The Washington times., 1903-11-11
Many Horses Entered for
the Fall Gathering.
COURSE PRONOUNCED GOOD
Speculation Rife as to Effect the
change VIII Have ON
the Game.

With the ending Of the races at Pimli-
CO this afternoon. the coming meet
ing at Benning, which begins on,
Monday. will take on renewed interest,
and the remainder of the week at the
Washington Jockey Clubs new course
will be exceedingly lively. A number of
stables that have been racing at Balu-
more viii leave there this afternoon. and
by tomorrow morning many new arri-
walls VIII make their first appearance on
the new track.
The. Baltimore contingent will be re-
enforced by several strong stables from
Jamaica. and on Saturday. when the
racing season around New York comes
TO a close. the entire Eastern turf
world will take up quarters at Benning
Never before in the history of any local
racing organization have prospects been
brighter for a successful meeting.
It is safe to say that more horses Will
take part in this fails racing than ever
ran at a local track. Superintendent
Strahan has received applications for
upward Of co horses, and there will be
no lack of quantity or quality in the
fields that go to the post each day
Horserren who have visited the track
pronounce the new Columbia course TO
be the equal Of any in the East. and 1t
is freely predicted that records VIII be
broken before the meeting has progress
ed far It Is true that the difference in
the going between the new are old
tracks Will operate against fast time In
some instances. but there is little doubt
that the racing IN every particular viii
b. the most satisfactory ever witnessed
around Y Washington
An evidence of The fine condition Of the
- chn
when High Chancellor worked three
quarters of a mile in liza. Several
horsernen made the time even faster,
ana Fnoch Wishard, the trainer Of High
Chancellor, makes no secret of his be
Hef that t-ais good three-year-oid viii
win the Co-1mbia Handicap on the open
ing day Of the meeting Mr. Wishard
also has Runnels entered for the handi-
cap. and If this horse is not allotted toe
heavy an impOst by Handicapped Nos-
turgh. Runnels may also go TO the post
weights for the race viii be announced
on FRIDAY.
Speculation Rife.
there has been a good deal of specu-
1atlon among horsemen and others who
hive INSPECTED the new course as Il
the effect the change Of going from thu
new course TO the old Will have on thu
runners when they get to racing at toI
speed The Columbia course has top
dressing OF soil that is much hardel
than the old course and II Is believed
By many that when the horses leave
the solid footing OF the new course and
enter the deep sand OF the quarter
stretch they viii be anchored. in which
case IL viii be a survival Of the strong
est and fitfest animals IN the race.
Another factor that will enter into tn
races for the first few days is the angie
at the turn from the Columbia cours'
into the cid track. The turn at thi.
->5fnt is really sharper than would ap
year at first glance. and it viii talk
some skill on the part OF the jockeys 4
negotiate this point 10 the best advan
tage. Doubtless a number of races vii
be lost at this turn that would not b.
were the jockeys entirely familiar witt
the course However. it will not TAX
the riders long 20 learn the track. ant
IT can be depended upon that form vii
be more consistent at Benning this fal
than ever before