The morning times., 1896-11-09
FAIL MEET At BENh|NG
One Week Of Steeple Chases
and Hurdle Races.
UNDER THE JOCKEY CLUB
All the officials Have Been Chosen
and the Program for the First
Four Days Arrangt gtd-Spec ial
Races OH Thanksgiving Day-GoOd
Purses Have Been Offered.

The autumn meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club will begin at Benning on
Tuesday, November II, and consume the
remaining four days of next week and the
last five days of the week following. 1t
will be an event Of steeplechases and hur.
die races.
ELABORATE preparations have been made
for the affair and the lovers CT the sport
bid fair 10 see their dreams of honest, e Od
racing realized. Numerous improvements
have Leen maze 10 the Course lid It's sur
roundines since the spring meet, and II the
weather Is at all favorable 1t is expected
that the coming event VIII be one OF the
most interesting meetings. ever called on
the local field.
OFFICIALS OF THE MEET.
The rules of the National Steeplechase
Assuci alton are to govern the racing.
The officers OF the Washington Jockey
Club will preside. The executive COM
mittee of the organization consists or
the following members: John A Baker,
a. C. Barney, August Belmont, Woodbury.
Blair, Jesse brown. Ii. R0zier Dulany, w.
C. Eustis, C. T. Hayenner, Ben HELEN, 8.
S. Rowland, Henry May, E. b. McGuire, ;,
Samuel Ross and Guy F. Whiting.
Messrs. s. s. Rowland and Jesse Brown
have been appointed stew ards for the
meeting w. l.. Powers will be the judge.
The starter will be c. T. Pettingill and
the timer, Thomas NJ. Draney. II. g.
Crickmore has been chosen clerk OF the
course and scales and w. 8. Vosburg has
been selected as Handicapped.
The program for the lirst part Of the
meeting alone has been completed up to
date. 1t contains the most interesting
features for each day, and gives brilliant
promise of rare sport. Ithas been provided
that the entries to all races and declara-
uons from hundicaps shall be made by noon
each day. Entries have already begun TO
come into the clerk OF the course. General
entries will close at noon, ON Monday, No
vember 16.
TINE OF RACES.
The races will begin promptly at 2:l5
o'clock each afternoon The first event
Tuesday is scheduled as free-for-a all ages
with a purse of $500. The sum of S225 is
to go to the winner; $50 will go to the
second, and $25 VIII consume the purse
and 90 to the third finlsher in the race.
The same purses and scale of prices will
prevail throughout the entire meeting SO
far as the program has yet been arranged
Five races have been arranged for each
day, and Il uniform entrance fee Of So VIII
be charged.
Tur second race OF the first day is To
be over a five-furlong course. for maidens
two years old. Two selling races will
come next. for four-year-olds and twos,
respectively Horses three years old and
upward, that have run bat not won during
the present year are TO be entered IN the
last feature OF the day.
Three selling races, fiye-furlong race
OF Two -year-oids, and hurdle handicap
for horses three years old and more are
to be the drawing cards OF the next day.
The hurdle handicap promises Ia be the
first event where real excitement may be
aroused. II is TO be run over a mile and
II half course, with six flights OF hurdles.
On Thursday handicap for threc-year-
olds and more Is to form the crowning
event of the third session. An even mile
will make the course. There will be n
handicap for horses that have passed no
more than two summers over track six
furlongs in length. Horses entered in n
selling race where three years is the mini
mum age limit will be run over a course
one mile and a sixteenth long.
SELLING RACEs.
Two selling races Will start away the
fourth afternoon. A handieap Tor stceds
that have seen at least three years will
be ran over u stretch mile and six
teenth in length as another attraction. and
two more selling races are to close the
days sport. One of these is to be a
safe races for two-year-ol'ls, where the
course is seven furlongs in length.
The week is to close with handicap
steeplechase. The Course mapped out will
be two miles and 4 half long. Horses not
less than three years Of age will run. On
the same day there will be handicap for
the same horses over track SIX furlongs
around. Two selling races and trial for
steeds two years of age will fill in the
remainder OF the Afternoon.
A special schedule. it is understood. will
be formed for Thanksgiving afternoon. On
that day the racing viii begin at 1:3O
o'clock. A varied program win be ar
ranged for the ether days OF the week, and
the general interest that has been for
weeks manifested in the meet indicates that
the anticipations OF the track enthusiasts
are tn he realized