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MANY HORSES NOW AT BENNING TRACK. All Are in Thriving Condition and Being Pointed for Bowie Racing. Baltimore. Md.. March 16-At the present writing it looks h if the horses in training at Benning would cut eon-id. r.;ble figure in the Bowie meeting, which will open the eastern racing season April 1. While the stables at the Washington track are not in as forward condition as in yean past, they have had good. Bseful work all along and, with the advent of warm weather, will shape up rapidly in the fortnight that remains before the opening at Bowie. Among the hois lie n who are tuning up their strings at Benning are William Garth. Lewis Garth, W. M. Carter. William Shields. K. F. Carman, llliam Brooks. Fred Kraft, who has the horses of W. T. Anderson in charge; Matt Brady, with the J E. Davis jumpers; ll:.rvey Boyle, W. P. Burch, John Kelley and Max Smart. Lewis Garth will train this season exclusively for Edward McLean. Washington millionaire. v ho has got together a winning stable of jumpers headed by the- crack Bonny Laddl which was purchased tor 112,000 from J. Howard Lewis about a fortnight ago. Bonny Laddie is a five-vear-old by Domett — Maid of the Order, and was one of last years star jumpers, being beaten i.nlv once daring the racing season. Besides Bonny Laddie. Mr. McLean lias Exton. Which came into i special prominence last fall When he defeated Gwyn Tompkins Weld-hip in a match race at AVur-renton. Aa.; Faker, which ran third m last seasons Barter Hill Cap; Btacco, which won for Lewis , Garth on the Canadian circuit last year; Rhomb, and Fugitive, a green three-year-old which gives , great promise. Mr. McLean has thus far made but few investments in flat racing horses, but has a likely two-year-old by Golden Maxim— Nancy B., a I half-brother to Bal Parrs good jumper. I.ally Bay. Fred William - has been signed to ride for the , McLean stable, and William Garth will hare second I call on Williams" services. The elder Garth, as usual, has a big string m , charge of which eighteen are jumpers, including Shannon Biver, Pally Pay. Tom Horn. Bohert Oliver. Emerald Gem, sir Dearah, Sun King. Leumas, Gregg and some green ones. Mr. Garth has four • two year-olds, throe by Sea King and home bred. They* are: Cherry Belle, b. f. by Cherry Pit Belle Clem. Dr. Nelson, br. g. by Sea King— Northern OirL Jadge Wingfield. br. c by Sea King— Glad Tid- oYiecn of the Sea, ell. f. by Sen King— Cantaloupe. While the "Sage of Albemarle" is not Claiming ; niiv stake winners among this band, he believes i they will make a asefal Bhowiag and expects to win i sonic races with them at Bowie. The pick of the • basket probablj is Jadge Wingfield. Among the ■ other horse- Cat Mr. Garth i- getting ready for Bowie are Col. Parr- The Masqnerader, which was gelded last fall: Jack Winston, Ida Claire Mid I Bright and Earl-, by Peep oPay. These have been i going along weU and will be read;. Mr. Garth has i in-.! received from Nea York two likely looking ha-portetd mares, the property of Jesse Lewisohn, and I will school them over the jumps. Richard F. Carman has thirty-five racen m I training and will be liberally represented al Bowie. . Las 1iid.p ■ carload of the Carman horses ar rived from New Orleans, including Surprising, G. M Miller and Ella Bryson. With them came the • Ned Orleans crack, Sheer Face, the property of 11 A. Playh a newcomer in racing. Sheer Face . was purchased from George W. Wingfield of Ne-rada tor ,000 and i- said to lie worth the money. II,- will be pointed for Bowii racing. Mr. Carman i intends t start a breeding farm in Virginia , headed by bis tallions The Tark ami Meridian, a , Kentucky Derby winner. three likely yearlings by The Tark oat -d Mr. Carmans own mares are ■ ,w at Benning. • .,,,,, Mike Daly ha- twelve horses in his stable in tded by Kingly, winner of the Toronto Cup. This on has wintered finely ami looks a- if he would eom i,, ha,,,! early. Jem, which showed si wall last fall, is in grand condi i and wili ! ][«,uie. Ano i- of Ma Daly string thai will be heard fn oi earlj - Costu i r. This week Mr. Hal, will | i I six of the Qi in •; Stables two e u old- from New Ifork and will fit them tor Bowie racing. That veteran trainer, W. P. Burch, baa his good plater Corsica n going along well and will race him 1 :ii Bowie. All the experts saj Mr. Burch has the crack two-year-old at Benning in his stable. Ti.i-i- a fine-looking chestnut colt by Iltimu- Speed-mas, lb- showed three-eighths la :. ", over the Benning track last fall ■ rather remarkable performance. Mr. Burch al-o baa a good two-year-old colt by ie Iden Maxim. Harvej Boyle Is training the jumpers Little Hugh, Bobby Boyle, McClelland, 1". A. Stone and 1 Lenin Bock tor Wo da Sftoi kton. John Kelley baa - Dalngerfield and Humiliation pretty well along and the] sboald be read] to race from the start at I Bowie. Willi- Shields has two likely two-year-olds b« The Commoner, which will be in the hunt when i the beU taps at the 9 othern Maryland track. Bambi, which raced so well la Amos Tnrneys I ealon as ■ two-yearM but sea- a, and whicl wa- badly cut down during the fall meeting at i Pimlieo. has come an and all right and will race in William Garths colors tbis year. .lame-; Butwell, who is under contract to Andrew Miller for the coming season, is at Benning galloping bones. Horses are arriving it Bowie every day now. R. B. Watkins, William Bed Walker, w. A. Burtl ,-cheii and Archie Zlmmer are among the late- ai ri al-. The Bowie track is in excellent condition, and 1 good work over it i- already being showa. Edward McBridea string at the Gentlemens Driving Pari: i- shaping op for racing at Howie. This i- i naefal lot of bones that will be beard 1 f r in early in the meeting. S piceler l- looking : especially well and should win the first time ,,it. The MePride three-year-olds are Tom Elward, which headed the MeCee list last year: Eddie Henry. Pesky and Caseo. Pesky will probably be a starter in the Kentucky Oaks. The MePride two- ] year-olds are: lteautiful Morn, by Peep oDay — Janet Gray, a ■ br ither to Chicago Boy. I.elle II.. by Ballot — Ellangowan, a half-sister to -Cock o tlie Walk. Kentucky Boy. by Toddington — Fair Kentucky, a half-brother to The Grader and Dainty Dame. i Orlin Q.", by Canard — Wayward Lass, a brother to Buzz Around. i The last named is highly thought of by trainer . Shannon. Bob Walden has twenty-four two-year-olds in training, among them the youngsters J. E. Davis bought from August Belmont. Mr. Walden will not start his 1810 campaign until the Pimlieo meet- J tag, and from there probably will go on to Ken- ; tucky.
