Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-24
WORKING HORSES AT
OLD bENN|NG TRACK
Trainers Fast Preparing Their
Thoroughbreds for the
Spring Races.

The old Benning race course is putting
on busy aspect nowadays. and every
morning a string of horses can be seen
working over the track, quite suggestive
of old times.
For fortnight now the going has
been good and the trainers who are get
ting ready for the spring meetings have
given their charges many useful gallops
which have taken off the rough edges
and put them In shape for the serious
work which comes later on. Benning is
an excellent spot for an early preparation.
and the horses trained there will be fit to
race when the bell taps at old Pimlico.
Turney Has Big String.
Amos Turney. the we'll known western
turfH1an, has the bigger string there.
Among them is that sturdy campaigner
Martin Doyle. whose old-time form was
pretty nearly frst-class The old fellow
has spent the winter well and should he
fit for every action. Theodore Cook. the
pride of the stable, who disappointed his
hackers sorely at Pimlico last fall.
has been going along finely and will do
for a bet early in the game
Others in the Turney string are Sig.
Olive Ely, Selwick. Charlie Ball and
sever two-year-olds. Two of the young
s:ers are by Dick Wefles and are par
also has in his stable King Commoner.
the property of F.. NJ. Mitchell of Balti-
more. who showed such excellent form
Z: the close of last season.
Samuel Ross has eleven in training UNI
der the charge of Max Smart. among
them Rosshampton, Tom Melton. The
Speaker and a lot of two-year-olds. Mr..
Ross has in his stable what the experts
regard as the star youngster at the track
in the full brother to Lady Isabel This
one is grand locker, a red chestnut with
splendid shoulders and plenty of day
Hight under him. He has been highly
a full brother to Rosshampton. who per
formed SO creditably at Pimlico last sea-
son.
Boyle Has Crack Jumpers.
Bobby Boyle has the crack Jumpers
Thistledale. Dacra and Waterway here
under the charge OF Harvey Boyle. This
week Mr.. Boyle will ship to Benning
five or six good ones from the Krause
stable which have been wintering at
Gravesend.
the track every day. Among them are
Magellan and Margaret. the property Of
Richard Garrett of Baltimore. Murphy
also has the old Colt Splinter Salvolatile.
now the property of c. c.. Smithson;
Peep In, and another one belonging to
C. A. Muller.
Henry Mccarthy has Rose Beaumont,
Miss OToole and two twO-year-olds, one
a full brother of The Wrestler.
DR.. Tyrees string is in charge of
Frank Purcell. and includes Cheek, In
dian Hunter and three two-year-olds.
Joe Gladish has seven in his stable,
among them Demetrios and Lurid. the
property of Johnny Farrell of Balti-,
more. He has also Stewart of Diffen-
derfTs string in charge.
Virginia Well Represented.
Farmer Bill, ScuIly will come down
from New York with seven, including
Pins. and Needles, Reyhourne and five
.two-year-olds.
March 9 the Virginia delegation. made
up Of Billy Garth. Theodore Coles and
Woods Garth. will arrive with a big
bunch of horses. High Private has
wintered WE'LL and Cole expects him to
be a better horse even than last year.
Many of the horsemen are contemplate
ing taking in the Norfolk meeting before
going to Pimlice. This meeting will be
engineered by Bob Levy. the well
known Texas promoter, and is booked