The Washington times., 1914-06-01
Forty-Five Jumpers Certain To
Be Entered for Events at
MaryIand's Track.

A census of the horses at Pimlico and
Benning, schooled to the minute and
ready to step out and race through the
! field. indicates that there will be forty
five chasers for the cross-country rae
ing that will be a daily feature OF the
spring meeting OF the Southern Mary
| land Fair Association, which begins
Wednesday TO continue ten days. The
count of noses was taken before the
horses began their pilgrimage to Marl-
| boro. And more horses will be down
| from Canada this week. for there will
be little cross-country racing at Mon
treal for American horses. and none of
any kind at Dorval Park, the new
course that opens its gates this season
tor the nrst time.
The steeplec ha sers, veteran and new,
: at the two tracks are Thistledale, Ben
laIa, Handwriting, Yarico, RNdIey Run,
Judge WalZer, Narnoc, George >. DAVIS,
! Jean Wagner, LynnewOod, SenneSam-
| bian, orderly Nat, Tomcat. Aurific.
Bronte, Proclivity, Gallant and Gay.
Racewell.
Malaga, Racebrook, Mo, Topright,
Court Jester, Renault, Essex. Son OF the
Wind, Azufe Maid. Fadoodle, Hughie
GUM, Burning Daylight. Flatioot, Nlr-
gInIa Creeper, Lady MeIba, Lizzie Flat,
Bowery Carl. o. h, koseberg ii, Harry
Miner and Cat.
And TO this list may be added the
names OF the Racine mares, Racing Bell
and Remarkable. two OF the best look
inS horses in the United States. These
mares were bred by the Diffenderters.
in the Green Spring valley, and they
are full sisters. They learned the art
of jumping almost as soon as they
learned how to conduct themselves on
the fiat, and their present owner, j..
fV-sa h h
the field.
Other horses preparing for the cross
country game at Marlboro that have
been racing on the fiat are Fadoodle,
Bronte. Proclivity. Hughie Quin, Tom
cat and Jean Wagner. They have been
running Well, too, for Fadoodle won a
purse at Electric Park Nevertheless,
they are in training for jumping. and
it will be found that fiat racing has
done them no harm.
The practice of racing horses through
the field one day and on the fat an
other Is not as common in this country
as IL is in England and Australia, where
the spectacle of a steeplechaser win
ming a Lincolnshire Handicap, or some
other race equally important. is not
uncommon. But 1t - becoming Dopu-
lar as the class of American steeple-
chase horses improves. Merry Task
was one OF the smartest fencers un-
covered at Pimlico, yet. since Sam Hill
dreth took him TO Belmont Park. he
has started on the fiat and made N
creditable showing.
Seeing old Thistledale. and the equal
" venerable Lizzie Flat. chase at MARI
boro. will be gratifying 20 Washington
turf folk, who have watched them race
and won bets on them these seven or
eight years. But these honorable vet
Grams are In prime condition. They
have the speed of younger horses and
experience at steeDleCha sing which
makes them formidable still in moderate
company.
Judge WalZer and Handwriting, which
are at Benning. belong to the sta5l"
OF Capt. G. X. Rockwell, of the United
States Armv. who has raced and rid
den at Marlboro in the past. and will
support the meeting this spring. Cap
tain Rockwell superintended the train
ing of both horses. and his skill was
attested by the FOOD performances Of
Handrunninc at Pimlico In couple Cr
races. The caDtain has not had n fair
chance vet with Judge walzer. a strap
ping son of Voter. which campaiRned
three seasons under the silks OF e. G.
Smithson, OF Washington. He did not