The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04


Hnndicap-IntereSt in the Event.
Notwithstanding the fact that the open
ing day of the Benning Spring Meeting is
Yet four weeks away. the scene at the
track yesterday was an animated one
and trainers taking advantage o. the
warm. spring-like weather were g.y.ng
their charges useful props for events
to come While nothing fast was
asked or attempted. yet all the horses
looked in such good fettie that il Will
need very little to lit them for a race
Now that The weights are announced for
the First Spring Handicap. the aH-ahsorb-
ing topic among horsemen is, which is
really the best horse at the weights 1t
is little early as yet to figure out q
probable winner without actual knowI-
edge Of the starters. and guess work as
TO the condition OF the track; but if they
AL start, which IS not at ali proba BILE. the
contenderS ought 10 be Intrusive, Char en-
tus. Sidney Lucas. knight Of Rho les
Speedmas. Robert WaddeI. and sentry
These look 20 be the best. or rather the
class of the race. still if the track is
heavy one of the Ightweights may turn
up and give the public one OF the not I'M
common racing surprises.
Mr.. Fosburgh. the official handicaper.
fault can be found with the weight alIot-
lnents, as he has made it possible for any
horse in tine race to win. This is the true
aim Of handicaping-t so adjust the
weights as to bring all the horses to
getAer, that all may have an equal
chance At first glance it would seem
that intrusive was giving away consider
able weight. but on form he Is not asked
to carry Il pound more than he should
At times this horse has shown very high
class, picking up all kinds Of weights and
winning from good ones, and no later
than February y. last at New Orleans
winning the George Washington HaadI-
cap OF one mile and seventy Yards with
~ pounds on his back in the renlarka bIv
fasl time of l: n -. Should he go to the
post at BennInS IN as good form as he
showed IN this race II would be difficult
TO pick out anything TO beat him, but the
unexpected may happen, as IT often does
IN horse racing At present the track is
IN splendid condition; is absolutely fast
and If it is as good during the meeting as
II IS now, the public may expect to see
some record smashing Tor the Benning
track
James Mclaughlin has arrived with d
stable OF seventeen, all in grand shape
ana by the opening day every one of them
VIII be ready when called upon to face the
starter. The premier Jockey of his day
Mr. Mclaughlin. bids fair to be the prem
Ter trainer now and If nothing else was
done with ChaTeutuS would alone be suffi-
Gent. With this hOrse-neVer considered
a top notcher-he hung up worlds rec
ORD at AoEkerS, running a mile and a
quarter in 2-g5 and beating on her merits
that grand race mare Imp. The follow
ing Is a list OF his stable. and also of
other arrivals during the past week:
James Mclaughlin Stable: Darlington,
brown colt, twO-year-old. by His High
ness-Dear Louise.
illuminate, brown colt, two-year-oId, by
n FaiT Scgh-
Unnamed. colt. twO-year-old by Geta-
way-Belle Blackburn.
In the older division. -year-olds
and upward, are the welI-knOWn Chareu-
tus. First Whip, Post Haste. RoySterer
CheckInate, Sweepstakes, Frondoo. Chara-
wind, Gold Thrift, Thoroughbred. Pune
tual- Cherished, and The Rhymer- The
wO-yezT-Old Darlington is named IN
honor of the weII-known lawyer of this
city. Nj Campbell Darlington.
Goughacres Stable. g. f Clyde Eryn
Mawr. Pa. owner: F " Presgrave
trainer: Seward. chestnut colt, by Athe-
Hng-ROSewoOd-
-. Athle Glen. brown colt. by AtheIIng-
Thane. bay colt. by Atheling- stonecrop-
w hit Crest, bay colt, by AtheIing
White SquaW.
Parsee. chestnut colt. by Atheling-Lady
Stanford.
Roma, brown colt. by Atheling-Kfsber
Caithness, brown colt, by AtheIing-
Grail. bay colt. by Atheling-P Pilgrimage.
LaracoT, brown colt, by Atheling-Lady
Raymond
Ganisa. brown colt. by AthelIng-Galiand
NaIlor, brown colt, by Atheling- Elan
Orla, bay FLY, by Juvenal-JUdy
Aarus chestnut colt, by MeddIer-Octa-
Three-year-old colts, Dublin. Moor.
SeiAh- Fin Ma Cool; four ear-OIds and
upward Cousin Jess, HackIett Sc0r2f9,
ana JoHet-the last four are Well-knOwn
jumpers ana SteeplechaSers- All the
horses IN this stable have Wintered well
and are looking as hard as nails That
they VIII be brought TO the post III and
good IS beyond question, as no man in
the business more thoroughly understands
II than Mr. Presgrave. who trains them
" lillian baltimore Jennings stable:
BarTlcade, bay gelding, two year-Oid, by
AJIantic-FaIette-
NuptiaI; chestnut My, two-year-old. by
AtiantiC-Mary Stone.
lantic-LOu Rett.
sylburn. bay hIIy, two-year-old, by At
lantic-Scholastic-
Green Erin, bay fliy two-vear-old by
Dutch Roller " COGrane
Inniskara, bay iilly. three-year-old by
Dutch ROller-VaIette
Sailor King. chestnut colt. six-year-OId
by FOuSO-Ocean Queen.
H B Bowie stable Baltimore: Frank
Morrison, three-year-old, by Inspector b.
William Garth. charlottesville Va
owner and trainer: Black Vigil. four
year-oId; Imperialist four year-old: Pa
trelus, tOur-year-Old, Sylvan Deli four
ciL-Nlt. tTDLUCE TO roma, ana a two |
year-old, Pigeon Top-by Water Level
NOTES FROM THE TRACK.
". ?. Burch thinks the Bennlng track Is |
faster at the present tine than he has /
ever known ii.
The Rogue worked a fast five fu-Iongs |
yesterday and is rapidly rounding %
A really good suggestion has been made /
by one OF the hOrsemeu-Jhat Mars Cas-
sidy give the two-year-olds few trials /
at the barrier to get them accustomed to
starting. This would teach the youngsters /
what IS expected of them and be the |
means of preventing long and tedious de /
lays at the post II is hoped Mr.. Cassidy |
viii act upon it
A3r AIgeruOn DaingerfIeld, assistant |
secretary and assistant judge for the
Washington Jockey Club. has arrived i'm
town from his home in Kentucky and is
his usual good health. He thinks |
the outlook for racing was never brighter
than at present and predicts that the
coming spring meeting at Benning VIII be /
the greatest in its history.
A PPFMONITION OF DEATH