Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-08
Rainy Sunday Kept Matters
Quiet at Benning Track.
SEVERAL FINAL STRIDES
The Weeks Program Of Races Should
Be Attractive.
POOL ROOM AGENTS BUSY
Rain Stopped Nationals Game-Hick-
mans Injury Not Serious
Base Ball Notes.
POOL ROOM AGENTS BUSY

While the success of Benning's final week
will be largely dependent on favorable
weather, the Washington Jockey Club has
been so much encouraged by the large pub
lie patronage and the favorable outlook
locally that it has decided before next fall
comes around again to make the improve
ments referred to in these columns two
weeks ago.
To this end during the summer all the
stables and kitchens will be removed from
their present site across the little valley
over to where the Garth barns now are and
the ground now coupled by the barns will
be laid out in walks. grass plots, flower
beds. eta change which will greatly re-
Iieve the present tout ensemble of the
ground.
If the club in addition can induce the
street car line to build spur from Ben
ming road to the track gates and thereby
relieve the mOnotony of the present long
walk it will earn the eternal thanks of
racegcers. local and visiting as well.
Jennings final strides should show the
most interesting sport of the series I'M
less bad weather and mud prove bar.
Certainly the conglomeration of weather In
the last thirty-six hours, from arctic wind.
low temperature and snow to cold. raw
rain piercing in its intensity. has been
enough TO try the pluck of even the most
enthusiastic racegoers. And the track to-
day is bound to be slow
Watcher the week will settle the ques-
ton of which is the best two-year-old of
the meeting is a question. Jubilee. whose
unbeaten credentials over Billie Hibbs,
Lady Isabel and Ben Cole give him slight
call. may not meet either of the last two.
as neither is engaged in the remaining
two-yesr-old stake. the Jesse Brown cup.
In that race. however, which will be run
on Saturday next. the closing day. Jubilee,
1l5 pounds. will meet Billie Hibbs. III
1RS lAS nd
other fast youngsters. The race Is only
half a mile. and, as Jubilee IS rather slow
beginner Billie Hibbs will doubt be
favorite over the Maryland colt, for the
latter evidently likes longer route.
Billie Hibbs and Jubilee.
II Billie Hibbs should defeat Jubilee in
the half-mile scramble for the Jesse Brown
cup and thereby win each of the three
two year-old stakes of the meeting, that
will not necessarily settle the question Of
superiority between the two until they
meet al longer distance, for Jubilee is
not such quick breaker as David Dunlaps
colt, but when II comes to drive he is
gameness personihed.
OF course after Hibbs' sensa tional show
ing in Saturdays race most people Will be-
lieve that he is faster than Jubilee at four
and half furlOngS and perhaps five. The
line through Ben Cole would dsproye this
reasoning, but two-year-olds as speedy as
fflDDs frequently ulSuedfttI gamer dilttBo-
nists by the heart-breaking gaps they open
on them.
But at five furlongs and anything over
Jubilee would be backed right now to de-
feat the Nursery victor. In both of his
winning races the Maryland colt has come
from behind so gamely that he must be
awarded the palm as the biggest hearted
youngster yet out here.
Jubilee's half-brother Ypsiianti won the
Jubilee stakes In England at Kempton Park
twice. hence the name of LittleteldS Ben
ming hero. With the same mother Ypsi-
lanu is by Galore tsre of Dead Gomez.
while Jubilee is by Compute. sire of Com
puter. etc.
Several people are considering Jubilee
with view to purchase and stranger
things have happened than that he may
join his former stablemate Computer in
the Rainey stable At all events he Is
just now the most -talkedof youngster at
Renning.
The second Benning handicap on the
same day as the Jesse Brown cup will per-
haps bring together again Malacca. Gra-
ziallu and Sllckaway, the head-and-head
contestants for the first running OF the
stske on the opening day. Malacca. IL he
starts. will carry 100 pounds. which in
Cludes ten pounds penalty; Graziallo. no.
and SHckaway. 112. which includes Ave
pounds penalty: Other horses penaiized in
tue race are: Tickle. pounds: The Clown.
>. Marster. 3: Alpenmarchen. 3; Workmaid
.. Jack Mcheon. 3. East End, 3: Old
Colony, 3; Lord Boanerges, 3; Lady Ven
- W di i3nS anu okenlle, D. II SD0Clu
hriHg out a large field.
Benning Handicap Probabilities.
II Gen. Fownes starts his two Fatherless
four-y esr-olds Marster and Workmaid they
VIII have large public following at their
light weights. Tickle, Rose Of Dawn. Ber-
kelley. Greene and other light weights will
also have support, while among the middle
and higher weights Lord Boanerges. Oke-
It'll III
Clown. Toddes Platoon and Gold SITTER
will all command respect from spectators
furl0ng farther than the first race for
ia" stake, the seven furlongs will suit Ora
ziallo. Rose OF Dawn. Greene. Toddles and
other horses that have been beaten here al
shorter distances But in any event the
race j. certain TO show a wide range OF
speculation and prove hard contest in
which to locate the winner. Rose OF Dawn
at 10 pounds is liable to give some of them
a very strong argument before they are
through with her.
Tomorrow the steeplechase opened II
place of the Southern steeplechase. which
failed TO FIJI. will close: and from present
Indications II Will receive a satisfactory
entry.
Jockey Mountains engagement by August
Belmont was not much OF surprise foi
Negotiations TO that effect have been on foi
several days. In the Belmont stable Noun.
tain viii get some good material TO ride.
Miller will be back in tie saddle today
and that he will be given a warm public re.
ception goes without say. TIE lad las
been greatly missed at Benning during the
past week.
The sale of Essere to j. Brien. the we'll
Known gentleman rider. for New YORK
man. will be followed by that hunter $ ap
pearance IN steeplechaSes on the metropoli
tan Cir,uit. While a half breed. EsSert
shows speed and stamina of high order.
The gloomy weather yesterday wade IL
very quiet Sunday at Benning. Few WISH.
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