Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
HORSES AT BENNING
Nearly Two Hundred at the Track
and as Many Expected.
THE BEST MEETING INDICATED
improvement in the transportation
Facilities.
TO GATE WITHOUT CHANGE

The fifth spring meeting of the Washing
ton Jockey Club will begin two weeks from
Monday next, April = and will close Sat
urday, April IA. This meeting Will inaugu-
rate the eastern racing season of 1900, and
there is every promise Of hieh-class sport.
Nearly 200 horses, representing some of
the most prominent stables In the country.
are now at the clubs track at Benning, and
as many more are expected before the
opening day. Many of the horses wintered
at the track, and most of them are about
ready for racing
The track is said to be in good shape,
having settled well and being, 1t is esti-
mated. three or four seconds faster than it
was during the meeting last fall. This fall
meeting was not only the most successful
ever held by the club. bat also one of the
most successful both from racing and
financial standpoint. ever given in this sec
non of the country. The coming meeting
will. 1t is believed. be no less successful
and horsen3en from the north. south and
west are expected in great numbers.
The sport between the flags will be of
an unusually high class, the number of
noted timber toppers'' already at the
track being very large. These will be
largely reinforced by those owned by the
various hunt clubs, 50 that the races over
the jumps. always unusually attractive to
local racegoers, will be about the best ever
provided at District track.
Stables at the Track.
Among the stables at the track are those
of Anderson & Cahill. John Baker trainer
with eleven head, including Bannock, who
will carry III pounds in the two stake han
dicaps, he being second weight to that
wonderful black mare, Imp, considered by
many horsemen to be the greatest mare
ever seen on the American turf. Bannock
Is galloping fast and strong, and will give
Imp a race The mare is expected on from
Ohio, where she wintered in a few days
and will here receive her preparatory work
for the big eastern handicaps.
Anderson & Cahiil have a two-year-oId.
Counselor Tom. by Ben Strome-Craftie
which, while not much on looks. has
breezed as fast any other horse at the
track. having done an eighth in eleven
seconds This stable has also several two
year-olds by the Suburban winner, Loan
ataka, and promising one by Carlsbad.
W. P. Burch, the local horseman, has
another large stable this season and
OLeary will again ride for him. This
stable has recently been reinforced by a
lot of two-year-olds, the property of j. E.
Madden, the well-known Kentucky horse
man. and they look like high-class ones.
T. F. Coles of charlottesville, Va. has two
tWo<year-ol6s. Charlie Moore, by Eon-Lady
Grace. and DR.. Parrish, by Charaxus- Eolee.
Doc" Street has Sweet Caporal Royal
Sterling and four two-year-olds, among
the youngsters being fine-looking colt by
Henry of Navarro.
Jimmy Mclaughlin has a string of six
teen, the older horses being Charentus
Premier, Lady Lindsay, Cupidity, First
Whip and Post Haste. He also has ten two
ycar-olds. Another large stable is that of
p. S. P. Randolph, including Knight of the
Garter, Nosey, Robert Metcalf and a dozen
youngsters w. Fred Presgrave also has
Bryn Mawr Pa They will race on the
fiat and over the 1llmps and ara in Snlendi6