The evening times., 1896-11-16
CITY IS FULL OF H0RSEMEN
Benning's Meeting the Magnet That
Draws Them Here
PROSPECTS FOR GOOD RUNS
No Open Betting, But Plenty of Or
pOrtunity to Lay Your Money on
Your ChOice@Many Horses at the
Park-Jumping and Steepiechase
Novelties.

Benning Park will be the rendezvous for
| all horse-fanciers for the next ten days,
| the event being the autumn meet of the
| Eastern Racing Association, under the
auspices OF the Washington Jockey Club,
which will close the season OF 1886 for the
association.
Washington has experienced taste of
| good, legitimate racing in the spring meet
| OF the association, and There was re.olc-
| ing among Jhe lovers of the sport when it
| was announced that every effort would be
made TO make the coming races of cNcep-
tionai interest.
NoVhIng but unfavorable weather can in
tercept the success OF the runnings, which
will begin tomorrow at 2:15 and continue
each day for ten days.
on Thanksgiving Day the first race will
be called at / o o clock, but on all other days
the hour set will he maintained. There is "A
cheerful smile on the face of every horse
man today because the sun shines brightly,
and there is every indication of continual
tion of favorable atmospheric conditions.
This means a large attendance.
BUSY AT THE TRACK.
Yesterday and today witnessed busy
scenes at the Bcnning turf.
A total OF about go horses have ar
rived, OF which $50 came from the Pim-
leo track n Baltimore, the remainder com-
ing IIom Morris Park and other points
about New York.
ere were many horse owners ;nd
jockeys in town over Sunday, but the ma
lority did not arrive until today.
Among Those who have not already been
menJionctlin The Times and who visited the
track this morning was Mr.. Graham An
derson of New York, one of the well known
boukmakers and the owner OF a number Of
last horses. Mr.. Graham is especially
llplSisI With lac = fnr ,,f
the autumn meet.
Accompanying him is NJ Sheedy, the
famous little jockey, who has the fac
ulty OF coming up at the last IN momcnt and
winning in the stretch. This is Sheedy's
long suit, and he has come to be known
as the rider who gets in under the pole
and wins by neck when the betting is
always against him. Sheedy will ride
some OF Mr.. Andersons best animals
STEEPLECHASE EVENTS.
The jumping and steeplechasc races are
expected TO be among the more interest
ing features. They are esp, cially at
tracuSe to the ladies', and the management
of the Washington Jockey Club have "a
fondness for catering To the tastes OF the
fair sex.
Every advantage has been on the side of
The coming meet as against the spring
races, which Were considered succ. ssful.
i'll spite of the unfavorable conditions.
The fields Will all be filled much better,
and all the entries more complete.
That the betting will be spirited under
legitimate restrictions is also assured, and
those who want To lay their cash on favor
ties will find ready and willing takers suf-
fcient for all coiners. The betting ele-
ment will not lack patronage, but there are
no fears or the pool-seling sharks. The
management have arranged everything in
first-class order, and the races will be
conducted upon legitimate lines.
The entries viii all close at 12 O'Clock
on the day prior.
A party Of turfmen made a trip by electric
car to Mount Vernon this IN orning
A line of busses has been engaged to con
vey patrons direct to the track from the
terminus OF the Columbia cable line