Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-23
CALIFORNIA HORSES
REACH BENNING
Discussing the Handicap Prob
abilities and Work of the
Candidates.

James Butte reached Benning this morn
Ing from Ascot Park, Los Angeles, with
eight horses. and w. o. ScuIly. George
odom and Fl. Graham brought twelve more
from New York Superintendent Strahan
has job on his hands as to where to put
all the horses worse than packing a street
car with an Inauguration tiay crowd
The Blute California contingent was de-
iayed couple of days on its long trip
across the continent. but unloaded In good
shape The well-known horses sails and
Bill curtis head the party. and both ran so
wei on the coast that they ought to be
heard from here Sais won q good many
races during the Ascot Park meeting, while
Bill Curtis since Griffin let him go has been
one of the mainstays OF the Blute stable.
Ntnnasquaw. the useful five-year-old
mare. and Pleasant Days. a three-year-
complete the list OF o,aer horses In this
ouheh from the Pacific slope The two
year-olds number four. and all are good
lockers. fine individuals as BELTS their
royal breeding.
Blue Bottle, by Toddington- Kamla, a colt
tnat ran at Ascot under the Butte colors
Is youngster of class Prosperity. by
Toddington-Proprfety. is flly who on
LOOKS Is race mare sure. While Panama,
MY by Toddington. and another Ally by
Requltai, both look more than useful look
ing. owner Biute says that Jockeys Mil
Ter and Mcdaniel will both be here to ride.
Californians Of Glass.
This stable from the Golden Gate will add
materially to the stables here for the COM
ing meeting. Bill Curtis and sails are horses
of class, and. from their form on various
tracks, should like the going at Benntng.
Bill Curtis in heavy going has run some
exceptionally good races, and can stay as
well sprint.
Owner Butte was at Lucky Baldwins
place, Arcadia, before coming east Here the
veteran miner and breeder has built I'D a
small town around his Santa Anita stock
farm, of which he (Baldwin) Is the mayor.
VIM. j. Spiers. well known to eastern
horsemen when he had Major Domo, O'Con-
nell and other good horses on the Atlantic
slope, Is Baldwins trainer and manager.
Spiers, with MAJOR Domo. ran second for the
Suburban handicap two years in succession,
and but for the fact that Jockey John Lam
ley was not strong enough to hold the big
horse Major Domo would have successfully
landed odds of 100 to 1.
The hard luck lost Spiers a fortune. as
he had all his money up Straight. Not a
dollar place or show. Blute says Baldwin,
sight is fully restored. He had his eyes OPP
Grated on at a San Francisco hospital, and
the operation was entirely successful.
More Horses Coming.
P. S. P. Randolph's handicap candidate.
Tangler, three years. by Toddington-T ouche
Pas, is due here today from Lakewood, ac-
companfed by the same stables two-year-
cid Black Knight. by Del Paso II-Lambay-
esque. The latter colt is engaged In the
Nursery stakes, on the twelfth day of the
meeting. Matthew Byrnes. the noted
trainer, has these horses in charge.
If no more rain falls before Monday the
track at Benning will be In fine order for
the opening. Although Henry T. Oxnard's
mare Marjoram has shown the fastest
three-quarters of any of the handicap can
didates the mare pulled up lame after
the move q. 1910 that her starting on Mon
day Is problematical
If Marjoram does not start Bohemia may
carry the Oxnard colors in the special as
that mare has also been sent right along
by Trainer Brooks.
The Mclaughlin pair Race King and
Old Guard, have been working well at
seven furlongs. and either or both are prob
able starters for the handicap. Although
Race King has good-sized package OF
weight to handle his class may enable him
TO carry 1t through successfully.
Probable Handicap Starters.
The stable of William Garth has a strong
hand in its four candidates Bobby Keau.
Hyperion, Pater and T. s. Martin. There
is no question that Pater has the speed of
his fellows. He has worked half mile In
4945 seconds and six furlongs in LII But
whether he will stay the route is the rub.
hyperion worked seven furlongs early in
the week In 1.3O1z, and has been going
along well since, while T. S. Martin and
Bobby kean have also reeled off good trials
If Garth starts the whole fleet his entry
viii probably be the favorite at post time
Tickle and The Clown have also shown
Wen In work, as also have Czaraphfne and
Bellsnicker. Veronese and Warning, the
DAILY pair, will also have to be reckoned
WITH as their work since they reached
mere mas been fully up to reports of their
trials at GraYesend.
Then there are Paul Clifford. Disobedient.
docus Focus. The Cure. Flinders, Mount
fiehry, me Yelled Lady and Longing TO
be considered, giving the race a most omen
aspect.
The track was in fine order this morning
ana some useful work was done Clerk of
the Scales II. G.. Crickmore Algernon Dan
gerfield. w. II. Baretto and other officials
OF the meeting have arrived