Evening star., 1905-10-12

Fall Meeting at Benning
Promises Great Things.
HIGH ASS FIELDS
BEST HORSES IN THE COUNTRY
TO RUN IN PRINCIPAL STAKES.
Rain Prevented Athletics-Giants Game
-Women's National Golf Tourney
Many Bowling Battles.

The preparation for the autumn meeting
of the Washington Jockey Club. which be-
gins five weeks from next Thursday. No
vember 49, are well under way. and the
people of this city will have an opportu-
nifty of seeing the greatest collection OF
runners that have ever appeared On the
local track.
The entries for the three classic stakes,
the Grand Consolation" for two-year-
olds; the Dixie" and ''Vestal, for three
year -olds, have just been issued. and the
class represented is something unknown in
the annals of racing in this city. For ex-
ample, Of the thirty-sfx entries for the
grand consolation, no less than twenty
seven are many time winners of some OF
the best two-year-old races of the season
notable among them are Lotus Eater. win
ner of the $500 Triumph stake at Brighton.
Oak Lawn, Washington Nursery, "Canar-
sie'' and five other races-a colt that Mr..
Belmont gave $4,000 for this summer at
Saratoga; Flip-Flap. Criterion stakes and
other races; Lotus. w. P. Burch's crack
Watercress filly, winner of the Juvenile
stakes at Buffalo; Charles Ellison's high
class two-year-old, Lady Navarro. winner
of the Prospect stakes" at Gravesend, and
many other races, and James Reddick,
son of Lamplghter. that is practically un-
"Adirondack at Saratoga: Kings Daugh-
ter, winner of the Willow stakes at
Gravesend and several other races; vi 0.
winner of two stakes in the west; Bill Phil
lips, winner of the Spring stakes at
Sheepshead beating among others one of
the cracks of the year, George G. Bennett,
and Mr.. Harry Payne Whitneys five cracks.
including Pegasus, winner of the Junior
Champion atGravesend this fall; Perverse
winner of the Nursery handicap at Belmont
Park; Juggler, a stake winner; Brookdale
Nymph, one of the fastest fllies in train
ing, winner of three races, and Midas, also
a very fast colt that has won several cred
table races.
Among the others are Arklita and Clark
Griffith. both winners of several races;
Disobedient, winner of his last four out of
five starts, being second the other time to
the redoubtable Brookdale Nymph; Lady
Annie, beautiful daughter of Sir Dixon
that has won two races in the west Zeinap
the crack filly at Latona this summer
beating everything of both sexes repeat
edly there; Monterey, winner of his last
two starts, and Billy Garth's two crack
Fatherless colts, T. S. Martin and Pater
which have each won five races this sea-
son, including a stake each
Heretofore there has been two or three
horses of some class in this stake but
with about thirty high-class youngsters it
is safe to say will be the best two-year-
old race ever seen in the capital city.
The Dixie Stakes.
The Dixie, for three-year-oIds at one and
three-quarters miles. also has a high-class
entry, including Alvin, winner of the Orien-
tai handicap this fall, whipping nearly every
one of the all-aged division, including But
Ting. Coy Maid. Sinister Grazallo, Proper
Broomstick, Master of Craft St Bellane
and kiamesha, who equaled the world s rec
ord in race at one mile at Belmont Park
on Monday, stepping the distance in 1.31 20
Alvin has run many races this season. and
is a genuinely good one. Buttlng. a fire.
quent stake winner; Kiamesha, a very fast
mare, stake winner many times this season: ::
Palm Tree; Oliver Cromwell who ran the
crack OiSean to head in one and a quar-
ter handicap; Santa Catalina a frequent
stake winner; Master of Craft. practically
unbeatable at Narragansett this summer;
Oxford, winner of two derbys and ster-
ling performer; John Smulski, Charlie Eli
sons crack three-year- from the west
and the greatest mare ever foaled in Amer
lea; Artful, the conqueror of the otherwise
unbeatable Sysonby and is without doubt
the only horse in this or any other country
capable of giving this freak horse a race.
Artful is also in the Vestal, at and
half miles, and it looks as If the Washing
ton public will certainly have an opportun-
ity to see this grand piece of horsehesh
which is the jewel of the great Whitney
string. The following are the complete en-
tries Tor the three stakes:
For Two-Year-olds.
The Grand Consolation. SO 900 added
closed September 10 with thirty-six entries;
seven furlongs, Columbian course-Barbar-
ity stable Poetus and Lotus Eater; August
Belmont. Brdgeman and Oakawn: ]. A.
Bennett Flip Flap; E. r. Bradley. vi and
Diamond Chain w. p. Burch, Lotus; CheI-
sea stable, Barberloot and Andronike; CO.
lumbio stable. Souvigny and Bessie A; S.
Deimal, Rickey; John Duffey, Disobedlent;
Chas r. Ellison, Lady Navarro and James
Reddick: Frank ]. Farrell, Clark Griffith
and Arklirta: Bertram F. Hoffman, Ocean
Brook; r. G. Hall. Headway and Pleasant
Moments: +. r. Hitchcock, Tangle; T. c.
Mcdowell. Kings Daughter and Lady An
ME; W. L. Maupin; T. 81 Martin and Pater;
]. l. Robinson, Fatinitza; w. f. Schultz
Zlenap; Albert Simons, Monterey; II. P.
Whitney. Pegasus. Juggler. Brookdale
Nympli, Perverse and Midas; Sam T. White
Humorous; r. t. Wilson, jr-. Bill Phillips
and Adonis
The Vestal Stakes.
The Vestal for three-year-olds, 5000 ad-
ded: mile and half. old course-John Bo-
den stable. My Buela; Woodford Clay,
Marie Francis; Chelsea stable, Flinders;
Columbia stable. Lady Francis; H Rozier
Dulany, Noblesse Oblige: J. G. Hutchins,
Ever Near; F. F. Lyme. Pirate Polly; James
". McCleland, Our Sister; Oneck stable
kiarnesha; H. p. Oxnard, Santa Catalina;
William T. Townes. Mistiss; II. P. Whitney,
Artful.
The Dixie Stakes.
The Dixie. $500 added, at one mile and
three quarters old eourse-A. l.. Aste, Al
win; J. Boden My Buela; E. r. Bradley,
Palm Tree; Frank E. Brown Oliver Crom-
well; Columbia stable, DIR. Swartz; C. r.
Ellison, John Smulski. James McI.aughlin.
Oxford; j. L. McGinnis Buttling; Oneck
stable, Kiamesha; H. G. Oxnard. Santa Cat
alma; P. s. p. Randolph, Master of Craft;
H P Whitney. Artful.
BELMONT PARK RACES.