The times., 1897-11-04

seemingly endless string ot thorough
hreas continues to pour intotle pretty liitie
race course at Repnipg FOR the fall meeting
of the " Washington Jockey Club From all
pans Of tie country horsemen with bie
strings and little strings are floc&ing 10
washington to have try al the purses
whicr viii he hung up during the thirteen
DAYS meeting. which opens next Saturday.
III, additions TO the nunioer Of horses
ALREADY located at tie track We're unusual
ly Iarce Y esterday. Among the most promi
nert o. tie arrivals was that popular and
,auckv ilttle hors,-r1sn- Johnny Mccafferty.
Mac" disposed OF tie ma jor portion OF his
str,ul tne ..Iner day Al auction and Only
brought six breadwmners with him.
pnkeand wisnard, with stahleof sever,
and Phiiip Dwyer with ten, came 0a the
game train with McCarferty. These were
lglt THE forerunners OF perfect army oI
material which viii arrive today and to
morrow
-Four h..rses from tie stable OF Green
Morris ieacled the track Yesterday three
more are due today. Billy Hayward got
a. with seven. Walden with Two, Costello
three, and Randolph with seven
boldly NcKeever. Uhe popular Young
ne ,vspsner man who has d string OF horses
Al the Metropolitan tracks sent down Two
The NanNman and a filly by Potomac NC
Keevpr also intended sending oviau. 4
nr,,nnSiug colt. hy Potomac. but the
voungster recently hurt his back and wia
Drolaably have 10 he land off during lie
Winter. McKeever himself viii probably
arrive on sunday. McKeeyer isuIte or tht;
nerriest young owners on the Eastern
tracks. He. has played ia tough luck tlis
Feason owing Ia ms colt, The ManNhlah'
having been of ' Last year McheeNer
had in Tie Manxman one of the best
two-yeaI-olds that was raced East de
went wrong eafIy this season, however
ami is ii,st r,undinq TO. His trainer says
ne is in prime shape now and should
captnre some OF tie pluuis at the Benning
meeting
Ton: McGee Karrick, Becker, jennings
and Jonn Him-s are expected TO come IN
ttis morning. Jennings viii bring string
of Twelve horses He was one OF the
mckv ones aud secured stablng at the
Benning track
superintendent Jimmy Lee has simply
worked wonders with the track. He was
moi sbl,. 10 get TO work Ola il Al All until
FRIDAY of last week, and then Monday :
rain gave him auuther setback. Notwith
stau6ing these trials the course is fit q
race ,,i, today There are one or tNt
little paueI : on the back stretch which arr
Iitrle to9 hard or too soft, but by Satur
day these wIll have been worked out.
The course is one Of tie best and safest
in the country, aud owing To the sponge
like bottom the water soak right through
Said Lee in speaking Of the course yes
terday: - would not have believed TG1
self that I could get the track in suei
perfect share IN such short space o
time In tact / would have bet dollar
impossible to have done so. II tie RAJ
Will 0nly hold off for d while ! vii
show tie people q track next week tina
cannot be surpassed
Nj Lee n not losing any time in ri2
fna up the Grand stand ana cluuhOaS
A force OF wnrkmeu were busy yesterda
placing the chairs in the grand staH'
end Strengthening things out generally
The jumps lave all been brushed an
look very pretty aud green.
A gang u WoTknen win start In on n
Benunp pike today and fix il NJ Jue
Mt present it is IN pretty bad shape o
the seclion running from the bridge owe
the Eastern Branch into the city, but
couple of days grading viii make ii pre-
Eentabie.