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BENNING TO HAVE AMATEUR MEETING. Waahtaartoa, D. C March 28. — Four yean age . the l«vt thoroughbred race waa run at the Denning : track 1 1 ii-!■ -i- tie- auspices of the Washington Joekej Chili. A law prohibiting betting and I kmaki.r: ■ in the District of Oaraaabta rJeeed tin gates. Bat tin- sport trill be reseated ther i May 18 and is. . in lie shape ,,f ■ meeting condncted by amateur i -eiir. men and oaheera of the anay. Th. new i* eanixation la palled the Washington Ridinu and Hem Club Which h m appointed Frank .1. Rran. aecte farj ..f the Hnata Committee, geeeral manager and i I a placed the military end of the program in ta--I, ami- ol Major Henry T. Allen. IT. S. A. s,« i racei will be run each day, a majority of then to be roalafd bo baabara and aiaay bar an. Tie- n ".• fork braaeh of the National Beaaoatal ABHorlatloB and Aogosl Belmont, chatnaaa af the • Jockey Club, will donate cups for competD oa Por tiuit inrtier. the rider of each winner will reeetva n i trophy. With tlx exceptloa of raeea oa the hat. . the ni" n its will be aeaayned either to qoallled gea tie lea rMera or oaseeca of the araey and navy. a aovel feature win n- ■ twenty mile race aerom ■ the eooatry, the boron Bntahlas oa the int.-k in i flout of the grimd stand. Mnj. GetL Leonard Wool. . Mated bj a picked board •■ oaletra ream the Wat ■ Department, ha- been invited |,, deeide ut-.n the ■ w inner, one- of the n. . . wary requirement!! in at rlvta* at n rerdlct will be the eoadlttaa if both i borae and rider.
