The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-11
PROMISE OF FINE RACING.
CRACK HORSES COMING TO THE
ByNNINGs MEETING.
Good Results of the Energetic Work of
the Executive Committee-A Few
Needed Improvements Made at the
Track.

race meeting more favorable than the present
outlook for the second annual fall meeting of
the Washington Jockey Club. Pleasant
weatheris the only requisite to make the com
ing meet the best that has occurred In this
city since the seasons of 'S5 and 'S6, when the
finest class OF horses on the American turf
competed at Ivy City. The date set for the
meeting is Monday, October 26,,after which
there will be ten days Of continuous racing.
Last week Secretary Thomas M. Draney and
DR.. f. c. Ainsworth, member of the execu-
cutive committee, visited New York in the
interest OF the club to look over the ground.
They returned full of enthusiasm and confident
that the coming meeting will be one of the
most excellent In every way in the history of
horse racing in the District They secured
assurances from all the first-class stables that
they would be present with their best horses
partial list Of these appears at the conclu-
sion of this article. A factor which will aid
greatly In bringing high class of horses here
is that commencing October 10, a six-day
meeting Will be held at the Pimlico course,
baltimore, and these two meetings will have
the effect of securing for the sport-loving citi-
zens OF the District series of contests between
the cracks Of the turf The legitimate season
in the North closes at Norris,Park on the 18th.
and the stables will come to the two meetings
rather than allow their horses to go to Gutten-
berg or Gloucester. A special train will bring
the horses from New York to Baltimore and
Washington. 1t is understood that several
stables will come directly here, but the ma
jorty will attend the Pimlico meet
The executive committee has been diligently
at work for some time and frequent meetings
have been held. Nothing will be spared to
make the fall meeting of '9l perfect one It
has been understood for some time that Presi-
dent Draney had resigned, but nevertheless he
IS still president OF the club and as such is
likely to remain. Mr.. Draney has been con-
fined to his home for six months. Knowing
that he could not fill his position, he felt it his
| duty to tender his resignation. He did this,
but the club promptly laid it on the table and
no action upon 1t will be taken.
The five or six races each day will begin at
2p. M. sharp. The size of the purses has
been increased, and during the meeting $27,-
600 will be distributed as prizes. Either a
steeplechase or a hurdle race will be run
every other day. On Saturday, October 81,
there will be steeplechase for gentlemen
riders on horses owned In the District of
Columbia. Maryland and Virginia A
special feature of the meeting will be 81, 900
purse, to be competed for BY the, crack flyers
at mile anda quarter The object Of this
race is to have contest between Firenzi,
whose career on the turf closes this fall, and
horses OF that class. Such race will be run
In Baltimore. The purse, however, will not
be offered unless the club is assured that only
| the best horses will compete for it.
At the last meeting of the executive
committee Clarence Mcdowell and
| Colonel Simmons, who will officiate
as judges at Baltimore were chosen to
| act in that capacity at the Benning meet
| ing. AS usual, James Rowe will act as starter.
AT present there are but two stables at the
| track-those Of Clarke Maxwell and +. G.
| Miller. This week, however, the horses will
| begin to arrive, and by next Sunday the track
| will wear that wonted appearance of activity
| consequent upon an approaching race meet
| ing. Men are now at work at the Benning
track putting it in excellent shape. The
| steeplechase course will be changed, made
| longer, and the jumps made secure with a
safe landing No material improvements
| will be made at the track except that every
| thing will be put in the very pink of condi-
| rion. The grandstand and club house and all
| the stables will be thoroughly renovated and,
where necessary, repaired Tie walk in front
OF the grandstand will be paved with brick so
that the dust, which was disagreeable feat
ure last year, will be obliterated. The ap-
| proaches to the track will be we'll taken care
| of, and number OF sprinkling carts will be
hired to lay the dust against which SO much
complaint was made last spring. The pool
| room and bar privileges will not be rented
this season but will be run by the club itself,
| as the prospects for large meeting are so
| good that the club can we'll afford to take
| them in charge. An artesian well has been
sunk on the grounds which will supply pure
water for the club house and the stables
| In case the weather holds good it is believed
! an extra meeting will be held.
| The partial list OF stables which will par
| tlclpate, referred to above, is as follows
Rancocas stable (P. Lorillard), d. Gideon, p.
| j. Dwyer q Son, A. Thompson, Marcus
| DAILY, G. B. Morris, j. A. and A. II. Morris,
| F. G. McLewee, Walcott 81 Campbell, Boyle
| q Littlefeld, g. T. Leach, w. p Bureh w.
| .. DAILY, +. Gebhard, o. A. Jones q Co., w.
B. Jennings, S. Love w. Lakeland, Byron
McClelland, and S. 8. Brown.
| pneR HuntinPtOn Coming.