The times., 1897-11-05
JOCKEY CLUBS new RULE
Substitutes to Fill the Place of
Scratched Horses.
WILL INSURE LARGE FIELDS
leftover Entries VIII Be Allowed
10 Start When Horses Are With
REGULARS Begin to Arrive
ON the Trains From New York
stables Now at Benning.

The influx Of turf men, as wen as morse
owners, mas begun Yesterday every train
which pulled into Washington from the
North was laden with layers" as the
book makers are now termed, owners, plung'
ers aud touts, who will make up the reg'i-
lars the meeting which opens at BenninS
tomorrow afternoon. These We're only
a rorerunneI Of what is to come, however,
as the biggest crowds viii arrive today and
tomorrow morning. BY the time the first
race is called TO the post tomorrow after
noon the regulars themselves viii make
up very fair attendance.
TIE meetings at Benning are usually a
regular bonanza to the average turf fol-
lowers. The Washington public pours the
MONEY into the Golfers of the layers andth
Zig plungers from the Metropolitan tracks
take th:ir share OF it out. Thus al hands
are satisfied as the local race-goers have
learned TO expect to pay for their fun,
which only comes twice a year. With them
it is a matter OF pleasure, and few
dollars one w;,y or the other does not make
much difference
With the regulars, however there is a
cess al these -the-season meetings
often depends theiI bread and butter LEr
tie rint OF months. The horsemen are iooS.
Ing fuT ciIough money 70 take their strings
70 New Orleans or San Francisco, and the
betterS and LAYERS want enough of tGe
long ereen 10 enable them TO stay III
their beloved New York during the closed
season This, therefore accounts for the
immense rrowds which have folluwed the
bangtaGS from the metropolis.
The class 81 horses which will race d.
this meeting is not quite 50 god AS has
been seen a: Benning in former years, but
at that tie sport should easily come uI
To the standard. johnny McCafferty
will have tie star of tne bunch in RequitaL
which he recently purchased at the honip
sen sale. Nc.,t to this grand colt TuncE
Bros DT Catlett VIII in all probability
carry of the honGrs. Both OF these animals
will Start several times during the meet.
ing.
Inc Jumping races, as usual, win be
one of tie ZIG features. Mr. Rowland has D
couple OF pretty fair performers over the
sticks, Which vvil be seen in actipn in some
of tie timber topping events. The Hitch
os,cks with ,heir good stable OF "ieppers, y
win proiatly take all the pluins in the way
Of jumping races. They have Gone more
than all the other owners put together for
this branch % the sport of kings" ana
deserve al the good things which cGu.5
their way.
A luet.ing Of the stewards of th,. Wash
ington Jockey Club was held yesterday y
witch resulted in the passing Of ruiz
which is a decided innovation and which
VIII guarantee fult fields in every race
There il a rule of tile Jockey Clut whici
regulates the number of starters in Il race
to the width Of the track at the place from
which the events are started. One horse IS
allowed to each five feet 50, as the Benninr
course is FROM sixty 10 seyenty-five fee.
wide from twelve to fifteen horses can
start ItisIhe custom 10 accept the entries
as they are opened and then throw out the
balance.
The new rule at Benning however, gives
! the horses who are thrown out at fiISt tlu
| privilege Of taking the places Of any
horses that may he scratched from tn,
ones originally carde.l TO take pars in thS
| race. For instance, if the race is run fron
point where twelve horses are allowed
| to start, and sixteen entries come in, tn,
'huG WlliCE are iIrONn cut can TAKE lht
| place Of any which may scratch. Tht
names 9f these extra horses Will be printed
On the official program, SO the racegoer
Can substitute them for the horses whicl
may be scratched.
The stables now quartered at the track
with the number Of auimals they have
are as follows:
W. II. Karrick, 10; E. T. Landsburgh
! 5; h. l.. Smith, 6; Fred Miller, Is; Hammer
! i; X. Doggett >; Walter Rollins, / Schay-
| fer & oliver, 10; John Flynn, / j. Colds
| borough, >; Mike Clancey, 3; Green b
/ Morris, Z; Duke Il Wishard, Z; II. Griffin,
/ 10; Miller x Stephenson, s; Thomas Healey,
| l.; Pat Meany, :; Junn Hynes, .; W. G.
/ Daily, 20; X. L. Newton, 5, j. C Milan
>; 7. f Costello, 3; K. Bradley, / 1; Turney
! Bros, :; n. & p. Dwyer. 10; J. Nc
/ Laughln, IL; I. McCafferty, 3: W. Jen-
nmgs, II; p. s. 2. Randolph, Z; LowCn
I 3; Kearney, /: j. Carmody, ,; ThOma:
! McGee, ,; George Miller, 4; W. 2. Gilpin
! 4; William Hayward, u; K. Walden, 10,
! Burch, 10; Hampton & Capper, 6; W. A
| Porter, 4; A NJ. Barrick, 3 Is. Meehau
2: higgins * Mannix, 8; and E. C. Tay-
| lor, 3.