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

The cloudy weather yesterday did not
deter several hundred enthusiastic turf
lovers from journeying 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 Will be at premium.
Among the latest arrivals are H. f.
Pusgrave. of Bryn Mawr, Pa, with six
teen horses. and it is conceded by all the
trainers that this is the finest looking iol
of horses ever seen at the Benning track.
There are six Jumpers, all qualified hunt
ers. They are big fellows, afraid Of moth
/ ing. and look as if they would jump over
house. The jumpers in this stable are
! Parachute, Roland. Buckle, Cousin Jess.
| Cosmopolitan. and Slow Time The fat
/ horses are the three-year-olds. Revonah.
! Golden Rattle, Gambia. Hacklett, Grit. and
| Kimmage. The two-year- are Dublin,
! Silk, Moore, Bounder. and Fin McCool,
and are the get of the famous imported
Irish race horse Athling. The perform
| ances of those colts will be watched with
! interest, for as four year-old Athling
was considered one of the best horses at
d 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- ODDS, all
looking very well.
P. s. p. Randolph q. Frayling, trainer)
has eighteen, which include Nosey, Robert
Metcalf, Knight of the Garter. and twelve
two-year- olds-all well advanced and ready
to race
Doc" Street has six in training-Sweet
Caporal, Royal Sterling. George f. Max
well, Allowance, Mary NJ, Hesitation. and
a two-year-old colt called The Copper, by
Henry of Navarro Detective.
Mrs. L. d. Gray's stable consists of that
good mare Alice Farley Olive Order and
Sadie Ball looking well and rounding to
fast.
NJ. Hanan has the old reliable Beau Ideal
a great favorite with Westinghouse, and
a couple of two-year- olds-Willard J. and |
Powtolus.
William Ham and James Lamley, 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 at New Orleans. running
six furlongs in the very fast time of I:13
including Speedmas, Thermos, Rosaline,
and Shamokin, all ready to race. Speed
mas Is very much improved mare over
her form of last year, and ought to win In
the maiden class. 1t will take good horse
TO beat her.
Gwyn Tompkins has eight-Frond. Fred
Pope, Woodman, Sir Dick. and three two
year-olds. among which is a very likely
hlly, Howitza, owned by Thomas Young, of
this city.
W. p Burch, in addition to his already
large string of horses well known to Wash
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Red Path. Gen Mart
Gary, Knight of Rhodes Terrorist, Jim
Breeze, Horse Creek. and Pathfnder-has
added five two-year- sent him by j. E
Madden. all grand lockers.
Cahill ana Anderson's string trained by
John Baker is doing steady work and are :
improving every day. Bannock is doing
we'll. He viii surprise some of the know
ng ones at this meeting.
Jockey O'Leary, engaged TO ride this
coming season Tor W. P. Burch. was in
he saddle yesterday and gave Decanter a
good strong gallop. OLeary is looking
we'll. Ernest L. Green. from Knoxville,
Tenn, is expected here with several horses |
his week. The black mare Imp. the Won
Ter Of 1899, is expected here Wednesday
md reports say she is in grand condition
= r. slulS, owner oil Inc kentuckian and
Mark Cheek. now quartered at Sheepshead !
BAY, is expected here this week with sew
raj horses. He is quite prominent turf
nan and breeder. II horses OF quality are
efficient this ought to be the most sue
essful spring meeting ever held at Ben :
ling.
The entries FOR the Spring Hunters
'teeplechase. TO be run at the spring /,
Meeting. are as follows: Chevy Chase Z
Hunt. District Of Columbia, two: j. f. :
4arcombe ir. Chevy Chase Hunt, one:
.rcher c. Marshall Piedmont Hunt. one: N
l. Rozier Dulany, Piedmont Hunt two:
=. Henry McCsuley. Piedmont Hunt, oae; v
}. Kingston Salisbury. Pine Hill Club. on:
ames d. Hall Pine Hill Club one; f. o
iayes, W. {. Hayes c. W. Smith, F. A. :,
and John d. Ho0e all of War
enton Hunt Club, one each; Edward L. g
NTH and ". X. Levering, ElkriGge Hunt c
Tub. one each. "