Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
goal. The ball was in varsity territory
probably more than half the time.
RACING At BENNING.
A Meeting of Seventeen Days to Open
November IL.


A Meeting of Seventeen Days to Open
November II.
The Washington Jockey Club will throw
open the gates of its Benning course Sat
urday, the 18th of next month. for a meet
ing of seventeen days. the meeting closing
Thanksgiving day. Since the close of the
spring meeting the course has been greatly
improved, the stables having been put in
excellent condition, and several ones
erected Yet Notwithstanding the extra
stable accommodations, every stable has
long since been assigned to the owners and
II ainers who will bring their horses to the
coming meeting. Stable accommodations
will however, be obtainable at the old Ivy
City course, and also in buildings adjacent
to the Benning course. by those who APP
piled too late for stable room at the latter
track. Many horsemen have already taken
such a step, and the number of horses
which will run at the meeting next month
will be by far the largest in the history of
the club. Quite number of horses are al
ready at the track.
One of the most important of the i'm
provements made at the course since the
spring meeting Is the building of chute
to be used in the seven-furlong races. This
will do away with the crowding heretofore
witnessed at the starting point in these
races, which always followed when a large
field started, and will also provide a
straight-away start. A most attractive
program is being prepared by Mr.. H. G.
Crickmore, the veteran secretary of the
club, and. as has been the rule of the club,
hurdle and steeplechase races will form
prominent feature Of the racing A four
mile steeplechase is being discussed by the
officials of the club, open only to recognized
hunt clubs. The Washington cup race. at
two and one-fourth miles, which race
proved so attractive last fall that repeti-
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Thanksgiving day, and an unusually fine
field of starters is promised in this event.
A race of four miles en- the fat is being
talked of, and the club may decide to have
such long distance race.
Mr.. Mars Cassidy, the Washington man
who made such a success with the flag last
season. will start the horses during the
coming meeting. The club will probably
have the horses started without the barrier
or starting gate during the first days of
the meeting, resort being had to flying
starts. and If the scheme proves successful
and popular the stewards will continue 1t
throughout the meeting. If not, the gates
will be resorted to again Mr.. Clarence Nc
Dowell will be the presiding Judge, and the
other racing officials will be those usually
seen here.
The meeting will, of course. be conducted
under the license and with the approval Of
the Jockey Club, the governing turf organ
ization of the east, and the high character
Of racing which has marked the previous
meetings of the local club will be main
tanned. MI S. 8. Rowland, the president Of
the organization, will have immediate SILL
pervision of the meeting. and will, Az here
tofore. have associates in the stewards
stand Mr.. Samuel Ross, the vice president
of the club. and Mr.. Jesse Brown of the
executive committee. AS was the case at
the spring meeting, disreputable characters
will not be admitted to the grounds or
grand stand.
There will not be less than five races
each day, and as the meeting closes the
season Of legitimate racing in the east, the
fields will be large. The first race will be
called at o'clock shortly thereafter
The management of the Columbia railway
Will run its cars to the track every few
minutes, and the Pennsylvania railroad will
also run special trains to the course. The
racing public Will therefore. enjoy I'M
usually convenient transportation facilities
during the coming meeting, the street cars
being run direct to the entrance to the
grounds.