Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-09
IT WILL BE A GOOD MEETING



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The spring meeting OF the Washington Jockey
Club will begin at Benning on the 75th inst
The meeting viii be one o. two weeks. and
although the most noted horses VIII not be in
attendance because OF the early season. stil
some 200 or more horses OF much more than
ordinary worth will he here 10 make the meet
ing both an ENJOYABLE and financial success.
There are now about seventy-dve horses Of the
track. and all are in very good condition.
Among the stables already there are: ". b
jennings with Busteed. 5: Prather. aged;
Rosa H., 4; Luella r.. 4; Wallace d.. s; two.
year-old fly by Superior; one by Boutwell,
aud two-yesr-old brother to George Oyster.
W. T. Burch, with Can Can. s. Margherita. q;
Helen Rose. L. aud six seven two-year -olds
OF which q Ally by Fonso-BerthA r., and
colt by Frondelac- Motherie.s are among the
best c. II. Drsney. with Mary l.. aged; Wan
derer ii. 6. and Captain Manning. s, jumper.
Fred I. Miller. with Geo. W. 4; Larch-
mont aged; Dora. g. and Backstop. 8.
q. Harding. with hardie Fox. 4; Sill
yer For, 4, and two good two-year-
olds. DIR. Street with Mr.. Sass. 4; Knapsack,
5; Prince George, aged. and two two year -oid-.
]. Neale, with frontenac, s; Absconder. 5. and
Nerbena, 8. Geo. I. Leach, with Bellevue. 4;
Theirs L.. 5. and a two year-old by fremont
Orlando A. Jones, with Leonawell, 3; The
5; Beck, 6. and four two-year-olds the best
OF the four being Expensive. ID. Higgins, with
My Fellow. 6; Fellowship. 5; Everett, aged. .
jumper. and Beldemonia, 5.
W. Il. Jennings has also in his stable Isaac
Lewis, 6; Occepete, 6. and the Promenade lilly.
5, full sister TO Monrose, all belonging 20
laoold Bros, and 10 also training Experience,
late Kitty T., 4; Captain Wagner, &; Great
Guns, 4. and full brother 20 Swift.
McLain, jr., has Ella. 8; Morton, S, and .
three -year-osi brother TO Morton, and I. Z.
Love has Queen Dor, 4; ballarat, st. Luke
and two-year-old.
Among many others shortly expected are J.
A. a A. n. Morris. with Russell 1errifer and q
lot of crack wo-year-olds; W. r. Jones. with
Belwood and Charade; +. A. Smalls, with
Hercules and Flip Flap. Jumpers; J. "A. Lewis.
with Futurity, Boutwell, and Reporter. Jump
ers. and q. g. Gray, with Mabel and several
others w. Z. DAILY has engaged twenty-five
stalls. and it has been found necessary TO build
thirty stalls in order TO accommodate all who
have applied for stabling.
The grounds and buildings have been greatly
Improved since last season. The steeplechase
course has been heightened to two and half
miles, and the course 30 arranged that the
horses pass over the jumps in front of the
grand stand twice. Mr.. George NJ. Oyster, jr,
will be the presiding judge and jimmy Rowe
will do the starting. Il. Clay Ditmas will have
the betting privilege and McGrath OF New York
has secured the restaurant privilege. The track
IL IN hne shape. and with good weather the
coming meeting viii undoubtedly prove 70 b
the most successful ever given by the club.
BITS OF HORSE SENSE
Fred. Miller's Geo. W.. the Brooklyn handi-
cap candidate, did his mile in La few days
ago, and oil Larchmont did his six furlongs in
l.20. These moves the best made here 20
far. Both Of these horses are In great shape
and they will get a good share of the money
here.
Green Morris has finally concluded not 10
run here this spring. There some talk Of
the Dryers coming on. but il is doubtful
W. d. Jennings Wallace ID. is a full brother
to Helen Wallace.
G. Harding is schooling Hardie Fo, over the
jumps and thinks he has great steeplechsser
IN him.
ID. Higgins Fellowship is now as good % he
ever was lie WAS not trained last year.
The published book program of the meeting
calls Tor hiAty-o1e races, OF which twenty-nine
are at a distance less than mile. There are
four at = mile, three at A. furlongs. eight at 5
furlongs, ten at "A mile. four at Ga furlongs,
eleven at 1 mic, i've at lilo mile five nj u
mile. three nj mile, one at "a mile. five at
~ miles over the steeplechase course, and in
two races the distance has not yet been
| nounced.
There has been hunters sweepstake steepls-
chase arranged for the third day OF the meet
| ing, the 9th Instant, for qualified hunters
owned in Marylrnd, Virginia and the District
OF Columbia 1t Is a sweepstake Of S5 each.
with vi5O ADDED, OF which s35 10 second,
4 thoroughbreds TO carry leo pounds, half -breds
| allowed 10 pounds. Gentlemen riders.
Spider" Anderson has been granted .
license as Jockey by the board Of control
NO COMPROMISE WITH THE WINTER IRAcKs
The board OF control, az a meeting held IN
New York last Thursday, finally disposed Of all
talk of compromise with the winter tracks by
the adoption Of the following resolution:
Resolved. No transfers OF any entry can be
made TO or by any person disqualified under
the resolution OF December ~, 1891. No horse
trained ON the grounds OF any association or
| being IN the care OF any trainer disqualIh lied
under the resolutions OF the board OF control
| of December ~, 1881, shall be allowed TO train
| or on the grounds OF any association rep
| resented in the board'of control, out this rsso-
! luton shall not interfere with the fuhllment
or transfer OF existing engagements
| 1t Is now very doubtful II Jenny goes TO the
post for tine Brooklyn handicap, ms front legs
being stiil very large from repeated clustering.
and continues a strong fayorIte tor the event,
/ as he deserves to be.
AT Gutenberg, on Tuesday last, Rancocas
ran SIX furIongs AZ Lisa, the fastest time for
! the distance made tins year.
Jhe English derby this year will be run the
LIST OF June.
| Gallantry, the best two-year-old in the ]. A.
and A. h. Norris string. has thrown . splint
and may not start before next fall