The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
HORSES ARE IN
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Railroads at Benning Claim
'Thoroughbreds Are Get
7: ing Good Workouts.

The little colony of horsemen
which has wintered at Benning has
enjoyed a most remarkable season.
and It's horses are in the most for
ward condition known in many
years The track is faster than in
twenty-five years. and yesterday
horses were being sent along at
merry clip. which insures mt bunch
TO tackle the nags which will come
up from the South for the opening
al Bowie April I. Most of the
strings now at Benning are being
pointed for Bowie. and as they are
a rather classy bunch the Southern
horses will not have IT all their
own way.
Albert Simons. who usually gives
the Whitney youngsters an early
start at Benning, has a splendid lot
OF g-year-olds in charge this season
The crack of the stable is a full sis
ter OF the great little horse Tippety
wftchet. by Broomstick-Friyolo
which. it will be remembered, won
the opening 2-year-old event at
Bopvie two years ago. and then went
down the line for the rest Of the
season.
The -hlly is much bigger than Ttp-
pety Witchet was in his early 2
year-old form, and promises to be
fully as fast. She has already work
ed gin IS. Another good one in
the, Whitney lot is a colt by All
Cold This one just breezed one
eight. the other day in ~. frankie
Robinson has come up from Hot
Springs and is galloping the Whit
ney horses Simons has engaged
sixteen stalls at Bowie and will ship
the 18th of this month. The veteran
trainer. W. p. Burch, has promis-
ina- string of sixteen head in charge.
and will be well represented al
Bowie. The good handicap horse
Crank has ~intered finely and is in
splendid shape. He is being pointed
especially for the inaugural handi-
cap at the Southern Maryland track.
The one that beats Crank will get
the big end of the handicap.
Burch has in his stable the sepsa-
tionat three-year-old Pride of India,
by Delhi -Dominoes. Last summer al
Saratoga Jimmy Rowe offered IS, 90
for this one. The colt is the property
of W. A. Porter. of Oklahoma, who
has atso with Burch- High Time, 9
three-year-oId of remarkable speed
and IH-h6orn Lady. a fast filly which
graduated at Bowie last fall. An
other good three-year-old in the
Rurch string is Sea Rock, by Vui.
cain-Sea Spray. the property of Sam
uel Ross This one is Ross candl'
date for the Preakness. Jockey MUS
grave is galloping for Burch. He has
lust been mustered out of the United
states service. and expects to get his
license from The Jockey Club.
Speaking OF three-yeaT-olds, Burch
predicted that Be Frank would be the
champion of the year. William Jen-
nings has announced that Be Frank
will be a sure starter i'm the Kentucky
Derby. where he will lock horns with
Billy Kelly and Eternal
Richard F. Carman has twenty head
at Benning. mostly home-bred ones
The set Vof Meridian and The Turk.
He has a fine-looking two-year-old by
A1eridian-Daruma- This one worked
faster than anything at the track
when the yearlings were tried out last
fall
! Lewis Garth has twelve head which
ne is getting ready for Bowie. Yes
terday he worked three-year-old
colts by wrack, ogden and Theo
Cook, They breeZed three-eighths in
forty-one seconds and finished head
and head. Jockeys Mergler and H,
Williams are galloping for the Garth
outfit.
McLean's horses. which have win
tered at Benning. will be shipped next
week to Bowie. They are all looking
/ finely. The Porter has wintered espe-
eiaIly well. Mat Brady has the Davis
Jumpers at Benning. but will shil
soon to Pimlico-