The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-06
Unusually Rich Events
Are Provided for the
Closing Days.
Samuel Ross Host at
Banquet for Dinner
Stakes Subscribers.

Benning enters upon the home stretch
this afternoon.
The meeting. which is perhans the
last ever to be held at this track v,iD6s
up on April IL.
Especially rich programs have b,...p
provided FOR the closing DAYS. Wedn -
cay is Amateur day and among the ,1v
races carded will be the Amateur C.lp
ana the Chevy Chase Hunters Steeple-
chase Tor gentlemen riders.
Fliteen have been nominated in the
Amateur Cup and ten in the Chevy
ChaSe steeplechase- Mr.. Taylor and
MI. Wright, OF Baltimore, will have
mounts in these races. Dion Kerr.
Mr. Tucker, Mr.. Holloway. and Mr..
o Brien Will also ride.
On the Last Day.
on Saturday the Second Benninp t4a,di-
cap and the Ninth Spring Hunters
st=ePlechase viii be run. On this day.
100 as a special feature, will be run
the race for the Officers Army Service
Cup. an event which has given for
tn6 nrst time last fall and which
proved a big success.
ms race Is for horses four years
old. The property Internationally and
free from contingency, OF offcsrs ~
the united States Army from January
J. iSS, 20 the date OF entry.
Some of the Prizes.
The prizes will be a gold c-Ip Of
the value Of $500 10 the regiment.
corps, or STAFF department, 10 which the
winner belongs; a silver cup Of the
value OF $50 10 the owner Of the win
ner' silver cup OF the value OF $50
10 the owner Of the second. and a sIi-
yer cup OF the value Of SO 10 the
owner OF the third The horses are
20 be ridden Gin drab service unfforn)
BY an officer Of the regiment corps.
or stan department from which the
entry was made The weights 70 be
carried JsJ pounds. thOroUghbTeds 10
carry "A pounds extra The distance
VIII be a mile
The following entries have been re-
ceived; Capt. F. B. Hennessy. Third
Artillery, Fort Myer, Va General Cam
2agna; Capt z b. Cassatt, Thirteenth
Cavalry, Fort Myer. Va. Bright and
Pickett. Capt. l.. b. Phillips. Thirteenth
Cavalry, Fort MyeT. Va. Dan. Lieut..
Gordon Johnston. Third Cavalry. Fort
Riley, Kan, DattO; Lieut.. r w Wild
-ick, Fort Greble. r l.. Frances: Lieut..
2 ;. Merchant, Thirteenth Cavalry,
Fort MyeT. Va, Nielle.
Subscribers Entertained.
Samuel Ross had the pleasure of act
ing as host for the second time at the
dinner given the subscribers 10 the Din
aer stakes. one of the popular insti-
tutions at Benning. Last season he
was the victor in the stake with Ben
Cole, and Saturday his entry. Hawk
wing, bore OF the honors. Hawkwing
IS the property OF that very astute turf
a~fs aessasr
Albemarle county. Va, Mr.. Garth was
naturally much elated at the colts VIC
tory. inasmuch as IL came a tride unex-
pected. everybody beforehand conceding
the race to Spencer Wells.
Hawkwing's Following.
While Mr. Ross and Mr. Garth were
highly gratihed at Hawkwings winning.
the man who got the most pleasure
from IT. perhaps. was Henry 7. Oxnard.
Hawkwing was bred at Mr.. Oxnard's
Blue Ridge stud and is one OF the ge.
OF his stallion Hawkswick.
BY the way. the Dinner stakes gave
Mr. Oxnard more than one thrill The
TUnner-Up in the race, Al Bush, is
a product OF Blue Ridge, being By Mr..
Oxnard's Hamburg stallion Infexible-
II was a great afternoon for the glorious
old Commonwealth whose specialties
seem 20 be statesmen and hOrsehesh.
Out Of Maiden Class.
At last Whitney Langdon IS out OF the
maiden class. His horse. Call Boy, one
OF the lemons handed him by John
Nis dden- won a cheap maiden race Sat
urday. Call Boy had started twice be-
fore this since coming into Whitney's
hands, and on both occasions the
young pIunger had bet the bank roll
on him only 10 see him beaten Satur-
day Mr.. Langdon let Call Boy run loose
and as is usual IN such cases the horse
won.
Call Boy does not call for much He
was all out 20 beat Harry Rites Wilton