The times., 1899-04-10
THE COMING Week 1t II
THE BHNNLNG TRACK
Programme of Stake Events
to Be Run.
Nominations for the Second Wash
ington Nursery.
The Events and Entries for Todny's
sport and the Probable
Winners.

Today marks the beginning of the sec
ond and last week of the fourth spring
meeting of the Washington Jockey Club.
The programme for the closing six days
gives every promise of sport that will
prove satisfactory 10 the deyotees of horse
racing and the followers of the turf.
The card for this afternoon includes five
races, the first of which is five and a
half furlong dash, in which four horses
are entered. The second event will be a
selling race for two -year-olds at a half
mile, in which eight bangtails are schei-
uled to start The third will be a six and
half furlong selling race for thres-year-
olds in which six horses are entered. The
fourth, for tour-year- -olds and up, IT seven
furlongs. has twelve horses named. A one
mile handicap will be the closing event and
if no scratches are made eleven ho.seSswill
face the starter.
The Mount Vernon
The feature of the programme for Tues
day will be the Mount Vernon stake for
two-year-old fllies, half mile, for which
twenty horses have been nominated by
their owners, as follows:
f. V. Alexandre's br Bethel. and ch f
Etymology. Mrs. Robert Bradley's ch f
Matte Bazaar, W. C. Daly's Argent and
ch Eileen Daily, Mrs. l.. ID. Gray's br f
Olive Order. X. C. Halls ch Yasodhara
w. c. Hayes ch t Come Along F. R.
Hitchcocks ( Rubillite C. H. Kernas-
hans ch Mrs. Daniel and Wamhiiy,
A. II. and d. II. Morris or br Miseri-
cordia and ch ( Primrose Day, p. S. P.
Randolph's ch Summer Girl. o. L. Rich
ards Cupidity, ]. G. Smiths Docl-
rpS z pa-p h 9
Lucy Sutherland and ch Sprig, r. W.
Walden & Sons br Merrily.
The Federal stakes.
The Federal Stakes, selling, for three
year-olds will be run Wednesday afternoon.
The distance is six and half furlongs.
For this event fifteen horses have been
nominated, as follows:
+. V. Alexandre's Ben Viking and
ch c Leando; Mrs. Robert Bradley's ch C
Boney Boy W. c. Daly's Lepida. F. e.
Gardner's blk Rec Mitchell, F. Hogans
eh Passe Partout, William Jennings b
I Althea, James McLaughlin's ch & Col
Tenny and Water Girl. T. A. Magee's
ch Judge Magee. A. H. & d. H. Morris
br Vertigo and b I Presridigitatrice,
p. S. p. Randolph's br & Tyran, o. L.
Richards br Roysterer, and R. w. Wald-
en- & Sons br Spurs.
Maryland Hurdle Handicap.
The Maryland Hurdle Handicap for
four-year-olds and upward will be the
feature for Thursday. The distance for
this race is mile and three quarters, over
seven flights of hurdles. the following
stables will run horses in the event:
b. f. Clyde. two subscriptions: Robert
G. Fell, one subscription; L. NJ Fleming.
names m Laura May; Howard Hay, one
subscription; ". c. Hayes, one subscrip-
ton; c. Littlefield. jr.. names The
Governor; James Mclaughlin names ch h
Premier. Charles Mott names br h Shaw
ford, and Col. J. H. L. Strathy names
g Horseplay.
The programme for Friday, April IA,
will be announced tomorrow.
The closing day of the meeting will wit
ness great card. The Washington
Nursery. the Washington Handicap. and
the Benning Handicap Steeplechase will be
run.
The Washington Nursery.
The horses nominated for the second
Washington Nursery are as follows: Col.
W. R. Bliss ch Duello. NJ Young Brom-
ley e. Co.'S ch Templar. Clay e. Wood
ford's Nutshell and ( Greetings, T j.
Ciay's b Warrenwood, ch Capron. ch
Janet Gray. Argent, b Christmas
Carol. and ch Eileen DAILY; F. E. Drivers
Amelia Strathmore, p. J. Dwyer's ch
Tasmania and b Nakaland ". C. Eustis
c knight of Rhodes, Hy Hentz. jr. s. b
Colonel Rue. J. J. Hyland's ch g Red Path,
S. Levy's ch c Bold knight, A. H. & D. II.
Morris ch Primrose Day, br Specific
Prestidgitator. and b c Prince of
Verona; J. f. Madden's c DeLacy and
c Iznik c. T. Patterson's ch Lamplighted,
ID. s. Quinton's blk Eta Fonso J. G.
Smiths ch Be-Be-S, R. W. Walden &
Sons b Caoutchoucine, br f oleaster, and
br Merrily.
Benning SteepIchase.