Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Attractive Program for Last
Four Days at Benning.
AOUEDUCT FOLLOWS
CARTER HANDICAP STARTS THE
METROPOLITAN SEASON.
Local Meeting Has Been the Best on
Record-Turf Topics Of
Interest.

Five lays more and the racing season on
The tracks in the metropolitan district will
be under way. On Thursday next the meet
ing that has been going on at Benning.
under the auspices of the Washington Jock
ey club. will come to a close. Friday VIII
he moving day for the majority of the
stables there. many of them going to Balti-
more for the ten day meeting at Pimllco,
which begins on April 10. but the vast ma
jority of them heading for New York and
the tracks on Long Island. On Saturday,
with the Carter handicap as the racing
feature, the gates at the Aqueduct track
of the Queens County Jockey Club will be
thrown open to the public and what prom
Uses to he the greatest and most sensational
racing season in the history of the Amer
lean turf will begin.
No better line on what the coming season
promises could be obtained than that which
the meeting which closes at Benning on
Thursday affords That it has been sue
cessful from every point of view, the most
successful that has ever been given by the
Washington Jockey Club, will be admitted
by every turfman, owner trainer. jockey or
racing enthusiast that has been in attend
ancc. Never in its history has the Wash
ington club had such crowds, never has II
had splendid sport at spring meeting
and never has it had more financial sue
cess than at the meeting that Is about to
come to an end 1t has been such that
racing officials and turfmen are alike conf
IDENTIFY enthusiastic of the prospects that
the future holds in store when the scene
shifts to the big metropolitan tracks and
the time for the running of the Metropoii-
tan, the Brooklyn, the Suburban and the
Brighton draws nearer.
For the last four days of racing at Ben
ming Secretary Crickmore has arranged
program that should furnish lifting CHI
max to most successful meeting. Tomor
tt+il1 no h N
half furlongs for three-year-olds and up
ward and a steeplechase over the short
course, and both events should have excel
lent fields. Tuesday will be a gala day for
the hunting set with the running of the
Southern steeplechase and the Amateur
Cup, in both events of which gentlemen
riders will pilot the starters. The entry
lists for both races closed last Wednesday
and they both contain the names of sew
eral of the best known horses and riders
at the track.
The Southern Is open to hunters that are
registered and the property of members OF
the recognized hunts in Maryland, Virginia
and the District of Columbia and is over
the full course about two miles and a hall
The Amateur cup is at six furlongs and
the starters will be ridden by officers OF
the army, navy or marine corps, the Metro
politan, Century, Army and Navy or Chevy
Chase clubs. or undergraduates of the Uni
versity of Georgetown, University of Nir-
ginia and the Washington and Lee Uni
Versity of Virginia. There must be seven
entries in each of the two events or no
race.
Jesse Brown Cup.
handicap at a mile for -year-olds
and upward will be the feature of We'd
nesdays card, and on Thursday the meet
ing will come to a close with the running
of the Jesse Brown cup. at half mile for
two-year-olds that have been bred in Vir-
ginia, Maryland or the District of Column
Eta nd he
spring handicap. The latter event is at
seven furlongs and the weights have been
announced as follows:
d. c. Johnson's b. 6. Roseben, (winner Of
Sylvester Stables b. h. Right and True 8
winner of first handicap. ................12 III
N Mhl5nsys S sh h. h. Duke Of Kendall
c. A Alnwicks Oh. c; Atwood, 4'...'...''...111ss
Goughacre stables 5. c: Preen, 8 (winner,
G. '" A Ainwicks ch. h. invIncibie lis
W. Ii. Snyders br. c. Trapper, 3. lib
W. c. Prices ch. h. ARABIC, 5.................1! 2
IL. T Grifn's b. z. Bill Curtis, (winner
W WE" &. Days ;6. h. Himself aged los
c. D. Smiths ch. IN. Jane Holly, g.. ....... JOG
A. Slmons b. or blk. &. Good Player, s....... JOG
Albemarle Stables b +. Santa Catalina. 3d.. 105
D; J. Lees oh 6 Monsc9d9r, .,,aa.c a.a -1 1o5
Goughacre Stables ch. &. Incense. 3..........1 04
D. c. Johnsons CHI: f. Liberia 4. 1o4
Mrs; Minna Bakers ch. :; AsterIsk. 3. .1os
Kirkfeld Stables ch. h. Charles Elwood o.. I02
e. ID. smiths b. e. Orfeo. 5..................10 2
W G Daly's b. c. Et tn Brute. A. ..........1 01
r ~ Taylor,s br. Arrahgowan' 6.....I Iod
c. T. HershaIl's CHI. { Sir Briller, 3........10O
AIbemarie Stables b. or br. +. Bohemia. g.. g
g. NJ Holienback's ch c Formaster, 4.. 81
p. NJ. Burch's b. g. Rawhide. 5.............. 96
bnr Sfab les Ia ( Deli nh z q
R G Halls b. t. Festoon, 5, .,............ IS
G, II. Talbert's br: T. Lytha, 3. ,.......... 90
W. X. Townes' b. T. Mistiss 3. ............... "a
W. X. Leverlng's oh. :, weIrdsome, 5.....,.. 81
Columbia Stables b. c. Dr. Swartz, 3.......... 93
9. A. Masatt's b. g Prestonian 6. ............ 90
Columbia Stables br. (. Lady Frances 3d.. 80
NJ l. rreem mans, b. g wi inch, 3 81
+. II. Hitchcock's ch, 6. Cabin, 3 ........ 80
Mrs James TnisoI sutss b. r LTa% %tG s SO
Penalties accrue from pm, Thursday, March
D. i0 a. whitney,s roscan, 8, 100 pounds which
finished first In the first handicap disquali-
fed for violation OF rule as to sale with contin-
gency.
Nine owners have made nominations for
the Jesse Brown cup, which will have It's
first running this year. and the probable
starters will include the Barbarity stables
Legerdemain or Proteus. w. s. Diffenherf-
fer's Racine III and Rocket. Frank Fosters
Mamie Foster and Little Rose. II. c. Crit
fms Rose Croix, r. C.. Halls Ambitious A.
b. Hancocks Gold Castle. w. L. Maupins
Il. S. Martin. Pater. Merry Belle or Lady
Chiswick; ]. NJ. PARIS Uncle AL and r. w.
Waldens Verdant or Consistent
Good Pair for Carter
1t Is entirely probable that Henry T. Ok
nard will have two horses to carry his silks
in the running of the Carter and both of
them fillies. When Santa Catalina defeated
Roseben at Benning last Saturday and hung
up a new six furlongs record for the track.
ANI.ndharn Walden the trimmer for the sta