The Washington times., 1908-11-02
Fields Are Likely to Be
Large and of Sterling
Quality.
CHASE IS FEATURE
OF TODAYS CARD
Wind-up Saturday With Brilliant
Offering, Including Annual
Amateur Cup Event.
By I H. ANDERSON.

she prospect Of fair weather If this
promise is fulfilled. the racing should
be the best ever seen at the old track
The program from now until the close
OF the meeting viii he unusually rich,
and the rields are bound TO he large and
of high quality. Today the features arc
the Greater Baltimore Steeplechase and
the Potomac Purse. Tomorrow has
seven races on the card. with the Mary
land Club Purse, the Blue Bonnets
Steeplechase. the Walden Stakes. and
The Hunt Purse as pIums- Wednesday
comes the Criclxmore sjsuplechase and
the United Purse. Thursday the Balti-
more Brewers Handicap and the Juve-
nile Handicap are Carded. For Friday
the features are the Patapsco Hunt
Purse and The New Howard Purse. The
meeting winds up Saturday with a bril-
liant program of seven races, with the
Jockey Club Purse, the Owners Haudi-
cap Steeplechase. and the Amateur Cup
as the star feature
The racing was carried on last week
under difficulties Rain fell every day
but Saturday, and the track was heavy
and muddy all the week. causing many
scratches. In spite o. all the adverse
conditions the attendance held up re
msrkably well. and the racing was far
above the ordinary. There were many
upsets, as is always the case with
muddy tracks, and the talent received
many hard bumps This week, Win a
-asJ track, the horses many be expected
10 run TO form, and picking winners VIII
Aot be so much lottery
Autumn Steeplechase.
Pimlico has always been celebrated
for its steeplechasss, but 1t is doubt
ful II q better one was ever seen al
Inc cid track. or anywhere else for that
matter, than the Pimhco Autumn
SleepIechase Handicap Saturday 1t
was a race that viii long be remem-
bered by those who saw it. The win
ner. Sir Wooster, proved himself TO
De one OF the likeHest jumpers in train
ing. He mas had only flye weeks WORK
since his appearance at the Benning
meeting this spring and Is only abe ut
half ht- In the race Saturday he
showed rare gameness and speed, @nd
stood OF the challenges of Alsis and
MalaCCa with bulldog courage. Sir
Wooster takes or pretty far, bur lands
running and I'm this respect he mad
something the better OF his most dan
EeTOus opponent Malacca, which out
jumped Sir Wooster, but seemed TO
dwell where he landed.
Col, Robert Neville, the owner Of Sir
Wooster. who has bred many a good
one IN his day including Eerculoid and
White Carriers, was immensely uckled
with Sir wooster victory. The colonel
says that Sir Wooster is a good one,
but he has one on the farm in LOudOuu
that can beat him, In BallacOlla, who
IS also by Arlington. Col Neville
thinks that GarIermau. who started
Monday and fell, Is faster than SlI
wooster at 1856 OF I 40 pounds
Colonel Neville IS ore OF the leading
promoters OF the proposed meeting al
Eeuning. Last night he sald that the
prospect for the meeting was good.
About s. 0JJ will De needed as d guardn-
lee fund and of this Washington people
have subscribed 5000 and there should
be no difficulty in raising the other
5000 IF It is concluded TO give the
3Hseting it VIII take the dates o. the
henning meeting and run ten days, TAX
ing in three Saturdays and ThankssIy-
ing Day.
LalIy Wins Fame.
Old Lauy IS now fairly entitled 10 be
ranked among the iron horses, such as
Barnunl, Bushwhacker, and Bitten.
After running four successive DAYS and
winning on Friday he came right back
saturday and carried or the mile and
thr y-sixteenths race, beating such good
ones as Juggier and Whip Top. Young
Jimmy Mclaughlin has been the subject
of much criticism and the butt of many
Jokes for running the old horse so often,
but he evidently knew the tool he was
account on any but a heavy track and
this young trainer evidently believed III
making hay while the sun shines.
The public had an opportunity to see
three Pretty classy animals together in
the first race Saturday in Nimbus,
Bosom, anG Live Wire. Nimbus strange
ly enough was the longest shot OF these
three in The. betting, but he won handily
enough. The smart fellows who had
made Bosom the favOTiIs were very sore
~ the result, and we're inclined TO crItl-
faHC IN grHrE rraff a TO-
hDE there was no occasion for IL, MIN
bus can beat Bosom at tie spTintiUE
game, and IL was only question Of
his being ready. it seemed TO be the inn
was not quite keyed mp for a race, but
Cdou fooied the talent. The meeting
This afternoon between DeATund, Nimbus
and Bosom should result in a cracking
ace, and each horse will nave a host
Of supporters.
Interstate Event.
The proposition for an interstate
Eteeplechass between Maryland and Viz
Einia, whi-r came up at the late Hunt
Club meeting, is being pushed at this
meeting and the horsemen Of the two
States are getting quite enthusiastic
about It. II is proposed 20 have Iha race
at two and oue-haIf miles. Ten gentle
men from each State viii subscribe Sl1|
each, ard The Maryland Jockey Club will
HGQ asltN anu "a piece AA Lffdtf- III every
thing is arranged satisfactorily, the race
win be given at PImHcO next spring or
fail. Judge Bryan has drawn up The con
ditions Of the race, and now ii only re-
mains for the Virginia gentlemen 10
come forward with the money. 1t isl
needless 10 say that tAe AIaryIauders
are there with 'MaZuma' ready and
anxious TO put 81 down
Old BOtauist seems 20 have seen his
best days. Saturday he was made a hot
favorite ia the race for the Carrollton
Cup. and with Bobby Taylor up he GER
JEinly looked very attractive. There
could Re no excuses for the old sprinter
AS usual Bob Taylor was alert at the
post and got BOlaUIst OF flying. He
vent right 10 the front. and had moth
ms 20 bother nina, bat after going q
half he eoughed % up. ana was beatCn
cut at the end bv Edgeley and Aster
dor Tommy Wright rode Edgeley.
end II was not his fault that the horse
Old not Win. He got all that was pos
Sible out of his mount, but Mr. Tucker
had a better horse under him in Aster
% D'Or. Otto Fleischmaun. the Cincinnati
amateur. rode star Emblem I'm this race
SIR. Fleischmann will remain i'm Bsiti-
more. and viii be seen in the saddle
again this week.
Horses are coming IN every day now.
Tony Bonero and Footpad- two good
ones. got i'm Saturday. and more are eN-