National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
IVY CITY TRACK.
THE MUD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Our Correspondent Grows Poetic Over the Situation
Some Of the Horses That viii Start on
Wednesday interviewed - The
Running Of Trains.


Special Correspondence Of THE REPunLrcAS.
Ivy CRY, Nov. II, 1881
Roundhoocd, Short ointed fetlocks shaggy and long
Broad breast, full eyes, small head and nostriis
wide;
High crest short ears, straight legs, and passing
strong;
Thin main, thick tnii broad buttocks tender hide.
So the immortal Shakespeare sang Of the steed Of
Admits, nearly three hundred years ago. and the
description, save in the high crest and shag fct-
locks, might we'll ft the thoroughbred Of to. day.
In those two particulars the excess Of flesh upon
the neck and the long, heavy fetlock, which the
people OF that age 80 admired have by Intelligent
breeding been entirely eliminated, and the
thoroughbred racer Of to-day is clean-limbed,
large eyed, broad buttocked, thin skinned, and
more than passing strong, and when stripped for
race looks like the prize. fighter OF yc olden tines
ALI BONE AND MUSCLE
While with eyes Of Gre and muscles Of steel
He awaits the coming racc
And he spuns the earth with his iron heel
As he LEAPS to the foremost place.
And over the green swnrd bounds o main,
or courses the level track,
Nor heels the check OF the guiding rein
That iain would hold him back.
Bot swim and true o. the swallows flight
lie launches himself through space,
fOIefcnd the steel, but guide Alright
mp mp hC wins the raccl
Hold on, Larkiu; you can't drive that team tan.
dem they won't mate. Don't mix your grog, boy ;
take II Straight Shakespeare died many years ago,
and his mantle never fell on you.
STICK To THE LEGITIMATE,
my boy Put it down In good, strong Saxon prose.
Well, soft goes. always cherished a bellefthat
Wa born lot poet ana poor enough God
Euows: aud don't really know that am good
mr anything else. nut no sooner do l mount my
PEGASUS, aud, giving fancy free reiu, essay to
strike the Tyre Of tuueful numbers, than some
ms,y old cuimudEcuu, "who hath no music In
his SOUL OF mayhap Jealous Of the fame / might
acquire, thus di,mOunts me, without so much as
by your leave. Wyll.a-day! Such Is fate.
full many II gem. &c,
You remember In my last had lust ESCAPED the
pcris Of my turbid navigation. The mud wnsneycr
muddicr nor worse muldlcd but / sang the old
song still
Pun many cloudy morning brings forth n pleasant
day
with much percycrng effort, II did offend the
musical ears Of several OF my enforced listeners
aud now see the reward Of my faith. Behold the
result Of my philanthropic efforts this bright
beautiful morning. Old Sol ha, performed his ab.
lutons IN the sparkling fountain of life and the
blue ether has rid itself Of it, sombre veil
The National FaiT Association has indeed Ind its
Fortune, the ficklc jade turned her wheel so II
might draw prize, und at last think the pa.
uence and perseverance, Of Its managers arc to be
rewarded, IL good weather, good track, good
horses, ana good racing is able to do H. Having
interviewed the owners before, took the frs
opportunity yesterday that presented itself to
INTERVIEW the HORSES AT THE GROUNDS,
and better lot rs a whole II has neven been my
good fortune Olook over say interviewed tho
hOugpg nIyieaIlV I HAD ,tt
talk with some Of them. First on the list wa
Checkmatc, or Old Check, as his admirers deligh
to call him. ASH opened his door, book aud pencil
In hand the old fellow came forward with a looI
that told me he recognized the implements o
my crafl, and said in his own peculiar way: "Pu
IL all down straight; tell them / am nearly sever
years old, have been racing four years, run sixty
six races, have won thirty three of them and wa
second In eighteen, and I'm rs good now ms eyel
was, and look out fOrme this time" "All right, old
fellow, I'll let the public know all about IT," Now
old Check is not bit cgotistic, but he seems tc
mink they often make him carry too much weight
ana THAT'S the reason they beat him sometimes
ana agreed with him. So bidding him au rcroi
Invent over TO
PAY MY RESPECTS TO WILD MOOR
who beat Old Check at Baltimore Il dash of a mil,
~ even weights. He Is good horse and possessc!
both speed and bottom. His race at Chicago on ia,
that has been run this year, winning the first hea
In la3 losing the next two by neck in l:4I lIilt
and winning the next two in TAG 14O-th
last under pull. This shows when In form In
has both speed and bottom, and when he an,
Checkmate and Monitor and Marchioness COM
togctherin race, reckon mein. Next visited Gov
ernor Bowie's pride-Compcnsato by Cntcsby-
winner Of the breckenridge stakes ut the Pfmlic
meeting and also mile cheat race over such feel,
good ms Rnuupa
Ingomar and Jerry. Look out for him In tn
Washington stakes. He Is grand horse and hi
back loins, quarters gaskins, aud legs are all tina
one could ASK and Crickmore must look TO hi
hurels especially over n distance with weight
up, or the wreath will be transferred
THEN COMES VALPARAISO,
q bay gelding, who turned up an unexpected win
ner ut Pimlico at one mile and n furlong In rae
of twelve starters and won the Novelty stakes n
last Wednesday over this course. He will run /
several more races during the meeting, and
likely to upset more sure things of the como,
cent. Next ! called on Monitor by Monarchis
another one Of those horses that came to stay.
Borrei gelding, rather rough in the mould wit
three white legs and blaze face, but a diamond /
the rough. lie is the conqucror of many hard
fought field, and ran n mile and three. quarters /
Long Branch, with ll5 pounds up in 3.02lI, Il pei
Torrance that stamps him first. class race hors
at the front before this meeting is ov,
then the racing will be the fastest of TIL
year next paid visit to Marchioness, and th
coquette received me rather coldly ut first. wit
the impulse of her sex, she soon began minute OK
animation of my hat, and finally concluded TO ca
the thing mp and get II ont of the way, The daint
lady, however, is perfect beauty, and feet as III
famed stceds OF the desert, and her owner 1
Justly proud Other. She ran, at Sheepshead on
and eighth miles in md
dashes in l4l and l;4lIS respectively, and so loo
ont for her when the track is tit, and don't yentu,
your money too much against her / next intel
viewed
THE OLD VETERAN RESSRY,
by Quirles. now eight years old and better hor,
than he ever was before. He is II beautiful SORE
1913 high, with immense quarters. hooks well Ii
down. limbs par eIoegencc, great propellr
power has not blemish about him, aud lool
thc Tace-horse all over. As he won his steepl,
chnso race " hands down" last Wednesday week /
will be favorte in the pools for the other event
But have not space in the compass Of this lett,
10 further record my interviews Of the day, all
must reserve the balance for another issue A
the horses-some 100 In number-Rre looking wei
the rest is doing them great goo
and very large fields may be expect,
IN all the events to come. on saturda
the extra day, / understand the managemer
despite the many disrouraging Circumstano
heretofore surrounding them, with tho liberali
and gamencSs Of true gentlemen and sportsme
give five races, at an expense Of 81 $50 SO that Il
interest Of the meeting will increase day by ia
The honenen are loud Ia their praises Of our pc,
pie and their treatment here and Us sincerely hol
themeetng VIII be success IN every way as do
LARKIE in.
PSI understand that great many parties
Government employ who desire 10 see the rae
are not able TO get away before two p. IN. Iwou
advise the management TO make note Of Il, 5,
cure train to run at two p. m, and start the rae
Al that hour instead OF one O'clock this win XII
them ample time TO finish by i've at the latest,
full time for all to get home by dark.
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