New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-21
81 SPORTS AnDA1A
EFN0RECRfATION{azzSSZEz.
THE RACETRACK.
Railbirds Fancy Castaliau for Ben
nings HaHdiCap-Turf Gossip.

Although the conditions overhead and underfoot
have not been OF character to inspire owners
and trainers with optimistic views concerning an
immediate artvaI OF spring enough candidates for
the Bennin-s Handicap. 20 he run next Thursday
have been tried out 70 give the ever watchf-I rail-
birds some sort OF line which 70 base their
prophcsies for the fixture Of the opening day OF
the Washington meeting. u prices are Influenced
BY these predictions Of the professional and ANA
teur checkers it IS not unlikely that tho four
year-old chestnut geIdi-g CastaIian. by Bathaup-
ton-Castalia viii be installed favorite Tor the
running OF the rrst half OF tho handicap. W P.
Burch. who trains r. r Hitchcock's horses. has
had the EeldinE out n company with Grey Friar.
Sergeant, Vanity and other bearers Oe the oIgree1
Jacket nearly every d4v last week RCnnings.
and the work OF CostaIia1 has satisfied the watch
that he VIII be very much Of a factor IN the
contest should his trainer adhere to his present
intention OF sending him 20 the post Mr.. Hitch
cocks trainer has charge OF Willie" shaw's out
side engagements. and as hone OF the Whitney
horses viii race at BerrinEs this spring II was
said that the recently rei1stated jockey might have
the mount on Castali-u. The other day the geld
t1S was sent four furiongs IN O.54 and pulled up
fresh and strong and full OF running.
To has been an extremely active week at Wash
fngton, and the capital IS rapidly filing UP with
thorough5rcds and The great Amy TINT follows IN
their wake John f Madden has arrived from
Kentucky with the string he will campaign this
season, and has something like thirty head stabbed
within the inclcsure. his lot consists Of twenty
I've tvo-year-oids ard the we'll known performers
Pulsus Gettysburg. City Bank Robin Hood and
WhorIer. The Clydes. Of Philadelphia, who race
under the name OF the GOurhacres Stable. have
sent down group OF fourteen. IN charge OF their
trainer, Captain ". F. Presgrave. Blush. Gold
Ribbon. AthoI and dozen your gsters are Included
n tho list. IN Pa" BradIey's string. which WIS
shipped from Virginia the middle Of ths week. are
Peter Paul Polk Miller General Stewart. Alma
Girl and a halt dozen two-vear-olds Sydney White
has his three-year-0Id Rainbow colt Rain or Shine.
which went wrong late last fall going sound again.
and has given him stIr gauops IN the last
week.
The rep7irs on the steepIechase course have been
completed and trainers OF Jumpers have been al
lowed 20 take their horses into the field The 60
ing has been good enough to warrant them IN
turning their steaplechasers at the obstacles, and
this department Of The racing Industry. cOnse-
1ven-e shows marked Improvement over last week
Ciwyn Tonpkirs has worked Lavator. Flaecus
Simon Eenton. Harrow and others from J. ".
Colts stable ove- the course. and thev have shown
10 advantage William Garth has also sent In
perialist Trapezist ard Charley Moore over the
Jumps and worked them nile on the fat IN 1SA
some OF the al-winter performers that are headed
F7e7uinEzvard from New-Orleaus are Charles FoN's
mare Ascension. Z. X whee'srs Inqusitive Girl,
II T Griffn's CoukIing. which ran third IN the
Crescent City Derby; A. II. & D. II. Morris's much
talked a fly viperins A. l. Aste's Nodredlaw.
Tvphorie ard Colonel Tyler; V. r Midgeley's
7-rfr4. Hill. Burning Glass and 5Inadi Love- and
T z AIanrix's 91eiste-sinEer ard McNilliams. As
the Western Jockey club has not yet determined
tre turf status Of Griffin since the Sweet PEPPER
aSafr at New Orleans his horses, r. they start AZ
washington. viii have % be run N the name OF
another trainer The embargo placed on Grim
does not Apply 20 his horses and they VIII be able
20 keep all their engagements.