The morning times., 1896-11-17

The fall meeting of the Jockey Club
will be inaugurated at the Benning course
this afternoon.
IL will tie the second meeting at the
track for the season and will bring regu-
lar racing to close in this country.
There will be racing at New Orleans,
on the Pacific coast and at the minor
outlaw tracks throughout the winter but
the last day of the present. meet at Ben
ming will witness the dropping OF the flag
in the grand finale for 1886 far the higher
class of racers which are run in the
names and under the colors of Americas
foremost turrmen.
As stated in The Times yesterday morn
ing. everything augurs well for the local
meeting and it is general opinion that it
will be one of the best of u successful
season over the circuit.
The presence of nearly three hundred
horses, the finest that sport silk. and
That the program is in the hands of gentle
men bearing the highest reputation is a
sufficient forerunner of prosperity. The
only clement OF doubt is in the weather and
there should not be many :nisgivings on
that score as Washington is due for an eX-
tended spell of the beautiful autumn .or
whi IN this locality is famous.
ROWLAND is HOPEFUL.
President S. s. Howland stated at the
Metropolitan Club last night that he and
his associates were delighted with the out
look Speaking of the meeting, President
Howland said that they were handicapped
last spring by the horses being in poor
form, also by a newly prepared track,
which was hard 10 bring around after the
winter weather and backward spring, nd
again, that the race going public was I'M
acquainted with the new system of betting
"Ail these disadvantages have been oh
viatcd." concluded Mr.. Rowland, "and If
Will he entirely the fault of the public
Washington has an opportunity to witness
a class oil racing such as only a few cities
enjoy and am quite sure our people viii
be thoroughly apprecia,ive uf the meet
ing"
1he stewards have made generous con
cesSinn for the meeting, i'll that ladies will
be admitted free. The first race will he
started at 2:15 O'Clock every afternoon.
and five will be run off each day.
Quite number OF stables arrived yester-
day, Pimlico, Brooklyn and New York CON
tnbutinr the additions. Among the prnmi-
nent arrivals was Andy Hamilton, the
famous Jockey, who has Sc :cral good ones in
charge
In addition to Hamilton, Doggett. Sinms,
Griffin and other premier jockeys will
ride daily. Fred Taral will not be in
attendance.
BoOKIEs ARE ON HAND.
The following we'll known "booIies-
put in appearance last night: Ike Thom-
son, George Wheclock, Matte Corbett.
Jimmy Shields, Zack Forst, Billy Connor
Nike Goodwin, Sol Leichcnstein, Lucky
Boatay, Morris Lesser, Cod Irish and
Sam Emery.
Riley Grannon, the young plunger. in
company with Harry Harris and Fred
Cowan. left New York for California Sun
day ana consequently they will not be
seen in the local betting ring with their
wads of long green and mods that mean
thousands of dollars.
Jimmy Mccormick. the welI-known train
er, VIII also be missed, as he is lying very
i'll at his home in Brooklyn.
Mr.. PHI Dwyer was prominent arrival
yesterday. His stable had preceded MIN
ne New York dailies are represented by
the following turf writer's: Frank ]
Brian, Journal; Andy Mills, Advertiser:
Ed Cole, Herald: Frank Thorpe, World.
Today's entries are:
First acePurse $500; all ages: five
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