National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-10
TROTTING ATBRIGHTWOOD
FALL MEETING OF THE WASHING
TON DRYING ASSOCIATION


THE TRACK-THE HORSE TALK AND The
RFTTING-wM. PENN WINS IN THEE
STRAIGHT HEATs-NENT WEEKS SPORT.
After the lowering clouds and slight sprinkle Of
Thursday night, which. many Of tho anxious ones
took for bad omeRs, yesterday morning was ush-
cred in with bright May day sun and a refresh
ing spring breeze. such as could hardly be fouEd
in any other city N this latitude on the 9th dag Of
October.
But there were good reasons for this pesuliar
manifestation Of regard from tire clerk of the
weather to the residents and visitors at the cap
ital. In the first place it has ever beenits boast
that Washington could show earlier springs,
milder summers and later falls than any OF It's
sisters. and in the second place fully two thou
sand persons were On the tip-tCS of excitement to
witness tho second race of the fall meeting Of the
Washington Driving Association and"1the clerk, "
| for this reason, made up his mind that they
should not suffer a disappointment, and they did
| not
soctation, was open to all horses which had never
beaten ESQ for which there were six entries, hve
| of the number having contested in the opening
10 the hdbitues of the BrightWOod track. In fact
| the.bVys were non-plussed. They did not know
| either the horse or driver, and as consequence
| were far in the dark when bets were to be made,
! for bet they must With them 1t was not a mat
| terof Judgment, but a simple guess, as much SO
e Il they tSssSf The IN Eeno
1t was mo good thing" but it was the best they
/ could do
All had seen VIM. Penn. Arthur Wild and
| Jacob Lerian in the Wednesday race, but there
! was
NEW AsPIRANT
for fGvOr in the shape OF handsome bay stallien,
| ANGLO Saxon" from New York, and he and his
! friends worried them as he stepped on the track
! ready for the contest, and was logged up and
| down in front Of the stand
| They cannot be blamed, either, for their mis-
| giyings, for he looked every inch trotter. A
blood bay, eight years old, about sixteen hands
high, Of iree action, strong of limb, with an eye
| which showed his blood, courage and intelli-
gence. 1t is no wonder they halted before they
risked their money against him, and waited for
| the result of the first heat before they took any
stock pro or con-. and those who did take stock in
| him are new "cussing" their i'll luck, damling
! appearances and Iamentipg their losses; while
those who stuck to the field against the favOr:es
are, (while this is being written.) enjoying them
selves with birds and wine at the expense Of the
The day as all know, was an unexceptionsbIe
| one. 1t was pleasant to drive at midday, neither
too hot nor too cold, happy medium, and TEN;
| perature Just right to keep down the hot blood
| Of the excitable ones either human or animal
The start had been fixed ut 8, and about o'clock
| the roads leading to the track were crowded with
| those anxious to be spectators OF what proved
| to be
A MOST INTERESTING CONTEST.
| To say who they were and how they came would
| be hard task, but they represented every phase
| of Washington society, and when cOngregated
on the track might be taken as a fair representa-
tion of the cosmopolitan residents OF this city.
1Dere were Judges, laWyeTs. retired anu active
merchants, Government officials, editors me-
| chanics-bOss and lay-spOrting men, and wO-
| men-all natiOnaltties were represented, includ-
i ing the far East, with its tawney-skinned dele
| gate. All classes, from the inmate Of the EXecu-
| tive Mansion to the labOrer; all ages, from the
| octogeDarian to the gamin who had walked out
| to cam few pennies by holding your horse, and
then climbed the fence to see the heats as they
| were trOtted; and the beuaty oft was, they met
| for q common purpOse-pleasure. To note the
celebrities present both local and national would
/ not add to the fun they had and would be an
| evident injustice to the great ''unwashed," who
had so cheerfully paid their dollar entrance, and
| so honestly and gleefully applsuded the efforts
| of the noble animals as they strained nerve and
muscle for the goal; for, be 1t remembered, these
| afford to be flair and square" in their approval
/ or blame.
at his door to welcome the arriving hosts, and all
stopped to have glass Of cool lager TO wash the
dust from their threats, and then passed into the
| inclosure The ladies paid their twenty-five
| cents extra, took seats on the grand stand, and
awaited the start; while the gentlemen strutted
| into the track baT-rOOm, talked horse for a mo-
ment, made bets if they wished to, or if not
watched others at the game
Just outside the bar-Toom was the pool stand,
! and in front of it was gathered large crowd
eagerly bidding The favorites were Anglo
| Saxon and VIM. Penn, while the others sold in
| and they turned to the right and wOOed tickle
fortune at one of the recent inventions of her
vOtaries known as the wheel of fortune.
