Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
SUNDAY CROWDS
At BENN|NC
SaIvidere and TangIe Show
Good Work-Many New Ar
rivals From the North.

While with some owners and trainers Sum
day is not always much of a work day, the
eve of the first racing of the year in the
east found considerab BILE doing at Benning
yesterday. Many of the horses, especially
those from the north are backward in con-
dition, and every chance has to be taken
during this favorable weather to send them
along.
large number of people We're at the
track from early morning to sunset, anX-
ious to witness every move of the horses
Few of those entered for today got any
thing but routine gallops, but many others
were sent along in lively fashion, espe-
cially the two-year-olds, of which there are
fully 300 at the track
John Madden sent Salvidere, Dandelon
and Faust a mile and a furlong in 2.oo
but Saylor and Tangle worked an impress
i've half mile in 1917, the mare much the
better of the two in the spin. Sally Is.
of the stables two-year-olds breezed half a
mile. Thomas Hitchcock, jr., present
to see the work.
over on the Columbia course Assistant
Starter Morissey has been schooling horses
every morning for week past. and many
tWo-year-oldS unused to the webbing are
now fairly barrier wise, great necessity
nowadays.
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Jack McKeon. The formers work at six
furlongs in 1191a was most impressive
from the way it was done, and the gray
horse has come on greatly since he got
here. two weeks ago. Jack Mckeon only
got a slow galop at seven furlongs, as he
is in a race today.
Fred Littlefield breezed his three two
year-olds Jubilee. Mariana and Maid of
Carol three furlongs in 80 seconds, and
the trio look fit to race at any time. The
death of the flly Giggle at the home farm
last week was a great loss to young Little
field.
Track Slower Than Usual.
Gunston! Who is Gunston? Every one at
Benning is asking, since the horse burnt
up" the track on Saturday by a meteoric
six furlongs in III. Yesterday he breezed
a quarter in 25 seconds hard held. The
horse, entered by J. Seeley. is a seven-year-
old, by Terrifier, out of Elsie, and in his
few races has never shown that he could
beat anything.
The Benning track just now is slower than
usual from a new top dressing, and fast
time is not apt to be made over 1t today or
tomorrow. Nor, in fact, until it gets we'll
settled down. So the work Of this COM
paratively unknown horse in comparison
with the slower moves of horses with es-
tablished regulations has created quite
sensation among the rail birds.
Pierre Lorillard was on hand to see some
school. The regular course was closed, but
over beyond BILLY" Garths stable, Trainer
Flippen put Mooksie, Garcia and the other
Lorillard timber toppers over the obstacles
of 'leppers'' anywhere than Flip" and If
he has the material results will follow, as
he has shown time and again.
Trainer Mike" Daily, or Little Mike as
him from big Mike" DAILY, brother of
Father Bill" had out a number of the
Colt string. Among them Casual, the
stables candidate for the Dinner Party
moves, that of old Douro, q mile and fur
long, being especially encouraging.
Quite number of jockeys got in from
New Orleans this morning, including Noun
tain, ]. Lee, and J. Johnson, who rides for
Tom Manning. Nat Ray is also here from
Canada and says that in the Dominion this
year you will be able to bet, but not with
a roof over your head" That is his way
of putting it that the Canadian tracks will
all operate unde, the Benning system.
Other Stakes This Week.
James Boden has brought with him from
Ascot Park new steeplechaser Cazador,
who won half dozen races over the Los
Angeles track this winter. In the Daily
car that brought Listess. Gentian and Ed
ward Everett from New Orleans, also came
another cross-country horse, DIR. Keith, be-
longing to James Johnson. There is apt to
be something doing in the field and between
the flags this meeting.
Last nights Cavanaugh special from New
York brought down close to one thousand
people, the largest number that it ever car
ried On any previous occasion. While the
midnight trains that rolled into the several
depots this morning brought several hun
bred more.
Newton Bennington was discharged from
the Providence Hospital on Saturday in bet
ter shape than when he went there a week
Ago He left last night for New York,
where his wife has been suddenly taken Ill.
The stake events for the balance of the
the Dinner stakes for two-year-olds and
spring handicap steeplechase will be de-
cided.
Probable starters for the youngsters event
look TO be August Belmonts Raymond, j..