The Washington herald., 1906-11-12

Jack Joyner is going to take in the
Benning meeting. He viii race some
horses of his own and one or two belong
ing to the stables of Sydney Paget and
Edward r Thomas With Watergrass
and Cressina 20 pick from, Joyner may
send the favorite Of the Columbia Handi
cap TO the post. The Columbia is
seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds and
over, worth 81 600 in added money, 20 be
run on the opening day-that IS. next
Friday There are some pretty fair
horses among its eligibles. Among them
are August Belmonts Lord OF the Vale
Frank Browns Wes and Agile, Thomas
Hitchcock, jr.'s Pater. James r. Keene's
Suffrage. James McLaUghlin's Oxford
Charles Pliers Melbourne. William F.
Schulte's Zienap. William A. Stanton's
Emperor Of India. and Richard T. Wilson,
jrs Dolly Spanker.
Henry T. Oxnard named Dainty and
Bohemia for the Columbia but although
Bohemia won last years race in a canter
it is not likely either of them VIII start
Dainty was about broken down when AR
Oxnard bought her from Walter Jen-
nings. Mr.. Jennings would not have sold
her If be thought there was another
good race I'm her. bohemia has been on
the ragged edge Of a breakdown all sum
mer.
Agile and Lord of the Vale.
Agile and Lord of the Vale also appear
10 be back numbers. But the others are
formidable. and the Joyner candidate
that wins must run to its best form.
Cressina and Watergrass are, however,
in great condition just now. They have
improved under careful handling. until
they are regarded about as good three
year-olds as are 10 be found in the East.
Cressina did not have as much speed
in the ROslyn Handicap rs she had shown
on other occasions. but she should regain
her foot after a few days rest Water
grass was better last Saturday than her
owner thought He knew she had her
foot about her. but ne hardly expected
her 20 beat Monet and the other spr!nters
she took into camp. Nemesis, who viii
come to Benning in the Joyner string. VIII
be the candidate Of the stable OF Mr.. Lee
IN the Vestal Stakes. Washington's brag
race fOr three-yeaT-old FLIES and il looks
very much as though Nemesis may win.
Her most formidable opponent on public
form viii be Belle Of JesSamine and Belle
of Jessamine does not seem 10 care for
a distance Of ground.
BcImOnt's Entry in Columbia.
Mr Belmont is having Lord of the
Vale prepared for the Columbia in pur-
suance Of his determination to make one
more effort to get a good race out OF
that swift but erratic son of Hastings.
Lord OF the Vale started the other day
at Aqueduct lie looks splendidly. but
he was ever a great buffer. He never
| looked better in his life than he did last
spring at BenninE vet he could not
run fast enough to keep warm. John
Whaleu. who has Lord Of the Vale I'm
charge, and who viii saddle him for the
Columbia, has small confidence in the
big chestnut
Whalen would rather have Okenite in
the Columbia He could not name Oke-
mite, however, because the conditions Of
the handicap exclude two-yeav-oIds. Il
might not be a bad idea for the Wash
ington Jockey Club TO alter the Columbia
so that next season two-year-oIds may
start There are always at this time
of the year a bunch of distance running
Youngsters. and a revised Columbia would
get them all This seasons race would
be vastly more attractive If Montgomery.
Philander. Frank Gill. Tourenne, and
SeweII started
Suffrage May start.
If Suffrage starts in the Columbia she
win probably De saddIed by one Of the
friends Of James Rowe. Tom Healey
perhaps. Il is not the intention Of Rowe
to bring a formidable string Of Keene
horses to Benning And coming here
with one horse would hardly be worth
while Melbourne the holder Of the
American record for seven and a half
furlongs, IS preparing for the Columbia
al Pimlico. This three-year-old is in tip
top condition just now, and he may prove
troublesome TO his supposed sUperiOrs
next Friday
J. F. Madden VIII play out the whole
! Eastern racing string this season by
sending a number of horses to race at
! the Benning fall meeting. He has made
/ a longer campaign this year than any
/ season since he quit extensive operations
/ on Western tracks. That was IN the DAYS
I preceding the appearance Of the mighty
Hamburg on the turf in his cOlorS