Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-03
The Sreeule Chase.
CONCLUSION OF YESTERDAYS RACES AT IVY CITY
The MEETING POSTPONED TILL. NEXT WEEK

THE MEETING POSTPONED TILL NEXT WEEK.
The races in the mud, at Ivy City, yesterday
were concluded with steeple-chaSe, in which
Kenny, Coryestes, Profit, Kitty Clark, Judge Muir
ray, Kate Long and Bashi Bazouk were entered
the last-named horse being decided favorite
among the pool-buyers. The horses came troOping
down the hill, away beyond the hllf-mile post, in
struggling order, Kitty Clark and Bashi Bazouk
leading the cavalcade. 1t only needed soft
autumnal sunlight, a few scurrying leaves,
and flavor of frost in the air to
give full effect to the picture. Now they sweep
across the muddy track and head at a hard galop
into the inield. There they go over the first wall
ana speed away along the winding course brively
taking wall and water, and Straining every nerve
over the stretchers between Now Bashi BlZouk
leads with noble strides, with Kenny and Kitty
Bashi Bazouk! But stop Now he gallops. wild,
painting, and r1derless, over the field. His
Jockey y,, limping up from the mud in which
show that his skill was not at fault,
On go the rest of the troop, rushing along, out
down the homestretch. Hurrah! Kenny comes
laundering home, his jockey urging him with
SPIT and whip and voice leading Kitty Clark by
the pace at the finish was too hot, come gallOpng
In Ill struggling order. Coryestes, long-limbed
Chestnut horse, who has made long roundabout
tour, canterS slowly home and the people at once
catch the cry that Coryestes has won the race for
he alone has kept the course marked out.
The Jockeys caught this notion, too and half a
dozen horses went Scampering back to turn the
flag, which they had neglected, it was Thought
ana struggle l9I second place but they had their
the winner. When the steeple chase was ended,
the judges announced that the restOf the races OF
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
next week. 1t is hoped that next week will bring
more favorable weather.
The rain to-day proved the wisdom Of the fair
directors In pOStpOning the races until next week.
the regular races remaining on the program, will
be run in their regular ORDER beginning WedneS-
". or an
entirely new program will be made up
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INsrrrurE-G,liteou as a.
MentOer or Bfbe CfdSs.-At yesterdays session.
In the afternoon-Of the Sunday School Institute,
ee 1Sg church Rev Mt m hd
Mrs. Crafts gave normal lecture. Rev. DR.. Mere
dlth, or Boston, gave an account OF his Bible class
of between 2,OC0 and $500 scholars, which is held
In fremont Temple Boston, ON Saturday afternoons.
He neted that ''crankS" sometimes make difficulty.
Four or five years ago, he said, Guiteau was
member OF his class, but he did not remember that
he disturbed the meeting by questions. He Gid
remember that he used to remain after the lesson
forgotten all about him until recently he had come
across Guteau's book. which he had presented to
him On one occasion.
In the evening at half-past six Mrs. Crafts gave
In the ecture.r0om illustrations OF the lessons for
November and December to large number of pri-
mary teachers AT the same hour Rev. Mr.. Hur-
but held superintendent meeting in the study,
and discussed questions with them in the form OF
conversation. At half-past seven Rev. DR.. Mere
of AtOnement" Rev. Mr.. Hurlbut delivered
normal lecture on ''Teaching the Lesson" A ques-
tlon drawer followed, conducted by Mr.. Hurlbut,
which brought the exercises OF the evening to a
close.
RIVER TRADE-HarbOr Master Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows: PUNCHES
Magma, Anna Bell and j. Gllett, and schrs. Mag
gle, Martha Washington and Wave, all with oys-
tiers for market LOngbOatS Uriah HOrner and Get
tysburg, with wood for city dealers
WASuJNcToN .prrr nro,,.,,,, I1oc%
the live stock sales Tuesday are reported by L. E.
Tavenner 400 cattle up sold IS left
9V fhn best to 81 good ~ to medium fair 81 to
and lambs; lambs to 81; sheep, 81 to AZ. Is
cows and calves, s25 to $50 On account OF the
election the market for next week only Will be on
Monday, the 18th.
ASSIGNMENT OF METHODIST B1sHoPs-The gen.
eral missionary committee OF the Methodist Epis-
cOpal church met in New York yesterday to make
appropriations for all the missions of the church
for - The bishops in closing their annual meet
Ing adopted program for episcopal jurisdiction,
and the holding OF winter and spring conferences
aGp nssI s IN W th the assignments are made
ton: Baltimore, March 9Th, Bishop Wiley; Manas-
Sas, Va, March 9Th, Bishop Simpson; Baltimore
Washington conference), March ed, Bishop
Wiley.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Geo.
s. Adams and Rose Proctor; Clarence Russell and
Mary Peyton; Richard Henry Lee and Martha
Ellen Banks; Geo: W. Hawkins Of Montgomery
county, Nd, and Ida L. Bowman of Howard
county, Md; Henry Williams and Lizzie Addison
David Anderson, OF Fredericksburg, Va, and Sarah
Boswell; Dam Mcdowell and Julia Campbell;
Philip Toler, OF Fauquier county, Va, and Susan
Harvey; Jesse 1hOrnby and Martha Bennett; Adj
Olson l. Gatcheu OF Boston, Mass, and Alice L.
Combs
BOGUS GOLD CoIN-Detective McDevitt reports
there is an mposter in town passing bogus $50 gold
pieces on merchants and stOrekeeperS. His mode
OF operating. Is to go into store and buy a small
article and give bogus $40 coin in PAYMENT Yes
teruay afternoon, he went into small jeWelry store
near the Government Printing Office, and bought
watch key for 81. 5 and gave one of his bogus so
coins and the clerk told him he did not have the
change, and he told the clerk to keep the SO and
Send the change down TO the entrance OF the gov
eminent Printing Office when the Office closed
The clerk sent 1873 according to Instructions and
he subsequently found that the $40 coin is bogus
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!!