The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-15
AROUND THE TRACK.


GrOuuds To-day.
As the running races of the National
| Fair Association, which begin to-day, at
tract so much attention from the public,
our CRITIC representative determined to
look ut the matter from his own stand
point, and to this end visited the course at
Ivy City early this morning. The unusual
occurrence of two consecutive clear days
during the present week brought 0uta full
attendance of turfmcn and horses, preimi-
nary to the days meeting, and the sight
presented was one we'll calculated to please
every admrer of the thoroughbred races
as the 100 horses passed and repassed in
their morning gallop.
| Upon the track were such prominent
representatives of the turf as Col. Nc
Daniels, Mr.. Pettengill Mr.. Evans, Major
J. f. Williams, Mr.. Burch, of Charleston, S.
c.; Mr.. w. s. Cree, Mr.. J. w. Loud Mr.. Burn
ham, Mr.. Mace, Mr.. Ochs, Mr. Coloizzi, j.
Mcmahon, L. NJ. Lilly, Lawrence Hart, Mr..
W.. G. DAILY and ]. NJ DAILY, Col. Prior and
Mr.. s. Long, who has charge Of the stable of
Mr.. s. B. Davis, of West Va, and several
other gentlemen all representing stables at
the Ivy City course, in all something over
hundred horses, while seven more horses
arrived from Jerome Park yesterday morn
| ing.
The morning was bright and beautiful
and seemed to inspire the racers with moro
than usual courage and VIM as though
glad of chance to test their muscles after
their enforced rest. Among the horses ex-
ercising were some eighty winners OF races
for this year Mt the various race tracks of
the country from Chicago, New York,
Long Branch, Long Island, Jerome Park
and Baltimore; as a whole, q magnificent
collection of animals. Noticeable among
them was the following winners at
| DALI l. hx,
Warwick, owned by w. G. Daily,
winner of the great handicap steeple-chase.
frankie b., by Monarchist, owned by G..
Burnham, winner Of mile dash against a
field of 10 starters among which were such
good ones as Lorillard's Volusia and Gen.
Bowie's Regalia, who ran unplaced.
F. NJ. Lilly's Wildman, by the great
horse Longfellow, rival Of Harry Bassett,
winner of q one and one.fourth mile dash,
carrying 100 pounds, in 2:10l over field Of
nine starters among which was Lorillard's
Greenland, 90 pounds, and Sir Hugh, 90
pounds, and Burch's Col. Sprague, 10C
pounds.
Spark, e. f., by bennington, owned by
Mr.. Colozzi, winner of one and e.hali
} mile dash in 2:401, beating Lorillard's
great horse Monitor, Gov. Bowie's
Oriole, Booth, Warheld and four
others. Bride Cake, by Bonnie Scotland
!. owned by w. G. DAILY, winner in three
quarter heat selling race; Little Butter
cup winning the first heat in liz and Bride
Cake the two others in 1:174, 1:1Si, beat
ing the grand mare Marchioness (who ran
mile ut Sheepshead in lad, Bob Riddle
and three others. Frank Short, by Glen
Athol, owned by W. c. DAILY, who won q
steeple-chase over regular course, beating q
field of eight horses. p. Dutfy's Maggie
e., by King Earnest, who won dash Of
r three quarters of u mile in 1:l6a, beating
Wakefield, Bride Cake, Charley Cor
, ham and eight others. Bob Riddle, by
. War Dance, owned by +. NJ. Lilly, whit
won a dash of mile over u heav,
track in 145l, beating large field of goot
ones. Besides these there were many win
c ners from Jerome Park and elsewhere, nota
4 BILE among whom were Blue Lodge, who woI
here October 5; Lynchpin, Buster
f Traveller, Jim Vanderveer, Judge hurry
I and Kate Long, the latter winner of q on
h and halfmile dash in 241. The grea
$ colt Compensation, owned by Gov. Bowie
winner Of the Dixie stakes Pilgrimage
: who won three-quarter dash carrying ~
:. pounds in lit at Sheepshead; Checkmate
+. the winner of SO races; Bramballctta, b,
k Bonny Scotland, winner of IS races, two II
Baltimore LYDIA Stanhope, winner a
Lexington at mile heats.
Baltic, winner at Brighton Beach; Mar
It chioness, winner at Sheepshead at one ant
one-eighth miles, in los; mile dash in 1:d1
Valparaiso, winner ut Saratoga, Baltimore
and here. To-day's programme is very in
6 teresting, consisting of mile dash for al
n ages; the Washington stakes, sellin
!, race of one and a-half miles, and two-mil
r heat race. The entries in all the races vii
I be large. The track is in good conditio
q and all may be assured of fine meetin
d and excellent sport.