Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12

lutely true and firm. requiring no unusual
stamina to negotiate 1t. as of old. Mr. Stra-
said he staked his reputation that the old
course Is easily two seconds faster than
formerly. be 1t dust or mud.
The New Homestretch.
Another feature that will be appreciated
by the student of thoroughbred eccentricity
is the big improvement made in the char
acter Of the homestretch. The new Co
lumbia course is now a joy to horsemen
from post to finish. No more will the plod-
der be able to lie back of his field until
the head Of the stretch In the hope that
the leaders will stop as IL shot on reaching
the once deep going where the old course
swings into the new. Things have been
altered. It Is the old course that joins
the Columbia course now The entire
stretch has been remade and built up to
conform to the new course. This last I'm
portant quarter of the struggle for the
judges stand Is now faster than the Co
lumbia course itself. No horse will stop at
the bend for home Just for the lack Of mud
running ancestry. Horsemen are now work
ing their charges down this stretch in .231a
and % 2-5. where .26 fiat was about the
best at the last meeting. Then, too, all
Of the pebbly surface of the new track has
been worked out and this course Is In per-
feet condition for the first time. With over
three-eighths straightaway to aid slow
breakers, its sweeping turn and new, fast
Stretcn, the columbia course Is unreSerV-
eddy pronounced by those who have sent
their horses over 1t as the ideal mile course
OF the country.
The Steeplechasers.
Where steeplechasing counts such le-
gion Of devotees, it Is also but natural that
the jumping route should have come in for
renovation. The jumps have been rebuilt,
and with their green brushes and graded
approaches present a most pleasing ap-
pearance. In passing 1t might be well to
add that 1t takes distance jump Of twen-
erpool. which is opposite the grand stand
and across the infield. In speaking of the
course the veteran hurdler, Silas Veitch,
pronounced 1t as the best he had seen this
season.
The steeplechase division will be espe-
cially strong this meeting, and the fields
will be the largest that have faced a Ben
ming starter Among the stables quar-
tered at the track and those arranging for
room are those of MessrS. Hitchcock, Cot
ton." "Chamblet,' Colt. Neville, Kerr. Wal
ZACH. Johnston, Dulany: Page, Stone. Har-
ris, Schwarz, Lane. Maupin. Blume and
Stotesbury. Nat Ray, Gwyn Tompkins,
w. Garth and Silas Veach may have some
Of their own to add to the list, and Nat
Ray. If he decides to ride. will doubtless
show some of the stuff that made him the
leading rider of the metropolitan circuit.
A jumping event that is interesting train
ers is the first running of the Junior, for
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meet. There are those who think they
have the youngster which will keep Mr..
"Chamblet's' Vestment from making a
runaway of this added fixture.
Some Who Will Race.
AS usual, the applications for stable
room received by Superintendent Strahan
have exceeded the supply, and there will
be lively times when the rush from Long
Island tracks and Pimlico sets in. The Co
lumbia stable, under Ed Hanna, has been
using a dozen stalls for some time. Ill
ness has put back some of the candidates
Of this popular local stable but those that
are good will be heard from. That astute
Kentuckian. John Madden, will quarter fiji
teen during the meeting. The Boston sta
ble under Trainer Littlefeld, VIII cam
paign string big as Madden's: Fa-
dozen stalls and he hopes to here break
his string Of bad Tuck. Jimmy NC
Laughlfn's consignment calls for twenty
four. while w. p. Burch will have his own
and the Hitchcock horses to look after.
Jack" Bennett will have ten In. care OF
Trainer GoldsborOugh- The Goughacre
stable will have at least fourteen, among
them some two-year-olds just on cage;
That sterling campaigner Carbuncle will
arrive with R. T. Wilson's horses, and al,
though he has had hard season OF 1t, Will
doubtless be again installed as the local
fayorite for the distance events.
Other weIl-known owners and trainers
who have asked for accommodations are
James Rowe. Thomas Healy, Ed Henner,
"Billy'' Oliver. Kirkfield stable. sylvester
stable. Jacob Worth. R. II. McPotter, Da-
Wis e. Hall H T. Griffin. T. L. Aste. John
Pangle, G. Dudley. v. Powers. G. Scheil-
horn, Gary Butler. Theo: Coles N. Lynch.
r. & r. Miller, H Tabler. w. House, A.
Stokes, c. Mack. Redmond Bros, William
Jennings, H. Graham. V. Holler, William
Hueston, w. A. Chanler, julie Carson, Mat
Byrns, r. w. Walden. j. FitZsimmons, j.
]. Mackessey, o. Decker. w. o. Scuiiy and
THOMAS Mannfx. Others who will be repre-
sented In stakes include e. r. Thomas. III.
Corbett, Frank Farrell and ]. p. Seagram.
Despite the good weather and track. work
at the course has been mostly on the gal
looping side. Most of the trainers being at
Pimlico, there was little done OF conse-
ouence in the way Of workouts this morn
ing. Beginning Monday. however. matters
will begin to hum and incoming horsemen
will have ample illustration of the excel
ience OF the finished local track. With the
exception of Hildebrand, who returns to
the coast, most of the leading Jockeys will
sport silks at the Benning meet Mars.
Cassidy as usual will have supervision 81
them at the barrier. With today will close
the regular schooling season over .-.e jumps,
and Monday will be unfurled the holiday ar
ray of flags and bunting in order to lend
color to the picture Of the completed estab-
Iishment, which will then enjoy few days
Of official and public inspection prior to
Thursdays opening.