The morning times., 1896-04-06
Big CROWD 1t BENh|hG
Race Course Was a Popular Re-
sort Yesterday.
THEY TOOK THE TIMES TIP
Commissioners Are Repairing the
Road-Better Lights and Increased
Police Service Needed-A Tip on
DOggett That Is Ha st
ings Is In Good Condition.

With their coats brushed sleek and gloss y.
and their well-combcd names and tails
floating in the brisk morning breeze, the
biue-blooded colts and fillies at Benning
seemed TO know that yesterday was Easter
and that it was becoming i'll them to look
their best as they were gaiIoped over the
loamy course.
ii was All ideal day for an outing, and
Benning was the Mecca Of hundreds of
Washing gtonians. The hegira of wheel
women and wheclmpn was great, and the
pike from Fifteenth street TO the track was
Kaleidoscope in bicycle costumes OF colorS
grave and gay.
The cours- is drying out fast under the
sweeping wind, and good going for the
runners is now obtalnable. No records
have been broken as yet by the classes of
youngsters though the raiibirds are replete
with stories OF ho Nv this morse and that ouc
ran away and smashed time into smith
Greens.
One story current at the track yesterday
was that Doggett had got away from his
rider and made n mile in 1:41. On the
story being repeated to prominent
trainer he said that Doggett could prob
ably run mile in 4 l aboard limited
passenger train, but not otherwise.
TIME CANNOT BE MADE NOW.
in training here or elsewhere make nile
in Al over this track at this season OF
the year" said the trainer. Taking tip
from such an authority, il might not be
the best thing to put il all on ID oggett his
first time out.
Johnny McCafferty reported his string
as doing well. McCafrerty's Futurity en-
try, Newsgatherer, is handsome fellow
and is admired by all visitors. Apropos,
Newsgatherer is a son OF Enquirer and
brother to Reporter.
John Hyiand says the Belmont horses
are coughing yet, but otherwise have re-
covered from the change OF climate and
the strain OF travel Hastings is in better
condition than any of the others. The
"S37 ,OC0 beauty is very hardy and is
little subject TO the ordinary minor ills of
the equine family. As usual, Hastings,
Henry of Navarro Dorian and keenan,
were the loadstars, and visito to the track
did not couslier the trip compete until
the quartet had been seen.
MCLAUGHLIN HAS THIRTEEN.
Jimmy Mclaughlin. the ex-premier Jockey,
but now a broad shouldered man of many
pounds, had trio on the track in the
morning, and gave them some pretty
fast work. He has a string of thirteen
colts, fillies, and aged horses at the course.
In the list is Selma d. and Premier.
Among the prominent arrivals at the
track last week was W. Il. Burch with
twenty-three head. The stables belong
ing TO Phil Daily. X. W. Waldan, and Ii.
Bradley. are yet to arrive, ana the Brook
dale stable is due this week.
Stable room is at a premium and it is
sure now that late coners and those not
securing stalls in advance will have to
seek outside accommodation.
President How land. Secretary HELEN,
and Clerk of the Course CrickmGre visited
the track yesterday morning aud inspected
the improvements. The gentlemen are
very much pleased with Superintendent
Germans metamorphosis of the erstwhile
desolate and abandoned premises.
Acting on The Times suggestion in a
recent article that the ROAD to Benning
should be repaired and placed in proper
condition, for daily travel, as well as
for the large increase that VIII follow
the Inauguration Of the race meeting.
the Commissioners have put force of men
and a number of carts at work on the
pike.
The ruts and bad places are being filled
with gravel and the drainage is under
going Improvement. The work should
be pushed rapidly that the new dirt may
settle in time 10 afford a smooth driveway
by the ! Sth instant.
The commissioners have as yet over
looked the miserable lighting of the road
exhibit at the club rooms on street north
and an Increase of police service for that
suburb of the city. These are matters
demanding equal attention with the re-
pairing OF the pike and the honorable Com
missioners should not attempt to assuage
a general complaint of their neglect by
throwing little gravel in the holes along
the way.