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TRAINING EXERCISES AX BENNING Washiiigtim D March 21 Many horsemen walclKd the junipers scliool over the Benning course yesterday William Garth who has tiie largest string in training for tin coming meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club which will open at Pimlico on April 2O was the busiest trainer at the course Villmlla and Lucille R from the Garth stable were schooled a turn of the course and fenced perfectly Tin latter is a green jumper but lie fenced like an oldtimer taking all the jumps including the Liver ¬ pool in his stride strideJockey Jockey Patterson had the nfonnt on Vilhalla a winner at the fall meeting nt Pimlico Judging from the way the Garth jumpers have been schooling since coming from Cliarlottesville the Virginian trainer will have one of the best crosscountry sta ¬ bles that will race on the metropolitan tracks this1 year Bobbie Kean Duke of Roanoke Lucille R Vilhalla and the rest of the lot have done all that has been asked of them since arriving here hereHarry Harry Price saw his good racer Superstition work threequarters in 122 well in hand Everard sm ¬ other that will again sport the Price silks went the rame distance III 121 Sal 121Sal Volatile recently purchased from J W Colt by the Washington horseman C C Smlthson worked n half hi 55 High Private and Juggler from the Smithson stable were sent threequarters in 124 Both of these handicap horses look to be in the pink of condition and will be heard from at Pimlico There is n race the opening day in which High Private will probably make his debut Stellaland a fair Jumper also being trained by Garth went i half mile in 54 with jockey Roy Sobell in the saddle saddleGarths Garths Clabangh candidates Andy Chisholm Kes wlck and Muskmelon worked a quarter of a mile at a lively clip These twoyearolds are going along nicely and with good luck they will be ready for the Clabaugh Bobbie ICean which made his first start as a jumper last fall at Pimlico was among those given slow work Neoskaleeta under slight restraint worked tlireequarters in 123 123Max Max Smart who is training the horses of Dr J S Tyrec pending William Keatings arrival from Jacksonville sent Indian Runner threeeighths in 40 The twoyearolds under his care went the same dis ¬ tance in 39 Stinger and Mollic S worked a quar ¬ ter clipWilliam at a fast clip William Martin worked Martin Doyle Sig Selwik Theo Cook Olive Ely Charlie Ball King Commoner and Beau Chilton quarters at better than a two minute gait The Turney horses have been going along nicely and will shortly be shipped to Pimlico whore they will get their final touches for the early races racesHenry Henry McCarthy worked Rose Beaumont Miss OTooh and a twoyearold by Orlando a lialf mile mileA A twoyearold in the stable of Amos Turney by Dick Welles Mrs Wiggs which has been on the ailing list since his arrival from the farm is nSuud ing 13JSam to and was sent an eighth In 13J Sam Tutr a familiar figure on the turf for over a decide for years employed bv Dave Gideon and of late years by the late Robert Neville died at the track last week while sitting in a chair at his stable Tutt during the past two seasons campaigned the juniper Rye Boy BoyJockey Jockey Medlleott will accompany the Scully con ¬ signment to Jamestown and will ride there as a free lance lanceP P S Roberts former owner of the old horse Rongli Rider arrived In Washington from Oakland Cat and will spend a few days here visiting his friends in this city before going to Jamestown for the meeting that will begin April 1 1Jockey Jockey Ernest Huppe who rode for J W Colt on the New York tracks last year will ride the horses now being trained by Jerry Murphy among rheni Peep In Peep Shot Magellan Margaret and Faust Robert Boyle sent the veteran jumpers Waterway and Tiiistledale threeeighths In 42 and Dacra awl Smoker a quarter in 20