The evening times., 1896-02-05
RACE NEWS and COMMENT
AspinwalI Racing Bill Will Hold
Sway in Kentucky.
BENNING ENTRIES NOT UP
They Closed Last Night But VIII Not
he Out for Several Days Y eta bold
Discovered Ben Brush-W T.. Burch
Training His String at Aiken Brett.
enStein as a Starter.

Dispatches from Frankfort show that tn.
the State of Kentucky. II is stated in the
Chicago Daily News that Kentucky horse
men had sent for copy of the bill, which
had been sent on for consideration. There
were some notifications TO suit the re-
| quirements OF the State. The time for racing
will be from April 1 to December l. The
penalty for pool-sclling is fine of at
least 81 900 and a year in jail. Buyers of
| pools are liable to a fine OF $50 and
three months imprisonment.
| It is claimed that the substitute will be
| acceptable to Mr.. Graziana. who intro
| duced the anti-race track bill, and there
| is no doubt that il will be adopted.
The Aspinwall hill was introduced in the
| legislature of Illinois one year ago, and was
| supposed To represent the trottinss interests
| of the State. II provided for thirty DAYS
| racing and permitted poUl-Sclling and book
| making on races run at track, but allowed
| no foreign book. IL WAS beaten, the legis-
| lature acting as il this State were in no
| need of betting laws. The result has been
| To close every track i'll the State. This has
| suited the iaw-and-Urder people. and Iili-
nois has now no saws to IegaiZe f;ambliD
| In Kentucky there has been little r.striC-
| ton, and pnolrooms have run wide open al
| Covingtun and Louisville. While the adop-
| ton Of the Aspinwall bill will not prevent
| betting ON race tracks, ii will close pool
rooms and abolish the foreign book
Some of the horsemen of Illinois can see
| what satisfaction the Aspinwali bill gives
| in Kentucky. Whether 1t would have suited
| Illinois is doubtful, for there was Il strong
wish by many citizens TO have betting on
races abolished, and they carried their
point.
While the entries for the fixed events
that Will bc run off at the coming mectingof
the Washington Jockey Club closed last
night it viii bc several days before they yan
be announced. They are, OF course, COM
ing in from all over the country, and will not
all be in until the latter part of the week.
As far as can be learned, however, they
have more than come up TO expectations.
Themeetingis Just the hing for those owners
who want to get line on the spring handi-
cap candidates. and they will, from all ac-
counts, come down in large numbers. The
events have been very carefully selected,
and should prove to be great attractions for
the Washington public, who are just hunger
ing for some high-Class. clean sport such
as will be furnished at Benning.
By the death Of Col. W. 7. Thompson the
turf loses a man whose place it will be hard
to fill. Only those who were well at
quainted with the colonel knew his actual
worth.
By name only did the regulars know
the owner Of the Brooklyn stable, yet it
WIS through his influence that many man |
today is provided with his share of this |
worlds luXuries. Col. Thompson was not |
of the sensational order, but did his work |
quietly and without any unnecessary fuss. |
He worked silently, but there was not n |
member of the Jockey Club who did any |
more work than the colonel, or who did it |
better.
President Alex. Labo!d of oakley has |
been fortunate each year in selecting long
before racing begins Il colt that he thinks OF |
great promise, simply on his judgment of |
equine qualities. Last season he cane to
the fore as the discoverer of Ben Brush.
1t happened this way, Mr.. Labold was in
Louisville early in the year and went out
to the track. Meeting Brown Dick" the
veteran trainer asked him to look over his
string. They Were al! brought out, and at
the conclusion Dick" asked Mr.. Labold's
opinion as to which was best. Give me
that little bay was the reply, and you
can have the others. would not sell him
for the string
Brown Dick" was apparently offended.
why, Mr.. Labo!d," he replied, that's
little ruDt.''
Look him over carefully, Dick" was
the reply. and you'!l see you've got a
stake-horse. He's built right, looks like
his daddy and has the disposition"
President Lahold was so enthusiastic over
the little bay colt that when he returned to
Cincinnati he used to keep the cotcrie that
gathers a the Oakley office every day fully
Informed about Brown Dicks" future
StaIc-horsc. Pan" Johnsonfi finally one day
into print with President Labold's
assertion and this was the first time the
world ever heard OF the Derby favorite.
Events subsequently justified Mr.. Labold's
early prediction. The little runt' is Just
now cock-of-thc- walk among the three
year-olds.
W. P. Burch has his string of horses
luartered at the halfinile training track
which was recently constructed at Aiken.
}. C. Mr.. W. ii. Howells of this city laid
nut the track for several New York horse
nen who were particularly pleased with
he climate down there. and from all re-
'orts he did his work very well.
Burch will bring his string to Benning
S soon as the meeting at that place opens
p. Jockey Leary passed through Wash
ngton yesterday on his way South to join
ir. Burch, for whom he will ride during
he coming season. He said that he had been
Informed that all of the horses at Aikenj ,
we're in forward condition and should win
t Benning.
This track is very much in the nature
4 an experiment, and IL remains TO be seen