of Mr. .Branosks caliber is better off without a horse of the Lew Hopper kind. A big killing came near bsing made on OCon-nell in the third. This ancient sprinter had been especially prepared for this race at Lakeside ao rumor has it, and he was in good con dition. Mr. D wyer was also kind to him and sent him off about a length in front of the others. The old fellow showed all of his well-known speed and stepped the first quarter in 23 seconds and the half in 481. Then he began to tire and Harry Thoburn, coming through on the inside with a rush, beat Mr. OConnell by three-quarters of a length. Sam Wagner and his friends cleaned up well over Creations win in the first race. This colt has been cleverly handled all summer and judging from the way he won this race he can beat batter ones than he did yesterday. Creation -opened up at 5 to 1 but was backed down to 31 to 1 and won easily. Ed Tiptou was iu a soft spot and even money -was a generous price against him in the second race. Despite the handicap J. Winkfleld was 4o him he won away off by himself. Hugh McCarren has protested certain purses and place moneys won on the Canadian circuit by Ein and Loyal Prince. In the race Ein won McCarrens filly Pearl finished second, and his Rey Salazar was second to Loyal Prince when he won. McCarrens charge is that Valentine was riding in all these races, and in fact all summer without a license. It eeems Valentine did not make application for a license until he reached Harlem, October 17. Judge Steadman fell at the post in the last race and in the fall jockey Booker broke bis collar bone. He pluckily remounted the horse, however, and rode the race out. Auction sale of the following horses in training was conducted by Clem Creveling in the paddock yesterday: OldSsugus. 6; James Dunne .$ 185 Olive Order, br. f, 2 ; J. Prendergast 200 Free Hand, 3 ; W. Sippy 350 Jennie F., 4; W. Sippy 100 Morceiine, b. f, 2; Charles Hobbins 55 Bluerina, b.f, 2; J T Scandleton 60 Ocean Voyage, ch. f, 2; J Burns 100 Treopia, 5; F J Bovan 70 George Alexander, 2; J E Davis 50 Lisle, b. c, 2; Charles Bobbins 40 Tildy Ann, b, f , 2 ; Eddie Barns 140 Chief Farrell, 2; L Taylor 75
