The Washington times., 1902-04-15
Queens County Jockey
Club Re4dy to Op~n
Its CITES.
TRACK FAS Err THAN At BEENING
Carter Handicap at Seven
Furlongs Principal Event
on Program.
THE TIMES TIPS PROVE GOOD
Many Local Race Followers Clean Up
Wise Ones-Etort to Bar Scouts From
Big Eastern Courses - Petition IN
Hands of Authorities.

Especial to The Washington Timcs)
NEW YORK. April 14-Racing in the
immediate vicinity of New York will be-
gin this afternoon, when the Queens
County Jockey Club will throw open its
gates at the Aqueduct race course.
The event of the day will be the run
ming of the Carter Handicap at seven
furlongs, in which number of horses
that participated at the Benning races
are entered. The event will therefore
possess more than passing interest for
Washington devotees Of racing.
In the list of starters named to go to
the post are many names familiar to
Benning racegoers, nearly all of the can
didates having raced there at some time.
Familiar Names.
Among the starters are Himself. the
winner of the two spring handicaps; Red
Path. who performed well in his only
start at the recent meeting; The Puritan,
a frequent winner at the local track, and
Contend, who first saw the post at Ben
ming.
Father Bill Daily has informed all of
his friends that he would establish a
record in the Carter Handicap. He has
made no secret of his utmost confidence
of Himself's ability to beat the field OPP
posed to him. While Himself is not
horse that has any great claim TO class
the colt is in tip-top condition.
In the Benning handicap on Saturday
he ran the seven furlongs i'll 30. and as
the Aqueduct track is much faster than
the Benning track, it would seem that
Himself could reel off the same distance in
much better time the" : ian -1o sor-a
furlc-rs al hs-1lug- A.-L only 7sae,g-
fve pour rs ~ H.l'- y vii IE1sluteGIy
r-Gs q iot 0f beating riIs afternoon. and
d. aiii nst SUI .-lse-95r ~ D4i- Ic-
- rs-0s. .....-a-.. sat- -Ir.s 10
his already s.-.t- ----.e 3. 20! v.lnI.
d. ls Ee-.. -s=- ,-- owners 90 i.-s
rs4rf. aal e-r-r- ~. -rlca -. their horse
before &c ieIt the Benning track, and II
was TO avoid the risk of endange- .nB his
chances in the Carter that the horse
was scratched on Saturday. He worked
very satisfactorily in his trial for the
race, and his class viii make him dan
gerou3 factor in the contest.
Jockeys and Starters.
The list of starters with their probable
jockeys is as follows:
The Puritan, lis, Booker; Col Padden.
JIG, Shaw; The Regent, III, odom; Red
Path, 49, Burns; Ben MacDhui, III, Mon
ahan; Marsraviate, Jos, Landry; Contend.
107, Shea; Ethics. JOG, Cochran; Petra II,
Jog, Doggett; Eddie Busch, 9S, pullman;
Neither One, 50, Wonderly; Himself, 30,
Dreamer: Trump. sc. Miles; Man o'War,
49, ]. Daily; Barbara Frietchie, l01.
Reports concerning the work of the
other candidates for the race are all
rather startling, and whichever horse
wins will know that he has been to a
race before he has finished the seven fur
longs.
On Saturday Petra II worked his prep
for the Carter, and with Sam Doggett in
the saddle rceled of the distance in 1:29,
running the six furlongs in lib. the five
furlongs in Loo, and the half in 0:49.
Margraviate on the same day worked a
mile in 1:431z. and the seven furlongs in
1:29. Eddie Busch went the distance in
1896, and Neither One worked a half In
O:53 Ethics trial for the race was given
him on Sunday, when he went mile in
1:46 at Gravesend. The trial was run
against a head wind. and his work was
therefore very satisfactory.
Trainers Differ.
Among the trainers it is reported that
the Sheepshead Bay contingent are all
sweet on the chances of the Monahan
-r-r '-h'~h is a Morris castoT
lc tim --ouplI DE a crack. II
r1r NJ D.. l- -a- has shown well
b. E-- runs up to what
-- E DfE tl 'is early career
aa e.aai- l- q q llDk-il.
-r. .- vesena trainers. and those who
.s.s BenuilG. ala ok upon Himself
1t Will be remembered that BILLY" Lake
land won the event last year with his filly
Motley, and the fact that he has de-
clared Enright, one of his candidates for
the Carter, leaving in The Regent, would
indicate that he has reliance in the lat
ter horse.
Lakeland's horses always show good
form in the early spring events. and
there is no question that The Regent will
go to the post with many friends.
To Bar Scouts.
1t Is possible that the scouts who pro.
cure information regarding the trials Of
thoroughbred race horses may be barred
from the tracks that are operated under
the supervision OF the Jockey Club. The
trainers are talking seriously Of appeal
ing TO the ruling organization for pro-
lection.
They know that It is almost impossible
to give their horses trials without in
=. formation concerning their condition
leaking out, but they object to the score
or more of Representatives of the social.
ed turf bureaus noting every move that is
made with their runners and sending the
Inflammation broadcast.
These ni-i. take up their positions every
day In the front row of the various race
courses and there remain from daybreal
until the work Of the day Is at an end
1t is not the newspaper writer's at whom
the trainers complain, but the tipsters tt
whom they object.
Petition Given OCT.
II Is understood -i-t pelt vii DO.
presented ir lhe Jockey Club arsile trt
al person aa0 have ~ legitimate 8
~ at -he tracks a Be- excluded. Id
PetiiI5A. Il Is said. wig be s.-aa5 al