The Washington herald., 1909-02-08
HORSES At BENNING
Interesting Facts on Local
Turf Game by Expert.
PIMLICo MEET IS PROMISING
Methods Used by Maryland Promo
ters Retain High Standard of Pre-
vfous Years-SeveraI Strings Omar
tered at Benning and working Out
for Baltimore MeetiBg-OtherN News.

A well-known racing expert has this 10
say about the local race game:
Although racing is practically dead
issue in Washington, scores of thorough
breds are auartered at the local course.
Early in the morning, long before the
milkman has awakened you BY the noise
Of his wagon, the horses at the track are
doing their stunts under the careful
eye Of the trainer.
Strong. young exercise boys. with
muscles as hard As iron. are given orders
to let him out AT the half. OF give him
his head At the three-Quarters.' as the
case may De.
Every point OF the track that the
horse may travel is watched. and a care
ful eye Is kept on the thoroughbred. 70
see that he does not iniure his legs.
As the spring time marks the begin
ming or the baseball season, so Il marks
the glorious return OF the thoroughbred
10 Pimlico, where the Maryland Jockey
Club this year viii enjoy the best racing
in its history
This viii be true because OF the anti
gambling laws that have been passed IT
the several Eastern States. almost elimi-
mating the sport from the sections az
fected.
The question has often been raised
Why have not laws been passed IN Mary
land affecting racing?
There are several reasons. The peo-
pie OF the State are conservative. broad
minded. and love racing a. an institution
The race meets at Pimlico are conduct
ed Ike those Of Ensland-that Is to say.
ali the spectacular features of the sport
which tended 70 bring II into disrepute
on Northern tracks are eliminated al
Pimlico. IN fact. they are not allowed
10 exist
Exclude PIunEera.
'Plungers are not wanted. and whe1
they appear and commence operations
they arc quietly but firmly informed that
they must not continue their big wagers
''One OF the remarkable features Of raCc
meets IN Maryland is the complete ab-
sence OF that class which is 30 objection.
able on Northern tracks and which for.
merIy caused so much unfsvorable com
ment II connection with racing at Ben.
ming.
"Marylanders are. as q rule. unassum.
I ing They are true sportSnen- and fol
more than two centuries the thorough
bred has been developed and raced bl
them
The old hillside track. = few mile,
I from Druid Hll Park. twice a year pre-
/ sents a scene worthy Of the most dis
tinguished artist II Is when the sprlns
and fall meetings are in progress. Rep
/ resentstive people from all over the STATE
/ are there on opening day. which IN older
times was called Governors Day. be
cause many az the governors OF the Stat'
maintained and raced horses. and th'
prodigy OF those eQuinss to-day are som'
/ Of our grestest turf heros-
Racing. as an Institution has COM
down TO the Msrylanders from thel
/ forefathers. consequently tho people ar
/ interested in the sport
Prepare at BenninE.
/ Horses at BeuninE are preparing for tn
! AnrfI meeting at Pimiico. It = the mos
/ ir1nortant meet in the East this year
+ After il closes horsemen viii move int
canada. where the sport Is conducte'
( under much the same conditions sS Il I
in Maryland.
/ The turf IN the state that has produces
Curious equine stars. and which has sue.
\ historic past. also has a great futur'
before Il. providing the officials Of IN
! MARYLAND Jockey Club continue 10 con
duct their affairs along the lines that the
have followed for nearly half a century
when the bugle calls the horses 10 m
post at the spring meeting at PlInilc
I MARYLAND viii he the only state IN IN
East where the sport fiourishes, and ina
racing should continue under the sam
( bealthfuI conditions that has Away
marked racing IN the Commonwealth
( the desire Of all true sportsmen-