Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02
Book Program Of the Washington
Association Prepared.
SPRING RACES 10. BEGIN APRIL Ii
An Unusually Attractive Series of
Events to Be Decided.
STAKE RACES WELL FILLED

meeting of the Washington Jockey Club
at the Benning track has been prepared
and an unusually attractive series of races
will be decided. The meeting will COM
mence Monday, April IL, and continue
daily until the 23d instant, the closing day.
There will be not less than five races each
day. the first being called at 3:15.
A number of stake races have filled re-
markably well, and as they will be the
first to be decided in the east during the
racing season of 1888 the results will be
watched with unusual interest.
The Program.
The program of the meeting calls for
the following races on the opening day.
Monday, April IL: One for three-year-olds
and upward, at six furlongs, one for maid
en- two-year-olds at half mile, selling
race for three-year-olds and upward at
six and one-half furlongs, one for maiden
three-year-olds at the same distance and
an owners handicap for three-year-olds
and upward for non-winners in 1888 at
mile.
The second day, April u, there win be
two stake races-the Arlington, for two
year-olds, and the maiden hurdle race-at
mile and half. The other races will be
at five and half furlongs, mile and half
mile.
The third day, April ID, there will be five
races-one at six furiongs, one at six and
half furlongs, one at half mile for two
yers-olds, one at seven furlongs and an
owners handicap at mile.
The fourth day, April IA, the Potomac
stakes for two-year-olds at six furlongs
will be run. There will also be race at
hve furiongs, one for maiden two-year-olds
at half a mile, a six and half furlong dash
and maiden hurdle race at mile and
half.
Friday. April Is, there will be five fiat
races-one at five and a half furlongs, two
at six furlongs, one at half mile for
maiden tWo-year-olds and one at mile.
There will be two stake races decided
the sixth day, Saturday, April 16-the
Mount Vernon for two-year-old f1llies at
falf mile and the Easter steeplechase of
at six and half furlongs, at a mile and
one for two-year-olds at half a mile.
Inc hrst race the seventh day, Monday,
April 49, will be five and half furlong
dash Tor three-year-olds and upward, one
Tor maiden twO-year-old FLIES at half a
mile, selling three-year-old race at six
and half furlongs, one for four-year-oIds
ana upward at seven fuFlongs and an own
ers handicap for three-year-olds and up
"aro at mile and seventy yards.
The Congregational Stakes,
Tuesday. April 49,, the eighth day, the
congressional stakes selling, with thirty
five entries. for tw'o-year-olds, at half a
mile, and the Maryland hurdle handicap
stakes at mile and three-quarters. will
be the stake events. The other races will
be six-flrlong dash. mile race and a
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The sport Wednesday, April 20, the ninth
day, will be concluded by a maiden steeple-
chase for four-yeaaSolds and upward at
one at five furlorfA, one at six, one for
maiden two-year-olds atshalf mile and a
lightweight selling :raeee'at a mile
The federal selling stakes for three-year-
olds at six and han furlongs will be de-
cided on the tet-th day, April 81 There
will be a Observation-Disclosures dash,
one for maiden twoLyeor-olds at four and
half furlongs, one at seven furlongs for
four-year-olds and upward and an owners
handicap at a mile and 100 yards.
The program for the eleventh day. FRI
day. April o. calls for five races. the con-
ditions for which will be announced Tues
day, April 10.
The last day of the meeting, Saturday.
April %. there will be three stake races,
the most important Of which will be the
first Washington nursery for two-year-clds.
The purse will be $4,000. 81 200 to the WIN
ner, $500 to the second and 800 to the
third horse. the Iominator of the winner
to receive $500, the nominator Of the Sec
ond horse $500 end the nominator Of the
third $500. The race closed February 2,
1897, with 2O3 nominations of which sixty
eight colts and thirty fillies declared Sep
TENDER 1, 1897. OF the 116 nomina tons
then left eligible the owners of twenty-five
declared yesterday. The race will be at
half a mile. The Washington handicap will
be the third race run of that day, being
at a mile and having some Of the best
horses in training engaged in It. The
fifth race and last will be the Benning
steeplechase handicap, at two miles and a
half, the full course. The conditions for
the first four races will be announced
Tuesday, April 49,