The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
BENNING MEET A SUCCESS
The Record for Attendance at Local
Racing Events Broken.
Wise Management of the Washing
ton Jockey Club Gets Deserved
Reward - Review of the Past
Weeks RuuninG-Successfu Jock
eys-Entries and Selections To-day.

eys-Entries and Selections Toda,
The first six days of racing OF the spring
meeting Of the Washington Jockey club.
at the Berning course, proved the most
prosperous and successful week in the
history of 5he organization, and if fair
weather holds out during the present week
the receipts will not only ne handsome, but
will break all records. Al of this goes TO
show that the sport is firmly established
in the District, and despite the fact that
BeDning is given the two poorest dates
on the Eastern circuit, first to open and
last TO close, thesCapital is willing 10, and
will, support a track in good style if the
cards approach the average of those given
last week.
So keenly have all matters OF popular
detail been attended TO that very few
words of deserved criticism can be said
against the present meeting. The enc
genuine objection related by the general
public is the fact that the racing starts
at such a late hour, when ii might as
easily be called al 2:30 p. IN. as 800 p.
m. However, even this failed to remove
the standing room sign from The big
grandstand. and the crowds continue TO
come.
The week was a wonderfully successful
one in every way. While the fields were
rather small during the first few days,
they were large enough later on. and
promise to be still larger this week. Not
the least OF the factors which caused large
crowds was the total absence of all OBJ
jeetionable features and disorderly charac-
tiers. and. as a New Yorker put it last
week, it is the nearest approach to a
family track in the United States.
The stables at the track are filled with
good material and IL is certain that the
closing week will see big fields in every
event and surprises in many. 1t has been
passed about that a whole bunch of good
things" are being saved for the finish, and
everybody is waiting eagerly. Some of
these plums may go wrong. however. as
the charges held in reserve may meet n
better class of horses and upset all cal
culations.
The work of the jockeys now at Benning
furnishes an interesting comparison.
Mitchell heads the list and showed that
the praise given before his arrival was
merited. During the week he brought in
nine winners, obtained second money five
times, and got third place three times.
This is an average OF more than two win
ners per day and is q notable record.
o'Leary obtained FIRST place four times,
kol stCollu once. anu was lnlTQ Jour times.
McJoynt rode four winners and came third
ence. J. Slack has three winners. eight
seconds. and one third to his credit. Hoth-
ersall rode two winners, one second and
two thirds. Clawson and Booker each
rode two winners and one second Tabor
had one winner and one second The bal
ance of those who were in the money
scored during the six days follow: A.
Hewitt, one third: Landry, three seconds
and three thirds; pullman. one second;
Dean, two thirds; p. Clay, two thirds:
Seaton. one second and three thirds; Ryan,
one second and one third; Loader, two
thirds; MeDermott one second. Jockey
Clawson is suffering from an abcess be-
hind one of his ears and will rest up for a
week or more.
Boney Boy has received needed rest
during the last two days after winning
three races in five days. The son of the |
iron horse. Bitten, is a veritable racing |
machine. Magic Light has acted SPLEEN |
didly during his last two races and made |
no attempt to run away. Trillo has gone |
TO Grayesend. where he will take a rest. |
J. ". Colt. OF the Genessee Hunt Club. |
Of New York is endeayoring to purchase |
the 100 to / shot that won a |
here last fall. Decanter is |
being exercised at the Benning track. but |
will not run here Sir Florian is taking |
Tally gailops and looks we'll The colors |
Of Mr.. J. $. Curtis, the South African |
turfman will be carried on /
the turf this year by a chestnut colt by |
Owas-Carrisma. This youngster has ar
rived at the Benning track. from Mr. Cur
It's farm at Leesburg, Va, and will be |
handled by Gywnn Thompkins He is one
Of the best two year olds at the track.
The line Of the Metropolitan Turf Ar
ISOLATION has been increased by the ar
-ival OF Thomas Maggie, of New York and |
George Zimmerman, Of Philadelphia The
ist also includes George Wheelock Matty
Looram. G. Walbaum. W. Beverly. Jack
Adler, Al Adler, Charles A. Ballard. Ed
Sol Litchenstein. Ed Coleman,
Ted Foley, James Villepique, Charles
smith, Zack Frost, Morris Strauss, |
Zoe Hayman. Morris Hayman, William
Charles Ruhl. Max Frank WILL |
am Snow Robert Reilly. Abraham Dupee.
Joe Vendig. Orlando Jones Joseph |
sturges, Isaac Hackelburg. Martin Lynch, |
Frank Thorpe. John Cahill, Philip Ma
guire. William Palmer, Al Stokes. Hugh |
William Eaton, Louis Schnell. |
Charles Groves, William Cowan. and jake |
Gilbert
The entries for today are as follows:
First receive and one-hllf furlongs-Aratom., |
10; Deesnter. III; Sweet Caporal, Lady Lind |
ey. III; Grandeur, g. +. Wightmsn, lG1; Golden |
Rattle. l02, and Decimal. 20.
Second -TNo-yesr-oids: four and one-half |
l0s; Gray Morn. orril Goan, |
Juniper. Checkniate. I03; Albert Enright. lOI. |
Third Selling; seven furlongs.-Post Haste. |
;Iandeur. 100: owensboro, o. Robert Metcalf, +. |
v T., Matt Simpson. 81: Grit, Aloha II, S..
Fourth Selling; seven furlongs.-Q Queen |
oi Song. 10; Brisk, l07; General Mart Gary. |
06; Passsic, 104; Corvallis lG3; Diminutiye, l0l;
Dsmoclcs II, %: Holdup Ray, Robert Bonner, |
q; sRacebud, IS.
Fifth race Handicap; one and one-sixteenth |
Of the Garter l26; Sidney Lucas, /
20; Brisk. 49, Queen Of Song, III; Robert Bon |
ieT, ia; First Whip. Beau Ideal, ll2; Mouzeliof.
03; Magic Light. los.
Apprentice allowance claimed
Selections for Today