New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
Manv Horses Training
at Old Benning Track

jumping regularly is Merry Task
strapping son Of Hastings, which won
many times in England. Merry Task was
n failure as fat horse last season, out
he is big and husky, up to almost any
weight. and his schooling is not unim-
pressive.
Other members OF the string scnoo1ns
with Mission and Merry Task are Orage,
Top Hat, valiant, Orphee and FlitawaE.
All of these save Fltaway raced ABROAD
and ALL of them, except the fast daugh-
ter of Fair Play and F1ittermouse, VIII
race through the field this year.
Flitaway, which looked like first class
two-year-old at Pimlico last spring, is 10
race on the fat If she improves in temper
She became a ratty actor at Belmont
Park last June, and Hildreth is trying her
i'm the field in the hope OF improving her
track manners Not infrequently bad
tempered horses quiet down after bit OF
schooling.
F'litaway is pointing for the LADIES'
Stakes and the other specials for three
year-old FLIES If she continues 10 mis-
behave she will be pat over the jumps as
a regular th;nS ard trained for the Har-
Dor Hill SteepleChase next fall.
Stromboli son of Fair Play and St
Priscilla and half-brother to the famous
Splinter Priscillian, was the smartest two
year-od performer of the Belmont string
last season, and he has filled out some
over winter. But ne still has the look OF
gelding and is not robust horse.
Washington trainers have a notion that
Defendum, one OF the Rock Sands Louis
Feustel developed for Mr.. Belmont last
season. and Thornhill, a full brother to
Hawthorne, will make the best distance
running three-year- olds Of the stable of
the chairman Of the Jockey Club this
year. They have both rounded out into
fine looking colts and are galloping i'm
pressively. Mr.. Belmont considered De-
fcndum his best two-y ear-od last spring,
but the Rock Sand colt fell lame in June,
ana could not be trained for the valuable
two-year-old stakes at Saratoga for
which he was intended.
The light footed Flttereold, Fair Plays
full brother, has not grown any taller
than he was last fall. but he has gained
100 pounds in weight. and he wants TO run
every time he gets out on tho track. Hill
dreth believes that Flittergold will make
a famous sprnter.
Mr.. Belmont will not have az many two
year-olds in training this season as for
merly. lie sold fifteen yearlings last
season. The youngsters in Hldreths
table at Benning ere sons and daughters
If L-.f.
and there are smart lockers among them
but Hildreth does not know much about
them. The bad weather CT the latter par,
OF February and the carly part of March.
during which the track froze up for the
first time in years. threw all the two
year-olds back
The best known OF the companions Of
Horror I'm the TIrney stable are Kle-
buTre three-year-old OF merit last season
and handsome four-year- this year.
and the three-year- Rustling Brass,
Waterbass and Bolals. FIabbergast. a
colt by Martinez that showed well last
season. was one of the horses Martin
brought on from Kentucky late in Febru-
airy. but he was stricken with pneumonia
just after his arrival at Washington and
died
Cutaway and Stake and Cap we're the
best youngsters that bore Mr. Ryan's
silks in the East last season. and the lat
ter is being pointed for the Kentucky
Oaks. Stake and Cap. a daughter of the
Watercress stallion Ellisdale. behaved
last season as though she wanted to go
on and she has matured handsomely. She
] q "a = O,1k Cot
away. which is saying lot, for Getaway
is one Of the best looking race horses in
training. The Ryan horses will race in
Kentucky while the Eastern stables are
at Pimiico. and come East in time for the
Belmont Park meeting.
William Garth and his son Lewis are
/ training forty-seven horses at Benning
most OF them two and three year olds.
/ Their best three yesrold is the Father
less illy Mater. stake winner last year.
She Is really ine-looking mare, with
more substance than any Fatherless seen
I'm years. and she can run.
A recent arrival at Benning is Captain
Philip VI. Walker. L. :. 4. (retiredl He
is "A farmer or the Shenandoah Valley
and trains his own horses for the fun OF
the thing He will race the veteran Oak
hurst again. and he IL developing a
couple Of smart year-olds