The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-16
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
RACING SEASON IN THE EAST
BEGINS NEXT MONDAY.
Coming Meeting ~ Benninss Expected to
he Record Breaker-season at New
Orleans Yields Large Profits-som.
brero Out OF Metropolitan Handicap.

One week from to-day the racing season
OF 1908 in the East will be opened at the Ben
ninRs track. which will be operated In future
by the same men who control Morris Park
This means that Bennings will have higher
class racing than ever before and that In
another year the Washington Jockey Club
will probably ofIer even more attractive
stakes than those eracing the programme
for the spring and fall meetings. Reports
from Bennings say that there win be moro
prominent owners there than In the past and
that there will be more horses In the stables
In and about the track than at any time sine
the gates were first opened. all Of which
shows that when the racing season In the
metropolitan district begins at Aoueduct on
April is the campaign will be under full swing
and the public interest will eclipse all pre-
vious records as to attendance and snthu-
siasm.
During this week many trainers whs have
been repairing their horses at Gravesend
and Shee pshead Bay will load them on the
cars for Washington. The weather here
has been 20 mild that the work OF getting
the thoroushbreds in shape has progressed
rapidly so that II Will not take long to put
them in real racing fettls. Many owners
who have been racing all winter At New
Orleans and on the Cosst will also turn East
ward 80 as to be on the ground In time TO beg In
operations at the nations capital. The
spring meeting az Memphis will be con-
venient stop-over for horsemen coming from
the Far West. at the conclusion OF which
they can get here in time for the opening Of
the westchester meeting az Morris Park.
The season at New Orleans, A. conducted
by the Crescent City Jockey Club. closed
on Saturday. although the sport will continue
there for another week under the auspices
Of the old Louisiana Jockey Club. II has been
the most prosperous season there In the his
tory Of the turf More than 100000 has
been cleaned up By the Crescent City Jockey
Club.
Green B. Morris has declared HE four
year-old Star Ruby colt sombrero out Of the
Metropolitan Handicap. This action was
not unexpected as several days a<o Mr..
retired to the Rancho del Paso stud. Of which
jane ssn s.sA: ..R
s& w ss Ssss sefs e. nj uS ds. S s'
s .ssSa S1Sn1 WITH ~ TcSsn9r e; e
engaged Jockey otto WondsTiy. who viii
not be T much S M II af E f 4. N: City
Of 4e John e Msdden it nj sht Be said nssmscR
sD ns orfa 5ss %a
owner. Sam Hildreth, 70 burn up the betting
ring once more something tnat ne nas Ceen
doing regularly all winter. Hildreth has
recoverediall OF the losses he sustained al the
time when heewas compelled 70 sell the much
| talkcd-of McChesney. and will probably PRO-
coed to strengthen his already formidable
| in the Western Jockey Clubs tracks. Hi
dreth's three-y ear-old Topsoil, an American
Derby candidate, 10 working IN sensational
style for this time Of year at Memphis On
| Saturday, with Milton Henry in the saddle
the colt worked Ave furlongs In SOS over .
heavy track and 10 now pronounced the best
three-year-od at that track. II Henry can
get a license from the Western Jockey CUB
irrespective OF what action the French turf
authorities may take in his case. he VIII Tide
for Hildreth this season.
| In the winter books made by JapeS y Lesry
/ in Chicago on the BIo2kyn and Supuroan
Q TO /. with ADVANCE Guard second choice At
10 10 i and Blues third choice at - 70 I. In
the American Derby book there 10 pos muSh
OF Q demand for Savable, the favortfs. while
Dick Welles. the second choice. has attracted
mq Father o Hi DAILY say. that b. ha. the winner
Of the Ben hinge Spring Handicap In HE barn.
He can start either Hlmself OF Daly
Arthur Redfern. who 10 at Washington. 70
reported as aging that the Benninss track
10 null of holes
ali three ways on c g. ElliPon's. skilful 70
g. His wager has been taken by I'D Weller,
EE Smathers has made an oher for the
three-yesr-old colt Prince OF Endurspce. by
Monaco Melody, who ie owned by Durrell
Herr The colt 10 eligible for the American
and Hentuc ky Derbiea