The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-12

The cloudy weather yesterday did not
! deter several hundred enthusiastic turf
/ lovers from jouIneying to Benning where
some Of the horses training for the spring
/ meeting of the Washington Jockey Club
were given fast work. There are over two
hundred horses now quartered at the track,
and if the arrivals Of the next two weeks
keep up with those OF the last week, stable
room viii be at a premium.
Among The latest arrivals are II. F.
Pussraye Of Bryn Mawr, Pa, with six
teen horses. and it is conceded by all the
/ trainers that this is the finest looking lot
Of horses ever seen at the Benning track.
/ There are six Jumpers, all qualified hunt
! eTs. They are big fellows afraid Of moth
/ ing ana look as if they would jump over
a house. The jumpers in this stable are
! Parachute Roland Buckle. Cousin Jess,
/ Cosmopolitan and SLOW Time. The fat
/ horses are the three-year-old Revonah.
/ Golden Rattle. Gambia. Hagklett. Grit. and
! Kimmage The two-year-olds are Dublin,
! silk, Moore Bounder, and Fin M-Cool.
and are the get OF the famous imported
Irish race horse Athimg. The perform
/ ances of those colts Will be watched with
/ interest for as a four -year-old Athling
/ was considered one Of the best horses II
/ q mile in Ireland.
/ James Mclaughlin has arrived with If
! teen. Among them are Counsellor, Wern-
/ berg Charentus. Lady Lindsay, Premier,
! First Whip, and eight two-year-Olds all
| looking very well
p $ p Randolph q. Frayling, trainer)
has eighteen. which include NOsey, Robert
Metcalf Knight of the Garter. and twelve
to race.
Doc" Street has six in training-Sweet
Caporal, Royal Sterling George E. Max
we'll Allowance. Mary NJ, Hesitation. and
a twO-year-old colt called The Copper, by
Henry Of Navarro Detective.
Mrs. /. ID. Grays stable consists of that
good mare Alice Farley. Olive Order. and
Sadie Ball looking well and rounding to
fast
N. Hanan has the old reliable Beau Ideal.
a great favorite with Westinghouse, and
couple Of olds-Willard J. and
Powtolus.
William Ham and James Lsmley. both
known few years since as capable jockeys.
are here from New Orleans with Bonneville
and Mizpah.
c. CAM is here with Sir Christopher, who
hung up record al New Orleans. running
six furlongs in the very fast time Of lib.
Peter Sire. trainer for Mr. Ross. has four !
including Speedmas, Thermos, Rosaline, |
and Shamokin, all ready to race. Speed !
mas is a very much improved mare over /
her form Of last year and ought to win in |
the maiden class. 1t will take a good horse I
TO beat her.
Gwyn Tompkins has eight-Frond. Fred |
Pope, Woodman. Sir Dick. and three two !
yesr-olds. among which is a very likely |
this city.
". J. Burch. in addition to his already 1
large string Of horses well known to Wash
ngtonians-Decsuter Red Path, Gen. Mart
Gary, Knight of Rhodes. Terrorist Jim
Breeze, Horse Creek, and Pathfnder-has
added five twO-year-olds sent him by j. E !
Madden all grand lockers.
Cahill and Anderson S string. trained by
John Baker is doing steady work and are
improving every day. Bannock is doing
well He viii surprise some Of the know
ing ones az this meeting
Jockey OIeary, engaged TO ride this
coming season for W. P Burch. was in
the saddle yesterday and gave Decanter a
good strong gallop. OLeary is looking
well. Ernest L. Green, from Knoxville.
Tenn. is expected here with several horses
this week. The black mare Imp the Won
der Of 1889. is expected here Wednesday.
and reports say she is in grand condition.
Z. T. sims, owner OF The kentuCkian and
Mark Cheek. now quartered at Sheepshead
Bay, Is expected here this week with sew
eral horses. He Is quite prominent turf
man and breeder. II horses Of quality are
sufficient this ought to be the most Sue
Cessfil spring meeting ever held al Ben !
ming.
The entries Tor the Spring Hunters
Steeplechase. 10 be run at the spring
meeting. are as follows: Chevy Chase
Hunt. District Of Columbia. two: J. T.
Larcombe. ir.. Chevy Chase Hunt. one:
Archer c. Marshall Piedmont Hunt one;
II. Rozier DulaHy, Piedmont Hunt two;
J. Henry NcCaaley Piedmont Hunt. one. |
f. Kingston Salisbury Pine Hill club on.
James u Hall Pine Hill Club. one. f. o.
Hayes " G. Hayes c. W smith F. A.
Portman aud John D. Hooe. all Of War
rentCn Hunt Club one each Edward L. |
Smith and W K. LeveriHg, Eihridse Hunt
Club one each.