The Washington times., 1902-01-20
JOCKEY CLUB
ASSIGNS DATES.
Spring Meeting at BeDning
Opens March 25.
RANDICAPS PROVE POPULAR.
Coed Stables Assured From the
Stake Programme krranxe,I-FuIIy
One Hundred Of Most Aristocratic
Horses Stabbed at the Famous
Course for the Winter.

Course for the Winter
Positive dates have been assigned the
Washington Jockey Club for the sprinr
meeting of 1902. Racing this year will
begin March 25 and continue until April
u, inclusive.
The stake programme for the spring
and autumn meeting has also been issued.
The Benning spring handicaps, which
proved so popular, arc again carded. and
the field should be larger than ever be-
fore. The first of these is six furlongs
and will be run on the opening day. The
second is scheduled for the last day of
the meeting
Events All Set Down.
The autumn meeting mas for its fixed
events the Grand Consolation for two
year-olds, seven furlonCs. This race is
unique, ard should prove ~ attractive
TO owners. 1t is just Whit its name i'm
plies, Grand Consolation" and should
be worth at least ST.. see to the winner
It is for two-year- -olis, non-winners OF
$1,000, and ensures the presence OF many
of the great twr-year- -oiis Of the year,
and at the same tine excludes the win
ners of the juvenile classics.
The Dixie and Vcstal will also he in the
nature of a consolation for tbree-year-
olds, colts and ffllies. An explanation
Of the Dixie and Vestai is superfiuous to
any horseman, and the revival CT The
Maryland Derbys and Oaks will be hailed
with delight by ali SUutherners at least.
Good Stables Assured.
What Washington racing needs, and
what it will receive from the present
stake programme, is the assurance of the
attendance OF the good stables and their
owners, and with a liberality on the part
of Washingtonians, combined with the
already liberal management of the Wash
inston Jockey Club, this result will be
reached. Already a trip to the Benning
course is most attractive as about one
hundred ho. ses are wintering there. full
list Of which, with some comment ap-
pears celow:
Veteran Rurch's String.
The NEST prominent stable is that of
the veteran trainer. Mr.. W. P. Burch.
Among the elder division are Decanter
Knight of Rhoades. Cryptogram. Lux
Cast, Gold b. aid. Petronious. The Gold
finder, Lady Godira. Happy, Red Dam
sci, and the following -year-olis:
Chestnut colt by Ornament-Happy
Sally.
Grey colt by ST. George-Una b.
Bay colt by Inspector B.-Pansy Bios
SON.
Bay cclt by Logic-Slasher.
Chestnut filly by Matt Byrnes-Lady
Darwin.
Bay colt by Handspring - Songstress
dam OF Kinley MacJ.
Chestnut colt by imp Bathampton.
Bay flly by Hamba-g.
Brown illy by Observation-Disclosures.
Chestnut colt by Himyar-Bracelet.
A Most Likely Colt.
OF the above the chestnut colt Bath
ampton is especially Impressive. The
Handspring -Songstress colt is on the
long, rangy type-in conformation not un-
like Kinley Mac.
The Ornament colt was very highly
tried last fall. and should prove most
useful. The bay colt Sergeant, by In
spector B., out of Pansy Blossom, by
Bramble, is of the low Brambie type,
IND is sturdy, useful looking fellow.
E. H. Hanna has Willard j., Althea, Cor
mo-ant, Browndale. and a two-year-
bay fiily by St. Savior.
J. S Redmond has Seaforth and
chestnut three-year- old maiden.
J. J. Macessey has Curtsey, Flintlock,
and two-year- bay colt by Bend
Strome-Mid Rose. This is an exception
ally good-looking yourgster OF wonderful
substance and quarters like cart horse.
Frank McCarty has Ringleader, Per
sina, and a maiden four -year-old, and in
the same stable is Frank Bray's Mowich.
G. Worth has Meistersinger. p. II.
Mano has Ginki. Buckley & Bailey have
Gertrude Elliott, EqualiZe, Merry Dawn.
Red Path, and roddy.
Toddy shows Form.
Toddy has taken on a lot of flesh and
has filled out and furnished down until
he is big, good-looking horse, and his
leg looks good and strong. so he should
be a good horse this year.
George Barkel has Idleways, Tenegara.
and Round Up. Ed Lewis has charge of
the horses OF v w. Powers which in
clude Gwynn, Sldell, Ben Viking. bay
horse by Hanover, and three two-year-
olds, one by Linden and one by Wagner,
and a full brother to Slidell.
ney Lucas, Belle Longstreet, Gum Honey,
Charished, and the Jumpers Queenship,
Flaccus, and King Barlcycorn.
Richard Jones has charge OF sixteen.
the property of w. ]. Arkell ard Lew FL
more: the lot is composed OF 8 Sole
mon, three years, and fourteen two-ycar-
olds. whose breeding could not be ascer-
tained, as Mr.. Jones has not received
full list. However. they are collectively
as COED 4 lot ard in as good condition as
sny In the country.
Sick Horses Unknown.
There is not a sick horse at the track,
and Superintendent Lee has it in better
condition than IT has ever been before;
go all the horses here will BE- fit and
ready for the early opening. Pa Brad
ley has engaged twenty one stalls. and
Jim Mclaughlin writes fo will be down
early in February. The Clyde stable.
which has wintered a. Cape Charles. will
also be up early next month, 50 stable
roo!r at Benning will again be at a pre-
MUM.
All the Improvements oi last gear have
beer completed and many new ones added
as suggested by last autumn crowds.
NEW ROWLING LEAGUE