Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-22
The National Jockey Club Races.

Y.
The third and last day Of the inaugural
meeting of the National Jockey Club, sat-
urdey, was largely attended, and the races
ali passed of spiritedly.
THE FIRST RACE
was dash OF enc mile, for all ages. for q
purse of S2O0-S100 to second horse, for which
Egypt, Ksdi, and Spendrift were entered.
lengths behind, and Kadi the same distance
in the rear. Time, LAT.
THE SECOND RACE
two miles for ali ages; $50 TO rst horse. s, o.
10 second, and $50 to third. Oxmore En-
lister, Denver, Leader Jack Trigg and Fairy
queen entered With Enlister ahead, Ok
more next, and Leader third, they flew past
the grand stand, amid the greatest enthu-
slasm OF the friends of the three; but Eulister
showed signs OF fatigue upon turning up for
the second mile, and Denver, who had been
taking Ii easy behind, now shot toward the
front, leaving the fourth position to Enlister,
and AM, In this way they came toward home.
calamity forward, leaving everything be-
bind him, passing the wire the winner. Ok
more second, Denver third, and Enlister
1HE THIRD RACE
was a-mtle and a-half dash, consolation
handicap for horses that had run and not
SOS to first horse SIS to second and $50 third.
The following horses were entered: First
Cbance, Carriboo, Alton and Nettie B., four
and Billy Monday-havfng been Withdrawn.
A good start was made with First Chance in
me lead, CarrfboO second, Alton third and
maintained through the FIRST mile without
any material change, but upon entering the
second mile First Chance BY a strong effort
only Kept until nearing the half mile pole
when Carriboo took his place and Kept 10 to
the end, coming in the winner by length,
Alton second, First Chance third, and Nettie
THE FOURTH RACE
was half mile dash between King Il. and
excellent start, a good race ensued, King Bee
falling rapidly in the rear until the turning
the home stretch, when by a fine burst of
speed he came alongside Lfbbie l., and they
came home nose and nose the Judges declar-
ing IL dead heat, and Announcing that 1t
would be run over after the last race. Time,
64K.
THE FIFTH RACE
was between Resolute, Stanford, and Bill
Monday, two mile hurdle race, over eight
hurdles: The chances for win seemed to
rest between Stanford and Resolute, until
the sixth hurdle was jumped. Bill Monday
then showed his metal by coming steadily to
the front, and finishing the last half mile
with stanford, the two coming in head end
head, Resolute two lengths behind. This,
also, was declared dead heat by the judges.
Time, 4.02k.
After consultation the Judges announced
that the two heats In the last races would
not be run over, and that the purses would
De divided between the horses, and that all
bets on the two unfinished races were OFF.
WANTS A DIvoRCE.-Tod day, Mr.. o. ID.
Barrett entered a suit for Albert j. De Zeyk
for divorce from the bonds Of matrimony
with Elizabeth NJ. De Zeyk. The parties
were married In this city in March, 1857;
have bad three children; he charges that she
deserted him in August, 1869.
THE CHAIN GANG.-Superintend OF
Streets e. w. Cunningham received orders
this morning from 1t. Hoxie to get out his
cna1D gang from the wOrkhOuse aud proceed
To clean up some of the streets. He will or
ganize force of twenty men and set at
work on Massachusetts avenue northeast
OUR READERS will note sale of piano by
DuncansOn Bros. to- nc errOw, I'D inst, at 10
O'Clock a. m. 1t is $500 Weber, and nearly
new.