Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
TO OPEN TOMORROW
Fall Meeting fof The Washington
Jockey Club.
RACING UNTIL THANKSGIVING DAY
Match of Billiard Experts in New
York.
Gu BRENT SPORTING NOTES

The closing meeting of the racing season Of
the east will be inaugurated tomorrow after
noon, when the Washington Jockey Club
will throw open the gates of the Benning
track for it's autumn meeting. Racing will
continue daily, closing Thanksgiving day.
when the Washington cup race at "a miles
Will form a feature of the card for that
day. The 25th instant the Hunters Cham
pion steeplechase will be run. the distance
being four miles. This race will be the
great jumping event of the year, the fol-
lowing entries having been received: H. r.
Dulaney, Piedmont Hunt Club Virginia
Ochiltree and Athlete; H. S. Page, Meadow
brook Hunt. New York, Nestor and Day
break; b. F. Clyde. Radnor Hunt, Pennsyl-
vania Red Hackel and Liffy; J. W. Colt,
Geneseo Valley Hunt. New York, Higbre
and QUICKSILVER; Ed. L. Smith, Balston
Hunt. New York. Diver and Frosty; F.. H.
M Birckhead, Elk Ridge Hunt, Maryland,
De Garnette.
Jumping Races a Feature.
There will be five or more races every
day. and as not only every stall at the
track is occupied. but also hundreds of
stalls in outside stables, every race will
call to the starting post many horses
Every stable of prominence is expected to
be represented at the meeting and all
the leading jockeys Will be seen in the
saddle. Jumping races will. usual. be
made a feature of the meeting and every
day or so there will be one over the hur-
dies or across fences and bitches in the
field. The track is in fine shape, and the
grounds never appeared to better advan-
/ tage.
TRANSPORTATION facilities to the track are
such this fall to afford race-goers the
| choice of two convenient routes, special
| trains being run direct to the grounds by
| the Pennsylvania railroad and the Column
| bia electric railway running cars to the
| track entrance every few minutes The
policy of the club inaugurated last spring
| of rigidy excluding from the grounds all
| disreputable characters will be followed
| during the meeting. and special pains Will
| be taken by the management to provide
| for the convenience and comfort of ladies.
| Racing Concluded at an Early Hour.
| The first race will be called each day at
| 2:15 pm, and the days program will be
| concluded in time to permit those attend
| ing to return to the city at an early hour.
| The races will. of course. he run under
| the license and auspices of he Jockey Club,
| the governing turf organization Of the
/ country, and President S. S. Rowland of
the club will have as his associates in the
| stewards stand Messrs. Samuel Ross, Jesse
| Brown and F. O. Hanlon. The presiding
judge will be Mr.. Clarence Mcdowell, who
! officiates as such at al Of the big eastern
! tracks, and Mr.. Mars Cassidy of this city
| will again start the horses.
| OId-Time Flying Start.
| For the first few days of the meeting. at
| least. the starting gate will be dispensed
| with and the horses will be given the old
| time flying start. If this method proves
| acceptable to the public and the horse
men, the gates will be dispensed with dur
| ing the entire meeting. The executive COM
| mittee of the club is composed of the fol-
| lowing well-kuoWu citizens: John a. Baker,
| A. C.. Barney, FIJI. M Birekhead, Wood
bury Blair, jesse Brown, F. 1. Burgher,
| H. RoZier Dulany. w. c. Eusts, G. T.
Henry May, Fred Il. Mcclure, Samuel Ross
| and Guy f. Whiting.
| TOmorrow's program calls for a race at
| six furlongs; one at five furlongs, a full
| course steeplechase. a six-furlong dash for
| two-year-olds. and a race at one and one
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