Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-26
Opening Of the Jockey Club Spring
Meeting.
PRELIMINARY WORK At TIE TRACK
Georgetown's Base Ball Season
Begins Wednesday.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

With opening day of the spring meeting
of the Washington Jockey Club just one
week off. owners and trainers are busy at
the Benning track with their preliminary
work Yesterday halves in 81 and six fur
longs in II were frequent, these figures
representing about the best work done. W.
P. Burch's string was given good. useful
work, Knight of Rhoades galloping strong
and fighting for his head all the way. The
two-year-old Pathfinder by Clear the Way
Adventures II, was given light work. He
is great-looking colt, although big and
fat. Decanter is doing finely. In this sta
BILE is the maiden Ellen Terry, the property
of Howard & Co, and she is expected to
win a maiden race during the meeting.
Jimmy McLaughIin's String.
The horses trained by Jimmy" Nc
Laughln, while carrying plenty Of flesh.
are hard and well advanced.
There is a grand-looking lot of jumpers
in the stable of Mr.. w. Fred Presgrave.
They are well advanced and their work
over the newly constructed jumps during
the last few days has been most impressive.
The two-year-olds of Doc Street were
given half at a racing pace and their
work was fast. These youngsters will bear
watching.
H. Flippen sent the Bradley string right
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about as good work as has been witnessed
at the track. The trials of the two-year-
old division were entirely satisfactory, this
being especially true of the son of Blitzen-
Lady Greenway.
The timber-toppers of W. Rhodes-Minin-
go. Parade and Firclock-are fast rounding
to. although they need bit of schooling.
Look Hard and Fit.
The lot under the care of Gwyn Tomp-
kins look hard and fit. Their work has
generally been private, and Is believed to be
satisfactory to owner and trainer.
Queen of Song, the daughter of Esher,
seems to be in fine condition, looking fit to
race for her life.
Those in Cahil & Andersons stable are
all looking and doing well, and while Ban
mock may not start in the first Benning
spring handicap, he is expected to be
most dangerous horse before the meeting
is over. especially at mile.
The Stake Events.
The following stake events will be run
during the meeting:
Monday, April darlington purse, two
years; first Benning handicap, three years
and up; maiden steeplechase, four years
and up.
Wednesday, April Maiden hurdle race,
four years and up.
Thursday, April 5-Steeplechase, three
Saturday. April Potomac purse. three
years; spring hunters steeplechase, four
years and up.
Tuesday, April 1O-Mt. Vernon purse, two
years, fillies; handicap steeplechase, four
years and up.
Wednesday, April 11-Hurdle handicap,
four years and up.
Saturday April 1LSecond Benning ham
dicap. three years and up; handicap steeple-
chase, four years and up.
A consignment of eight horses Is expect
ed from Savannah today. The Morris-Wal
den string from Middesburg. Md, and the
large number due in a day or two from
New Orleans will tax the tracks stable
room to the fullest extent. The best of the
two-year-olds which ran at the New Or
leans meeting to be shipped here,
we'll many older horses. including such
as Trillo, Compensation, Strangest. Sidney
Lucas and others which ran here last
fall