The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-30
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
MEEs1NG AT:BENNINGs PROvID-
ING SUPERIOR RACING.

Rumor That Peslresm Men VIII Renew
Their Crusade Against Boekmakins
at Aqueduct-a licChcsney Fsyerite for
the Msntee~ery Handicap To-day
who are operating az Bennings. were IN town
yesterday and nearly all Of them expressed
the opinion that the present meeting OF the
| Washington Jockey Club will prove the most
| successful in the annals Of the turf. a. far a.
| this particular track is concerned.
The class Of horses at Bennings will prove
OF n much higher grade than In the past. 7"
said one OF these turfmen yesterday. The
| poor condition OF the track early last week
served to keep most OF the cracks In the bsrns.
! but as the fine weather has appar entity come
| to stay and the track yesterday was very
| fast. believe that We shall see some splendid
racing before the shift TO Aqueduct begins.
| The attendance has been increasing daily
| and the society people Of Washington have
displayed unusual interest. Not many two
yesr-olds have been sho wn at Bennngs as
yet. but there seems to be no doubt as to the
true merits Of o. L. Richards's Tenny Order
lette colt Race King. His record breaking
yesterday when he beat r. W.. Walden =
flly. Petunia. was a sterling performance.
Petunia Is q hieh-class two-yesr-old at that.
and might have beaten Rsce King II she had
not been shut in during the early stages Of
the race. There has been considerable dis
appointment manifested so far Nover the
showing Of Mr.. Belmonts two-yesr-olds. but
the cream Of them have not started yet.
The stee plechase game il on the boom. The
jumping races so far at Bennings have created
much interest. There were forty books in
the ring yesterday. an incre ase Of ten over
Friday. The betting 80 far. however. has
been comparatively light ...i .
The success OF W. c. Daly's horses last
week showed conclusivey what an adept
the Sage Of Hartfor is at early training.
In all he has won six purses and already
heads the list OF winning owners.
There was story In circulation yesterday
to the effect that the poolroom men. headed
by Peter De Lacy. viii begin an active
crusade against bookmakins beginning with
the Aqueduct meeting. II is said that the
poolroom combination will send one Of their
own men to the track TO make book and that
they will have witnesses there when he pays
the alleged Zee for he. privilege Of occnPyins
z place IN TIE betting nng They VII also
b BOOK O and the NC former Win then bring
suit TO recover the money y the bet IL loser.
II this ray Il s sssted ne hpool,So% mn men T.
layers turns the money over TO the racetrack
Sas nobo Dc s s. ali
rings but members OF the MstropoiNan Turf
sS IT, ID. S sss s nnnd DO
Many bookmskers believe that the dead
a abe eer and that The Metropolitan Sa Turf
Association should limit all waSers IN future
to A fve-dolar bill; IN this way ,Sos so wh:
would be prevented from doing 80. while a
IS limit would not keep on the big operators.
set 70 for f De Iaeys men at hauednct, -
In Kid Weller's future book on the Ameri-
prsE fsy Ss M, Il . ..eo sss d igSs
to /. Some OF the bets laid since the last
quotations were issued are as follows, From
10 500 on BSrdolph 5000 10 $50 on claude
from Louisville. $4,000 to $500 on Early: 900
70 200 on I.ingyist; $40 600 70 500 on Melee;
cano: from Oakland. 81? 500 70 $50 on Action:
from Washington, d. C., 5000 70 500 on trey
,a to Ss sso on Lord 81 he "a %a from
Mcchesnsy e big tavorite %, the :, Mont !k,at
Z. T. smsthers. the owner Of McChesney. Is
az M%pass sns . sSs sG S
not bet a dollar on McChesney, despite re-
port: 70 n s,srd wy. at B.nnns. on s..u
day and had a bet on Joe Letter. winner ofthe
e. ss %oytaa 4. ' ~: ssr
The stewards OF the Jockey Cup nsx ,,. re-
the fsmoas s Ten BroecS. for the reason that
he sss q he e0Tss IL assns bu,
Of weeks tsway trainers are pushing their
charges along with yieor round the metrepoli-
1fn rem ords Sc e.. ns Missed
a da from his stable, Yesterday morning
ns" SSsss e ". sn nf fs n
La. Charley Dwyer recently refused 10000
Tor the past two years, covered mile IN i:4s
The four two-year-clds l1 the string COW
cred half mile IN 81 s sscon q. o,.o. oo, .,
the Nc iinnis stable, Tim Payne. half a mile
in 81 seconds. Tim Payne is regarded as the
He will probably run In the National Stallion
Stakes az Morris Pa5E A.. ,.,.
work With tS. s Snuns.tere n Sis eSarse
Pierre Lorillard's 'Numersl covered . mile In
h,bama. Annie Day. Authorization. Ezantis,
,irsnd vitessa, Lady Rohe.i and Daboss, all
the property Of Pierre I.orillard. covered half
u Of :, to ;Ss cratic Ben
sonhurst.. covered half mile in 81 seconds.
This Is asgrand looking colt, Cards. Eve;
Agnes Brennan averaged the half 10 about
So s who p rs.; ssS rs sss ss
With Yesterday s,smp,ns ;ropna. Me.
III. Bonus. nye-~ishihs In ics. and Cloth Of
Gold covered halt in 50 seconds, Henry
half a mile in 50. seconds. This IN we wss as
fast as anything done ON the track yesterday.
Phil Dwysr's y. dnsvess snd }.
Yesterday.
A letter tus, rec~ired by . friend from
klse. s 81, H. Who =, aooed s,.ak os.;
~as never besier IN bis life than al pre-
eat IN the ptoposef match betveel Adj
other hofss that should bs epi-r~d with an
entry of tayooo. shields 10 an Nous 60 rim the
.lm 10 b. sIo.sS each herre ana ii,e distance
to u. tso an of's- usri4 milss Hsfuas has
done ~s'll ana D. daily doing fo1iine work
81 khesIshssd Ray
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