The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
From the New YORK Telegraph.

From the New YORK Telegraph
Ex-Representauve Richard 6 Hill. presi-
dent Of the track at Marlboro. Nd. and
Arthur Elrod came up from Marlboro yes
terday. DR.. Hill Is one Of the owners Of the
Marlboro concern which has received the
sanction Of the Jockey Club 10 conduct
a steeplechase and fat race meeting
October 4 10 October H. Many improve
ments are under way at the Maryland
track. An addition Of $50 feet 10 the
grand stand is completed, and work on
the steeplechase course Is going forward
and viii soon be finished The steeple-
chase course Is spiendidly laid out. II is
two miles in length. with nine jumps.
including a water and a Liverpool. There
has also been added a chute at the top
OF the main stretch The main track Is
now about three-quarters Of mile
around and It is the best and fastest OF
its kind IN the country.
New stabling, an automobile gate. new
railroad terminals have been built, and
a rate Of S15O round trip from Baltimore
has been secured. A fast express on the
Pennsylvania Railroad viii put the pa
irons Of the game from Baltimore 20 the
track in fifty minutes. The new State
| road Is completed. and a delightful auto
trip from Washington is promised to
Washington patrons. A special club
stand with seventy-six private boxes IS
ready.
The United States Marine Band. under
the direction of Walter H Smith. viii
give a grand concert daily, wh!Af- IN
itself is the biggest kind OF an attraction
and the first time that this famous band
has been engaged for an affair OF this
kind.
Good Racing Assured.
The Pinkertons or Seymour Buetler will
have charge Of the grounds in connection
with the local officers Of Prince George
County The daily programme Will IN
olude a steeplechase and five fat races.
and viii include an offering Of from $500
10 5000 for six races. Horses can be
stabbed al Benning.
The Chesapeake Beach Railroad has
! arranged for a daily shuttle train from
Benning 10 Marlboro and return for so
per car. including a man TO a horse
| The distance is only twelve miles The
Marlboro Office is 800 Maryland Building.
Washington. D. c. Fun information may
l be had Of Arthur ElrOd, the general man
ager.
The sanctloning Of the Marlboro meet
/ ing - he Jockey Club OF New York IS
especially gratifying TO the Eastern turf
men who regularly race az Pimlico.
These are chiefly Virginians and Mary
landers. and they like 10 campaign their
/ horses about Baltimore and Washington.
They have been accustomed 10 do it from
/ time out OF mind.
Among the fasteners Who viii stable
either at Marlboro or Benning and race
ct the new track are William Garth. Of
/ Ingleside Farm, and his brother Woods
who handled Superstition and Ticket OF
Leave so cleverly at Saratoga; Theodore
Coles, Harry Rites, William Frederick
Presgrave. David Dunlop. John Bartlett.
/ Walter Congdon. Silas Veitch. Nat Ray,
| Samuel Ross. and G. c. Smithson.
Superstition and Ticket Of Leave VIII
/ prepare at Marlboro for the Maryland
! Jockey Clubs meeting at Pimlco. and
will win the Bowie Cup at Baltimore this
I fall He would have won last years cup
| II that obstinate three-year-old Fitz Her
bert had not run Two miles in 3.25 40 IN
! front OF him. Sup. as the stable boys
/ call the faithful old AIdine horse may
not have Fitz 70 run against this fall
StinEer Is n Good Colt.
| Mr.. Coles has crack Voter colt called
Singer under his care. and Singer can
turn. he won a good race at Saratoga
the other day. John Pansle had Touch
| Mo, the swift son Of the The Commoner
and Touch Not. in tiptop condition for
the futurity Wednesday, and inasmuch as
II is not the intention OF Mr.. Dunlop 10
race in Canada, Touch Ne should be in
rare condition about the time the MARI
boro meeting begins in Touch Ne Mr.
Dunlop will show his friends OF Wash
/ ington and Baltimore the stoutest horse
that ever bore his silks. The son Of The
Commoner is a big and superbly pro-
! portioned colt. He may not. perhaps.
possess as much early foot as was owned
by Master John, the Ornus-Hoodoo colt
Mr. Dunlop lost at Pimlico last spring.
but once on his stride he runs as Cleverly
as any mans horse.
William Garth has sold or most OF the
horses with which he began the current
season, but he has a stable OF fair
strength in Canada under the charge Of
his son, Lewis Garth, also some green
two-year-olds that have never left Ingle-
side farm He intends to race these
youngsters at Pimuco. and il Is likely
that he may give them some preparatory
work at Marlboro.
Samuel Hlldreth expects 20 so 10 PIN
leo for the Maryland Jockey Clubs au-
tumn meeting. and It is more than likely
that he may take Marlboro in on his way
South
TINKER MAKES NOVEL HOMER.