The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Gotham Expects Benning
To Haze Great Meeting
Sorinq Races at Washington Already Exciting
DisCussion-Empirc Track Still Seeknq
Dates-LeWsohn's Ycunqster.
By MANHATTAN.

Of Meddler and other fine horses inter
"sted in the welfare Of the sport in
Kentucky
Since the course became the property
Of the late Captain Brown he had spent
more than slo,oo0 In improving it, and
This, added To the purchase price of
about $4,000, makes the outlay close
TO S50,ooo- II was the intention OF Cal
tain Brown 10 make the track one Of the
best racing plants in the world.
Not since Harry Payne whitney and
Herman B. Duryea were sweeping the
Eastern turf of rich two-year-oId prizes
with Irish Lad, their great son of Can
dlemas. few years ago, has a one
horse-stTing given such promise OF
greatness as the Yankee-Royal Gun
colt now stabbed at Sheepshead Bay.
the property OF Oscar Lewisohn, whe
viii this year make his first bid 70,
honOrs az an owner. on looks, coupled
with his royal breeding and extensive
engagements. this colt has impressed
trainers about the Bay as being a pos
sibiity for the very highest honors
and no Juvenile OF the year will be
more closely watched when the time
comes for him TO sport silk.
Eugene Hildebrand the well-known
Jockey, is not at Hot Springs. Ark. In
an interview sevhral days ago he said:
Il am here getting into condition in
hope that the Jockey Club will see Fl
to grant me a license to ride this year
I believe that I have been punished
severely enough 90 make me remember
il the longest day I live I also recog-
nize the fact that I am getting big, and
that at the most | will only be able to
ride two more seasons l am in hope
that the Jockey Club will see fit to give
me chance to yindicate myself of any
stigma that may be attached 10 my
good name"
Roger Minton. acting for VI. l.. & J.
L. Hayman. has engaged r. Lowe, the
jockey. to ride for the stable he is
handling during the coming season.
Lowe is a clever rider and has been
showing good form during the winter.
He is entitled TO five younds apprentice
allowance until the end of April He
will remain in New Orleans until the end
of the city Park meeting. when he will
report to the Haymans at Benning in
the spring.
been shipped to Washington from Cam
ada to be prepared for the spring cam
paign. IN the lot were Ben Crockett.
WoolgatheTeT, Howard Lewis Widows
Mite. Andy Williams, and Young Henry.
One of the principal objects of the
change to Southern climate is to get Ben
Crockett into early condition for the
rich Whitney Memorial Stake. to be run
at Belmont Park about May 5.
1t is now practically settled that of
the ten members of the grand circuit of
1906, granting that Cleveland will also
be In line. all are in favor of short racing
except Providence. The management of
the Nara gansett Park track has almost
plainly declared itself in favor of the
old best three in five. If not for its
entire program, at least for the greater
portion of it.
Nothing has been heard to leave any
doubt of this decision. and it now looks
as If there win be no comproslise on
the part of President Perkins and the
officials of the track. Some horsemen
are of the opinion that the decision of
the Providence people viii test the
strength of the so-caI1ed Syracuse COM
pact and show how earnest the signers
OF that agreement ara