The Washington times., 1904-11-01
AGS Of QUALITY
. FOR BENNING MEET
Ich Handicaps Attract
Good Entries.
PENiNG DAY FEATURES
lumbia and Bladensburg Handicaps
Should Give Sport a Good Start.
Wen Balanced Entries.
PENlNG DAY FEATURES

Seventeen days from now, on Noyem-
b II, Starter Mars Cassidy viii spring
the barrier and send the hrst held OF
TIE Benning tan meeting away from the
post
The quality of horses assigned the
local track By prominent owners this
ian gives Neutrality-suspicious. promise OF
81 the best racing witnessed. here since the
Gays Of the old Alexander Island and St.
Asaph tracks, when such cracks as Han
over. who sired the last two Futurity
Winners. and other cracks of the turf,
Struggled before the straining eyes OF
Washington sports
Two Features.
The fourth running Of the Columbia
Handicap. FOR three-y ear-olds and up
ward. 81 900 added. at seven furlOngs. and
the third BladensbUrg SteepIechase Han
dicap, for three-year-olds and upward.
500 added. about two miles and one-half,
are offered as features for the opening
day.
Entries for each event win be given
out for publication on Saturday. OF
these two races the Columbia Handicap
attz acts the greater interest.
While no record-breakers are likely TO
contest for this stake, the quality OF the
field IS such that there should be a good
contest as no one horse stands out vast
~ superior TO the field at present, and
IL is unlikely that all the good horses
VIII be declared out so that one VIII
have everything his own way.
Among the candidates favOrabIy look
ed uron, which are almost sure TO start
are W p. Burch's Greencrest. and that
cid campaigner, knight Of Rhodes,
which won some good races this summer
at the Metropolitan tracks
Grand Consolation.
The elite Of the young division Of
equine talent win race in the Grand
Consolation, the richest OF Benniug
stakes. 1t is open TO tw0-year-oIds, non
winners Of $4,000 at time Of starting,
and Is at seven furIongs, on the Colum-
bia course. Secretary s. 7. Walton, Of
the Washington Jockey Club is author
ity Cor the statement that the value OF
the stake viii be between $500 ana
s.. 600 Those which were still left in at the
last payment were Britisher, for which
J. A. Drake paid John Z. Madden SO
Geo. DandeliOns Cabin, and Mirthless,
from =lhs II. r. Hitchcock Stable; James
afcLaughiln's Passadena and oxford
James r. Keene's Butcher and Wild
Mint: J. E. Madden's SigIight: r. T.
Wilson's Gamara, Sparkling star, and
Allumeur. the Oueck Stables Burgo: w.
W SchOrr's Jack LOry; the AIbermarle
stables Belle OF SignOra; Jack Benefits
Fillmore and Almonte; the Chelsea
Stables EarIdom; the Columbia Stables
Dr.. SWarLzs w j. Jennings Dr. Spruiu.
=. Mondays Jack AIcKeon; H. M Zieg-
leT's Navajo; w u. SeWeus Mon
Amour; Al Stokes Kassfl: o. L. Rich
ards only one, and the GOughacre
Stables IhomDnd,
Some of the candidates are already
here ana are being slowly but steadily
prepared expressly Tor this stake, which
VIII be run on Saturday, November l9
the third day or the meeting.
Dixie Stakes.
The Dixie Stakes. one Of the Oldest es-
tablished classics in the South. Is ex-
pected TO attract an evenly matched
field of -year-olds. This race. which
VIII be run on November p, has an add
cd value OF $500 is Tor -year-0Ids,
Nnon-Htnners OF $500, and Is at a mile
and thTse-quarters. Those which are
stin left IN are =. r. Thomas stalvyart
the Boston Stables Ostrich. winner of
the Crescent City Derby j. W. Sch0rr's \
MOuntebauk ana Moharib winner OF
the Kansas City Derby 81 Corbetts
The SOutheruer, n. j. Hayman's Orrho-
dox, winner of last years Grand Conso-
lation; the GOuchacre Stables Bryu
MaWr A. J. Astes DIT Chaplin, r. T.
Wilson's SilverfoOt. H. u. Dulauey's Ny
Grace, and Frank FarrelIs Andrew
Mack
OF these Stalwart ana 1sryn AIawr will
not start Neither IS any longer eligible
for the stake, having won the stipulated
$500 iu q race StalWarI has the right
10 dispute the championship for three
yeaE-Olds with Beldame, as be has de
1eated all others but her. whom he has
not met this year. He won the annual
Champion Stakes or $500. defeating
broomsttczt Arrlcander and Major I
Daingerneloi won the Century Stakes or |
$1,000 defeating Ort Wells. 6h0rth0se, [
Delhi and Major DaiuEeTueid and an
ne2ed the $500 Hiud0O Stakes In an
that StalWart would be a sure starter /
& in the Dixie Stokes III he were stHl ELI [
Eible He VIII be declared out at the I
xt payment
Eat Jumpers Coming.
= G. Hooper Cadr. Chamblett. who ]
enjoys the reputation Of conducting one +
or the foremost jumping stables jr +
America every year. viii have ar least
six " his horses here 10 take a ding at /
the Benning purses Included In "Mr. F.
Chambletts' string are Vestment, Roy
ellie. Zinzlbar. Flying Virgiriau, Trek. f.
6Wamplauds. and Land OF Clover.
". T. Presgrave, trainer for the 4
Goughacre Stable. announces that he /
VIII race shOrthOse Ia nearly an of the I
le5s distance events.
AliuoLaur. Mrs. Frank Foster Pride
on Eaiofe. ana &eVermGTe have shown 4
Aerj-loi-ally ra5t lu work ana viii be- /
s4iFped 20 Fimiico. one OF these 81 q I
-tlA 1l and the wise ones are all \
ready sailing kale Ia their sock ~ uu- /
buckle oa a.
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