The evening times., 1896-04-16
MANY TO Be 1t BENNIN6
New York Turfmen Will Attend
the 0psniag Saturday.
EARLY SPRING CANDIDATES
Rubicon Promising Bread Winner.
VIII Not Start In Big Events-Phil
Dwyer Not So Bad Off This Year.
TnralSendingS Senator Grady Around
the Track-Lakeland Full Of Work

New York, April 16.-Tbere will he quite
an exodus Of New Workers to Benniug.
Everybody who has the price intends to
take tbetrip for the opening day even II they
don't stay over Sunday. No one seems to
know how tile betting will be carried on,
but ii is natural to suppose that there will
be betting between Individuals, probably
according to the methods used on the local
tracks last year. The meeting may not be
4 profitable one for the association. but it
will be pushing in the thin end Of the wedge
for the future. II Washingtonians take to
the sport, as they should, there is little doubt
that it will eventually become profitable.
BuOkmakers doing business on future
events are springing up all over this To-
caIity. One or two of them are probably
responsible, but the names OF the others
are unkno wn to the regulars. 1t is said that
Leon Stedcker. who "fle W lie COOP on the
Brooklyn wo years ago. isin line gain with
a fictitious name. If this is true then those
who contemplate investing on the Brook
lyn or Suburban had better inquire well be-
core placing their money in the hands OF
strangers.
RCBICON IN GOOD SHAPE.
The most prominent breadwinner ut
ShcepshCad Bay today is Jack McDonald's
Rubicon. Frank Harris who has charge OF
McDonald's string, is paying particular at
tention to this one, anditis probable he will
not lie sent out to chase up high-class handi-
cappcrs, but be kept in proper company.
Last year Rubicon was entcredin the spring
stake events, but was found wanting when
L came to Il show down. Consequently he
earned very little for his owner. Over night
events will suit Rubicon much better, and
he will have a chance TO win.
At Sheepsnedi Bay the Kecnc and Marcus
Dali strings have cxcclle Mt exercise. Byrnes
was especially careful of the work given TO
Senator r G rady and Primrose, the Handicap
candidates.
Fred Taral, the stable Jockey, steered
Senator Grady, Primrose and several two
ycar-olds. The work OF the aged horses
ranged from 1:5O 10 2 minutes for the
mile. The youngsters went quarter in
'wcnty-seven seconds, The young things
n the keene division were worked quarter
miles in from twenty-six to thirty seconds.
HANDSPRING KING OF THE STABLE.
Phil Dwyer will not be SO badly off this
year, though he is saddled with cripples like
Patrician, Declare and Long Beach. All
lncsc nave betn SOOu DOtseS I'D tnclr Udy-
but they will have TO be patched up TO win
a race this season. Frank McCabe. how
ever. Is capable of putting on patch good
enough &c last over day or two.
Handspring is the king of the stable, and
even should the others fail to pay their
expenses he will make up the deficiency
Then there are several youngsters in the
!ot Which might show something before
the ebc of the season. They re all royalty
bred, but this fact does not always prove
that they are worthy sons of iilustrioUs
sires.
At Brighton Beach, Lakeland was full of
work with his string. Counter Tenor, EN-
ma C., King Arthur III and Hornpipe had
quite /, struggle over a mile. The horses
sr Gated profuscly, although they were not
asked to go faster than 80. King Arthur
II has been pla yed for the Brooklyn. 1t
3 probably on his looks, for no horse was
eger foalcd which looked more like racing.
Yet his showing last year would not war
rant is being supported. Belly Lake
and is great aGmircr OF Gotham. He be-
liPves that this horse will do much better
this year than last.