Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
STAKE EVENTS At
SPRING MEETINGS

NEW YORK. February 29.-The West
chester Racing Association OF Belmont
Park is the last of the eastern clubs to
dome forth with the announcement OF
stake events which will be run during the
spring and fall meetings. Besides these
races there are many others which are
very valuable, but to which entries closed
some time ago. Outside of the National
Stallion and Juvenile. for twO-year -olds.
and the Withers, Belmont and the Ladies'
stakes. for three-year-olds, the events for
the spring and fall meetings will close
Monday. March 2. with a supplementary
entry. In the list of events for the spring
meeting are four for two-year-olds, two
for three-year-olds, seven for three-year-
olds and upward and six steeplechases. For
the fall meeting there are two two-year
old events, one for three-year -olds and
two for three-year-olds and upward. The
principal event for which the entries will
close in March is the Metropolitan handi-
cap for three-year-olds and upward, in
which are sure to be entered some of the
best horses in training. This is the first
Of the valuable stake events, and Is run
over a mile. The added money is $4,000
and the weights will be announced Sat-
urday, April IS. The race will be run on
the opening day of the meeting.
Twenty-six entries have been received
for the Carter handicap. to be run on the
opening day of the racing season at Aque-
duct, April II. and more are expected
from the west and south. James r. Keene
has named Restigouche, Transvaal and
Gretna Green, while Nealon, the Subur-
ban handicap winner last year. is entered,
among others The full list follows: Nea-
lon, Charles Edward, Don Enrique DR..
Gardner. Restigouche. Transvaal. Gretna
Green, Spooner, Red River. Aletheuo. Old
Honesty. Cohort, Melbourne, Cairngorm,
Berkeley. Banyah, The Wrestler, Tony
Bonero. Penarris, The Shaughraun, Rosi-
miro, Bat MasterSOn, Hyperion II, Mike
Sutton. Sir Lynnewood and King Cobalt.
ROseben will not race in the Carter this
year ROseben will be sadly missed, but
he will take part in the later races, for he
has fully recovered from the blood poi
soning of last fall. Frank Weir, who
trains him. prevailed on Owner David
Johnson not to enter the big weight car
rier In the early events. "Roseben Is a
hard horse to get in perfect trim for early
races said Weir. when asked why the
Splinter was not entered. we raced him
early several seasons, much to his injury.
for 1t was not long before ne was knocked
out. This meant enforced retirement for
a month or two. After giving him a fair
trial We agreed not to start him until the
season was well advanced. He will not
try for the early events and will hardly
start before the Belmont Park meeting"
In answer to a query If Roseben would
start in the Metropolitan. Weir replied:
mo: we have made up our minds that he
is not mile horse in fast company.
Henceforth he will be reserved for short
sprints."
At nearly all of the local tracks horses
have been passing the winter. Reports
are that all show a clean bill of health.
There are any number of two-year-olds
which will race for the first time the
coming season. They are said to be a
very likely lot. The Benning stables are
filed with thoroughbreds. which are 60
ing along nicely. and with fine weather
every horse at the track will be in racing
trim by the time the season begins. The
Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay tracks.
where are uuartered some of the cracks
which will be seen under colors the COM
ing season. have their barns filed, and
when the air is clear the trainers are not
slow to get their horses going, and they
have them out for exercise. James r.
keene has a grand stable at Sheep shead
Bay Most of their work is under the
sheds, with an occasional gallop on the
main track If the going is fair At this
course other prominent stables have their
horses stabbed, and all of them are in
good condition. having wintered we'll.