The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-03
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK.
REMARKABLE SUCCESS or THE
MEETING AT JENNINGS.
lecSrd Breaking Attendance and an Ip'
expected Volume Of business in the
RinE-BenninEtOn TNOsNear-Olds
Formidable jockeys seeking Jobs.

the Washington Jockey club ~ Bennngs
has eleven days yet TO run. and the indi'a
tons are that the stockholders will realize
handsome dividend The weather has been
unusually favorable. with the result that the
crowds have broken all previous records m
point Of numbers. On SATURDAY for instance.
there were more paid admissions, II - said.
than on any previous saturday IN the history
~ the track Many New Workers who went
down TO Washln Rton for The day returned
last night convinced that racing viii enjoy
even greater popularity at the metropolitan
tracks this year than in campa gns OF the past.
Up 20 last Thursday IN" bookmakers
who are doing business 1T Bennings were
tremendously hard hit II was one continual
airing Of successful favortes. with an oc-
oasional break. until the moro close listed
layers became wary aud were averse TO
taxing chances. With increased confidence
the TacetTack regulars made all kinds OF
use Of their good luck until they had money
60 kndle, but on 2 thursday the tide began
70 turn in such a manner that on Friday and
Saturday eleven favOrites Fere beaten and
the bank rolls OF the ChalEers became cor.
pulent once more. But that Is the secret OF
tho turrs popularity. Its uncertainty makes
the game fascinating for both players and
lsyers.
The books at BenninRs according 10 well
posted men, never handled so much money
before IL was said yesterday that t2jO.OOo
. day would be fair estimate Of the money
passed 10 the various members OF the
Metropolitan Turf Association, which. rs
usual, rules the Washington ring. Nearly
ell Of the big fellows are making book with
unlimited bank rolls and are going to keep at
o. they say, as long as the dough bag has
something lns ide Of II. with such an enor-
nous amount OF speculation at Bennings.
what will be the volume Of business when
the ball begins 70 roll at Aqueduct, a week
from next Saturday? More than hundred
books will go on at the Queens County Jockey
Clubs track, where there is no field" but
merely one big betting ring. where all pen
oilers can operate II they have the price.
Going BY the signs Of the times, II looks as
n the racing public intended 20 begin opera
tlons early. with plenty Of money and con-
6dence.
Even John j. Ryan Of get rich quick
fame has put in an appearance at Bennings,
although he announced last year that he had
retired from the turf for ever Ryan, since
he got out Of his predicament in Missouri,
has been attending to private business ven
lures, but the repo rts Of the races from under
The shadow OF tho Washington Monument
evidently proved too much for him, 10 he
hurriedly left Cincinnati the other day and
surprised the bookmake rs on Saturday.
There was no installing Ryan 70 somebody
headlight a nd his bald head they knew that
the genuine article was on hand, But Ryan
did no plunging lie looked on while and
then made few comparatively mall bets.
Jesse LewisOhn, who was one Of the heaviest
Spectators at the local tracks last year.
