Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-10
Over Two Hundred Horses at
the Local Course.
EXERCISING IN THE SNOW.
Madden Arrives With a String OF
Fifty-Seven Youngsters.
BEN HOLDER A GREAT JUMPER
After Dodging Athletes-Burns and
Palmer Fight Tonight-Base
Ball Notes.

One might be led to think from the cold
weather of the past ten days that all
was quiet and desolated out at the Ben
ming race track, but that such Is not
the case is shown by the fact that there
are over 200 horses stabbed at the course
1t does not matter how cold 1t may De, IL
the weather is good every morning one
can hear the clear voice of some trainer
calling to an exercise boy coming around
the turn with thoroughbred to Give
him his head or Let him out for
half az the case may be.
During the past week quite a few .ship-
ments have arrived. and among those ex-
pected in the near future is the string
of Col Robert Neville of Virginia. 1t
was Col. Neville, by the way. who de-
veloped Mr.. Cam. the winner Of the Har-
Dor stakes last fall. a race that brought
together some OF the best three-year-olds
I'm the country. who furnished contest
which proved delight 10 followers o. the
cross-country game.
Madden's Big String.
Among those to arrive during the past
week was ]. E. Madden with a string Of
ffty-seven most of which are unnamed
two-year-clds. In the lot are quite few
promising ones. Besides these Mr.. Mad
den has here the renowned Salvidere and
Dandelion. who are entered in many Of
the big events TO be decided later. Such
the Brooklyn. Metropolitan and Brigh-
ton handicaps, and it is not at all I'M
likely that one OF them Will start IN the
Benning Spring handicap. Billy Shields
has under his care a string of fifteen. the
better known of which include Reidmore.
Beldemo. Servile and G. o. p. Mr.. Shields
has jumper that has been working we'll.
He is perhaps the biggest horse at the
track. standing nearly seventeen hands
high. This big fellow. whose name, by
the way. is Ben Holden. Is ridden by
Pines in all of his exercises. Pines is the
oid-tine steeplechase Jockey. the best
known colored rider on the American turf.
Father Bill Has Eight.
Father Bill Daily is another one to send
an early shipment of eight head. Each
Bill has a wonderful three-yearold in his
barn. this year proves no exception. for
they say at the track that Days three
year-oid Winning Star will be hard
hard horse to beat over a short stretch
later on. The rest of the string includes
Killiecrankie. Warning. Umbrella. We'd
ding and Listless. Abracadabra, the cell
ebrated cat destroyer in the Daily bunch.
was sold last week to a Virginian. the
name of the purchaser and the price
were not made public. All OF his horses
Il e tit and ready and one that is pretty
sure to catch the judges eye first by
the wire. in the spring. is the three-year-
old Wedding. He breezed three-eighths
lately in 81 seconds in deep snow.
Watched the Trials.
Scores of people. taking advantage of
the clear. brisk weather yesterday altar.
noon. journeyed to the course. They
We're well repaid for the trip. as many
horses were being sent over the course,
which is still quite deep In snow The
veteran superintendent OF the track,
Thomas Strahan. expects to have force
working as soon cold weather lets up
He said yesterday that the horses at the
track showed no i'll effects of the rather
severe weather of the past week. trifie
more severe than the average in these
parts.
Although the spring meeting is still
distant six weeks. over half the horses
that will race here are at the track.
Many of them have been here all winter.
as the local course is considered by horse
men a good wintering point, not only be-
cause Of the usually mild winters. but
also because of the early spring Wash
ington enjoys. which enables trainers to
get their charges into good shape for the
big tracks adjacent to New York.
A Notable List.
Those already here with strings include
J. r. Madden, Billy Shields. Harry Rites
p n. Sullivan W. p. BurclI, P. NJ. Burcl,
Theodore Coles. J. w. Colt. William C.
Daily. W. Heating. j. c. Nally. r. Boyle,
T.. NJ. Mitchell, George Connel. Fl. Chat
terley. J. S. Hoy. August Muller H. Flip.
pen. J. Farrell. jr.. p. Gallagher. A. Gar
son, +. Fl. Hanna. r. Boyle, George Con.
neil and H. Chatterly.
Quite number of arrivals are expected
during the next ten days. from Louisville,
New Orleans Virginia and New York,
while John Croker. the veteran trainer,
inoks for a string which he will have
charge OF To arrive tomorrow or Wednes.
DAY.
The many friends OF Billy Garth the
well-knOwn and popular trainer will be
surprised and panied TO learn that he has
jus. undergone critical operation at n S
home in Virginia and it is no: likely he
will be here this spring, in which case the
horses of Paul J. Ra'ney. the young
Cleveland millionaire will be in charge OF
Wood S. Garth brother OF Mr.. William
Garth.