Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

at every favorable opportunity. The Henry
Harrison FLY has grown and developed
Into a fine looking three-year-old and Is
likely to maintain her speed much further
this season than in her races as a two
year-od He has also a colt by Contract
that will carry the colors of the Virginia
turfman.
Tho Ross lot in Trainer Hanna's charge
includes the thrce-year-old Gregorian and
quartet of two year-olds The capable
trainer who developed Graziallo. Toscan
and other good horses Is very popular with
all hands at Benning. his uniform tempefa-
ment well his marked ability meeting
with general recognition.
Preston Burch's string of nine horses Is
headed by that local favorite knight OF
Rhodes. The old horse is 1.40-mler When
at his best, and although nearing the sefs
and yellow leaf of an honorable old age,
showed last summer that he had his speed
with him. If he meets with no mtshap IN
| training the Knight will win more races
yet In Burch's charge are two youngsters
belonging to W. c. Eustis that have been
| entered in the Oxnard Dinner stakes
w P Burch, father of the young trainer
of knight OF Rhodes. in the days OF Col
Sprague, Telie Doe. Burch, Biggonet. etc,
had a stable that took down many of the
classic events on eastern tracks. Telie Doe,
at old Ivy City, won two races in one Gay
and the "leggy daughter of Great Tom was
a good breadwinner for her owner.
| Col. Sprague defeated Parole, Monitor.
| Ferida, George Mccullough and other
! cracks, while Biggonet still holds the record
of winning the race in which the longest
| felay at the post on record was witnessed
1t was the Spinaway stakes at Saratoga IN
1875 : and ii took two hours and a quarter
before Starter Ridge Wheatieys red nag
went down for a start. strangely enough
Biggonet threw a colt Martimas, who won
the race that caused the second longest de
lay at the post on record-the futurlty OF
1S9>-in which one hour and forty minutes
was consumed before the colts and miles
were sent on their way.
Col. Robert Neville's Stable.
Before that race after the crowd had
waited an hour for the start, a superst-
tious acquaintance of Trainer Burch heard
him remark: THAT colt which my mare
Biggonet threw will stand this delay as
well as any of the rest of them If he takes
after his NANNY" This enough OF
''hunch'' for the supeTstitious oneto act on
He knew what BUrch mtlnt, that Biggonet
was the winner of the record delay at
Saratoga And he hurried to the ring ana
placed S2J on Biggonet's son at 20 20 /.
Forty minutes later Martimas flashed by
the cheering thousands clever winner
and the lucky better cashed in his 1923:
Fred Okie's horses in charge OF Trainer
T. F. Coles are looking in fine order and
likely to credit their Virginia owner with
brackets this season SO also are tHose Oh
C. c. Brown Of Baltimore in the same barn
Trainer Coles is one of the most capaDie
men in his profession and always shows
results when he has the material
Col Robert Nevilles stable of fourteen
/ horses includes ten that he has leased 10
Charles Phzer. They include the four-year-
ods The Miner. Hercuioid, Promise Me
and The Lad. The balance are the three
year-olds mostly intended for cross-country
work. OF four tWo-year -olds in the Neville
barn. two PGmpus and Melting have been
leased 10 II. \. Seymour for the OXnard
Dinner stakes. BY the conditions Of that
stake subscribers that are not horse own
ers must lease or purchase representatives
in order to qualify.
Many Of the trainers at Benning spent
busy day on Thursday making entries for
four events of the coming meeting which
closed on that day-the Washington Nurs-
cry and Jesse Brown Cup for two-year-olds
and the two Benning Spring hSndicaps.
Horses had to be named for the Oxnard
Dinner stakes also, and altogether Thurs
days events were of no little Importance
to the track colony.
Late Arrivals at the Track.
ON the same day many trainers at the
track were granted their licenses by the
jockey club at New York. Among them
were Garth Cole, boswell, Gallagher,
Brown, Mara and veitch. Gentleman Rider
Chichester Kerr of this city also received
his certificate as gentleman rider, as d'd
Dion Kerr, Lee Evans and C. III. Harris OF
Warrenton, Va. These gentlemen are very
popular with District racegoefs.
CORTLAND SnltnS STAPLE OF nine nurses
from Braddock Heights, Va. in charge OF
Trainer and Jockey Siias Veiteh. got in Fri
day in good shape They are nearly ali
jumpers, headed by Gold Fleur.
]. W Colts string of nine horses al the
way from Geneseo, n. Y. reached Benning
yesterday in charge Of James Mara. rms
contingent from the Genesee valley has
wintered well, and Mara Will have some
good material to work with, judged by the
looks of his charges, Kernel and others.
Supt Strahan expects several carloads
in on Monday and Tuesday from New ocS
end Virginia. James Mclaughlin will BRING
a large string, including Race King, oxford,
Paloro Jack McKeon, High Brush Sally
NJ. Sun Up. kuro Blue Coat, MISS DiAoa,
Sunburst The Galloper, Mode, Moccasta
and The Poet The latter is said to be
very promising youngSter
Robert Bradley from Virginia and James
Sinnott. W. 0. Scully, G. Odom, Frank
Farrell and S. McNaughton from New York
are also due any day. Also some from
Lakewood. n. J. John e. Madden will bring
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