The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
Has Been " Fired " and Nomi-
mated for the Campaign.
WENT AMISS LAST YEAR
Has in the Past Earned the
Bennett Stables $4,000.
Trainer Mcdaniel Has IS Two
Year-OIds in Charge.

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. 22.-For the ap-
preaching season Trainer Henry Nc
Daniel has twenty-eight Of Benefits
2-year-olds to look after in addition to
the older horses. Abe Frank has been
fired and viii be taken up for the
spring and summer campaigns in a
few days. The 2-year-olds number
many good-lookers. included the un-
named st. Maxim-Minnie Sink colt;
the ST. Maxim Josephine colt, the
Huron Honeymoon solt. and others for
which Fancy prices were paid at
private and public sales last season
An owner who appreciates the value
OF a trainer who can prepare horses
successfully is @. c. Bennett. the local
breeder ana owner, who has spent a
small fortune during his twelve or
more years experience striving for
stakes and purses east and west. For
years Mr.. Bennett spent lavish sums in
the purchase of yearling racers. Fail
ing to secure what might be termed
enc frst-class race horse, he purchased
: farm and commenced to breed thor
ouahbreds at Ridgeway, near this city
This move was successful, but II was
not until the spring Of 1900 that MI
Bennett was destined to witness mis-
familiar green and white diamonds
---A~s---
Laureate. the aged gelding, won the
Montgomery handicap of that year and
hung up the fastest time ever made
over the mile and a sixteenth of ground
of the Montgomery. Laureate beat
Etreamer, the Schorr candidate, and a
big field Of fifteen starters. Laureate
gvas ''prepped" by Henry. Mcdaniel,
Mr.. BENEFITS present manager and
trainer who is just entering on his
fourth year with the Bennett string
Born in the bluegrass region OF
Kentucky, learning his first lessons at
thoroughbred training from his father
Colonel Mcdaniel of the famous NC
Daniels Confederacy," it is only nat
ural that Henry Mcdaniel should un-
derstaud the art of handling horse.
His efforts with Bennett have been
crowned by PIT victories during his
four years connection with Benefits
horses.
Mcdaniel trained Ray ell Santa Anita
when that horse won the American
Derby in 1894. Mcdaniel has not won
an American Derby since he has ham
died the Bennett string, but he has
annexed some Of the choicest western
turf classics. Following Laureate's
victory i'm the Montgomery handicap
came the successful development of the
fast FLY Miss Bennett. Miss Bennett
was the star of the 1900 stable and
looked upon as the champion FLY of
the west if not the east that year Her
record Of seventeen states. unplaced not
once. and twelve of them stake vic
tories. viii stand as a record for 2
year-old FLIES to lower.
In 1901 Mcdaniel developed Ed Aus
tin and Abe Frank, and this pair as >
year-olds followed up the brilliant
achievements of Miss Bennett and
placed additional credit to the name Of
Mcdaniel as handler Of horses and
enriched Mr. Bennett to the extent OF
several thousands of dollars. Early in
the past year Ed Austin. Abe Frank
and Blennenworth went amiss, which
left Mcdaniel with little material to
work on. but he finished a prosperous
season with $50, 22O as his share Of the
money distributed among horsemen at
Memphis. Louisville. Latonia, ST. Louis
and Chicago tracks and Buffalo.
Aladdin was the largest Individual
winner, with SIG. 500, through victories
in the lakewood handicap, Sheridan
stakes and DreNel stakes al Washing
ton park. BY winning the Sheridan he
defeated both Wyeth and Lucien APP
pleby, the only horses that beat Alad-
din in the American Derby. Abe Frank
has proved the largest winner since
Mcdaniel handled the Bennett string
with more than $4,000 closely followed
by Miss Bennett, $4,000, and Aladdin,
fu all 500 GOO