The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-12
BENN[NG FALL Meeting
Unprecedented Influx Of Runners
Expected This Week.
at the Jockey Club Course
Inadequate to Accommodate the
dred Stalls mt Ivy City to Quarter
the Ovcrfow-First Race Saturday.

The prog1 ANNE of the Washington Jock
ey Club Just issued for the first seven days
! of the autumn meeting, commencing on
next Saturday the 18th. reflects great cred
it on the president and secretary alike. and
| it is not an exaggeration to say that a
| better or fairer one could not have been
| gotten out. 1t embraces all classes and
condition races, stakes, handicaps. steeple-
| chases. etc. and gives an opportunity to
the poor horsemen, as well as to the bet
! ter off, to earn winter expenses. Horse
men who have been unfortunate during the
season in not being able to win race will
find on the Benning programme races that
will just suit them, and whose conditions
give all who enter an equal chance.
The programme for the opening day is
especially attractive. The features are the
steeplechase at about two miles and a
half, bringing together such horses as
Plato TrilIion. Baby Bill, Frond. The Cad,
Challenger and Wild Heather III. the best
steeplechasers in the country. This class
of sport has been always attractive TO the
fair sex of Washington. Virginia, and
Maryland, and this race of itself ought to
be attractive enough to fill the grandstand
to OVERLOOKING. Not less interesting is the
Opening Day Handicap. at seven furlongs,
to be started out of the chute for which
there are such good entries as James,
Compensation, Death, Kinnikinic, Carbun-
Gle, Asquith. Gen. Mart Gary. Hardly, Petit
Maitre, Brisk, Warrenton, Charentus,
oneck Queen, Sparrow Wing all recent
winners and all fit as can be. The public
may be prepared to see close, and we'll
contested races in every event. for as this
meeting winds up legitimate racing in the
East there is no doubt whatever of all try
ing TO win. Nor need the public be at all
surprised to see some long shots pass IN
der the wire first. for there is many
good thing bottled up waiting to be cut
loose at Benning. ). H.
There will be plenty OF horses to COM
pete in all the events and the fields should
be large, for never before were there so
many applications for stalls. In fact. there
have been so many that Mr.. Lee the track
superintendent, has been obliged to hire
hundred extra stalls at Ivy City to accom-
modate the overflow. Two special trains
with horses from AQueduct are due to ar
rive here on Friday morning, one over the
baltimore and Ohio and one over the Bal
timore and Potomac. Frank Beard, with a
stable of six steeplechasers is to arrive
this morning and PA" Bradley, with
twenty one. is to be here on Saturday
The officials for the meeting are the
same as last year-Stewards. S S. How
lald, Samuel Ross, and Jesse Brown;
Secretary, F. o. Hanlon; Clarence Nc
Dowe!l will act as Judge, Algernon Eain-
gerfield as Assistant Secretary and As
sistant Judge; W. S. Vcsburg, Handicap
er; Mars Cassidy. Starter; ]. L. Hail.
Paddock and Patrol Judge; W. H. Bar
retto. Timer. and H. G. Crickmore, Clerk
of the Course and Scales. The races be-
gin at 2 p. m. sharp. The committee re-
serves the right to start any or all races |
with or without starting device: also to |
declare the last race each day void, if by |
any reason of darkness or bad weather |
they should deem ii hazardous to life or |
limb to run. !
1t is the aim and purpose of the Wash |
ington Jockey Club to promote high cl IS, |
clean racing. Its officials are ever on the |
alert, and crooked or In and out running I
is not tolerated. Consequently Benning |
has always been free from turf scandals |
that have become common at other tracks.
And it is just as careful and vigilant for
the comfort and welfare of its patrons
The gate. grandstand. pavilions. etc.
will be under the watchful ey,s CT P nix
erton detectives, aided by a squad of tae
local force. and all Objectionable or dis |
reputable characters will he denied ad-
mission.
The track is in splendid condition.
Every horse at the track is fit u race,
and it only needs good weather to make
this meeting the most successful and ia
teresting ever held at 81 ming.