National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-10
WASHINGTON DRIVING ASSOCIATION.
Prospects for the Coming Week.

The interest displayed by the public in the
spring meeting Of the Washington Driving Asso-
citation at BrightWOOd Park during the past week
gave strong encouragement to the members OF
that organization that they will be sustained by
this community in building up and establishing
as permanent amusement turf sports. Their
prompt action in summarily expelling the horse
Pollock, alias Fulton, and those men cognizant
OF and aDetting in the fraud, received indorse-
ment from all sources, and will serve as an exam
pie IN the future for parties disposed to wrong
fTsfs Jsns,itf ana nSt 70 So
and are detected in their guilt to them will be
meted out severe and Just punishment. In the
case above referred to- after the parties conduct
ing this dishonorable transaction became aware
that the association was in possession OF over
Thelming evidence as to the truth Of the protest,
and that they had brought the horse Pollock here
under an assumed name and entered him in the
first three races with the avoWed intention Of
winning first money, thereby defrauding both the
association and the owners Of other horses In the
races, they endeRTored to effect q compromise.
Acknowledgements were made by Carroll and
Dodge Of the true record of the horse and what
were the intentions Of the men in entering him
fc- the races
i was piece Of deliberate and consummate
cheating from the inception up to the day Of
trotting. 1t was conceived at DeeriOot Park, l..
l., shortly after the prospectus for the spring
meeting Of the association was made public, and
Immediately put in ex' sutton. II they had got
through SUCCESSFULLY here, doubtless they would
have attempted the fraud and robbery on other
tracks, endeavOring to avoid those places where
there might be danger Of discovery and exposure.
In their efforts to effect a compromise they were
informed that the association had reached con-
clusion in their Gaze, and the decision would be
made known from the Judges stand the following
day, (Which was done, as the public has been in
formed through the columns Of THE NATIONAL
REPUBLlCAN.)
Their guilty consciences convinced them that
the decision would not be favorable to them, and,
without further parley, they proceeded to the
track, and the next morning removed the gray
gelding Pollock and the gray horse Harry, also
entered for two races, and shipped them to New
York. 1t was known among hOrsemen that these
parties had come down here and many remained
at home who had expressed the intention Of
bringing their trotting stock, preferring to see
what action would be taken by the association in
the case, should it be pushedto decision. There
was another reason that had its effect in keeping
back some men who felt disposed to bring their
horses here and participate In the races.
This was brought about by the lying of man
named r. H. Ogden, whom, It will be remem-
bered, drove in the last fall meeting, handling
Arthur Wild and Lady Patterson, and through
whose Joekeytng and false statements both
horses got expelled, and 1t cost their owner
several hundred dollars to get them reinstated.
This man Ogden scattered the Information broad
cast that the association would not give fair
races, connived at fraud, and that he was in with
the president, and could manipulate matters to
only told to iDjure the association and take re-
Tenge on them for eXpelling him for dishonest
practices. There are reasons to account for his
bly, will be removed, il It has not already, now
that the demands Of the association have been
satisfied. The prompt action of the association
sirOus of taking part in the meeting that nothing
dishonerable would be tolerated by them, and,
as consequence, it has brought good results,
A number of Well-known trotters are now on
the way 10 this city-all new to the track here
and as q consequence this week will give an op-
portuHity to witness some Of the finest trials OF
speed ever seen here or elsewhere. The purses,
with the exception Of the 2:29 class, not having
the $50 2:35 and 225 classes But the indications
now are that all will I'LL. The following are the
entries for the 229 class: A. F. FaWcett enters
6l. 8. Albert; J. A. Bachelor, d. e. Frank =;
J. J. Rose, &. z. Gray Chief; John Turner, b. m.
Matte Lyle, and NJ. Mead, b. m. Annie Collins.
1t may be Of interest to our readers to have the
record Of these horses, which we give below:
Albert, at Dexter park, Chicago, July /, 1874,
made record of $50; at the same place, July q,
Frank j, at Dexter park, July g made 2:291<;
at Lawrence, Mass, September %, 2:2Q; at Fort
Wayne, Ind, October q, 2:SO; same place, OctO-
2:29. Gray Chief, at Suffolk park, Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, 2:8Iz. Matte Lyle, at Lancaster,
Breeze, November 6, 2:s2 Annie Collins, at Bea.
con park, June 25, made 2:33; at Columbus, Ohio,
July 8, 2:oO11, and at White Plains, N. Y, Sep
TENDER 3, 2:30. These horses seem to be very
evenly matched, and this race will be highly eI-
citing. 1t is seldom that five as fine horses are
found in one race, and from their record, which
runs very even, this should be one of the finest
races barring few Of the most celebrated horses,
ever witnessed anywhere.
Two entries have been made for the 2:25 class
requiring but one more horse to fill It. William
Lowell enters b. g. Barney Kelley, and J. A.
Bachelor b. G. John H. Barney Kelley, at
Fleetwood Park, May q, made Q record of 2:2S;
al same place October "a, 2:27, and at Beacon
Park, Massachusetts,, June p, 227I. John H,
at Dexter Prrk, July a. made q record of 2s25I5.
The racing days this week are Tuesday Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. 1t is thought that
all Of the purses will be filled, and the programme
be carried out as announced. Should change
become necessary, 1t will be announced through
the columns Of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.