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BENNEVILLE AGAIN. It rained almost the entire afternoon Thursday at Harlem and consequently tbe races were run over a muddy track. It was muddy on top tint bad a gocd bottom and therefore it was deceiving to the talent and profitable to the ring. Bonnevilles runaway victory over Moroni in "the mile and a q nailer owners handicap was the featuro of the racing and incidentally sot the ever ready scandal-monger to talking. Moroni hsd beaten Benneville rather easily once before at a shorter distance over a slow track and with the weights much more in .Bonnevilles favor than they were in this in-tanca. Benneville bad the reputation of being a Don-etayer and also of not beirg eble to run a bit in the mud, consequently everything considered, Moroni seemed to have the Smith .horse in a spot where he could probably beat him. The ring, with all its wisdom, sized up the situation jnst as the bettors did and proceeded to take liberties wish Benneville, laying at one time 4 to 1 to win, 7 to 5 a place and 1 to 2. to show. Moroni was quoted at 11 to 10 and evens, and a ton c;f money was wagered on him. Dbuble Dummy was conceded to have a better ct ance than Benneville and he was second choice at 21 to 1. The race was tame. Benneville got off in the lead and simply tow-roped his field. He wes always about three lengths clear of Moroni and eventually won i easing up by ten lengths. Hen y of Trastamare was backed for a "good thing" in the tecond race and. delivered the goods in grand style. All kinds of prices were quoted against him at the outset of the betting, but so eager were tho-e that knew about him to get their money on thai the bookmakers became .suspicious, and when the market settled 5 to 1 -was the highest price that any amount of money was wagered on him, and this quotation did not last long. The tip spread like wildfire and going to tbe post 2 to 1 was Henry of Trastamares price. That he was the "real thing" was evident af cer the first eighth bad been run. Mitchell took him right to the front and stayed there all the way Old David, after a long let-up, was the natural favorite for this race, but he was not quite Tip to his best form and had to be contented with second place. Antiquary, tbe 9 to 5 favorite for the opening three-quarters race, went to the post lame and came out of the race almost a wreck. Antiquary never was any too sonnd and of late he lias been favoring his crippled fore left arm more than evui b fore. After warmiDg up he showed signs of lameness and his owner tried to get him excused. The colt, however, when brought in front of the judges walked almost perfectly sound and consequently they could not very well excuse him Mitchell got him off in front and he showed his usual amount of speed for about three furlongs and then he , -collapsed pulling up quite lame and evidently in great pain. Eva Wilson, well ridden by Bloss, won the race with eaee. This filly was well backed. Harry Dnke had so much the bot of the weights in the third race that on form it seemed at his mercy. He was a stanch favorite at 7 to 5, and won like he should have, off toy himself. The gelding is a hard one to manage at the post, and in one of his lunges he grabbed himself, inflicting an ngly-looking wound, from which blood flowed freely. Peace, Fred Fosters handsome Midlothian Tnrmoil filly, was heavily backed to bsat Harry Duke, but she was badly messed about by McQuade .and finished third. Jockey Vititoe had his first mount for some time on Lady Curzon in the fifth race, and, after getting off in front with the filly, he was never afterward bothered, winning with the greatest of ease. Chancery, long overdue, won the eixth race as easily as Lady Curzon did the fifth. He was entered te be sold for 00 and J. H. Smith ran bim up to 00 and got him. Smith finished second with Fat Garrett and thereby got the colt for 50.
