Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
Indications That the Meeting Will
Break the Record.
BEST TIMBER fOPPERS' COMING
Every Stable at the Track Has
Been Assigned.
FINE LOT OF ENTRIES

AhC ScSOHu Idll Ucet1IiS Ol tue w dSnlns-
! ton Jockey Club will be inaugurated at the
-Bennfng race course next Saturday. and
there is every indication that the meeting
will be the most successful in every way
| in the history of this club. which has done
so much to restore racing to the plane 1t
| held here years ago, when the sport was
| seen at its height at the old Ivy City
course. Every stable at the track has been
| assigned. and the attendance of horses will
| be so large as to require the occupancy OF
stables outside the course. The coming
| meeting will be one of thirteen days. and
enc which cannot be extended for the rea-
| son that from here the horses will move on
to Baltimore for a meeting at the Pimlico
track.
The conditions of the races for the first
seven days have already been published in
The Star. and they are such as to insure
large entries and excellent racing. The
club has recognized the great attraction
jumping races have for the people of
Washington. and the attendance of all the
jumpers in training has been secured. So
that number OF steeplechase and hurdle
events. participated in by the best timber
toppers. will be run during the meeting.
The Benning steeplechase course is consid-
cred to be not only one of the prettieSt In
the country, but, what makes IL more at
tractive. perhaps. is that it is one of the
most difficult to successfully run, the ele-
nent of danger being at all times fully APP
Parent.
The recent rains have. of course. some
what washed the track. but to no material
extent. and President 5. S. Rowland has
placed a large number of men at work on
1t, so as to have it in absolutely perfect
condition in a day or two Many of the
horses have already arrived at the track.
| and others Will arrive daily. About every
prominent racing stable in the country will
be represented mere during the meeting.
Stables Assigned Room.
Among the stables already assigned
room are those of Fred Miller, who will
| have horses; r. Doggett, 9; Walter Rol-
| Inns. 1; Fred'k Schaeffer. 3: John Flynn. /;
]. Goldsborough, =: N. Clancy. B: Green B.
| Norris 4; Duke & wishard, 4; H. Griffin.
10; Miller & Stevens, &: Frank Reagan 10;
| Tom Healy. a combination st ible of H. in
Guiding L'Aoulette. the winner of the
.Futurity:" john Hynes. Il: w. c. DAILY.
~; r. I. Newton. s: J. c. Miller, S; }. F.
Costello. 5: r. Bradley. IL: Turner Bros.
including Dr.. Catlett; J. Mclaughlin. IL:
J. J. McCafferty. IL. including Requital:
r. w Walden, Is; w. p. Brrch. Is; W.
keene. 5. and the Dryers. 10. Other
stables which will be represented by
enc or more horses, are those of r. Dunno
Oneck stable, with SIR Walter: T. welch,
held. jr, G. E. Smith, with The Winner;
{. F. Dwyer. ]. Mccormick. with Peep O.
Day; J. E. Madden with Plaudit: II. Car
ruthers with Howard Mann: Bromley A.
Co. for whom Fred Taral will ride; Eastfn
Larable, with Ben Holiday: p. S p. Ran
dolph; ]. A. Bennett, with Handsel; Pull
sifer q Karrick, with Miss Tenny: W.
Lakeland. August Belmont with Hast
frgs. and others. To ride tn, hcrses will
OF course. come Taral, Sims. Clayton Mar
tin. DogSett and other famous Jockeys
such an array of horses has never be-.
fore been seen at the Benning track. and
the racing cannot, therefore, fail to be of
the very highest character.
The Management
or course 1t will be conducted under the
auspices of the Jockey Club, the govern
ing turf body of the country, and will he
OF the same clean character which has pre-
vailed at the Benning track since the pres
ent Washington Jockey Club purchased
the track. The presiding judge will be
Clarence Mcdowell; w. J. Fitzpatrick will
WELD the starters flag; W. b. Barretto will
omciate In the timers stand; the veteran
II. q. Crickmore will be clerk of the course
and scales. and President Rowland will
nave as associates in the stewards stand
one or more men of the highest character
AS heretofore, the club will do all In their
power to secure the enforcement of III.
law prohibiting bookmaking and other pub
lie forms of betting, tut, of course those
OF speculative mind will be enabled 10
back their Judgment through the system
of handbooks, system permitted by the
laws OF the District, according to the legal
advisers Of the club, the executive commit
tee OF which comprises the following we'll
Known gentlemen: John A. Baker A. c.
Barney. August Belmont, Woodbury. Blair
Jesse Brown. H. Rozier Duiany, w. c.
EIstis. c. T. Havenner, Ben HELEN. s. S.
Rowland. Henry May. Fred. B. Mcclure
Samuel Ross and Guy +. Whiting.
There will be not less than five races
| each day. the first race being called at 2:15
so as to insure return to the city before
dark Special trains. direct for the track
Will leave the 9Th street station at and
1:4o. and trains will be in waiting at the
track upon the conclusion of the last race
The track can also be easily reached by
buses, to be taken at the terminus of the
Columbia cable cars, 18th and H streets
northeast