The New York herald., 1875-10-29
WASHINGTON DRIVING PARK
Third Day Of the Inaugural
Running Meeting.
General Harney, Madge, SkirmiSher and DiaVOlO
the Winners.


was very good and the greatest satisfaction the
large attendance There ladies' the course
than on any previous day. and the appearance of the
grand stand was much improved by their presence
Four races were rum the first being dash OF two miles
the second mile heats, the third q dash OF three
quarters Of mile and the fourth q hurdle race
Of two miles and a half The races were run on time
and the starter very fortunate in getting the
horses away in each race on very even terms The
baltimore delegation did not reach the track until the
FIRST race had been decided account Of smash-up
on the road Luckily no was injured
THE TWO MILE DASH
The first event was the Consolation Purse of $3.50 n
aasn OF TWO miles for horses that have and won
money at this meeting; the winner OF the first mile 500
and of the race $780, the second horse to receive $50
There were nine entries comprising Mart Jordan &
Co.'s gray colt Bill Munday, by Rogers. dam bv
Engineer. years old, 80 lbs NJ Gascers' bay Ally
Fairy Queen, by Eugene, dam Faith 8 years old, 81
lbs. John H. Davis chestnut colt General Harnev by
Pat Maloy, dam Yellow Bird, years old 90 lbs L.
A. Hitchcock's brown 6lly Luttia H.. by Second
Boone, dam Meanness, years old, I01 lbs j. W.
Wedons chestnut colt Warfare, by War Dance, dam
Wagonnette, years old, 90 lbs; John
Fletchers chestnut horse Hartland, by Australian.
dam Lucretia, aged, lis lbs; c. H. fuckers
chestnut fly Caroline, by Kentucky, dam Camilla
years old, 81 lbs John Conees gray horse Donny-
brook, by Lightning dam Jessamine Porter years old
ITO lbs, and d. McDancIs chestnut colt Joe Germs by
Australian, dam Bette Ward, years old 80 lbs
Joe Germs was the favorite the field Donny-
brook second choice and General Harncy third.
RACE
Tho start was a capital one Bill Munday taking the
lead, Donnybrook second, Caroline third, the others
in bunch. There was change until the horses were
well into the backsretch when General Harney moved
up to the front and not again headed in
the Harney at the end Of the first mile, was
leading length, Donnybrook second, Joe Germs third
Caroline fourth, the others trailing General Harney
kept In front all the way around, and came homo an
easy winner by three lengths, Donnybrook second
two lengths ahead of Caroline Joe Germs fourth the
surcinge of the latter having broken in the
race, which doubt was the cause OF
his defeat Bill Munday was fifth, Fairy Queen
sixth, Lutitia H. seventh, Hartland eighth and
Warfare ninth Time, 3:4s. Collins rode General
Harney, Fisher was on Donnybroo Spencer Car
oline, Clark Zoe Germs Eaton Bin Munday Hughes
on Fairy Queen Cochran on Lutitia H. Sade on Hart
land, Thomasson on Warfare. General Harvey won
the 500 for the first mile and 5000 for the race
Donnybrook takes the second money, $50
MILE HEATS.
The second race for purse of 1925, mile heats
for all ages. $500 to the first, SIS to the
event there were five starters comprising Spang-
Ter Bcachers bay geding Jack Harkaway, by
knighthood, dam Phenomenon, years old, 101
lbs d. McDaneFs chestnut FLY Madge, by
Australian, dam Alabama, years old, 101 lbs, L. A.
Hitchcocks bay 6ly Mole Darling, by Revolver, dam
Lady slipper, years, 10l lbs. J. G. Bethunes bay
geldng Burgoo, by imp. Hurrah dam Emma Dar-
ling, years old 10l lbs and John Coees black horse
B. +. Carver, by Lightning, dam La victime, years
old, 1l0 lbs.
Madge the favorite the field at long odds B.
+. Carver second choice
First Hedt-Madge was first away B F. Carver
second, Mollie Darling third, Burgoo fourth, Jack
Harkaway fifth Going round the turn Madge showed
the way, b. +. Carver second, Mollie Darling third,
Burgoo fourth, Jack Harkaway bringing up the rear
There was no change OF position nn the horses were
and won easily by three lengths; B. f. Carver second,
four lengths in front Of Burgoo Jack Harkaway fourth,
Mollie Darling fifth. Time, 81
Second Hedt-B. +, Carver first away, Jack
Harkaway second, Madge third, Burgoo fourth, Moe
Darling fifth The latter ran through the others on the
upper and showed in front the quarter pole B.
