The Washington times., 1901-10-07
BBNNING FALL MEETING.
Tie Running Races to Commence
Five Weeks From Today.
A Mort Successful Season Promised
Stall Applications Received From
the More Prominent stabies-hn
Impetus to Washington Sport.

Impetus to WashinRtsn Sport.
What promises to he the most success
ful meeting ever held at Benning will
commence just five weeks from today.
If application for stall room is sny in
dicstton Of the quality and quantity of the
horses that will compete, the meeting
should rank with any ever held in the
country.
Already there are applications from
such E'ell-known owners as W. c. Whit
ney, August Belmont. Clarence H Msckey.
A. Featherstone. J. F. Madden, F. r.
Hitchcock and / Hitchcock jr., J. r.
and F. 2. Keene, and A. II and d. II.
Morris II is an assured fact that not
only will the above owners race their
horses at this meeting. but that they
will be here in person TO see them race.
This will certainly give an impetus to
racing In this section-if such A thing
were wanting-as these gentlemen are
thorough levers OF the sport. and have
contributed largely in bringing racing up
to the high standard at which ii is today,
But there are lesser lights that must not
be lost sight OF, and who. while they do
not stand out prominently in the rae
ing world, have contributed their share
to the success of Benning, and have stood
Ey the track when the Washington Jockey
Club and racing generally was not in as
lourishing a condition as 1t is at present
Such owners and trainers W. p. Burch
James Mclaughlin. r. Bradley. w. c.
DAILY, H. T. Griffin, w. L. Oliver, T. J.
Healcy, Frank Regan, C. c. johnson and
several others equally well known will
occupy the same stables as heretofore.
They are closely identified with the track.
at Benning as matetr of course
In fact. the Benning patrons would be
not entered as First Whip. Decanter,
knight OF Rhodes, Charentus. Carbuncle,
Kinnikinic, Magic Light. Boney Boy.
Robert Waddeil, Sidney Lucas, Intrusive,
will be raced at the coming meeting, with
hundreds of others that have become
favorites in the East since the season
opened, among them some which have
made turf history.
Work on the new grandstand is being
rapidly pushed, night and day. As all
the structural material is on the ground,
there is no doubt whatever that all will
be in readiness by the opening day.
The track has been widened twenty
feet on the back stretch. or. rather. from
pole. Twenty horses, If that many were
in a single event. can be started at any
distance up to seven furlongs. and still
give the track allowance of five feet to
each starter.
The Washington Jockey Club is en-
gagged in mapping out the programme
for 1902, and 1t promises to eclipse every
year is the Consolation Stakes, gross
value $4,000, to be run at the autumn
meeting. The condition OF the race is
for two-year-olds that have not won
5000. As 1t gives at least $1,000 to the
winner, il should be rich enough TO in
duce the best stables in the country to
enter.
Many other new stakes and handicaps
will be added, and the club hopes to make
the season of 1902 a memorable one in
the history of Benning. At the coming
meeting all the purses will be increased
in value averaging from $500 to 500.
In addition to the many applications
for stall room from owners and trainers
in the East who will ship here at the
close of the Morris Park meeting, there
are numerous applications from the West.
Even with the i20 new stalls recently
added many Will have to seek accommo-
dations on the outside.
Gwynn Tompkins with his stable of
jumpers, Becky Rolfe. Frond. Flaccus,
Mazo, 9ueenship, and several runners on
the fiat, will come here at the close of the
present Harlem meeting. Mr.. Tompkins,
he races almost entirely in the
West. IS a well-known Washingtonian,
and very successful trainer 2. Dunno,
the owner of a large stable. one Of the
best, is to be here with string of TWEEN
ty. Of which the best known are Star !
Chamber. Siiurian, Admonition, Flying |
Torpedo, Toah. Emathion, Mennon, APP
proved, Legal Maxim, Silesian, and
Arian. There will be plenty of horses,
good horses. too, and in fact. with one or
two exceptions, the best that have been
seen this season, East or West.
Several stables are already on the |
ground having come here from the Ca |
nadian circuit. Among them is Z. II. |
Hanna with five horses and Garnett and |
Saunders stable with six horses. includ- |
Ing that good flly and many time winner /
Invasion.
Arthur WOrley has a string of seven /
teen. all ages, which he is training for |
local owners. The best known Of these |
Is Gwynne, who, 1t will be remembered, |
won at Benning at 100 to !. and Slidell, !
who won at the last spring meeting. |
Browndale and Dottett. owned by local |
parties. are also at the track.