Evening star., 1901-03-12
Entries for the Hunters Champion
Steeplechase.
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All is in readiness for the spring meet
ing of the Washington Jockey Club. which
begins Thursday, March 2S, and concludes
Saturday, April Is. The prospects for
brilliant meeting were never brighter. The
track Is and has been in excellent con-
dition, and fast moves are matters of daily
occurrence. Fully 200 horses are now
quartered at the Benning track, and as
many more have engaged stable room. One
of the best proofs of the increasing interest
in racing In the District is the number OF
horses at the track owned by Washing
tonians. Among the local owners are the
stables OF Capt. C. S. Radford, U. s. ma
rine corps who has Zenaide Albert Ed
ward and several others; Mr.. V. w. Pow
er, who has Gwynn last seasons 100 to
shot, and three two-year-olds; Mr.. FL.
Rozier Dulany, who has four green hunters,
and the fact that Mr.. Dulany has intro
duced Plato, Ochiltree and Sackett to the
Washington public is proof that there Is
good one in the lot. Charles Hume, who
has Passaic and two others In the hands
of Trainer Flippen; A. Straus. who has
Browndale and a maiden three-year-Ofd:
James Lee, superintendent of the Benning
track, who has Lexington Pirate and sew
eral promising green ones; Jno. d. Hooe
and G. r. Tompkins, who have Fround,
Becky Rolfe and several others; w. F.
Burch. a popular Washington trainer,
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johnson, who has Speedmas, Thermos and
four corking good two-year-olds by Hast
ings, Henry of Navarro; Tenny and Ma
jan.
Big Gun and Back Talk are both owned
by local people, as Is the good winner, The
Rogue. The name of G. S. Cooper a local
architect, will it is said, be seen on the
program this spring.
Horses That Are Coming.
In addition to the stables now at the
track r. Bradley will arrive Thursday
| with twenty, including Boney Boy, Robert
Wardell, &c.
Ed. Hayes has written for stabling for
sixteen. the property of T. D. Sullivan.
Jas. Fraling will bring ten of the P. 8. P.
Randolph string.
T. Lynch will have Silver Fox
w. Karrfck has eleven stalls engaged.
w. c. DAILY has twenty-odd, fresh from
racing at New Orleans.
W. c. Hayes. the well-known gentle
man jock" has five steeplechasers. and by
the time the bugle sounds first post call
stabling will be taxed to the utmost, and
big fields will characterize each race.
Hunters' Champion Steep1echase.
The following are the entries for the Sec
ond running of the Hunters Champion
Steeplechase. to be run at the coming
meeting Of the club:
j. W. Colt. Genesee Valley Hunt. one en-
try; James s. Wadsworth Genesee Valley
Hunt, two entries: w. D. Eareckson, Elk
ridge Hunt, one entry; II. S. Page, Meadow
Brook, one entry; Th. Hitchcock, Jr.,
Meadow Brook, one entry; TIL. Hitchcock
jr., Mr. Hitchcock's Hunt one entry; Rob-
ert Neville, Piedmont Hunt, one entry;
Harry W. Smith, Piedmont Hunt one en-
try; Ivan Fox, Rose Tree Hunt, one entry:
W. F. Presgrave. Radnor Hunt, one entry;
B. F. Clyde, Radnor Hunt, one entry; H
Ingram Marshall, Radnor Hunt, one
try: W. c. Hayes, Warrenton Hunt, one
entry; H. c. Beattie. Deep Run Hunt, one
entry; J. T. Anderson, Deep Run Hunt. one
entry; r. M. Taylor, Overland Hunt, two
entries; JAS Kerr, Chevy Chase Hunt. one
entry; W. K. Leavering, Elkridgs Hunt
Club one entry.