H. Carver second, Madge third Jack Harkaway fourth
Burgoo fifth. Burgoo then made strong running down
the backstretch and showed in front at the hafmile
pole, B. f. Carver second Jack Harkaway third Madge
fourth, Mollie Darling ifth. Going around the
we'll in hand, the heat by two lengths Burgoo
second, half length IN front of Jack Harkaway; B. II.
Carver fourth; Moie Darling fifth. Time so. Clark
rode Madge Hughes had the mount Burgoo, Eaton
on Jack Harkaway, Fisher on b f. Carver and Coch-
on Mollie Darling.
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE
Tho third race was dash of three quarters Of mile,
for gentlemen riders, carrying $50 lbs each. T. p.
spates' gray horse SNOWFALL pedigree unknown,
aged; E IL Brengle's bay gelding skirmisher pedi
gree unknown, aged, and J. E. Mantz's bay geding
Yellow Jacket, pedigree unknown aged, were the
starters.
The betting was Snowfall against the field at even
money
RACE.
The horses were started from the quarter pole.
Snowfall off with the lead and at the half mile
pole three lengths in advance of Yellow Jacket,
the latter three lengths in front of Skirmisher Snow
ball began TO quit the lower turn and both the others
passed him before he reached the three-qu pole.
Skirmsher then ran to the front and camo home an
yellow second.
yards in front Of SNOWFALL Time, 29k. Phebus
rode skirmisher, Mclaughlin was on Yellow Jacket
and Spates on SNOWFALL
RACE
The fourth race was for purse of $3.50, two miles
and half fifteen hurdles; the winner OF the first
half mile $780, for mile and half $780, and of the
$3.50; the second horse to receive $780, the win
ner of the second days hurdle race to carry 10 lbs
which were Ayres Il Sutde's bay geding Diavolo, by
Jonesboro, ,,iIl dam Ninette years old, l55 lbs.
War Dance, dam Laura Spilman, years old 141 lbs.
Davolo was the favorite 10 TO l.
THE RACE
The horses were started the hamile pole and had
TO jump hurdle the drum tapped for a
start Davolo took the lead at and went the
did the three hurdles on the homestretch and all
the others that she jumped. Diavolo led all
Bee He jumped the hurdles the afst round without
touching them, but the mare knocked them all down
the first round, so that the second mile nothing
but fiat racing Busy Bee could not run as fast
Davolo and he led throughout under pull, winning
the race by length The time Of two miles and a
half was $40 And this closed the third day Of the
meeting
SUMMARY
WASHINGTON, D. c. Der. 2S, 1s75-TmRD DAY OF
THE INAUGURAL RUNNING MEETING WASHING
TON DRIVING PARK-FRsT RAcE-Purse $3.50, for horses
that have and not at this meeting; winner of
first mile, $780, Of the race $200 the second horse 10
receive $780, winner Of second days dash Of mile
and three-quarters lbs extra Two miles.
J. H. Davis ch. c General Harvey years, by Pat
Maoy, dam Yellow Bird, 80 lbs (Collins). l
John Coflce' gr. h. DOnnybroOk, years. by Light
ming, dam Jcssamne Porter Ito lbs tFisher) -.
C. II. fuckers ch. T. Caroline, 3 years, by Kentucky
dam Camilla, 81 lbs. Spencer ...................
D. MoDanel's ch. c. Joe Germs, years, by Aus
tralan, dam Bette Ward 90 lbs Clark ..........
Mart Jordan 4 Co is gr. c, Bill Munday, years, by
Rogers, dam by Engineer, 90 lbs (Eatonl .......
NJ Sascers' b. 4 Fairy Queen, years, by Eugene,
dam Faith, 81 lbs (Hughes) Observation-Disclosures. @
l. A. Hitchcock Go. IS br T. Lutetia H. years,
by Second Boone, dam Mcanness l01 lbs, Coch.
John Fletchers ch Hartand, aged, by Australian,