SOME LOST AND OTHERS WON,
but the owner won all the time out of the win
| Dings of each pool he deducted twenty-five per
cent, and that, too, without any risk. Stiff Il
suited the crowd, and II theS were suited q re-
porter must needs be. 1t wasn't his money, and
he had no right to complain.
In the centre Of the track the carriages were
parked, and the drivers and attendants mounted
the seats and boxes, and had an excellent view Of
the race.
The contest was close and exciting, as will be
seen by the report below but there no incident
worthy OF notice during or after the three heats
save the claim Of foul by the driver of Anglo
Saxon after the third heat, which was not al
lowed.
The trotting match was over in good time; then
came quarter dash between two horses, which
failed to excite any interest, and then all were
homewArd-bound
No one goes to the races without stopping on
| the home trip at Brightwood and the Sehuetzen
| park, and taking quiet drink with Med"
Moses and Jack" Homer, and this rule was
| we'll observed yesterday. Along Seyenth-street
| road, from BrightwoOd to the park, were massed
| the vehicles Of the visitors, and pretty sight
| they presented. Some had trotters; others had
not. Some were in hurry; others loitered. But
whether fast or slow, they mixed in the common
jam, and presented sight which in the minds Of
many excelled that Of the race course, and came
near eqUaling the famous drive, 'Open to all, I"
| at our carnival. 1t was a good-natured crowd
however, and as they took parting glass at the
| SchuetZen park and babe adieu for the day, they
agreed that the second day Of the race had been
success; and promised to meet at the Bright
wood park on Wednesday next.
The track was in q superb condition, and could
not have been more acceptable to either horse or
driver. The light showers OF Thursday night
had proven sufficient to moisten the loose ciods
Of earth turned up by the harrow, which yester-
day morning broke easily TO q blow from the
mandrake. Not satisfied, however, with the
ordinary surface that was presented on the
course, and which was far superior to its past
condition, the directors Of the association de-
termined that it should be so thoroughly worked
up as TO be so soft and yielding that not jockey
could find excuse for caYil. Consequently a
day morning, after which ali the Stones and hard
Jumps OF earth turned out were carefully picked
up and thrown without the bounds Of the track.
This was done that no horse should unfortunately
strike either and thereby furnish groundwork
for his driver to lay justihable excuse for lame
ness in his animal or detractiOn from his usual
rate Of speed. The care observed in preparing
the course redounded to the credit Of the associa
ton, and when the gates were thrown open and
lions were general and favorable TO the Organiza-
ton for the excellent appearance the track pre-
sented, and the energy eyinced to give the horses
every encouragement to display their heetness of
foot and show their best time.
At $50 O'Clock, the hour fixed for the trOtters to
put in an appearance, the horses began to be
anxiousIy looked for, but fully quarter Of an
hour elapsed before any Of them came on to the
track. Lady Gertrude came through the gate
first, closely followed by Capital, while few
minutes afterward, through the entrance On the
east side came VIM. Penn, with the sorrel geld
ing, Arthur Wild, not far behind. In the mean
time the bay gelding, Jacob Lerian, was pOking
along the road from Ed. Morse's stables at
Brentwood, but was on the track in abundant
time for the start. Thus far nothing had been
seen Of
THE BAY STALLION, ANGLo-sAXOS,
which had arrived from New York, after a long
and inexcusable delay at Baltimore on the part
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, and
was looked for with considerable curiosity, as the
other horses had, at the previous race, given an
exhibition Of their action and speed, but what he
could do was unknown. Shortly before the bell
for scoring sounded he came on to the course,
and was Immediately the object Of universal adj
miratiOn. He is a bright bay, sixteen hands
high, of splendid style, and as he moved around
the course displayed beautiful and easy action in
the use Of his limbs. His free movement indi-
Gated that he was quick stopper, and he imme-
uiately found friends willing TO back him in the
pools, and as the race proceeded they grew more
sanguine that he would finally prove the winner,
in which, however, they were sadly mistaken, as
their pockets and the result fully proved.
THE RACE
was for a purse of $500, open to all horses that
have never beaten 2:55 $50 to the first, 400 to
the second, and $50 to the third horse. For this
class, known as No. 2, the following entries were
made: ]. H. Moore, Philadelphia, b. 9. William
Penn; Wild x Burr, Martinsburg, S. z. Arthur
Wild; David Logan. Baltimore, b, z. Jacob
Lerian; b. r. Perry, Washington, bl. b. Capital;
Charles Hibard, New York, b. S. Anglo Saxon; O.
Hopper, W ashngton, br. IN. Lady Gertrude; y.
W. Clark, Easton, e. z. Edwin Forrest.
In consequence of the continued lameness of the
s. e. Edwin Forrest, he was again compelled to be
Withdrawn, leaving the remaining six to contend
for the purses offered.
1t REQUIRED little time for the