IewIsohn and his friend David Gideon we're
! mSepaTable all day, showing that the friendly
Ielati9ns Of last season are stu in existence
Nobody ever put an estimate on Lewisohn =
winnings during the season OF 1900 but IL
they were half as much as those credited TO
Gideon. they footed UP among the six fig
uFed sums. Dave Johnson has been betting
heavily ever since Bennngs opened but
he has had his ups and downs like the rest
In spite OF such prosperity. which. It is
conceded. was not altogether expected, the
% daily programme IA selling races. condition
2. events for maidens and beaten horses and
overnight handicaps, with cheap purses in
offered and consequently q comparatively
cheap lot Of horses have taken part in the
sport. The twO-yeaT-Old division has been
only fairly well represented. for the reason
that the crack Youngsters belonging to the
Barge stables have never been shown 50 early
In the year. 80 far the best two-year -olds
eeen at Bennings are Oaklawn. T. s. Martin,
Pater, TIP Toe. Consistent. Old Guard, sun
glow. AnOdyne. Legerdemain, Beden. Neri-
best. Tickle and proteus. Tip Toe. a full
sister to TrappeT. belongs To- August Bel
mont and has shown 50 much Improvement
to Jack JOyner at Sheepshcad Bay to be
prepared with the other Belmont two-yenr-
he has high class Ally in Consistent. 10y
GalOre-ConieCtriN. who is also going better
Every inT s9e NllT'T an, dTatpP%r Earth Thq
the latter Is the better voungster. aud many
uirfmen believe that Pater can beat all Of
The other twO-yelr-Olds at Bennings under
equal conditions. But At that 1t Will be i'm
possible TO get any sort Of a line on the quality
q this years crop Of youngsters until after
the meeting a. Belmont Park
4. The most interesting stake feature at
bennings this week will be the Washington
e. Nursery Stakes. 81 900 added. four and a
bali fuTlongs, 20 be run neat Saturday. Tip
Toe, consistent. Martin. pateT. SunRloW
and all OF the other twO-year-old OF any
.consequence Will start with the exception
Of WIZ ShiClis'S Oaklawu. high class
sSoungster, VINO was sent TO Bound Brook
recently TO have a rest before beginning a
vigorous campaign az AuueduCt aud Jamaica.
Shields has refused bg money for Oaklawn,
b a. he believes he has a consistent colt that
VIII be more than good breadwiuner Tor
him this season.
90 4 Cursory. examination OF the two-year-
olds that have been shown ~ the Long Isl
hnd tracks 80 far reveals 'he fact that the
lot owned by Newton Bennington and trained
BY Fred Burlew are the most formida BILE
Berlew Is training them all with ~ idea Of
cleaning up some Of the valuable stakes at
AgueduCt, Jamaica and Belmont PARK. This
policy il pursued tor the reason that the
stables are not called upon 20 extend them
selves until the racing season ia pretty we'll
bha sSsd Way BeniniGg,on II wv be rsme ~.
earlier meetings last season and he cleaned
up handsomely as a result Many owners
who are anxious TO strengthen their stables
have been looking over the Bennington two
year-olds and one Of them recently offered
t25,O 900 cash for colt named First Water.
considered next 10 Jerry Weinberg the best
Of the lot But Bennington would not even
consider the proposition,
Turf experts say that the Paget two-year-
olds trained by JoyneT do not come up to
the usual standard. They state that there is
no. Tradition among them and that Il will
be surprising II the winners OF the sta Bile come
up 70 those OF 1906 John Higgins has some
promising two year-olds belonging 20 u h.
DuTyea In his care and has been letting them
60 along nicely Mr.. DuTyea will have 4
pretty fair stable, including the three-year
olds Rose OF Dawn. Chieftain, Iota and others.
The two-year- are nearly all the get OF
the late W c. Mhitney's famous stations
e Hamburg and MeddlieT. 4 half brother
90 McChesney. named McKittredRe. by Good
'Tich-Manola Mason, Is highly thought Of
while MiXuD. a gelding by Meddler Mamie
pimyaT, Zuna, flly by Hqmbng Elizabeth
L.. and flly by FaVerdale-The Humber,
genla Burch are also looked upon with much
favor. Althou gh he sold nearly all OF his horses
last year and said he would not take 20 much
interest In the turf in future, John A. Drake
apparently IL about to change his mind
Enoch WishRrd, brakes capable trainer,
% In Lexington, KY, where he hat just D,lrs
chased for his employer two promising two
year -olds. the chestnut colt StrougbOw, by
Goodrich -Aureole and the bay colt Ireland
by Contestor Son Ban, paying 81 900 and
% 900 respectively. WishRrd. b IL said has
been commissioned 10 secure other twO1year-
Olds Of quality II ia his judgement they win