Evening star., 1906-03-24
CROWDED THE COURSE
Benning Track Looked Like a
County Fair.
THE HANDICAP CANDIDATES
Field May Contain Fifteen or Sixteen
Starters.
THE HANDICAP CANDIDATES
ARRIVAL OF wALDEN's STABLE
Redfern Engaged to Ride Race King
in the Stake Race and Martin Will
Be on Bellsnicker.


So many horses were on the Benninx
track at one time this morning preparing
| for the meeting that opens Monday that
the course looked like county fair. While
at the rails the hill and every other point
OF vantage could be seen the ever ubiquitous
ciocker of all nationalties and compilations
black. white and copper colored. Rarely
does move made at the track escape this
iynx-eyed division even IL made before day
| light or by the light OF the moon.
The Belmont string was out in three dl-
visions. Lord of the Vale, Mount Henry.
! the stables handicap candidate. and sew
eral OF the three-year-ol cantered while
| the two-year-olds were breezed I'm two sep
arate sets. The first was led by the big
| bay geldlng Brookman. by Octagon-st
| Bridget, one of the largest youngsters at
| the track. He stands 15.3E and weighs
| nearly 1.eo0 pounds
Alongside some Of the smaller two-year-
olds like sons OF the Bradley youngsters
from Virginia, this colt Brookman. and
| the Littlefeld youngster. Compute, lock
| like trltons among minnows. But the
| minnows can run some. for all that
the Bradley colts are showing right along.
! five of them working half a mile yesterday
| In 5l1z seconds, all we'll punched at the
finish.
| Others Of the Belmont youngsters at the
track We're Nancy. b.f.. Hastings-Nineveh.
| Okonite. chg, Hastings-Orienta; Curricu-
| ium. big. Hastings Carotta; Shackle b.g.
Hastings -Semiramis; Wild Dance. Big.
varre; Ransom chr. by the same sire:
| Lady Vincent, bf.. by ST BIase. and Fond
| du Lac b.g.. by Don de Orc.
Handicap Probabilities.
Most of the handicap candidates were out
this morning. and the chances are that tho
| field will consist of fifteen or sixteen start
ers There win be plenty Of good jockeys
| on hand. also. to ride the cracks. James
Mclaughlin has engaged Arthur Redfern to
ride Race King. who will be the stable rep
resentative In the race Jockey J. Martin
will ride Bellsnicker for the Haymans and
| ]. Jones will have the leg up on Belmonts
Mount Henry.
Young Chandler will pilot Iittlefield's
Yelled Lady, ID. OConnor will have the leg
| up on Days Veronese, while Miller may
| ride the Chelsea stables Flinders. Bell
| rides The Cure. and there will be plenty OF
| jockeys on hand for the balance of the lot.
| Romanelli is here and will have a mount
while Creamer and j. johnson are also at
| Benning. l.. Smith. Robbins Shaw and
| many other fiat riders viii be on hand Mon
| day. while steeplechase riders are also Oh
hand in force
| This morning. for the second time this
| season. the regular steeplechase course was
| being ''schooled" reminded one of birds on
| the wing. Jockey Wapshre got a bad tun-
| Bile on Thursday that knocked him out for
| the time being, but he came out of If in a
couple of hours
John T.. Madden got back from the north
this morning His former property. the
horse Britisher that he sold two years ago
for S23.0o0, was gailoping yesterday and
| looked as IL he would show all his old speed
| AS twe-year-o -old he worked half a mile In
40 seconds just before being sold for the big
| price referred to.
Arrival of the Walden Horses.
The Maryland stable of Robert Walden,
| that reached Benning this morning brought
| eight horses mostly two-year-olds. by Fill
| Crane. Galore and other sires Lotus Eater
| was not in the batch as that colt Is likely
to be sent to Memphis for the Tennessee
Derby II not, he may be shipped here the
latter part of the meeting.
w. NJ. Scheftel's stable was also Increased
by the arrival from New York of the three
year-old brown colt Waterbuck, by Water
cress-La Fleche This colt is full brother
to Southern Cross the fast sprinter. who
has won so many races at New Orleans this
winter And Trainer Maloney hopes to be
able to win some races with waterbuck.
Cannon Ball, the well-known sprinter and
the jumpers Tibo and Happy Hans are also
late arrivals at Benning. Harry Graham.
who has them in charge, is a trainer OF
experience.
w; o. Scully's two-year-olds were on the
track yesterday. and show no Ill effects of
their railroad trip. The five Youngsters are
Powderhorn, by Galore Matterhorn; TYling,
by Hastings-Futile; Fish Hawk. by Hawk
sinck-Award; Thornbush, by knight of the
,fhlstle-Dunora, and Rebecca Cohen, by
Isdor-Archeress
These youngsters are we'll named. and
what is better. they are good lockers Scul-
him useful lot of material for the sea-
sons campaign. If he gets one out of the
bunch as good as his former mainstay. Ban
Yam, by King Ban, he will get a fair share
OF the seasons spoils.
Entries for Monday.
The following are the entries for Nom
day:
First race, three-year-olds and up; six
furlongs columbia course)-Amberjack,
LIS; Blue Coat. 1l5; Reidmore, 9s; Water
Dog. 1Ol; Henry Warng, 80; T. s. Martin,
%; Fancy Bird. So; NIL SO: Laekey, 81
Second race. two-year-olds; half mile told
course)-Alerion. 116: .Fond du Lac IOs;
'Nancy, 1e9; Bette Landon. 100; Al Pow
ell. Il9; Computer, 112: Campaigner. 1I2.
Robert Minton. 112: Strongarm. LIP: Vest
over. 112; Josephine Louise DAILY. 100: Will
eta, 100; Merrie Lassie, 100.
Belmont entry.
Third race. maiden. three-year-o and
upward: seven furlongs columbia course,
-Zany. 119; Castor. ZIG; Salt and Pepper,
ia; Mettle, ia: Nonsense. 102; Kuro IO2:
High Brush. 102: Waterway, 80: Azure 81.
Fourth race. Benning Spring handicap
six furiengs, Columbia eourse-Race King
III; Bobbie Kean. lie; Mount Henry, ia:
'The Cure, 113; sHocus Pocus. 80; Right and
True. 10S: Belsnicker. 106; s"yeronese, Jos;
''Warning, 80; Paul Clifford. 107; Pater.
102; Royal Window. 100: Brush Up, IS;
s%sFlinders, 81; sssAndronjke IS: The
Yelled Lady S.
20. D. Deppler entry. wv. C. DAILY
entry. sssChelsea stable entry.
Fifth race, steeplechase, four-year-olds
and upward. about two miles-Follow On
100; Tibo. I51; sThistledale. 149: sPrince of
Pilsen. 149: Bob Murphy. 149: Oleroso, Is5;
DR.. Swartz. 132; Giengarter, 1872.
-. w. Colt entry.
Sixth race. selling three -year-oids and
upward. one mile and forty yards, old
course-Sailor Boy, 40; Andy Williams
no; Bill Curtis. 107; Sonoma Belle, 1o5
Merlingo, 80: Reidmoore. 80; sBen Holder
106; yorkshire Lad, 1O1; sack McKeon.