Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-26
Late Arrival of ThoroughbredS
at Benning.
NEARLY $50 NOW ON HAND
The Troubles of Keeping High-Class
Horses on Edge.
GREAT LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS
Refused $4,000 for Jockey Radtke-
National Championship Racquet
Tournament.
NEARLY $50 NOW on HAND
GREAT LEFT.HANDED PITCHERS

hos mt all the trainers at Benn1ng
IN the nui viye and lively scenes are De-
su, witnessed there every morning from lhe
s,nnu rours I'D to we'll in the forenoon.
Realizing that only four weeks more az
left before the bell will ring for real pusi-
stss to commence, all hands are as busy as
she proverbiaI beaver the track at times
looking as If real racing had already begun
20 many horses are on it at once
BY actual count there are now 245 horses
q. the track over seventy having c'iiie ~
during the past week. And another eoh'Ih-
gent will arrive this week, lhciuuiiis -i
stables of James Mclaughlin and fraHh
farrell from Coney Island. The Washlhs-
toL favorite Race King, who spread MS
eff front foot here last fall after his record
breaking race, will come with Mclaughlin
string as well the gray horse OXFORD,
stake winner in California year ago tids
winter and in the east last season as Wen
and number of two-year-oids, OF WHICH
The Poet is very promising.
Outside OF a couple or horses III the nay
man stable from New Orleans. the horses
at Benning are in robust health The so'ooo
colt Waterwing on the way up from the
Crescent city developed a hVely case vi
shipping fever. and last Sunday TWO ooc-
tors were working over him and another
colt in the barn. But both are on the way
u recovery now and Will be all right soon.
1. is risky proceeding bringing HORSES
north from a warm climate in February.
The late Capt. Brown tried 1t several
times. coming from Mobile. to HIS sorrow.
Horses at Benning.
Among the horses on the track at Ben
ming Yesterday were Santa Catalina, the
Iop-eared heroine of the Vestal stakes;
ler two-year-old half-sister by Melton tsire
of Sysonby) out of Dainty dam of Santa
Catalina; Infexible. the fastest two-year-
old of 1903: Bohemia and Marjoram, win
rers here last fail; Brush Up. Yorkshire
Lad Waterdog, Ivanhoe Belle Strome,
Commune and CZaraphne all winners NJ
New Orleans last winter Bobby kean,
Hyperion. Old Guard. Orfeo. Society BUD.
The Musketeer. knight of Rhodes and Pa
aer half a dozen of August Belmont
two-ycar-olds, and the Canadian stake
winners. ScarfeH and Light Brigade.
Next 10 the OXnard cracks the greatest
attention was paid to the new arrivals,
William Hendrie's horses from Hamilton,
Ontario, their owner leading member or
the Canadian parliament, who is paying
his first respects to the national capital
in the racing arena Interest was taken
EisC IN a string OF high-ciass two-year-
olds from August Belmont's stable at Gar
net S c. and William Garth'S big string
of forty horses from Charlottesville, va.
The two five-year-olds, Light Brigade and
Scarfell, head the Hendrie string. which Is
In charge of Trainer William Mosby. Both
OF these horses were STAKE WlHtielS tdSt sed-
son across the border. the latter having won
the Queens plate at the Toronto meeting.
aud both are horses of class, As they showed
in their work at BenniHg yesterday.
Others in this stable are the four-Se1r-
Odds San,pan and Blue Grouse; the three
year ODDS Kings Guinea, Chippewa and
Shine on. and three woyear-olds. Scotch
Pebble Partially and Glimmer or the last
the two first named are by the FutGrlty
winner Martimas and the other youngster
by Gold Car. All OF these horses are In fire
health. and the Hendrie "brown-yeIow
sleeves viii be warmly welcomed to Wash
ington. 1t will be the first time they have
ever been seen so far south, and their first
season to make such an early beginning as
March.
The Belmont youngsters. in charge OF
George Chase. are u racy-looking half doz-
en-. that are well forward in condition. They
are by Hastings and other nursery-bred
stations and. If appearance and breeding
count FOR anything, they should more than
earn their feed. The Belmont colors are
always popular with racegoers OF the. DIS
trict. who recognize that in the chairman oil
the Jockey Club and founder of palatIaI
Belmont Park the sport has one of us
come from Garnet S. c.. where they have
been wintcring.
From the Old Dominion.
The hlg stable of Billy Garth. from the
Old Dominion. was out In sections yes:er-
day. the forty head looking collectively like
a battalion OF cavalry. Rather too much of
handful for one man. but they belong 10
half a dozen different owners and will not
all be raced by Trainer Garth personally.
Six OF this big bunch, Old Guard, Society
Bud and four two year-olds. are the prop
erty OF o. l.. Richards of New YORK when
will be turned over to James Mclaughlin
when lie gets In here next week. Old knight
OF Rhodes has already been turned over to
Preston Rurch, and the horses legs look a.
81 they will last some time yet. The Mus
ketcer. OrfeO and Jim Corbett are the prop
erty ot the Asbury stable, and Trainer Me
Nuty will take them in hand later on.
This cuts Garths main string down TO
less than thirty. the property or {. {.
SmIthson and s. c. Ross OF this city. A ID.
Payne and w. /. Maupin of Virginia. e.
II Hurkamp and other owners as well as
Garth himself The colt Nagazau, bred by
J N Camden OF Kentucky and developed
by Trainer Garth. ran mile In 40 this
winter In California as a two-year-old, In
". y. Jennings colors- He was sold to
Jennings by Garth last fall. Now Garths
legion of friends wish he had retained the
TheyOungster at Ingleside farm Va.
The Smithson crack, Bobby kean. has
not been idle during the winter at Char
lottesville, judging by his looks yesterday.
Nor have those speedy horses Hyperion
Pater and T. s. Martin. The last-named.
a winner at Benning last fall, is son of
the Virginia stallion imported Fatherless.
Pater Is also son of the English sire
English turf. Since he has been located In
the valley of Virginia Fatheress has made
great impression by his looks and grand
breeding. and now that his progeny Is COM
ing so rapidly to the front he will meet
with still further appreciation from breed
Virginia-Bred Youngsters.
Trainer Garth In addition to the foregoing
has the useful older horses Expanslonist
and Weirdsome. both five-year-olds: the
four-year-old Doctor Schwartz and Ksssie
the latter half-bred hunter; three year
olds Judge White, Granville, Phaon. Wal
nut Grove, Palm and a trio belonging TO A.
ID. Payne OF Charlottesville. Va.
Fourteen two-year-olds make up the bal
ance OF this powerful Virginia stable. all
good looking and well-hred youngsters
Theyare Orphan Lad and Nioies. by Father
less: Merrie Lassie. by Merry Day; Panta-
LOOM by Merry Day, striking looking
youngster with four white feet and blaze;
Lady Vera. by Wooisthorpe: Town Topics
by Aloha: Flop, by Butte; Bath Marie. by
Bathampton: Excuse Me, by Rapallo; Sim
Cite. by st. Simonian; Dimes, by George
Kessler: Ally by Dieudonne (sire OF the
crack eastern colt Astronomer). belonging
70 9. c. Ross. and couple OF promising
colts. the property OF A. d. Payne