The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-26


With indications of fair weather and a
/ fast track. the last week Of the Ben
ming meeting, which viii bring 10 close
the racing season under the jurisdiction
OF the Jockey Club. will be more inter
esting than the eight days that have
passed. There are splendid features 10
be run the second half of the week, all
distance races. that are unusually at
tractive to Washington crowds The bet
ting problem at Benning has solved IT.
self, and quite satisfactorily, too. The
period of rain and a heavy track has
passed. and now a better class of horses
viii contest for the remaining stakes and
purses. One surprising feature Of the
cards the past week was the large num-
Der Of starters in two or more races each
day The conditions Of the track. how
ever. seemed TO suit this class OF runners,
and fields were unwieldly in several
races. especially in the selling races and
events for maiden twO--ear-oids, vino
wished to graduate in their first season
under colors.
The track is thoroughly dried out, and
tomorrow It should be as fast as 1t ever
was. That the going Is excellent was
manifested Saturday. when Oxford, The
best horse shown al Benning this falL
clipped something of the mile and sew
enty yards record for the Columbia
course The success Of f2Vorltes Salur-
day and the remarkable work OF Jockey
Miller has intensified the interest IN the
game and to-day's attendance undOubt-
eddy viii Out-Humber that OF last Mon
dav which was the best Monday crowd
Benning has ever taken care Of. Miller s
riding is the talk of the turf fraternity
and during the remainder Of the meeting
every horse that he rides viii carry "A
bundle of money. because he far out
classes any rider at Benning, and IS
worth several pounds to his mounts
MILLER UnpIaced Five Times.
Miller. having ridden 81 winners this
wear broke HiIIebrand's record in 1904
av A.. Since Miller came TO Benuing he
carried the silks in thirty-seyen OF the
forty-eight races. There were SIX stceple-
chases. In which he could not ride. and
he had no mount in five other races. In
the thirty-seyen races Miller was first
twenty-one times, second five times, third
SIX times, and Uupl3ced I'VE times The
youngster Is in great demand here, and,
as he has the pick of the horses in many
races, he should add several more win
ners to his string before he departs for
California next Saturday night
The first stake race TO be run this week
viii be the NTH Dixie, for three-year-
olds fOals of 1893, at "a mile and three
quarters. Only a few OF the horses eli
gible TO start in this race are now at
Benning; but there are some good ones in
the barns that are being saved for this
event, the Washington Cup, and the Max
lmum, which are all races Of unusual dis
lance. The most likely starters in the
fifth Dixie are The Clown. Wes Vendor,
Pae0n, HOlscheT, Belle Of Jessamiue, Lie
Der, and Nemesis.
The programme for Thanksgiving Day
Is most inviting There viii be two stee-
plechases. one the third Junior for three
year-Olds. and the other a selling affair.
the ninth Washington Cup. for three
year-oids and upward, at two miles and "a
quarter; two handicaps at a mile and
over. with two events for the sprinters,
which viii make a card Of seven races To-
the holiday Those who remember the
last year. and Old Carbuncle the previous
season, viii appreciate the novelty Of
these long runs, which are rare on the
American turf.
SteePIechase for Hunters.
Hunters in Washington. Virginia, and
Maryland VIII have a race of their own
Friday. The second race calls for the
Southern Steeplechase, for hunters regis
tered under the rules Of the National
SteeDlechase and Hunt Association. the
property Of members of recognized hunts
in this vicinity, to be ridden by members
Of said hunts. This race viii hardly draw
cut more than three or four starters, for
eligible riders are scarce. Tie Autumn
Amateur Cup race will also be run on
Friday.
The seventh Maximum and a steeple-
chase viii be features on the last day Of
the meeting. The Maximum is run over
a three-mile route and is one of the pref
test races of the season. and the only
one run in the East at that distance over
the fat. Horses that viii start in the
Dixie on Wednesday viii probably 60 out
for the rich purse
Entries for the Junior Steepiechase. the
Washington Gun, and the Maximum were
announced yesterday. The steeplechase
is for three-yea--olds. and seven are
nominated to start Fourteen horses make
up the list of probable starters in the
Washington Cup at two and a half miles,
and nearly all Of the same ones are en-
tered for the Maximum, at three miles
The entries follow:
Junior steeplcchase at two and ouhalf railcs-,om-
modoTe Fontaine 90, Dulcan 90, Locked Out a..
Mr.. McCann 81, Palm 81, sOuvigny 49, T. 5.
Martin 90.
Washington Cup at two and one-quarter miles
Dainty TO-, Palette l5l, Olmondes Right o. An
ClC "a, Agile ca, Banker a., oxford "a. Pete
DALEY a., BulwaT1 a. Pleasant Days 49, Holsehcr
81, Redmore ~. Tayannes g., King Henry 81.
The Maximum al three milcs-Dainty TO- Palette
81. Omonde's Right 81. Angler 90. Agile (U,
Banker d. Oxford l4 Pete Daley 49, Sandalwood
81, BUlwaTk a.. Pleasant Days t3j Holscher 90
Reidmore 80. Tavannes l3D
Horses Going TO Winter Tracks,
When the Benning season is over most
Of the horsemen here viii 60 TO California
or New Orleans for the winter while the
others will retire their strings until Ben
ming opens a new turf year. But the ma
jcrity of the horsernen from this section
who viii race during the winter are
booked for New Orleans. The war be-
tween the two tracks there has been set
tied in a manner satisfactory to all, and
a division of time has been agreed upon.
with the racing alternating every two
weeks.
The California courses are naturally at
a disadvantage as compared to the New