Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-15

The running races next week at the Ma
t1onal Fair Grounds Will attract a large attend
ance. The various turfmen here speak In high
terms OF the accommodating management, and
pronounce the track one OF the very best in the
country. Some OF the best horses In the United
states are among the entries.
- Lucy George. Mr.. II. P. McGrath's promis-
ing candidate for the kentucky Oaks, is reported
10 DE seriously amiss.
Mr.. Tanner has sold his bay mare Juno, by
Waikiki Chief dam Jane, to Peter Relyra, VIII
Jamestown, Pa, for 81 500.
- Louisville claims that there will be three
hundred and fifty horses in attendance upon
the spring meeting at that place.
- Himyar, Major B. G. Thomas fine horse, Is
amtss, and 1t is probable will not be able to I'LL
any OF his spring engagements in Kentucky.
- Mr.. Perry Belmont S splendid four-y ear old
FLY, Magnetism, has broken down and will be
bred. She has been scratched for all her en-
gagementS.
Joe Downing died at Sunnyside, near Paris.
KY. April %. He was % years old and owned
Dy Mr.. James Miller. He sired number Of sue
ceSsful trOtterS.
IS, for Washington. in charge of Mr.. William
Mulkey's team, composed of Virglnius, Belle OF
the West and MorgenStein.
- The third series of Haverly's pedestrian
contests will take place in Cincinnati from the
10th to the $50 instant inclusive eight days, 12H
- The result of a contest between Mr.. G.. B.
Morris horse Long Taw and Harry Colston's
Irish King, at Nashville, has produced a very
decided change In the betting on the Louisville
a The at short Odds At about
rates 1Or Inc younger son OF LOngrellOw.
"A club has recently been Incorporated In
baltimore which is called the Baltimore Yacht
Club.
- Charter Oak Park, at Hartford, Conn, will
hold its spring meeting June %, % and "a, Civ
Ing purses amounting to s., 800 as follows: First
day. $iOO for 800 class, $500 for 22S GLASS; Third
Second day, $400 for 24O Glass; $500 for 233 class
day, 800 for $50 class, siOO for 233 class. In
ADDITION, $1,000 will be given for runners stakes
to be announced hereafter. Entries close June
s. Address, Burdett LOOMS, secretary, Hart
ford, Conn.
The Boston Driving and Athletic Associa-
ton has decided to give June meeting, at Bea-
con Park, On the sth, 9th and 10th Of the month,
giving $4,000 In purses, divided as follows First
day, 5000 for 227 Glass; 4OO for 2:4O class. Second
day, 5000 for 2:25 Glass; 800 for 2:3O class. Third
purse is divided into three moneys. Entries
close May 25 and should be addressed to Henry
Mass.
Frank Hyde, of the American Rifle Team,
sailed for England few days ago to make ar
fragments for contest at Wimbledon this sum
mer Mr.. Hyde has organized team entirely
distinct from the National Rifle Association,
which he will lead himself The marksmen a.
ready selected are Col j. o. P. Burnside Column
ola Rifle Club, Washington. j. T. Brown and
William GerriSp, Massachusetts Rifle Assocla-
tlon, Boston; Colonel Henry F. Clark, Empire
n. X. A.
All of Pierre Lorillards teams were
scratched for their engagements at Chester.
Mr.. L. d. HOndell, OF Baltimore, who has
contested with the best swimmers In the coun-
Try. Is In Cincinnati, and designs giving series
OF natatertal entertainments.
old Frank Harper talks of training Ten
Brock again. If he can't do any better than
he did with Molly Mccarthy the stud is the
place for him.
The Hartford people are keeping up with
the times In deciding to diversity their trotting
meetings. with running races on an interior
track. The runners will be started between the
heats of the trotttng races, and these races will
I'LL up the Intervals most pleasantly. Charter
Oak Park win give 81, 900 for runners at its June
me Getting, and 81 600 at its August meeting
"A six-days' horse-race has been gotten up
raj Oscar v. Dayton. The horses, California
mustangs, are to be run at top speed with
riders on their backs fifteen hours per day, for
SIX consecutive days; The race win come off.
commencing on May 10th, over the Bay District
Park Course. The entries will probably include
Peralto, the celebrated mustang rider, who
accomplished such equestrian feats In the East
last year.
Mystic Park gives four days meeting In
June, following Beacon, with $1,000 Ia purses,
divided as follows First day, $500 for 800 class;
$500 for 2.25 class. Second day, $500 for 23S
Glass; $500 for ESQ class Third day, $500 for a34
class; $500 for 2.27 class. Fourth day, $500 for
$50 class; $500 for 222 class. Entries close May
25 and should be addressed to II. E. Willis, MyS-
tic House, Nedford, Mass,
-Messrs. Dwyer Bros three-year-old bay
colt Luke Blackburn, by Bonnie Scotland, out
OF Nevada. Is reported to have gone amiss. 1t
is to be hoped that he may come around In
tine to keep his engagement for the Kentucky
Derby.
TIE new system of stake races for trotters
will be tried at the summer trotting meeting of
the Chicago Jockey and Trotting Club, which
will be held July 20th 21St, 22d, 23d and oath.
The SPIRIT Of the Times SayS:-"It now ap-
pears that the mysterious and much talked-of
new invention is neither new nor invented by
Courtney. The Sliding foot board and out-rigger
was patented long ago. and working models OF
1t were on view In 1877 and 1878, In the shop OF
George Roahr, On the Harlem river.
The vernal trotting meeting at Suffolk
Park was brought to close yesterday with
two good races. During the four days of the
meeting the attendance was limited and the
wind was heavy against the horses. At times
the DUST blew SO furiously as to obscure the
trotters from view.
Under bright sky and delightful breeze,
the attendance at the Lexington races was eX-
tremely large. The track, however was deep
In loose dirt, but fast. The great attraction
was the two-year- old stake, the field being one
OF the best that was ever stripped for race In