The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-23
'CHASERS AT BENNING
Three DayS'Meet WillAttract
the Hunting Set.
ARMY OFFICERS IN SADDLE
Military SteepIechase VIII BE
Featurc-LOnE-distan Races for
Gentlemen Riders Over the Jumps
and ON the FIat-SeyeraI Cars of
Horses Have Arrived.

Cross-country sportsmen are evinCing a
keen interest in the forthcoming meeting
ct Beuning. Of the United Hunts Asso-
citation, which has designated Thursday
and Saturday. of this week, and next
Monday as the days for the second annual
fall gathering of the 'chasers. Although
Washington is the pivot Of the cross
country sporting circle. the United Hunts
meeting will be something new and unique
for the great throng Of gentlemen sports
men of this section. With the closing Of
the Belmont Park season last Saturday.
all the good jumpers that participated in
the runs over the turf in New York.
were shipped To Benning and they are
groomed for the several races carded for
this meeting.
one of the most attractive features viii
be the Grand Military SteepIechase for
horses owned and ridden by officers of
the United States army and New York
militia. Last fan this race was a pro-
nOUnced success at the meeting held at
Morris Park, and it promises 10 be even
more SO here, as Washington is the seat
Of the army set and many sood horsem+n
are stationed here. At Fort Myer there
are several crack riders among the Off
GERS, who viii welcome a chance to show
their prowess in the saddle, and among
the members Of the Army and Navy CIa0
are many who are enthusiastic cross
country sportsmea.
StccpIcchHnc Course Ready.
Several carloads of horses have Already
arrived at Bennlug- Superintendent Stra-
han has the strepcchase course in splendid
condition and horsamen viii be surprised
at the many Improvements that the ex-
pert has made.
The programme Of the three days
sport has been issued. There viii be four
steeplechases and TWO races on the fdJ
each day, all to be ridden by gentlemen
jockeys, of which this section richly
abounds. On the first day there viii bc
the introductory SCuTry M about five
furlongs- Then VIII come the AIexan-
dria steeplechase at about two miles The
third race viii be the Clark Cup for
qualified hunters. for which F. Ambrose
Clark. esq, viii be the sponsor 4 han
dicap steeplechase comes next. named
the Capitol. for which there is rich
lot of entries. It viii be the feature Of
JIt IiTSL day = sport. The kItnfNW1nr
steeplechase and the National Hunt fat
race at two miles viii complete the card
Military StcrpIcchase.
The programme for the races on Sat
urday follows: The Virginia Handicap.
seven furlonEs; the Grand Military
steeplechase, two miles for cup pre-
scented by the Bonnie Brook Stable. the
Orange County Hunt stecplcchase. three
and half miles. for cup presented by
John r. Townsend; the Mana ssas SteepIe-
chase Plate, two miles. and the Metro
polttan club Cup, one and a half miles
for horses that have not won a race
There are five entries for the Military
steeplechase. q. Fred AIpers. Of SQUAD
ron &. Brooklyn. has entered Silver Twist.
/. Victor Fremont. of Squadron &. New
York. has DTessmaker on the card, John
Jerome Kelly, also of Squadron y. will
race the Virginian; l. :. Martin. OF the
Fifteenth Cavalry. L. 5. A.. entered Hum
ming Bird, and the last entry is that of
Dixie, also owned by Mr. Martin
The last day viii have Maryland Sell
ing Plate, six furlongs; the Green Spring
steepcchase. two miles; the Hunt Cup
three and a half miles; the Cameron Run
Amateur steeplechase, three miles; the
Calverton steeplechase. three miles. and
the WarrenJon Hunt fiat race two miles