Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-15
The National Fair.
RUNNING RACES TO-DAY. AWARDS. F.,

L las happy idea, that OF Captain Frank
Hollingshead, that the National Fair should wind
up with two days running meeting. This
meeting began this afternoon, and though
t On ane oeea Tas not o9 as ags as # was
was respectable In dress and numbers. Ii the
andcipations Of Captain Holiingsnead who
Is entitled to the credit for getting up the sports
or To-Day and O. morrow are realized. there will
be as large crowd to witness the ladies' race
TO morrow as there was on st. Julien's day.
being but very few on the. grounds during the
morning. The horses had good time OF it
ssc scam about the track :,., running
Wnen out exere dhsTenf from 00K Wat 6 Seefs
when in q race. In tie latter case ell is NE
While In The former he is all rags and blankets
the Jockey. when attired in bright colored silk.
is considerable OF an improvement on the jockey
who does the exercising. Ia doing work about
the stable or track, the average jockey is very
ance The noon train brought out a good
sized party, among them many who are
never never, seen about this city except during
more loyal and steady following than trotters
POPULARITY OF RUNNING RACES.
Inc running races seem 10 attract different
class OF people from these who attend and enjoy
nirg races said an cid turfman to THE STAR
reporter today. "show more nerve In moment
lhan trotting. horse admirers do ia q whole day.
Tlere have been many big trotttng events. on
when bushels or money have changed hands;
but / tell you, Sir, more fortunes, yes,
fortunes. have been won and lost on run
mig races than collars On trOtttng races.
Inc speaker was probably tritle too enthuS-
asilc on the question, ana In his effort to estao
llsh The superiority OF running races stated
what would probably be true II England were
referred TO instead OF this country; but the pool
men agree with bin, In that they can take in
ten times as much money during running meet
lngS as when the best tTotting horses are
matched one OF the pool men explained the
matter In this way: Running meetings have
aln ays attracted a more fashionable audience.
there Is as tar as know 10 particular reason
Why they should be So except that there Is more
geIl',ne sport at running meetings. 1t is sell
dom, very seldom, that you hear of running
hofseS being held IN Or run so that the sowest
NOISE wins, though this charge is frequently
heard curing tiotting races. There is no put
tlhg horses IN pockets In running races. The
fact is, the jockeys who ride seldom are
heavy enough. or at least have strength
enough 10 hold a thoroughbred rlnner
liz, even II they wantedsto do SO. 10 ruaning
races the horse nearly always wins While IN
tlQllhg races frequently the races are run
and Won by the Judgment and tact Of the driver.
FfeqCentefs OF the turf know this, and as Il re-
suit they nave more confidence In runners than
uoIteIS There is 10 explaining the likes and
dislikes OF people, and suppose there VIII al
WAYS be people who will prefer trotting races.
pecially so In the SOUTH"
THE GREAT RACE COURSE OF TIE FUTURE
Wel[knoWn gentleman, the owner OF sew
eral noted running horses, said ne expected that
)
De saved for the races here instead OF being al
lowed to tire themselves out on other courses.
he national course" he said, lis the middle
ground on which al Of the big races VIII be
run. IL Is not exactly tatr for northern horses
TO &c forced t. &c south to meet the best horses
OF the south. Neither is it fair that southern
| ia the climate often affects them and their
g0irg. Here they can meet on ground that is Is
1alr Tor one as IL" 0thtr, and as il the days OF
the great national four nile heat races which
were he great events Of the turf In the past.
here ali OF The real national races viii be run
THE RACES TO-DAY.
ire trSt race WAS a dash OF three quarters Of
a nlile, The entries being Dalganon. AirOg,
Baltimore, jr, Warehouses ana Wrangier.
MaIchioless was the 1avorite, Dalsanon selling
q good second.
Gllgasian Sd. Alroy 18th. Time. 1920.
The second race was for one mile, the entries
H 4elng Denoanf, baltimore Ir, New York
Weekly, Alroy, Revenue and algaaon
The race was won by New York. Time: 1:5o
TIE third race was hall mile dash between
W'rangler, Marchioness, Airoy, Revenue and
were short. They were ran and won In almost
an instant, there being 10 delays or Waits FOR
PREMIUMS WERE AWARDED TO-DAY
as follows:-Nrs. w. j. Brown, for 'Rupps
salve'; c. AueIback. wool jackets; MIS-. Ann
bay. system OF dress cutting and hitting; q. S,
Kraft. family bread; Master Edwin Mahoney
neehand drawing; Alfred Geddings picture
frame; a. 7. Mccormick, canes: A. \. C. WieS
elIuoIll, ditiiiCdl QeQtufp: fD3 Geier, Caltor
Fla beans; Miss V. Hill. Brazilian cardinal; w.
Z. Moran, waste cork; Joseph L. Savage, stock
ara die for pipe and bolts.
FAIR NOTES.
The loan department Ia the ladies' section OF
tie nain building has even at this late day TT
ctiTed several Interesting relics. Among them
are watch and spectacleS over 100'yearS o.c.
that belonged TO Joseph Deane, OF Raynham.
Mass; q mustard ana tablespoon, a wedding
present 10 Mrs Joseph Deane. In 1S15; tea,
spoon, that came over from England in the
Bcston tea ship, belonging to the family OF
Major levitt. u Taunton, Mass, a staff Officer
OF N&shiD9tOns, IN camp ct Cambridge; q mini
atu'e portrait OF MIS-. Judge PaddeIfOrd, taken
in lostou, fSt9. These relies and the Continual
moving AID replacing OF the exhibits In this de-
Ial tment keep It up in attractiyeneSS.
There are probably less than dozen articles
On exhibition. CT at least in completion at the
fair that have rot been passed upon by the COM
m1ttCe, which have as rule been slow In work
Ing aid slower in getting together. There are
several honorable exceptions TO this however.
Although congressman were made chair
mel OF the various committees, not single one
OF them has served or offered TO serve.