Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
LARGE CROWD AT
BENNING YESTERDAY

A bright clear Sunday drew out over a
thousand visitors 10 Benning yesterday,
and trainers were kept busy showing their
charges. The walks and paddock during
the afternoon looked as If racing was In
progress, many ladies grazing the occasion
by their presence
If this interest shown is any forecaster of
the character of the attendance at the
meeting, which opens Monday next. 1t will
be a record breaker. provided the skies are
favorable.
Henry T. Oxnard. Fl. Rozier Dulany
Pierre Iorillard and many other gentlemen
were on hand to witness the exercise of the
horses. The OXnard string was out In
three sets. the older horses, Santa GAIA
lima Bohemia. Marjoram and Miss Todding-
ton first, and then the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
olds in separate divisions.
Among the youngsters the Oxnard Dinner
stake candidates Bette Landon, Nanny
moo Mary Custis and Manila were much
admired as were the Ridicule colt and
Wedding Day filly. The two-year-olds in
this stable are well-grown youngsters.
great credit to their Virginia home.
AS announced exclusively in The Star
two weeks ago. the Hamburg stallion In
flexible will not train. In spite of all or
Trainer Brooks patience and care, the task
was an impossible one, and no further at
tempt will be made to train him.
Tomorrow Inf1exibe Will be sent back to
his Blue Ridge home in Virginia, wher0
every opportunity will be given him to re-
produce his like. Certainly no two-year-old
OF this year showed greater speed than he
did, ana he should show to great advantage
in the stud.
Among other horses at the track yester-
day were Pater. The Clown, Tickle, T. s.
Martin. Preen. FriIs. Belle Strome. The
Cure. Hocus Pocus. Cary. Sailor Boy, Foxy
Name. Euripedes. Australina, Hyperion.
Bobby kean and Britisher.
The last named son OF Plaudt attracted a
- fts,.v, TO fiNa tlDfxS
and generally CLASSY appearance. Britisher.
who has been given the steadier of i2l
pounds in the Benning handicap. was
high-class two-year-old in 1904. when he
ran IN John A. brakes colors. Since then
he has not started. but his present owners,
Schumacher and Reynolds. have great hopes
OF him this year
Horses From the James River.
Robert Bradleys big stable Of twenty
two horses. in charge OF A. III. Bradley,
nephew of the owner. got in yesterday
morning from Wilcox Wharf, Va. the
James river some thirty miles from Rich
moni
At Greenway farm Virginia Bradley
has the stations Aloha Bitten and lamp
shire, the last named son of Hanover and
that good race mare Spinette. a good
sized band OF well-bred mares are also at
Greenway and the farm has already turned
out such winners as Robert Waddei win
Paul and others.
The Bradley horses that arrived yester-
day headed by Henry Zitt T. Al Casey
4. Max Aron 1. and the three-year w
". PIERCE Baby Willie, Nonsense, Henry
Waring. Elton Weaver, Lady Stewart.
Away. Waddell H. Gardner Tyler, Dixie
Andrews and Annie Schaller.
Well-Bred Youngsters.
Eight two-yeal-olds are in the string. as
follows: Private Stewart. Hanoway, Emil
nola. Visit. Sam Anderson. West over,
Greenway's Best and Bush Hill, all by the
owners stations Aloha and Hampshire out
of dams OF winners.
F.minoia, a full sister to Peter Paul and
West over. half brother to B1ncy 10y,
are both entered in the two-year-oid stakes
of the coming meeting. while Grecnways
Best is full brother to that good race
horse Hobert Waddell.
Away. the three year-old filly. was badly
cut down in Canada last year after she
had Won a race at six furlongs In 1.12&.
She is all right now. apparently Peter
leans and will be here the latter part Of
this week.
Woolgatherer, the steeplechaser las been
sold by T. p. Phelan to Courtland Smith
The horse has not trained well since he
TELL here last fall. and will De used as a
saddle horse. OF the other horses in the
Phelan stable. Ben Crockett, Andy VII
liams. Howard Lewis and Widows Mite
are all doing well So is Young Henry but
his training just consists mainly be-
tween the shafts IN harness
August Belmont's stable of eighteen
horses from Garnet, S. c.. got In this morn
ing in the snow storm. 1t includes Lord of
the Vale. the top weight In the Bennlnu
handicap at 1913 pounds and over n dozen
high-bred two-year-olds.