National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-14
RUNNING RACERS.
THE HORSES AT IVY CITY COURSE.
Visit 10 the Race Track Ycsterday-What Horses
Were Taking Bxcrcise-The Condition OF
the Track--Promlse OF Bril-.
liant Running Meeting.


Special Correspondence ofTuE REPuBLIcAs.
Ivy Cry COURSE, Nov. 13-'This morn
ing broke bright balmy, beauuful-an oasis
In desert. Dame Nature had smoothed her trou.
bled font wore smiling face to greet the Sab
BATH morn. II was pence after the battle, sunshine
after tho storm, and myself and a former horsey
friend sped away from city proper for thcIvy City
course. We IRE fully in time for the horsemen and
ordering breakfast we stroll out to SEQ the horses,
as in twos and threes, or stable by stable, they
come upon the track for their morning work, rem
dered absolutely necessary, even this Sabbath
morning, by the forced inaction OF the past two
weeks.
AL GIVE Mr. THE THOROUGHBRED RACER
as he darts like an arrow from tho bow, for then
know II he does not win, nj least he did his best
And what picture he makes in repose See the
grand pose of figure mark what exquisite sym
metry Of form how Just each separate part to the
collective whOlc-beauty, strength, and speed-a
rare combination ofexCellences. Observe the mild
expressive eye the clean cut, bony head the thin
sensitive nostril; the wide, deep throttle; the
grand play of muscles, that almost burst the encas-
ing hide the broad, arched quarter; the deep oin
the rounded barrel, well ribbed home; the roomy
chest for play of heart and lung; the great length
from hip to hook of the powerful driving levers.
Then see the instant transformation when he faces
TIE starter and hears the pl1udits of n thousand
admirers discuss his merits. look Mt the flashing
eye dilatc sending its challenges every SIDE to
iSh ls defiant answer from rivals worthy Of his
expand rs though sCcnting the coming battle. The
swelling muscles play like thews of steel respon.
siye TO every movement the proud crest thrown
erect, but hold
fvE DoLTED THE TRACK,
and am lost among tropes and metaphors. / cease
my ecstacy and turn 10 my friend who says
Look, Larkn, there Is Colonel SprRgue; Is he not
fine one lie belongs to Mr. Burch, of Charleston,
sc. See how magnihccntly he gallops, rs smooth
ana graceful as an antelope. ] saw him this
in 2.9H. II was n great race. lie has started at
least tity times and won two.thirds of his races.
Look out for him this meetings never saw him
| looking better Aud here comes Valparaiso lie won
the novelty stakes at this meeting. He Is galloping
grandy this MISUNDERSTANDING :the bit as usual
| How he would like TO get away from that little
manikin on his back, and then n what race he
would show YOU. saw him run, at Jerome Park
a mile in 1928, and here comes old Governor
Hampton. He's little but like Paddy's pig, he's
| strong. lie beat BushwaCker at Saratoga, one
and 1--WE eighths miles, In fast time, and he looks
as though he was able to do Il again, And sec
| MS head as though IN williul response to his
Jockeys so, boy steady, boy easy, old fellow;
| WHY THAT'S ESHIsRILLES,
| by Tom Bowling, out OF COIeen Bawn. There he
breaks away. 60 1t, you Celt have q breather II
| you want 1t. lie ran ut Cincinnati, one and n
| fourth miles over half mile track, in 2:l0lS-H
pride Of Macgrathiana. And here is Brambaette
| the petite little fury. See how easily she skins
along. What, Mr. Bnrnham's going to give heT
| two miles, eh Fit NJ her for the two-mile
heats? Well, she will De thorn Tor some OF
| them, little as she is. And there's the dainty
| beauty, Mh!SniOncss, picking her way like q
| lady crossing muddy street. Here comes Hon.
Gurns attending to his own business and not car.
1 ing whether school keel S or not" "Aud what tive
grand sOrrells are those ~ "Mhy old Kenny and
| Auburn, splashlng along rs though mud or space
| or pace never entered into their calculations
| And here's the premier Gladstone; what an i'm
| mensc two.year-old he is and Wakefield, thu
| vicar, and Tonewunda, and Buster and Pride anC
| Little Butercup. And here is
STRING OF sTEEPLE CHAsERs,
And so they come and CO. as good field of horses
| as ever assembled ut any track to run. And her,
| is old Bazouck, What great rough brute he Is
full II hands high; perfect giraffe. Well Charley
| thinks well of him-but he reminds me of Patf
| horse Botherum who used 10 get away all right
but was always in difficulties before the race wa
over. This happened some six or seven times anC
Pat said nothing, till one time as BOrtherum wa
| coming home away behind the ruck, Pat sud
denly rose 10 the iinportace of the occasion, and
| rushing out upon the track, shouted Rah TO
| Bothcrum, he's driven the hull fold,
| afJore him., Well, Larkin this ought TO be gIea
| meeting. The track and grounds will be In ex.
| cellent condition by Tuesday. The horses o
which you have at least sixty winners here are al
| firSt. class. The association has given liberia
purses, and we intend to run for them, and. wher
| say run mean race from wire to wire. and
my word for it, the best horse will win the stakes
| and now to breakfast and Tuesday next look TO
the heginning of the finest meeting ever helC
here IARKIN, JR,